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godkilller · 3 years

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out of character. I know in the past week or two I’ve posted a lot about fight threads / writing action, which is awesome and one of my favorite things to do with Gin, but I also feel like I’ve never mentioned the flip side; NOT picking a fight. Though he may seem to always be trying to rile others with his piece-of-shit attitude and approach, Gin’s not down to fight 24/7, especially with these particular characters.

PEOPLE GIN WOULD ABSOLUTELY AVOID FIGHTING:

- Matsumoto Rangiku A given. Unfortunately, Gin wouldn’t avoid the fight due to any fears or intimidation; he knows Rangiku’s strengths and weaknesses intimately and would feel confident in defeating her unhindered if he must. But he abhors the concept of meeting her in an actual fight as enemies, faced with the very real issue that he’ll inevitably have to use his power against her. This is something Gin loathes, it pulls him completely out of his typical mindset of avoiding her to a quite literal confrontation of his childish hypocrisy; fighting her, as her enemy... how in the fucking world is this protecting her? Was this what he wanted when he was a child all those years ago? How far has he fallen that he’s somehow twisted himself into believing that vengeance against Aizen is somehow worth doing this to her? No, Gin would much rather incapacitate her and avoid that internal conflict at all costs.

- Yamamoto Genryusai Shigekuni Gin’s not keen on being scolded while also burnt to a crisp, despite feeling relatively comfortable about facing off against a man who is entirely likely to prolong the drawing of their own blade; better of a chance to snipe him before Ryujin Jakka makes an entrance... right? No... realistically, even if he got a killshot on the old man from the safest distance courtesy of his own Bankai, Gin feels that Yamamoto would still somehow find a way to wipe the floor with him. That’s his luck. Even though he was prepared to ‘help’ Aizen fight Yamamoto in Karakura Town, Gin preferred to simply watch... and quietly cheer for Yamamoto, despite knowing he wouldn’t win. If Yamamoto somehow did win, Gin would much rather hightail it than hang around and see what fate awaited him at the elder’s mercy.

- Unohana Retsu There’s a distinction in her aura, the way she carries herself akin to a predator lying in wait, that Gin’s relatively familiar / experienced with ... so he’s not fucking around with that. Aizen himself was sure to avoid anything dire involving her during their traitorous plots, so Gin’s content to follow in his example. He also sees no scenario in which he’d ever be faced with her wrath, regardless, since the Gotei 13 seem to be hellbent on keeping her out of conflicts. Gin doesn’t know what her history is, but from the indications Aizen gave him and the lengths he went to trick specifically her with his illusions, it’s not much fun. Best to not poke that beast. He’ll sooner play inept, incapable, than ever raise his sword at her.

- Zaraki Kenpachi Tousen had the pleasure of dealing with his absolute reckless and relentless mass of energy a while back. While there are age-old myths and stories surrounding speed vs. strength, Gin would rather not put himself into the spotlight by challenging someone that doesn’t even fight for anything other than the pure exhilaration of it all -- so really, what would be the point? They have no qualms with one another, anyway. If Kenpachi ran at Gin, Gin would simply give him the most boring and un-enticing avoidant fight of his life. Eventually he’d move along. Better than awakening that second wind of his; Shinso’s aim is staying relatively non-lethal as a precaution. Gin’s not too ashamed to Sentan Hakuja his way out of that mess.

PEOPLE GIN WOULD NOT ENJOY FIGHTING, BUT WOULD IF PUSHED:

- Kurotsuchi Mayuri It’s no secret that Mayuri is absolutely detestable when it comes to battle. Gin knows that even though Kamishini No Yari’s poison is a perfectly sealed secret as well as a non-negatable cell destroying attack, Mayuri’s the type to probably have some sort of annoying counter for it. Does he even have any organs for Gin to stab? Probably not. And Gin’s not interested in getting himself drugged by somehow puncturing some sack of gas replacing Mayuri’s left lung that’ll discreetly coat his blade and waft into his nose or some shit. No thanks. Why did Urahara release this disgusting maniac back out into the wild? Someone please put him back. Gin can really only guess at how to beat him if faced with the task: perhaps lopping off the captain’s head would do the trick? At the very least Gin wouldn’t have to listen to him rambling in that whiny voice at 5x slowed speeds whilst battling some kind of bad trip.

- Ukitake Jūshirō Not quite pity, but maybe something close to it; Gin would really prefer to talk things out with Ukitake. This man’s a kind soul, and far too non-violent for Gin to ever justify attacking in a malicious manner ( that being said, Gin knows to aim for his lungs, they’re weak and once he succumbs to one of his fits, he’s down for the count ) ... it’s not something the traitor is particularly proud of, nor is he eager to seek violence against someone who has done their best to be a fatherly figure to the younger members of the Gotei 13. There’s sentiment, yet Gin can remove himself from that whisper of care if he must. At the very least, Shinso’s aim will be one of mercy; to make things end as quickly as possible for the older man.

- Kira Izuru Gin’s previous lieutenant of the Third Division has gone through enough, he’s not about to traumatize the boy further by facing him in battle. He’s not one to baby an individual, and Izuru’s not one to need babying, so if his ex-subordinate decides he’s ready to try and take down his betrayer, Gin will honor that request. Wabisuke’s unique ability calls for a battle to end swiftly, and with minimal to no strikes landing against the curved blade. Gin figures he can aim for his lieutenant’s arms, or hands in particular, and make it impossible or at the very least a great hindrance to swing his sword whilst those areas are injured. Nothing fatal or permanent, of course, there’s plenty of damage for Izuru to sort out as is. Gin’ll rip that band-aid off if he has to, he’ll even say sorry once his subordinate falls into that defeated and forlorn state.

- Any of the Espada The Espada are creations, pawns, willed into power by Aizen’s manipulative ways. Gin’s made sure to not seek out any particular attachment to beings who so devotedly outcry their loyalty to Aizen, whom he loathes. What could they possibly have in common with one another that could justify Gin giving a single damn? Nah, he’ll reluctantly deal with any of these powerhouses if need be... but they’re just so bothersome! Luckily, both Tousen and Gin are well-acquainted with their individual weaknesses, as well as various go-to methods in how to best subjugate them -- having been tasked with enforcing and maintaining control of Aizen’s Arrancar army. Gin doesn’t particularly fear or feel intimidated by any specific Espada, though battle against them seems tiresome and a great big ordeal that could be made significantly smaller if they just sat quiet and obeyed. Gin’s preference would be to kill these beasts before they can venture into their released states, lop their heads off or skewer their masks for ultimate imbalance, but otherwise he’ll simply chat them out of trying him.

