#beacon & amaryllis

[sexiestpodcastcharacter]

Who is the Sexiest Fictional Podcast Character?

After receiving 219 submissions for 152 characters from 52 podcasts and a round of preliminaries, we have our brackets!*

*20 characters from the podcast Welcome to Night Vale will appear later in a Night Vale-only bracket.

Round 1:

Scripted Bracket

Isabel Lovelace (Wolf 359) vs Cyrille (5 Minuten Harry Podcast)

Krejjh (The Strange Case of Starship Iris) vs Lady Ethel Mallory (Hello From The Hallowoods)

Lord Arum (The Penumbra Podcast: Second Citadel) vs The Witch Queen A.K.A. Daughter Dooley (Old Gods of Appalachia

Warren Kepler (Wolf 359) vs Ashley "Ash" Ramis (Georgie Romero is Done For)

Brutus Feels (Kane and Feels) vs Shan (SPINES)

Sir Caroline (The Penumbra Podcast: Second Citadel) vs The Dragon Narrator (Unseen)

Alé (The Penumbra Podcast: Second Citadel) vs Hester/The Narrator (Within The Wires: Season 1)

Thistle/The Woman (Alice Isn't Dead) vs Sam Bailey (The Sheridan Tapes)

Peter Nureyev (The Penumbra Podcast: Juno Steel) vs Butt (Pounded In The Butt By My Own Podcast: Episode 1)

Alice (Alice Isn't Dead) vs Diggory Graves (Hello From the Hallowoods)

Antigone Funn (Wooden Overcoats) vs Ryan Dallas (EOS 10)

Martin Blackwood (The Magnus Archives) vs Galileo (Let's Make A Music)

Lucifer Kane (Kane and Feels) vs Gin (Story Break: Heaven Heist)

Amaryllis of Exile (The Penumbra Podcast: Second Citadel) vs Mabel Martin (Mabel)

Pilot Pereya (The Penumbra Podcast: Juno Steel) vs Hester Oleta (Within The Wires: Season 1)

Strelitzia (Additional Postage Required) vs Harold "HBD" Bastion Demetrius (The Soft-Boiled Detective)

Akmazian (EOS 10) vs Everyone from The Strange Case of Starship Iris

Damien (The Bright Sessions) vs Mari Datuin (Hi Nay)

Count Dracula (Re: Dracule) vs Static Man (Archive 81)

Dragana Vukovic (The White Vault) vs Elias Bouchard (The Magnus Archives)

Agnes Montague (The Magnus Archives) vs Vega Rex (Vega: A Sci-Fi Adventure Podcast!)

Mina Murray (Re: Dracula) vs Nicholas Waters (Archive 81)

Mark Bryant (The Bright Sessions) vs Laura (Hi Nay)

Georgie Crusoe (Wooden Overcoats) vs Kate Burnham (The Bridge)

Keisha (Alice Isn't Dead) vs SAYER (SAYER)

Chance Sequoyah (The Penumbra Podcast) vs Yaretzi (Hello From The Hallowoods)

Buddy Aurinko (The Penumbra Podcast: Juno Steel) vs Dane (Dreamboy)

Sadie Doyle (Thrilling Adventure Hour: Beyond Belief) vs Hera (Wolf 359)

Tim Stoker (The Magnus Archives) vs The CryptoNaturalist (The CryptoNaturalist)

Rita (The Penumbra Podcast: Juno Steel) vs Lou (Archive 81)

Dr. Joan Bright (The Bright Sessions) vs Ashvin Beeharee (Hi Nay)

Renée Minkowski (Wolf 359) vs Clara Page (Who is Aldrich Kemp)

Unscripted Bracket

Pickman (Friends at the Table: Sangfielle) vs The Shadow Man ('Til Death Do Us Blart)

Beacon (The Adventure Zone: Amnesty vs Glenn Close (Dungeons and Daddies)

Oscar Wilde (Rusty Quill Gaming) vs Grand Magnificent (Friends at the Table: Twilight Mirage)

Taako (The Adventure Zone: Balance) vs Bathin (Stella Firma)

Lup (The Adventure Zone: Balance) vs Sago Glegg (Rotating Heroes: Arc 6)

Sans Undertale (Interstitial: Our Hearts Intertwined: Authority) vs M. Leopold Duvall (Friends at the Table: Sangfielle)

Duck Newton (The Adventure Zone: Amnesty) vs Chine (Friends at the Table: Sangfielle)

Tryst Valentine (Campaign: Star Wars) vs Mini Smithson (Chapter and Multiverse: Masks)

Gable (Campaign: Skyjacks) vs Hector Hu (Friends at the Table: Bluff City)

Michael (The Adventure Zone: Dust) vs Nicky Close (Dungeons and Daddies

Zolf Smith (Rusty Quill Gaming) vs Fourteen Fifteen (Friends at the Table: Twilight Mirage)

Coco Cashmere (Hey Riddle Riddle) vs Trexel Geistman (Stella Firma)

Killian Fangbattle (The Adventure Zone: Balance) vs Henrietta Salm (Pest Control: Fate)

Kalvin Brnine (Friends at the Table: PALISADE) vs Lye "Lyke" Lichen (Friends at the Table: Sangfielle)

Indrid Cold (The Adventure Zone: Amnesty) vs Rigour (Friends at the Table: COUNTER/Weight)

Chunt (Hello From The Magic Tavern) vs Suvirin Kedberiket (Worlds Beyond Number: The Wizard, The Witch, and the Wild One)

Tender Sky (Friends at the Table: Twilight Mirage) vs Pox (NeoScum)

The Firbolg (The Adventure Zone: Graduation) vs Ron Stampler (Dungeons and Daddies)

Azu (Rusty Quill Gaming) vs Hadrian (Friends at the Table: Seasons of Hieron)

Moonshine Cybin (Not Another D&D Podcast: Bahumia) vs Caspian (Just Roll With It: Riptide)

Amber Gris (The Adventure Zone: Ethersea) vs Jens Lyndelle (Not Another D&D Podcast: Trinvyvale)

Perennial (Friends at the Table: PARTIZAN and PALISADE) vs Throndir (Friends at the Table: Seasons of Hieron)

Nadiya Jones (The Adventure Zone: Commitment) vs Ibex (Friends at the Table: COUNTER/Weight)

Cassander Timaeus Berenice (Friends at the Table: COUNTER/Weight) vs Tech Wizard (NeoScum)

Vermillion "Milli" Blue (Friends at the Table: PARTIZAN) vs Dak Rambo (NeoScum)

Rainer (The Adventure Zone: Graduation) vs Mercedes Oak-Garcia (Dungeons and Daddies)

Thisbe (Friends at the Table: PARTIZAN and PALISADE) vs Echo Reverie (Friends at the Table: Twilight Mirage)

Kravitz (The Adventure Zone: Balance) vs Henry Hogfish (Not Another D&D Podcast)

Aubrey Little (The Adventure Zone: Amnesty) vs Glenfyr "Glen" Gladewyn (Not Another D&D Podcast

Cel Sidebottom (Rusty Quill Gaming) vs Adelaide Tristé (Friends at the Table: Seasons of Hieron)

Kardala (The Adventure Zone: Commitment) vs Jacqui Green (Friends at the Table: COUNTER/Weight)

Hella Varal (Friends at the Table: Seasons of Hieron) vs (Former) Confessor Bartholomew Lamentations (The Unexplored Places: Ruin's Gate)

#Round 1 #podcasts #Tumblr Bracket

[iheartnimbassacity]

Castelia Beacon- Care to comment on rumours that not only are you preventing Dave Amaryllis from speaking to a lawyer, but also preventing her from even HAVING a lawyer to represent?

He is refuseing a lawyer, even though we have given him many opportunities to get a public defender or call one of his own.

#pkmn irl #pkmn rp #all is revealed arc #((outside reshiram snarls

[littleblackqrow]

amaryllis, begonia

amaryllis :   what is something or someone that your muse takes pride in ?how do they express that pride ?

Qrow takes great pride in his appearance. Beyond bird sensibilities and fastidiousness, Qrow likes to look good. You could usually tell how long Qrow has been in the field or how long he's been on a bender by how grubby and disheveled he is.

begonia :   how cautious is your muse ?are they prone to noticing red flags ,   or paranoid to the point of untrusting most everyone ?why or why not ?