PEOPLE GIN WOULD RATHER TALK HIS WAY OUT OF FIGHTING AGAINST

- Your OC Gin prefers harboring knowledge on his opponent before ever considering to draw his sword on them; he likes knowing more about them than they do about him. More often than not, Gin doesn’t know your OC, and is typically indifferent, nor is he generally challenged or threatened by an OC. He’ll carry on teasing and taunting them, though, to better get a read on their temperament, their perceived weaknesses, their own hubris revealed if Gin pokes and prods enough with his banter. There’s rarely a circumstance in which the ex-captain becomes bloodthirsty, especially against a character he hardly knows. Sleep soundly at night now knowing that Gin is less likely to hunt down your OC to murder them. Exceptions being characters who know personal information not feasible for them to know; like Gin’s desire to kill Aizen, or Gin’s connection / feelings for Rangiku. These are red flags to me, the mun, that there is godmodding happening. Realistically, I’ll just drop the thread / fade out, but if the stars align? Gin will kill your character for the breach in his secrecy. Don’t do it!

If your character’s name is not on this list, assume Gin has no qualms fighting them, or is otherwise indifferent towards them. Gin isn’t necessarily EAGER to fight anyone, and would much rather observe from a safe distance, knowing Shinso could easily cut down an enemy he deemed to be too threatening to deal with himself -- he’s one to indulge the classic of surprise attacks, not in a properly announced manner indicating he’s entered the fight. Gin will graciously offer most characters an out if they find themselves a little too headstrong in attempting to fight him, but eventually he’ll deem the situation worthy of being properly dealt with.

#[ out of character ] masquerade; hide your face #[ headcanon ] fresh snowfall; fading footprints mark his path

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chlcrine · 3 years

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( courtney eaton / demi girl ) LUNDY VICENTE is 22 years old and is a JUNIOR at thales university. SHE is majoring in WOMEN’S STUDIES and is known for being THE JAILBIRD as HER can be RESILIENT and SCHEMING as well as HOTHEADED and AGGRESSIVE. every time i see HER, SHE reminds me of THE DEEP END OF A SWIMMING POOL, TITLEFIGHT LYRICS, SLEEPING ON A FULL SIZED MATTRESS. ( amanda / 23 / she/her / mst )

hey guys its amanda the raven mun. like this to validate me thanks *winks*

NAME: lundy b vicente AGE: 22 BIRTH DATE: november 19th 1998 ZODIAC: sagittarius sun, leo moon SEXUAL ORIENTATION: bisexual / biromantic FINANCIAL CLASS: lower HOMETOWN: kissimmee, florida EDUCATION LEVEL: junior studying women’s studies FACE CLAIM: courtney eaton ADDICTION(S): nicotine DRUG USE: frequent ALCOHOL USE: frequent POSITIVE TRAITS: self-reliant, confident, risk-taking NEGATIVE TRAITS: vulgar, violent, selfish

BACKGROUND - triggers: prostitution, child neglect, incarceration

as she would put it, lundy was born to a crackwhore mom and never knew her dad. the earliest years of her life were certainly happy, allbeit delusionally so. by the age of five the girl had the local streets memorized, running rampant with her friends through parking lots and swimming in motel pools. while her mother used alternative means to earn money and occupied their single bedroom with the company many suitors, young lundy became independent, and aware of the harsh realities of the real world on her own.

before long, cps caught word of the less than ideal living conditions that the child was living in, and got involved. ultimately she ended up in the foster system after a brutal custody battle between her mother and the state.

though she lived in a variety of homes around the state of florida, some good, some not so good, lundy ended up stuck in a home for troubled girls. the system threatened to chew her up and spit her back out, but self-reliance had made her testy around authority figures.

her thirteenth birthday was spent during the first of many bouts in juveinial detention, but she took to the facility well. like a school she reined over, lundy actually found herself getting into trouble just so she could return. the highlights of her teen years mostly consisted of fighting, fucking, and making the other kids in juvy all around just as miserable as she was.

once she turned eighteen, lundy was contacted by her father’s family. he lived in virginia, and offered her a place to stay as she tried to “get back on her feet”, seeing how he himself had done some time and knew the feeling. it didn’t take long for lundy to decide that family life wasn’t for her, so she began applying to colleges in hopes to live on campus.

PERSONALITY - triggers: violence

it should come as no surprise to anyone familiar with lundy that she was kicked out of her most recent housing situation over the summer. the police were called after a neighbor reported a domestic disturbance, only to find that lundy had beaten one of her roommates bloody and blacked out. though she claims she had a reason --- he was creepy! the feds didn’t give much of a shit about that, and there is a pending court case. she is also living with her dad again, working to repay him for her bail fund, and waiting to be contacted further. she most certainly should NOT be indulding in partying, or any reckless sort of behavior, but that goes against her very identity.

when you actually have lundy on your side, she’s a force to be reckoned with. ride or die, type of person, but she struggles to find people who actually wish to become close enough to her for that. at this point, it doesn’t bother her that others find her offputing. her sense of humor is an acquired taste, and she’ll certainly say what’s on her mind, but perhaps that may seem refreshing? to some people? maybe?

lundy is rather loud, just when she speaks, and LOVES digging into other people’s business. she is incredibly impulsive and will always support bad decisions. she’s deliberate, though never planned, and tactless. the type to hurt your feelings on accident AND on purpose, depending on the day. in general, she is silly. a maniac really

RANDOM SHIT

she plays bass. picked it up whens he moved to virginia. she’s just a rock chick!

proud marxist but i don’t recommend bring it up to her. she’s been kicked out of many classes due to this

as far as gender goes, lundy has always felt “female enough” but certainly has a more adrogynous energy about her. wears a lot of baggy clothes and backwards hats. has been called a lesbian since before she can remember, but kind of took on that persona and made her something she’s proud of

sleeps most comfortably in small spaces. prefers her full sized mattress to anything bigger

constantly makes the jacking off motion when other people are talking

has this love you tattoo on her hairline a la her at the time girlfriend and this tattoo on her hand

loves a good video game session (aka not talking to anyone for 72 hours unless it’s through playstation)

loves a good handwritten letter, will even get romantic about it sometimes

likes fucking menthol cigarettes

always leaving the house with her hair wet like girl why???????? also loves to swim

had a gay boyfriend once. the only boyfriend she ever had. it lasted like a week asdfsdf

based on: young aleida ( oitnb ), moonee ( the florida project ), spinelli ( recess ), jayden ( short term 12 ), donna ( that 70s show )

WANTED CONNECTIONS

a band?????? this is so so so up for whatever ideas anyone else has but she’s definitely always wanted to be in a band and has the charisma for it. need anyone else who plays an instrument other than bass or sings

half siblings???????? they would have to be at least half white, because her dad is white.

exes ?? (f/nb) of literally any sort. she was probably a very fleetingly romantic gf. she’d be like here is a love note i made u but also we’re breaking up tomorrow.

someone she’s beat up?????????

honestly i can’t think of anything all that specific anymore my brain always runs out of juice at the fucking end of writing intros like this. i really just want literally any connection dude hit that mf LIKE button

#pyrrhic.intro #here we go boys two or three hours later asdfasdf #no proofread we die like men

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bazz-b · 4 years

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MUN VS. MUSE

FIVE SIMILARITIES

We’re both terrible at expressing our feelings.

We both love and hate Bazz-B.

Both super low key, secretively clingy to our significant others.