He's always weary of new people, and can come off as fairly paranoid. This was especially clear at Beacon, when he was fresh from the Branwens. Back then, he had a secret identity to keep because he'd assumed the moment the Twins' secret was found out would be the moment they'd be arrested.

While Qrow doesn't need to worry about being outed as a bandit anymore, he is very slow to trust new people. He'll be cordial to them, of course, and might be alright initiating a one-night stand, but Qrow does not open up easily.

#hopewield #headcanon

[osuskirmisher]

Synopsis of my project:

Several decades ago in the early 21st century, an asteroid reshaped the world and also reshaped how the nations cooperate through a merger of multiple government agencies that creates the Terra Firma Coalition and has become the global governing force on the planet. The asteroid unknowingly becomes a beacon that attracts a few other alien civilizations that declare Earth as the “center of the universe” and the coalition grows stronger than ever…

On the dawn of the 22nd century, a Powerful alien race described as oversized sea pigs called the Auzidyne Order is conquering this world and have perverted half of the world’s declining population against the TFC and war eventually breaks out. Our unknown protagonist named Tabby is a recent guardian sent immediately on a mission to infiltrate an enemy refinery on behalf a disgraced TFC executive, but this is where she gets in on the details, or rather the details show her that she’s much more than just a soldier on the frontline. She will find a transfigurator that proves something unusual and otherworldly in her genetics that can allow her to control… time. And that makes her a target in the eyes of the Auzidyne Order and by the TFC. But it also appears that the reclusive Paradigm Queen of the Auzidyne Order named Alexandra knows much more about the asteroid that crashed into Earth and it concerns the history and origin of the Order, plus how it relates to people like Tabby and where the predestined rock originated from…

Below are what I consider the primary characters. I’ve given each character a number plus a letter that indicates what species they are and for the time being, whose side they’re on: either it’s the TFC or the Auzidyne Order. If they truly have a side to choose…

1D] Tabby, TFC, Debterrian human (she’s human but has a reptilian avatar)

2D] Amaryllis, TFC, Debterrian human

3D] Gordon, TFC, Debterrian human

4D] Ezekiel, TFC, Debterrian human

5D] Malleus, Odyssey, Debterrian human

6D] Sovereign Fidelis, TFC, Debterrian human (Sovereign is a TFC term for senator)

7D] Mariballe, TFC, Debterrian human

8V] Nevaeh, Odyssey, Vesperian

9V] Jayson, Odyssey, Vesperian

10T] Beri, TFC, T’baxian

11S] Jordan, Independent, Sagittarian

12A] Alexandra, Auzidyne Order, Auzidyne Queen

13A] Malevolence, Auzidyne Order, Auzidyne Queen

14A] Vermicula, Auzidyne Order, Auzidyne Queen

15A] Verdant, Auzidyne Order, Auzidyne subject

16A] Oliver, Auzidyne Order defector, Auzidyne subject

17H] Phoenix, neither but he defected from the Auzidyne Order, human Supersoldier

18H] Carlos Santiago, Odyssey, human

19H] Mia Okamoto, Odyssey, human

20D] Anemone, TFC, Debterrian human

Wait, what is Odyssey…?

Relations and notes?

For Auzidynes, Queens mean female and subjects mean male. Queens distinctively have dual brains while subjects have one. Alexandra is the Paradigm of the Auzidyne Order of have species and humans, which means ruler. Malevolence, Vermicula and Verdant are generals of different departments. Malevolence is the general of Power hypnosis and distribution, the cruelest of them all. Vermicula is blind but is the general of bio-weaponry. Verdant is a strategist that commands human forces against the TFC.

Can we say the Mia and Phoenix are rivals? Sure but why aren’t they in the Auzidyne Order anymore? How did Phoenix become a Supersoldier?

Jordan appears much later in the storyline but plays a rather enormous role, no pun intended. She holding a holographic projection of Vesperia to the Vesperian chieftain herself named Nevaeh? But why?