We love to have bants / shit talk our friends.

Fire is the best element and we’ll show you why

FIVE DIFFERENCES

Bazz-B is high key racist and discriminatory towards all the races outside of the Quincy. Super uncool my guy.

Bazz-B drips confidence, oozes arrogance, and will approach any living creature with a 98% certainty that they’ll want to sleep with him as much as he wants to sleep with himself.

I’m introverted and typically pretty quiet. Bazz-B is...... not.

While Bazz-B thrives when presented with a physical or mental challenge, I’d much rather just the latter and in sparing amounts. I have no energy ever (don’t be fooled by dash spam those are bouts of miraculous strength)

There’s no way in hell I pull off the style this maniac is rocking. Hot damn my boy, I’ll stay in my pajamas THANK YOU VERY MUCH

Tagged by: @praedulcis--helianthus (thanks for more quality tags <3)

#praedulcis--helianthus #meme: answered #yo you know how hard those similarities were

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stagekiller · 5 years

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CW for drawing of topless murder carrot, detailed descriptions of injury & vivid pain imagery.

I would like to highlight that this post only refers to traits and not storyline/timeline alterations. I prefer to explore these with my partners in threads rather than write the entire storyline myself. Thank you for reading!

‘ Dead? You mean to tell me you’ve never taken a nap on a car roof? ’ - Jerome Valeska, after waking up from yet another death

Perhaps brother dear got to wear the purple suit, but if you think about it, color is a little subjective, is it not? It is said that drowning is one of the worst ways to go, but those who sustain a broken ribcage & a bunch of lead in their system might tell you otherwise. This luscious carrot-top, in specific had a bit of a hard time healing those fatal wounds. They say keeping a positive attitude helps, to which Jerome would retort that it can be a little hard to smile through your stitches.

At least nobody SHAVED anything off of him this time, right ?

‘ If I open my eyes and I’m not wearing pants... I swear- ’ - Jerome Valeska, after regaining consciousness in the makeshift lab used to reanimate him

Before I begin I would like to direct your attention to this post ( x ) containing headcanons about post season 2 Jerome, after prolonged exposure to Strange’s concoctions. I would also like to point out that it is canonical for Joker to be blessed with obnoxious luck - it is considered to be his equivalent of a superpower in some parts of the fandom. This element is also present in the show, with Jerome being saved from his Uncle by Bruce due to sheer luck, having his cult rescue him from Jeremiah out of just luck and good timing and sustaining a bullet to his shoulder during his final scene, which enabled him to still be mobile & capable of climbing up presumably three flights of stairs in the least.

Therefore, it makes sense for him to be capable of surviving his fatal fall, as long as his luck would work in his favor again and have a few cultists around to retrieve his body. More details about the divergent storyline I follow on that aspect can be found in my verses page.

‘ We were a little worried we would have to scoop him up with a spoon, but fortunately he was all in one piece when we found him. Phew. ’ - some cultist by the name ‘Clyde’

INJURIES SUSTAINED;

Broken ribs;

Due to his increased healing factor, Jerome will be able to heal his entire ribcage back within a month or so. That is, assuming he does not go out of his way to make things worse for himself. Physical exercise is highly prohibited for a time span after his initial awakening. Coughing or laughing causes severe abdominal pain. Severe bruising is present around the area.

Bullet wounds;

Three in total number, all inflicted by GCPD’s favorite golden boy - needless to say, The Original Clown Prince of Crime is not too happy about this outcome. Really Jim? In the stomach ? That’s rude.

Below follows a scandalous topless shot, drawn by yours truly the mun, that depicts how the final piece looks in recent times.

Shot 1; Upper chest. A flesh wound. Left behind a nasty scar. Some nerves around his arm are damaged. With moderate physical exercise and proper caring his increased healing factor will help him recover in time. The bullet failed to puncture anything too vital. However it’s safe to say it did - and does - hurt like hell, especially when he moves this arm. Gestures might appear stiff.

Shot 2; Forearm. Fortunately for him it was just a scratch compared to the others. Albeit very painful & leaving behind a nasty scar, it was a surface wound that didn’t puncture anything vital. Nerves around the area were severely damaged upon impact and thus Jerome has lost feel of certain parts on his forearm.

Shot 3; Stomach. This one topped it off. One centimeter away and it would have landed right on his aorta, the biggest artery in the human body. Luckily for the clown, he got away with a punctured stomach. Even though what little following he had left blackmailed a surgeon or two to stitch him up, there are lingering symptoms such as;

Inability to eat certain foods/large portions. Severe abdominal pain follows food consumption. Laying down for a prolonged period of time gives him heartburn. Upon drinking anything acidic he will most likely vomit. Antibiotics are required to ensure he won’t end up with an infection. Severe abdominal pain will be frequent initially.

Thanks to the increased healing factor Jerome will be able to heal the actual hole but certain symptoms might remain. Depending on his behavior for the first weeks following his reanimation there may be complications.

Mental damage/psychological trauma;

Fortunately that precious eccentric noodle of his remains intact, all the funny thoughts are still inside, we counted the voices meticulously and nobody’s missing. Nothing to worry about on that aspect. However, even for men such as Jerome Valeska, a death experience remains...well, a death experience. As much as he likes to pretend he can FLOAT over mundane feelies, certain things stuck with him regardless.

Delusions of grandeur have never reached quite the level they do now - and we all know what he was like before. Death is a natural expectation that lives in all human beings, therefore if defeating it once convinced him that dear dad’s word was true, coming back TWICE definitely sealed the deal. Jerome is pretty much convinced he’s invincible at this point.

However, he is extremely self conscious about the fact he can’t run or perform physical activities the way he used to. He tires out faster and will push his poor heart to its limits just to prove a point - to himself. It is very likely that Jerome will seek to upgrade his physical body, as he now considers this some sort of ‘vessel’ for the demigod-spirit type deal he believes he is. Expect some messed up ‘can I put my brain in this lookalike’s body’ type situations.

As long as there’s someone to scoop him up after a fall, Jerome’s body is not completely worn out yet. And this means what you think it means; Gotham’s favorite maniacal cockroach is here to STAY, baby.

#{ headcanons }#// fixing canon one hc post at a time #injury //#gore //

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gems-of-lirema · 5 years

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♚ Do you agree with fandom interpretation of your character? ♤ Has your muse developed to be different from their canon selves through roleplay? ✘ Any unpopular opinions about your muse?

The mun’s interpretation (Currently accepting)

//DISCLAIMER: Thar be rants and opinions ahead. Read at yer own risks, arr.

[♚ Do you agree with fandom interpretation of your character?]

//You know, sometimes I wonder who’s fandom interpretation I disagree with the most. Eusine is seen as a stalker, Morty’s seen as either a guy who’s high on a kite or a soft goth (if that’s a thing), N is usually interpreted as a religious vegan/vegetarian, Guzma’s seen as an abusive heavy drinker…And that’s all the complaints I can think of for the fandom. The rest of my muses either have too little from the fandom for me to rat on (Winona, AZ, Steven) or stuff that I don’t pay much attention to (Lysandre). There may be a few things I agree with, like Steven being gay for Wallace or…

//You know…that may be the only thing I actually agree with the fandom ._.;

[♤ Has your muse developed to be different from their canon selves through roleplay?]