Jayson is Nevaeh’s son and although Beri is in the TFC, she’s Svr. Fidelis’s guard, she adores Jayson so much.

Tabby is the main protagonist and co-guardian alongside Ezekiel over Amaryllis (guardians as in protectors, why would an engineer like Amaryllis need two guardians?). Also the reptilian avatar of Tabby is unveiling itself as well as her capabilities, which looks like a clock?

Gordon is a technician and estranged spouse of Amaryllis. Mariballe is Amaryllis’s sister, who is curious of what’s happening with Tabby but Mariballe is the guardian of Anemone, who is the TFC universal leader of all races. Why is she looking at Ezekiel like that?

I’d say the most curious characters are Malleus the preacher and Oliver, the Auzidyne standing above him. Malleus doesn’t appear intimidated but… doesn’t really trust Oliver either.

There’ll be a post-3rd season group picture followed by post-series finale group picture depending on the storyline progression and how it concerns my in real life situations.

Thanks for viewing and reading!

#scifi #sci fi #science fiction #digital art #my art #my artwork #odyssey #the odyssey series #group picture #aliens #humans

[teenyskies]

I was invited to join a super cute collab called Asteroid Acres by my best bro and amazing friend @aw0-files​! Meet my power couple, Beacon and Amaryllis!

#sky did the arts #asteroid acres #aw0 #beacon & amaryllis

[damienthepious]

i am so tired. arum is also tired. this is either projection or just me being really strategic in my writing.

in the keep of this rainy morning

[ao3]

Fandom: The Penumbra Podcast

Relationship: Lord Arum/Sir Damien/Rilla

Characters: Lord Arum, Sir Damien, Rilla

Additional Tags: Second Citadel, Lizard Kissin’ Tuesday, Established Relationship,

Summary: Arum takes a day off. His mind does not give him a choice in the matter.

Notes: I was going to try to get the last chapter of Still Need Your Teeth etc ready to post today, but... aughg. Honestly that deserves more attention and care than i could possibly provide right now. So, this little idea I've had banging around in my head for a long heckin time, instead. Technically, this is in the same universe as the Things Will Be Better series, it follows up on some threads directly pulled from there, with regard to Arum's depression (& i might, maybe, change my mind and just stick it into that series as a follow up, i don't know). And, frankly, I'm Feeling this vibe today. i am overworked. Title from the poem Rain by Raymond Carver. It's a good poem. You should read it.

~

Before, Arum would have forced himself to rise on a day such as this, despite the drizzle, despite the heaviness of his limbs, despite the quiet grey fogging his mind. He would have forced himself upright to his workshop, bent himself (poorly) to his craft, suffered the ache in his chest and his throat out of stubbornness, self-loathing, pride-

Damien rises with the dawn, as he always does, but when Arum grumbles and rolls onto his side, grimacing against the grey of the morning, the poet only smiles. He leans closer, just for long enough to leave Arum with the lingering warmth of a kiss on his brow.

"I'll bring in a meal for you in a while, dear lily, if you feel that this is a listless sort of day," he murmurs, quiet and close enough for his breath to ghost across Arum's scales. He shivers in response, though he can't seem to find any words. He manages a nod, a gentle growl, and Damien laughs lightly as he kisses Arum's brow again.

He should rise, he knows. He should.

(rain hisses gently down, out the balcony, and the sky stays grey as smoke, grey as Arum's mind feels)

He does not notice Amaryllis joining him until her weight shifts the bed, and then her sighing warmth drapes across his body, arms circling him and her nose pressed against his neck. He hums, still wordless, her body the only point of color in the smallness of his current world, the Universe of this room, this bed. All surrounds in ash grey, but Amaryllis glows an ember-orange spark against his side, the late delivery of a sunrise the morning failed to provide, Damien the songbird that flittered away to find her.

He curls his arms around her, nudging whispers into her hair, scenting apricot and thyme accentuated by the sharpness of rain as he squeezes a breath of laughter out of her, gusted against his scales.

"Lazy day?" she murmurs, close and calm and quiet, and Arum thinks for a moment, sighs, and nods. "I stayed up too late experimenting," she admits, and he feels her lips curl into a smile when he growls in response. "Mind if I rest with you, then?"

He tightens his grip in response.

"Good," she whispers, tucking herself close to his side, burrowing her face into the crook of his neck. "Damien said he'd come check in a couple hours. Maybe you'll feel better after a nap, anyway."

Her warmth radiates into his scales more and more with each moment, true relaxation rather than the heaviness of the grey, and he does not think he could open his eyes again if he tried, just now. He sighs, and he nods again, and he presses his fingertips into the small of her back, into her shoulderblades, wishes he could make the words come, it would be so easy with the way his snout is pressed close to hear ear to just say-

"Love you too, sweetheart," she whispers, and Arum's throat tightens with the size of it, the steadiness, a beacon in the fog. He swallows, and he knows that she understands when he purrs wordless against her jaw.

She hums, and he can feel her body relaxing, too, can feel the approach of her unconsciousness even as she kisses clumsily at his throat.

"Back to sleep. Day'll wait. We'll kick it's ass when we're ready."

He-

Laughs, breathy and weak but honest, and he can feel her smile against his neck as he readjusts his grip, settling them more comfortably against the pillows, eager to see Amaryllis proven right.

The day will wait, he thinks, and then he slips back into sleep in her arms.

#elle's fanfic #second citadel #rad bouquet #lizard kissin' tuesday #lord arum #sir damien #amaryllis of exile #in the keep of this rainy morning #ficlet #one-shot

[wheredidhiseyebrowsgo]

Hello, I'm searching for a fic! If you could help that would be awesome. Basically the Hale family is alive, Stiles is going to meet the whole family and one little kid came out of the house and started to ramble about chicken nuggets and Stiles basically fells in love and tells Derek that he is going to keep him and also that he feels that he should talk to the kids mother and tell her it'll get better (the rambling) even though it was a lie. I can't recall anything more.

@amaryllis-lyncis says it’s this one. Which I know I’ve found before!

Don't Feed the Wolves by Amazonia_8

(8/8 I 30,329 I Explicit I Sterek)

Stiles took the dare, because what else was he supposed to do when the whole lacrosse team was chanting his name? Even though the werewolf pack had left Beacon Hills years ago, nobody was stupid enough to set foot on the Hale property.

Except, apparently, Stiles.

Now he's got a feral werewolf following him around town with the sole purpose of claiming Stiles as his own.

#teen wolf #lost fic #sterek #stiles stilinski #derek hale #no hale fire #hurt/comfort

[lxghtbound]

Stolen from @unlikelyandco :3

Quizzes from @rpmemes-galore​ for:

Mint

what shatters you?

exhaustion. you have tried to be Atlas for far too long. your legs tremble and shoulders creak beneath the weight of the world you carry. every step forward is a battle, yet you soldier on... for what? when will you learn that you are allowed to lower your heavy burdens?

what shade is your soul?

juniper. you are the calm. a constant, steady voice of reason in a swirling storm. others know they can rely on you for your advice, and you won't lead them astray. you would protect those you love to your last breath.

how does your story end?

in a betrayal. you trusted, and now you must pay the price... your final word is a half-whispered question, "why?"

which flower represents you?

Amaryllis, Pride. you think yourself above others, whether consciously or not. your deeds are always comparatively more impressive... and you want to tell others of your accomplishments. perhaps, though, you should temper this pride, or eventually it may be the only thing keeping you company.

where do you carry your pain?

your arms. you have tried to hold onto what is dear to you, only for it to be wrenched from your hands...

what creature lies in your soul?

dragon. you are a powerful force, not afraid to defend what is your through fire and blood. those around you would be wise to respect the power you wield.

how do you need to be comforted?

to be reassured. you need someone to talk to, to remind you that you will survive, that you are loved, that you are needed... because you are having a hard time believing it, yourself.

what is your place in the royal court?

the queen. dignified in your regality, you are a beacon of reason... the true power behind the throne, you take heed of all, cautious in each move you make. some may call you callous in your calculation, but they do not know your heart.