//Besides the obvious (COUGH COUGH Chaos Emeralds COUGH COUGH I make too many damn crossovers but they’re my cup o’ tea COUGH), I believe it’s virtually impossible to roleplay canon muses without deviating from canon. After all, with what little information and character development we get for any side character in the entire franchise- be it gym leader, villain, rival, or your mom- everything is canonically ambiguous and left to open interpretation. That’s the beauty of RPing canon Pokemon characters, in my opinion: you can dive in without worrying too much about whether or not your interpretation is “wrong” or “right”.

//So…yes. Everyone is significantly and intentionally different from the canon.

[✘ Any unpopular opinions about your muse?]

//Yes. For almost every single muse, in fact c’: I’ve listed off four things already, so I might as well try to explain ‘em ._.;

//💜 I said it before and I’ll say it again, but just because Eusine’s obsession is unhealthy doesn’t make him a stalker. Has he ever harassed the player by battling them to “prove his worth to Suicune” every time they meet? Has he ever given them unwanted attention? Did he ever bash on the player for capturing/not capturing Suicune? Need I continue?

//💛 True, I did intentionally made Morty a smoker…in the past. Ya wanna know what I did with that? He almost died from it. I’m not sure if the smoking headcanon is a joke or something to scare people from liking him, but either way, you can’t just headcanon someone to do drugs for the sake of “he looks/sounds high enough”. I’m also not buying the “activist for spooky things”/goth idea, either. If he truly was a fan of creepypasta or spooky things or whatever the term is…wouldn’t he be a Hex Maniac instead? Again, in regards to my Morty (and sorta in regards to the anime I guess), he doesn’t train Ghosts out of some odd fixation for them: he trains them because that’s his family legacy. Being a Ghost Type trainer doesn’t automatically make him “gothier”…if that’s a thing.

//💚 From what little I’ve seen of people’s interpretation on N, I always thought it to be strange that most headcanon him as vegan/vegetarian. True, the dude’s as fat as a twig, but with him being a kid raised by Pokemon (particularly Zorua/Zoroark, who mostly eat meat), and is now free from his father’s influence…wouldn’t he try to free himself from his false teachings, too?

//🖤 I think Guzma suffers the same problem as Morty in regards to the whole “alcoholic” headcanon. True, he keeps a shelf of empty bottles in his room, but if memory serves me right…weren’t some of those bottles broken? There’s a bigger theme at play with Guzma’s story: his self image and his self worth. I don’t think a guy who affiliated himself with the richest woman in Alola would drink so excessively when she’s not watching, especially when she quote on quote “was the only one who gave him some sense of worth (I forgot what Plumeria said in the game, my apologies). Those bottles aren’t meant for drinking: they were meant to keep his self image as the “big bad” for Lusamine’s sake in a vain attempt to keep any of the blame away from her (and perhaps, may have been sent from Lusamine herself). As for the abusive idea…I don’t see how that could work, either, considering he let one women step all over him like a dang doormat. He’s a criminal, sure. But he doesn’t live to manipulate. He lives to destroy.

#//this got long whoops #Mun answers

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haouintheworld · 6 years

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Prologue & Epilogue

OOC: Dropping mun’s first fanfiction in a decade featuring Judai and Johan before and after the events of Bonds Beyond Time.

Pairing: Spiritshipping

Edit: Typos are fixed and now there are links in the text if you want know about more about Johan’s nightmares dreams and the mysterious mask, go follow @itsashowtime to learn more!

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The former Osiris Red student had been traveling the globe alone for almost a year now and had fallen out of touch with most of his schoolmates. He texted occasionally with O'Brien and Jim, mainly because they both felt the need to look after Judai as if he was their youngest brother. Asuka checked in once and a while, providing updates on her and Manjyome's lives. Kenzan texted when he could to update Judai on how quiet life had gotten at the Academy. Edo had badgered Judai into downloading Snapchat and they kept up with each other's adventures through brief pictures. The last Judai heard from Edo was a couple videos of Ryou moving in with him a few weeks prior. They'd made Judai laugh especially when he heard Sho complaining in the background. Despite Judai leaving without really saying goodbye, Johan had never drifted away. It was like Judai and Johan hadn't separated. Johan ensured they texted and called each other regularly while he was at university. Judai loved hearing about Johan's path to getting a degree in the history of dueling with a focus on ancient Rome. Apparently, his university had a acquired a few artifacts from an old nameless kingdom. They consisted of some golden braces and a gold-platinum sword which eerily matched this old mask Johan's family had kept for generations.

Johan didn't mind staying up till odd hours just to talk depending on what time zone Judai was in. Judai didn't care about keeping odd hours either, especially if Johan needed to talk after a nightmare or a bad day. He'd found himself keeping a clock of Oslo's time zone on his home screen and sending postcards to Johan when he remembered to.

Regardless of the miles between them, the connection he had with Johan only grew. Judai admitted to himself he missed his best friend more than anyone else. He'd said multiple times that he wished Johan could travel with him.

Judai shouldn't have been surprised with what happened in Venice. He traveled there following a lead about someone who'd stolen Ryou's Cyber End Dragon.

He'd just finished asking a batch of local workers if they had seen or heard of a mysterious masked stranger stealing Duel Monster cards. Then Johan called and after a few minutes of talking, Johan asked Judai to describe his surroundings. "Well if you'd just video call me, I could just show you." Judai pouted. "Judai, I told you my camera isn't working after I dropped it. Come on, I wanna hear about it." Johan dragged out the syllables in his name teasingly. Judai sighed, signalling that he agreed to humour his best friend. The giggle he heard from Johan made him smile involuntarily. "Well, I just walked out of a big library and behind me are two very tall columns with different statues on them... They both have wings?" Judai trailed off as his description of his surroundings turned into a question. Johan laughed, "You're the one who's there! And that big library is called the Biblioteca Nazionale Marciana." Judai smiled, he liked the sound of Johan's Italian. He noticed windy feedback on Johan's end. "Are you on your run or something?" Judai inquired, reminding himself how more than a few times they'd caught up while Johan was working out. "Yep, I called you right before I walked out of my place," Johan confirmed before adding, "now go on." Judai rolled his eyes, "There are plenty of tourists around and jeez these people like their fancy archways. I'll have to send you a picture." "Ha, please do. I love that there's all these religious details and then they just have four horses randomly on the centre arch." "I know, right?" Judai glanced up at them before asking, "Have you been here before?" "Not until today." Judai's brain didn't process that the source of Johan's voice had changed for a second. He'd opened his mouth to question his best friend and then his heart felt like it was going to burst out of his chest, his brain screaming at him to turn around.

So he did.

And his heart soared.

"Johan."

"Judai."

Closing the small distance between them, the two boys embraced each other. They both laughed joyfully, lost in their own little bubble. Judai even picked Johan up and twirled him around. They didn't realise the few kind looks they received from tourists and locals alike. Another couple was walking toward the water and looked knowingly at each other.

"What are you even- don't you have university or work?" Judai wondered, this was the last thing he'd expected to happen today. He was so thankful to see Johan in person instead of on a tiny screen! He was considerably taller than him now too! He held on to Johan's arms, not wanting to break their connection as if the bluenette would disappear. "I did this crazy thing called finishing a school year?" Johan teased before adding, "I was planning to come find you no matter where you were since I'd have the time. It's been too long and I... I really needed to see you." Judai smiled softly, he was so touched. He'd desperately missed having Johan by his side. As much as he appreciated Hane Kuriboh, his professor, Pharaoh, and the other duel spirits, Judai wanted to be with people that didn't exist on another plain of existence. Moreover, he missed getting lost in those emerald eyes. "I needed to see you too, Johan." Neither spoke for a beat, something unspoken shared between their souls. They were happy to just be in the moment with each other.

Johan would've been the first to break the silence had not Ruby Carbuncle and Hane Kuriboh appeared angrily looking in the direction of a plaza. Swooping over their heads with a piercing metal screech, was a darkened version of Cyber End Dragon. Its tail running through the central part of the library Judai was just in. Everyone in the streets began screaming and sprinting in directions away from the dragon. Within seconds Judai and Johan had dropped their respective bags. They loaded and activated their duel disks in sync before calling out their ace monsters. "Let's go Elemental Hero Neos!" "Come on out, Rainbow Dragon!" The two monsters shimmered into existence, Judai tapped into the powers given to him by the Supreme King to materialise the monsters into real beings.

Whoever was doing this had some serious power behind them.

Rainbow Dragon allowed Neos to fly near his head as the two sped towards Cyber End Dragon, their powers charging. However, before either could act, an unfamiliar pearly dragon appeared and rammed Rainbow Dragon into the ground in a flurry of stardust. The force sent Johan and Judai to the ground as Crystal Beasts and Elemental Heroes appeared around them.

"RAINBOW DRAGON!" Johan cried out. He pushed himself forcibly to his feet so he could run to his largest family member. Before he could sprint, Rainbow Dragon disappeared in a flash of light along with his respective card. The remaining dragons flew upwards and began circling the city. Neos barely had time to move out of danger's way and touched back down in the crater Rainbow Dragon was in.

"No... No. No! NO!" A chorus of denial sang from the Crystal Beasts and their Protector who fell to his knees.

Amethyst Cat roared alongside with Topaz Tiger before lying around Johan. Ruby Carbuncle cried as she climbed into Johan’s arm and he cradled her. Emerald Tortoise settled himself next to Topaz before shrinking into his shell in an effort to hide his tears. Cobalt Eagle landed atop Emerald with a strained call. Sapphire Pegasus and Amber Mammoth flanked their family closely, both crestfallen.

Judai watched the group mourn for a moment before moving to throw an arm around Johan. His best friend leaned into the touch and let his tears fall, his shoulders jerking. Judai had felt Rainbow Dragon disappear and couldn't sense him with any of his powers. He looked to his heroes and they shared looks of awe and disbelief. He could barely process what had just happened or how in the world something could defeat Rainbow Dragon that quickly. Where did the card go? Who was doing this and why?

A few minutes passed like this and Judai got the feeling there was more to Johan and his family's reaction. Something had been wrong as of late... Judai wondered if it related to the bad dreams Johan had that he hadn't even wanted to describe. Suddenly, Johan stood and turned, startling Judai and the duel spirits around them. "Sapphire. Cobalt. We're going up to get some answers. I’m not letting this happen again." His tone was firm as he made to mount Sapphire, Ruby hopping out of his arms and onto Sapphire's back. To Johan's shock Sapphire denied him, "You can't be reckless, we don't know what we're facing." "He's right," Amethyst chimed in, her voice painted with sadness, "we have to think about this." "We're not all being separated again." Amber added. Judai felt unknown guilt flood him at the idea of the Crystal Beasts being separated. Johan began to protest when Topaz growled back toward the sky. Everyone turned to witness a darkened Rainbow Dragon emerge from gathered clouds. A maniacal laugh echoed above. Emerald emerged, murmuring, "Judai Yuki..." His words carried more than a name. Emerald's tone and eyes asked Judai for an answer. For a hero.

Judai nodded and flashed a reassuring smile. “I'll bring Rainbow Dragon back! This guy won't know what hit him!”

Johan spun towards Judai, his face a conglomerate of incredulous, concerned anger.

“You're not going in there alone!”

Judai scoffed, rolling his eyes and taking a few backwards steps towards the chaos, “I won't be! I've got duel spirits too you know.”

“Judai! Whoever that is you can't duel them by yourself!”

“Watch me, Duel Academy prepared me for crises. Plus, if they're after rare spirits, you have to protect them and keep them away from the fight.” Judai motioned to the worried Crystal Beasts.

“Judai, I swear to- Fine! I'll use my Gem Knights then, that way their cards don't-”

"I CAN'T lose you again!" Judai implored and almost screamed, his eyes flashing gold.

Johan looked taken aback, his eyes, red and glassy from crying, widened. Judai followed his impulse to close the distance between Johan and him. He took Johan's face in his hands and pressed their foreheads together.

"Johan... You have to be safe, I can't duel, let alone think clearly at the thought of losing you, seeing you hurt like this..." Judai's eyes stared into Johan's emerald ones, willing him to understand.

Off in the distance, sounds of buildings crashing, dragon roars, and people screaming were heard. The two didn't have time to speak what their hearts yearned for.

Johan wrapped his arms around Judai's waist and squeezed him tight. They both shut their eyes for a beat.

“Go save Rainbow Dragon… and the world too while you're at it.” Johan relented, eliciting a chuckle from Judai.

“As you wish.” Judai joked, his eyes opening to see Johan's beautiful green eyes and a ghost of a smile. He was thankful to see those eyes.

“I'll wait for you here.” Johan loosened his grip so Judai could step away.

Judai smiled and made his “Gotcha” sign before sprinting towards the Piazza San Marco.

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With a grin, Judai waved to Yusei as the latter started up his D-wheel and sped through a portal back to his time. Feeling the breeze pick up, Judai turned and observed his surroundings. He was back in Venice and the sun was setting, washing the buildings with shades of gold. His heart had settled after the intense duel with Paradox and once in a lifetime chance to tag duel with the King of Games. His smile wouldn't leave his face as he thought of all the incredible combos they pulled off to save their respective timelines. As Judai relived the duel, his thoughts were stolen by how Paradox had corrupted Rainbow Dragon also known as the reason Judai battled the villain in the first place. He pulled out his deck and flipped the top card. "It's good to see you, friend." Judai murmured to the card. He felt the dragon's gratitude channeled towards him before he heard what sounded like an ancient voice question him. "My protector, I am sure, is worried about both of us." The dragon ventured, echoing in his mind. At those words, Judai's heart started beating erratically and he clutched the cards in his hand tighter. Johan... With a quick movement, the cards were back in the deck box he kept clipped to his belt and Judai took off towards the place he'd last saw his best friend.