#ooc #as bitter as implied | mint #mint musings #YEAH...............YEAH #these are all damn accurate #this man just needs to rest

[fipindustries]

it was worth it

so here we go, one more of what im sure will be half a dozen essays on the ending of worth the candle, hopefully ill be able to say something sufficently distinct from what other people are saying that this is worth reading. truly we have to than that i had been liveblogging this story because if i had to put everything i thought about this story right here right now, it would probably be longer than the 1.6 million words of the book itself

every so often you come across those works of fiction, those works after which the entire genre feels pointless because all there was to say was already said and done there. worm comes to mind, a lot of people have said that they just couldnt engage with superhero fiction any more after reading that because everything felt so stale and pedestrian. this feels much the same for the isekai genre, and for geeky fantasy kitchen sink worlds in general.

alexander wales, through his successive avatars sprinkled all around this story, through the dm and juniper and everyone else, feels like an archetype. @itsbenedict​ at one point said something to the effect that he was amazed by how every desition the characters would make and the specific reasoning behind it all felt like what he would have done and i agree with this. i dont think there was any other book that showed such a perfect, in real time, display of my thoughts as i was having them while reading the book. this book, more like any other captures a very specific type of mentality, a very particular way of engaging with fiction and fantasy, an incredibly specific philosophy when it comes to imagination and storytelling. it feels like a beacon, a conceptual circumbscribing of a type of personality and a way of looking at the world that i would truly consider my kin, as shown by the fandom of this novel. 

wales, madman that he is, went and did it, he wrote the story that i feel we all wanted to write our entire lives, the gigantic, sprawling tale of someone in a granular detailed expansive and rich fantasy world, munchkinning their way into godood with one weird trick, no tricks, no traps, no short cuts, just one guy and his group of friends being very clever and making good choices. solving problems as they come with actual problem solving skills. with actual thought put into it. fantasy understood as a great puzzle to put together, a mathematical equation, commiting to go wherever the logic of the story may take us, no hedging, no items, fox only, final destination.

but there is even more to this archetype i mentioned. juniper is not just a geek, he is a very specific kind of geek. he is the classical version. he is the epitome of the gen X nerd. this subculture evolved a lot through the years, and the millenial nerd is a far different beast from its previous iteration. webcomics through the 2000′s and the 2010′s are if anything the long chronicle of that evolution, from the greasy loser of the past to quirky catgirls of today. but joon and his world feel like the last great hurrah of this character, its final tribute.

now, going back to wales, the real actual wales and not the hall of mirrors that he set up all around himself, this story proved to me more candid than i ever imagined. all fiction is ultimatly the author talking about themselves in one way or the other, we all put a bit of our lives and our sould into our tales. some times the lines can get blurry but, unless the author comes out and outrights spells it out for you, there is always some degree of plausible daniability. 

well, as a matter of fact wales himself does come out at the very end and outright spells it and the amount of borderline one to one correlations with his actual life are, dare i say it? brave. doesnt help that he more or less confirms that a part of him (that is not quite him but still a significant part) would gladly have sex with a cactus person, an otter girl and an octopus, or at least would get a kick out of fantasizing about it.

but wacky fetishes aside (we never really got to see what was in flesh.txt did we?) there are some suggestions that the characters in this story may be distantly based if not in actual people, at the very least in the feeling that certain people he knew sucitated in him. which leads one to wonder was there something analogous to a “real” amarylllis??? perhaps some girl he had a crush on when he was a teenager that at the time seemed like the perfect girl and that he couldnt help but idolize and put on a pedestal, much like the readers of this story, me included, did with amaryllis. truly the last chapter invites you, almost dares you to go back and try to psychoanalize wales and figure out who he is by the veiled clues sprinkled all through out this self admitted metaphorical autobography.

as a way for me to take a deep breath, cleanse my mouth and slowly dial my self back into the rest of my life without this story ill comment on some of its flaws, mainly the final leg of the story where the emotional tugs just werent all there. where the plot sags a bit and where you can feel that the story is mainly rushing a bunch of stuff wales was just not interested in exploring but that he had commited himself to see through. so much so that through the entire arc of the long stairs all the other characters felt like they were just not really there much and the final tearful goodbye with arthur doesnt completly land, at least for me. a lot of it feels like going through the motions to just get things done, but the final take away here is that it sticks the landing, sure it might have blown its load a bit early leaving the rest of the story deflated but who am i to complain? didnt i get the load at the end of the day? and wasnt it fantastic, beyond fantastic even, transcendental? this is a good book, is my main takeaway here.

incredible, amazing, perfect, superlatives galore, i loved it and i am heartbroken that is done and i cant wait to see what alexander wales comes up with next. go fucking read it.