Gratefully, he admired how it seemed the destruction Paradox caused earlier disappeared because now he could appreciate the view. There weren’t many people lingering around. Judai wondered if anyone remembered how close they came to danger or if Time’s magic had interfered.

Either way, he could make out the silhouette of his best friend looking out over the water. Only Ruby sat on his shoulders now. Judai felt in his soul that he’d made this walk to Johan many times in this life and the one previous. He didn’t know very much about his past as the Supreme King besides the dreams he sometimes had. Once in a while, something might trigger a memory, but those moments were few and far between in this past year.

This was one of those moments. It was brief, but as the sunset shifted from golds to reds, Judai swore he saw Johan in glittering armour complete with a cape billowing in the wind.

As quick as it came, the illusion faded away as Ruby turned his way, alerting Johan of Judai’s return.

“What is it, Ruby?” Johan murmured, inclining his head towards her.

She chirped happily before disappearing to the plane duel spirits existed on. Judai assumed that’s where the other Crystal Beasts were along with his own duel spirits. He could hardly feel any of their presences, he wasn’t even sure Pharaoh was nearby?

They were purposefully leaving Judai alone with Johan.

Judai was good with that.

Johan turned to him, his eyes full of concern, doubt, hope, and something else Judai couldn’t decipher.

“Judai…”

Judai stopped an arm’s distance from Johan, trying his best to keep a straight face. Ultimately, he failed the second he reached back for his deck and pulled out Rainbow Dragon’s card. He smiled reassuringly and held it out for Johan.

“You did it!” Johan carefully took the card and held it to his heart. “I knew you would, but I was- we were all so worried, but when the buildings went back to normal I- How did you do it? What happened? I...I don’t know how to thank you.” Johan rushed through his words, his bright smile making Judai smile even bigger.

“It was no problem, I’d do anything for you!” Judai admitted happily as he watched Johan return the precious card to his deck. A dim rainbow halo emit briefly from the deck and the duelists knew things were back to normal.

They looked back at each other and laughed, pulling one another in for a victory hug. Johan’s arms wrapped around Judai’s neck while Judai’s went round Johan’s waist.

“You’re my best friend.” Johan said softly after a minute, making no move to end the embrace.

Judai responded by holding Johan a little tighter. His heartbeat pounded as something in his mind clicked into place. Judai couldn’t help but smile as he realised what he was about to do. This was something his heart and soul had known longer than his brain. Now, Judai wouldn’t let himself leave this spot without putting it into words.

“You’re mine…” Judai said finally, matching Johan’s tone. “Hey, I have an idea on how you could thank me.” He added playfully.

Johan pulled back and suspicion was etched on his face along with an unknowing smile. “What did you have in mind?”

Johan withdrew his arms from their hug only to have Judai take both of his hands into his. Judai loved seeing the blush which crept on Johan’s cheeks. Judai could feel his own cheeks burn at the what he was about to do.

“Just listen for a second, okay?” Judai asked.

Johan gave him a small nod. His emerald eyes were wide and his pupils dilated as he searched Judai’s face for a hint.

Taking a deep breath, Judai started, “I got to tag duel with Yugi Mutou and my new friend from the future Yusei against the jerk who stole Rainbow Dragon. It was incredible that we got to work together and meet up despite being from different times. Afterward we talked about how, somehow, we’d meet again because the friendship we made defies time.”

Johan reacted to everything Judai said and clearly had tons of questions from the way his jaw dropped. At the mention of defying time, Johan’s expression grew more serious, as if he was remembering something.

“And it’s just… such a cool thought that people can do that. No matter the adversity or what the world throws at us, people find their way back to each other.” Judai interlaced their fingers together at that and held his gaze on them.

“Johan, you’re… I’m sorry for yelling at you earlier, I realised in that moment… No I think I’ve known for a while that I… I’ve learned so much this past year being on my own. Most of all I learned how important you are to me. I care about everyone else from school too and our duel spirits. But you and I go through so much together and you’ve always been here for me even with continents and evil between us.”

Judai paused and looked back into Johan’s eyes, “I wish I had the words sooner and no matter what you say, I just hope you can let me stay in your life. I want to protect you and be by your side for as long as you’ll let me because... I’m in love with you. I have been a long time, so long that-”

“You don’t remember when you started?” Johan finished for Judai. The look on his face was one Judai will never forget because he knew that the love he felt for Johan was reflecting back at him. Their faces were a couple inches away.

Judai grinned, “Exactly...”

With that, they both leaned in and kissed each other tenderly. Johan disentangled one of his hands to cradle Judai’s face while Judai’s free hand found its way around Johan’s waist. They both smiled into their series of kisses, breathless and happy.

“I love you, Judai.”

“I love you too, Johan.”

#spiritshipping #johan x judai #judai x johan #judai yuki #johan andersen #jaden yuki #Jesse Andersen #yugioh gx #bonds beyond time #ygo gx rp #yugioh

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convxction · 6 years

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At last, the one you probably waited for long(notreally). The Risen King AU.

This verse will take after

⚔verse.⚔ (the unseen betrayal)

where avatar betrays Chrom and stabs him.

The event takes place after Avatar stabs Chrom. The prince regained his conscious after a while, feeling that someone is dragging him which was Avatar fighting Grima’s possession trying their best to take Chrom to safety but seconds later it seems that they have finally lost control and Grima steps on Chrom, telling him that he is going to honor chrom for last time and make him his loyal puppet. Grima watches the remaining light and hope in Chrom’s eyes dim before the halls boomed with maniacally cackles then Grima cast a spell reviving the dead prince.

Waiting for the spell to take place, Chrom's body shook and minutes later, he opened his eyes--the blue eyes were replaced with demonic red orbs. The mark that he was claimed by the Fell Dragon and the Naga bless in his veins did not help him conquer the possession even to his dead body.

Being resurrected, Grima don the Ylissean Prince with a fitting name for his new puppet which is Risen King. It is a mockery of his previous life, being the next King of Ylisse, he is now the King that is going to destroy it rather than saving it.

Risen King is just a shell of the man who he was. However, there are certain gestures or words he would retain from time to time depending on the situation.

There are two versions I personally can see the Risen King, which again depends on Grima’s spell (or his willingness to give chrom some freedom.) If Grima simply wants to control Chrom to torture him and his remaining friends, then chrom will be just a walking puppet. He will do what Grima only says. BUT if Grima is looking for entertaining, he will give some sort of freedom to act on his own but of course, no action that will do harm to Grima or bring any harm to him in any way or kill himself. If he is given some freedom, his language would be foul (insults just like Grima), he stutters a bit since his brain cells are dead, he takes time to piece words together. He resorts to violence immediately. Risen King will not be moved by words or familiar faces (maybe this will be changed in certain cases depending on the discussion with the mun.)

His Falchion would be tainted with Grima’s power so it does ‘kill’ him like the Exalted Falchion. It will be the opposite. It will hurt anyone and anything that is not darkness (dark mage and the Dark Falchion nullify each other...kinda?)

Risen King will have a better stamina than normal chrom because he does not feel how strained his body is; he does not feel pain or tired to know a limit to his actions. He will keep fighting until his body refuses to move. His power will be doubled due to the same reason, he will attack without worrying about anything. He does not fear death so when he fights he will not be fazed by sword tip near his face or anything. just killing machine on the loos.

When he is agitated, he will mark you and opt with every ounce in his power to crush you. so if you choose to fight him, know that you either kill him or get killed because once he marks you he will go after you to end your miserable futile life.

in this verse, gross an blood, mangles and whatever could happen and of course, grima manipulating the risen king. a fair warning that grima would be using risen king as a toy. because in a sense that grima’s body is the person who loved and cherished chrom as a lover. if avatar is married to chrom then part of that wish to continue to be near him, if avatar has not confessed their feeling to chrom grima can be more loathing to the risen king as seeing him brings him pain, his body former owner had. so grima takes it our on the risen king, orders can be like asking the risen king to have sex with him as a way to humiliate him in which actually grima’s wish to be close to this person that makes his body owner yearn for him. maybe asks him to do unforgivable things to prisoners they have, IF THEY had some. like maybe some of the shepherds, Grima would ask the Risen King to murder them one by one. and the list goes on what awful schemes grima has in mind.

In addition, Risen King will have maybe moments where his past memories flicker and sounds a bit humane but it will be for mere seconds. This might be used to lure his partner (if he is married someone other than avatar), his children, his friends. he would pretend to be in pain and in need of help when it is just a ruse to get them closer to their demise.

uhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh...yes....more with interactions can be add...i think..god this is just jet black of angst and horrible fate verse...

tag: ⚔verse.⚔ (resurrected au)

#⚔verse.⚔ (resurrected AU)#⚔ooc.⚔ (faty speaks)#//verse details.#//r u proud of me ma?#//i feed on angst thanks for food

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lettherebemonsters · 6 years

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💔 HEARTBOKEN- Mun picks muse :)

(Lol, poor Black’s been put on the backburner compared to Baby, but I love my Tuffle so here, have more of him! >:3)

Baby doesn’t enjoy showing his emotions. Even though he rages out many times, and cackles….those are emotions he “lets” slip, giving him the appearance of a psychotic maniac with no regard for any form of life.

In reality, he’s extremely broken and lonely, his body physically suffering from it, hence why he looks sickly most of the time.

He’ll act like being betrayed, or thrown aside doesn’t matter, or he’ll erupt in a rage, but deep inside……it hurts him more than anyone can imagine.

As vile as he is……in many ways, he’s a victim. He was made to be something that doesn’t connect to his Tuffle nature, and he has an immense crisis of identity as a result.

But as much pain as he’s in, his pride keeps him from going to Earth and try to make a life for himself there away from the thing that hurts him. So he silently boils in his emotions, and eventually snaps, attacking anyone who dares go anywhere near him.

#demonicdania

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vanities-redemption · 6 years

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((Hi! I'm that dork who is a grenade launcher maniac and blows up stuff, do you still remember me?! 8D -brick'd gtfo Kio- I mean, I'm Kio, that dork mun with a dork muse who bullies your Vanitas x3))

I WANT TO GET TO KNOW YOU GUYS SO MESSAGE ME YOUR NAME AND SOMETHING ABOUT YOUOh jeez.How could I forget you dearie.We watched Piers sacrifice himself for Chris Redfield and his muscles.

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bloodthirstymoonstone · 6 years

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Disclaimer and Rules

(For those on mobile who can’t click links on a page)

Updated: 12 Aug 2019

Simply put, Valter is a terrible person. He is an abusive monster who doesn’t care who or what he hurts in order to get what he wants. He abuses everyone close to him, be it soldiers, civilians, allies, enemies, subordinates, superiors, family, acquaintances, lovers, and even his mount. He is absolutely intoxicated with the feeling of causing death, destruction, and suffering.

I’m not going to tone any of that down. Of course, I don’t condone any of it, but I feel like it would be disrespectful to the source material to try to make him out to be anything less than the monster he was clearly intended to be. I find it kind of disturbing that so many younger fans dismiss his actions and comments just because they drew him kind of pretty in Heroes. In fact, I wanted to take him up in an effort to combat the what I see as woobification of a man who is clearly dangerous and insane.

That’s not to say that things will be 100% serious all the time. I’m fine with RPing crack and will regularly reblog silly memes that catch my fancy, but still. That doesn’t change the fact that the muse himself is a power hungry maniac. You’re not going to be able to change him, make him come to his senses, or fall in love with your character and treat them with any more than the shreds of dignity he’s shown anyone else. Ever. Any interaction with him will be highly antagonistic from the start and will only get worse from there.

The likelihood of delving into serious, potentially triggering topics, such as gore, abuse, rape, and even attempted pedophilia with muses under 18. (I’d draw the line at having him succeed, but he’d certainly try his hardest.)

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Most RPs are likely to take place in the FE Heroes universe, so Fire Emblem characters from any of the games are welcome to interact.

This includes Fire Emblem characters not yet released in Heroes. You never know if it could happen!

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Post length requirements don’t exist for me. Go with the flow, as long as you give me something to work with.

NSFW content is completely fine – I’m 21+ and don’t give a shit. Explicit stuff will be moved to my NSFW side blog.

While Valter feels sexual attraction, he is completely incapable of feeling romantic attraction. Don’t expect him to stay with your muse the second they’ve exhausted their use to him.

Muns must be 18+ before trying to engage in a NSFW RP with the muse

I will try to tag and put anything highly upsetting under read mores, but muns must be okay with topics that include abuse, gore, psychological torment, and even threats of murder or rape appearing on their dash. There’s simply no way around it.

I will ALWAYS ask the mun if it’s okay before going down that route.

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Valter might make an unwanted sexual advance on any muse, even those that are under 18. Please note that, as the mun, I would never let him succeed at that, with or without the other mun’s permission.

This blog is sometimes NSFW! While minors are allowed to read stuff with a #nsfw tag, please for the sake of legal complications, do not read anything with the tag #18 plus or go to my NSFW blog! Those are STRICTLY for adults!

Don’t lie about your age. If I find out, I will block you. If you like a post with an 18 plus tag or on my NSFW blog and you’re a minor, I will ask you to undo it. If you refuse, ignore me, or do it more than once, I will block you, END OF DISCUSSION.

Any asks that sound supportive of Valter as a character will be deleted. This is not a pro-Valter blog! I literally hate him.

Do not send people I’ve interacted with anonymous asks trying to impersonate Valter or on his behalf. That’s just a dick thing to do, and I can obviously get in a lot of trouble, considering how Valter is.

Any ask that feels “LOL TEH RANDOM XDDD” is getting deleted. Here’s an example. It’s not funny, it’s just annoying.