#we got to explode every last firecracker in the fireworks factory #and now its time to clean the soot and the ashes and go back home #worth the candle

[ot-hoe-me]

Twisted Wonderland OC:

Biography

Name: Daphne Nerine

Meaning: Daphne means ‘laurel tree’ which is derived from the myth of Daphne and Apollo, Nerine is a subspecies of the amaryllis which in the language of flowers symbolizes ‘determination, beauty and pride’ (also, the first picture of the nerine that came up when I searched it was purple.)

Gender: Female

Age: 18

Birthday: May 24th

Star Sign: Gemini

Height: 170 cm (5′7″)

Eye Colour: Violet

Hair Colour: Purple-ish Pink (Naturally Brunette)

Appearance: Light peach-toned skin, wavy brown hair magically coloured purple, violet eyes, 5’7’ and slightly curvy. She also wears makeup which also includes matte berry pink lipstick, black eyeliner and mascara, with neon green eyeshadow once she joins Diasomnia and of course, a modified Diasomnia girls’ uniform.

Homeland: Earth, or somewhere like it

Dorm: Diasomnia

School Year: 2nd (She’s put a year behind where she normally would be, so she can catch up on the basics.)

Class: 2-A

Occupation: Student, Dorm Leader (in 4th Year)

Club: Studying Movies club

Best Subject: Defense Magic

Dominant Hand: Right

Favourite Food: Chicken Alfredo pasta

Least Favourite Food: Seafood

Likes: Spending time with friends, hugs, trying new things, knowing the right answers, snow, dancing

Dislikes: Bullying, neglect, strenuous physical activity, not knowing the right answers or getting things wrong, the heat

Hobby: Baking

Talent: Singing and playing the piano

History: Daphne’s magic manifested when she was a young child, and found it to be largely uncontrollable whenever she experienced strong emotions. This resulted in a number of ‘unexplainable’ accidents that she had no way to reverse on her own, that would have been no trouble to correct had she not grown up in a world almost entirely without magic. Because of her magical accidents, she was forced to move multiple times while she was growing up which caused her parents to grow cold and strict towards her because of their fear and hatred of her powers. This has resulted in her isolating herself which generates constant rumours, and by the time she passes through the Mirror of Darkness, Daphne has become a polite but distant figure that had resigned herself to a life without love or friendship out of fear she might accidentally hurt someone again. So, ironically, Night Raven College has become her beacon of hope – not only to gain the power and control to fix her mistakes, but also to fulfill her longings for companionship and acceptance that she holds deep in her heart.

Personality: Daphne by nature is a very social person, but her accidents over the years have caused her to isolate herself from everyone and anyone she came across, physically and emotionally. She craves companionship and a sense of belonging more than anything else, so it’s been really hard for her to constantly move and not make any lasting relationships, and her parents certainly haven’t helped that. Because of the loneliness she endured before passing through the mirror and her natural compassion and surprizing emotional resilience, she’s the type to be the first to sit with someone who is eating by themselves or strike up a conversation with someone about their interests even if she knows nothing about the subject. (If they look open to talking, that is, and look like they could use a friend.) Daphne doesn’t want others to feel lonely like she did, which is why she gets pissed off when Malleus (or anyone) gets deliberately excluded from things.

Though, for all her amiability and willingness to be helpful and like, some might get it into their heads otherwise, but she is not a pushover. She has clear boundaries that she will absolutely not compromise (the same can be said for her values.) Daphne knows her limits and will not do absolutely anything for the sake of being liked. In fact, just like people being excluded makes her angry, people being bullied or coerced into things incenses her too. This might be something she butts heads with Azul over especially. Or would if it wasn’t written into her contract for her to not negatively interfere with his other contracts. (This surprisingly leaves room for loopholes and damn it if she doesn’t take advantage. This has awoken the schemer in her that never knew she had before. Funnily enough it’s Malleus that she ropes into her plans the most, because she ‘might as well be open with him about what she’s doing, so her actions don’t come back to [potentially] bite the entire dorm in the ass.’)