Any blog, including personals, are welcome to follow me. I will block anyone I think could be a porn bot, though. That’s just creepy. However, only RP blogs can interact!

Depending on my work schedule, activity might be spotty. Please be patient with me!

I also frequently drop threads, sometimes without warning! Please do not follow if you're not comfortable with this. Although I will usually try to inform partners ahead of time before I drop, sometimes threads get lost and/or forgotten. Please feel free to ask about what happened to a thread if it's been more than a month, but if I say it's been dropped, please accept and respect my decision without making me feel guilty for it. We can always try again!

#rules #disclaimer

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stagekiller · 5 years

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✧･ﾟ:✧!Headcanon time!✧:･ﾟ✧

Here is something to warm you up for the contents of this post.

If this face doesn’t spell out ‘ broski love me pls ’ I don’t know what does tbh. Either way:

The life & crimes of Jerome Valeska, part II: One Bad Day

I’m going to quickly get a thing out of the way before I start : Yes I am aware that the writers did our boy dirty & hadn’t written Miah in for half the show, then suddenly pulled the ‘twin brother’ twist ( which I usually find cheesy af & if it weren’t for Cam/eron’s AMAZING acting, I probably would have hated it ) I write my headcanons based on the show as a whole, analyzing Jerome’s behavior from S1 to S4 as if ‘Miah had always existed. And keeping that in consideration, here is my take on the Valeska twins.

Young identical twins often seem to have a telepathic bond, but there's no evidence that it's real. Their similarities reveal something about the likeness of twins' minds, not a link between them. This is one of many findings from research into twins separated at birth and raised apart. When such pairs independently read the same books, follow the same household routines, or enjoy the same hobbies, Segal writes, "they cannot be communicating because they are often unaware that the other twin exists—instead, they are reflecting their matched abilities, tastes, and temperaments." ( X )

I can’t stress this point enough but I feel like it’s often overlooked when talking about their relationship, so I’m going to attempt ( to stress it. until it breaks ) A quick re-watch of the Maze Scene gives us the following points:

Jerome’s eyes when looking at Jeremiah are constantly fixed on his face & observing his expression: he is interested in Miah’s reactions

Jerome appears to be genuinely excited to see his brother and on the verge of a manic episode.

Jeremiah averts his gaze ( a sign of emotional distress, avoidance, perhaps guilt ) when his leaving home is mentioned and despite being held at gun’s point still taunts & insults Jerome, perhaps attempting to manipulate him even, which indicates that Jeremiah doesn’t really feel that Jerome will pull the trigger - perhaps he’s exercised similar control on his brother in the past, or perhaps he can read Jerome’s body language, being that as identical twins they share a special bond.

Jerome’s primary goal is NOT to kill Jeremiah, but to bring Jeremiah to his level and make Jeremiah as he is: insane. He wants Jeremiah to embrace the darkness inside him - and if that doesn’t scream ‘desperate need for connection’ I don’t know what does. ( on that note, Jeremiah later displays the same obsessive behavior towards Bruce “ can you feel it ? The connection between us ! ” )

Prior to that scene Jerome displays the full extend of his obsession when he addresses his brother through the camera. His antics are obviously meant to taunt & scare his brother, but on a deeper level, his voice is full of emotion when he swears he would never hurt ‘Miah. And how do I know? Because, much like in the Maze scene & when referencing the fact no one ever helped him to Bruce, Jerome’s voice drops & becomes raspy as a growl when he gets emotional.

The same thing happens when Jerome references his life after Miah left. He has a short-lived outburst ( linking this to my headcanon about him displaying AS/PD traits ) and even raises his voice. Few people & circumstances seem capable of making Jerome lose his temper during S4. He has never went into an outburst after mentioning matricide to anyone else and always held a cold & aloof approach towards the subject * ( see Notes section )

He keeps touching ‘Miah in an aggressive manner and exaggerates the word brother, using it at every chance he can get. These can both be signs that Jerome has genuinely missed his twin.

Now that I’ve made my point about their relationship being one of complicated & twisted brotherly love, I want to get to the main point of this post:

Jerome’s ‘one bad day’ wasn’t the day he butchered Lila. It was the day Jeremiah left.

“ I guess it’s like what they say. We all could go insane with just one bad day.” - Murder carrot

In Jerome’s own words, his brother ‘ran away in the middle of the night like a coward’. The morning after Jeremiah left, Jerome would find his bed empty. Abandonment can be the root of many personality disorders as it is one of the most extremely painful emotions one can experience. Mix that with betrayal and the gradual worsening of his situation at home; Jeremiah might have likely been his only source of support during childhood, and with him gone Jerome was stuck dealing with the abusive household all by himself.

On top of that, there was the betrayal. Jeremiah didn’t just leave, he threw him under the bus too. He used Jerome’s antics as leverage to pin things on him & make a good justify of why he ‘was at danger’ and had to be away from his maniacal brother. Sure, I do believe that Jerome had behavioral problems as a child and he must have been prone to violent outbursts too, but if he wanted Jeremiah dead, he would have killed him the second he came around that corner.

The day Jeremiah left marked the destruction of Jerome’s future. He would be left behind in the circus, rotting away with their depressed, alcoholic, abusive mother & potentially his cruel uncle. And the thing was that these people did once mean something to him. In his own words: “ You turned everyone I’ve ever loved against me. My own flesh and blood ! ”

He was left behind, abandoned, forgotten, alone.

This played a key part in Jerome’s desperate need to be in the spotlight and his showman complex. Apart from ruining his chances at developing connections with people, because the sting of betrayal never faded, it made him afraid to experience that extreme sentiment again: he fears that he will be FORGOTTEN again.

And that drives him to stick his face in the cameras & make public shows of his atrocities, drawing as much attention as possible, relishing in the fact that he’s making a name for himself in the process. Jeremiah was a victim just as much as he was a perpetrator: Jerome spraying him wasn’t an unfortunate coincidence, it was Karma.

Now, I’m not saying Jeremiah is evil because every child has a reason to become what they become. And Jeremiah’s reason was purely to survive, as well as the fact he shared the same predisposition for antisocial behavior. They were, indeed similar. But the environment they grew up in molded them into different types of abuse victims: Jerome expressed it through his violent outbursts, Jeremiah internalized it and deal with it through insidious & manipulative behavior. They couldn’t both be explosive as kids, someone had to become more cold & calculating and control the other and that just happened to be Miah. So, I’m not saying that Miah is evil for throwing Jerome under the bus, I’m just explaining what my take on their story is.

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To conclude, I want to add that I’m MORE than open to discussing headcanons with Jeremiah muns and of course I won’t try to force some of my own on them - this is basic rp etiquette, after all.

( * I am not saying he feels guilt, he is definitely unapologetic about killing Lila and has no remorse whatsoever, but he usually doesn’t care to explain his motive or how bad his life was before that. Even when addressing Gordon, he shrugged off the abuse as Lila ‘nagging’. Only Jeremiah and Bruce Wayne drove Jerome to talk about his bad past with such emotion.)

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