In any case, she is likeable, but not because she’s charming because of honeyed words or a silver tongue, but because she is earnest and (generally) doesn’t hide what she thinks of people. And while she is afraid of rejection at any level, she doesn’t let it stop her from giving affection or show her vulnerability when it matters most, or when she knows that only she can move things forward by taking the first step. Also, Daphne is extremely loyal and would die for those she cares for; and in the right circumstances, she might even kill for them. This is a huge deal since she will do all she can to avoid bloodshed and take the peaceful approach, and when it comes to a fight always does so non-lethally. But if she loves you, and there’s no other way to save you from death, it is a line she would cross. Another thing to know that because of her isolation it is very hard for her to accept praise, compliments or gifts of any sort without at least being flustered or in flat out denial. Especially at first, because she believes she herself does not deserve them after all of the hurt she has caused.

Character Inspiration: The majority of her powers are based on that of the three good fairies (Flora, Fauna and Merryweather) from Sleeping Beauty (with things like minimization and flight with wings taken away since she’s not a full fairy), but other than that she’s her own person that happens to have unusually strong recessive fae blood for a human. 

Unique Magic: ?

Love: Malleus Draconia

BFF(s): Silver, Riddle Rosehearts and Idia Shroud

Rival: Sebek Zigvolt at first, though it’s one-sided

Enemy: ? (Unknown as of yet), Malleus’s dad

Relationships

Malleus Draconia – Well, the first time they meet is what we have as the Diasomnia dorm introduction, and unlike the introduction, she’s not afraid. If anything, she’s in awe. (Yes I know they aren’t technically canon but it makes sense that all the dorm would have parties for their new members after the sorting, so there.) When she finds out that he was not invited to the new student orientation party like the other dorm leaders were, she gets supremely incensed on his behalf. He gets a pleasant surprise there, and further when she reaches out her hand to him in friendship and lets him decide what he wants to do – go to the party with her and damn the consequences, because she wants him there; or he can take her away from the party to wherever he would like to go, because either way she would like to get to know him better. And be friends with him if at all possible, and he’s just so caught off guard that he goes along with it. She keeps surprising him in this way, by being unafraid of him and being kind to him without any ulterior motives. Greeting him, chatting with him in the common room or his student council office, or just anytime they’re not in classes. Inviting him out with everyone when she goes into town with them, or to meals, and carefully observing and making note of the things that he likes. Baking treats just for him and bringing them back from the Heartslabyul dorm. Honestly, she’s the first person besides Lilia who treats him like a person rather than someone to be feared or revered. (Or envied.) When she asks for his help training her magic he is intrigued but concerned; warning her that people fear him for a good reason, as his magical power is unmatched and that he’d have to hold back while they practice. This is heightened when she responds that that’s perfect, so he comments for her to not hold back against him. After sparring for the first time, he asks her why she wants to practice with him and she tells him that it’s because she doesn’t have to worry about hurting him since he’s so much more powerful than she is. So the full truth doesn’t come out right away, but when it does it will be a moment and they will hug. Because the reason that she wasn’t afraid of him was because all along, all this time, there is nothing and no one else she fears more than herself. It overwhelms him, because here is further proof that there is someone who cares so much, that he didn’t think was possible. (But of course, as we know, her fear of herself and hurting others is not the only reason why she is unaffected by his aura, and is not afraid of him.) Anyway, they have so many cute, or tender and romantic moments together that I am going to keep to myself because I want to write snippets about them at some point. In any case, they both think of the other as the person who saved them, and they are just both so starved for love and affection and are so soft I cry. That’s that on that. They are a sweet friends-to-lovers ship.

Lilia Vanrouge – He is very intrigued by the fact that she is unaffected by Malleus’s aura, though hides his deeper curiousity behind a composed but playful demeanor as easily as breathing. He is quite happy to play the long game even if that means probing for information in a roundabout way, for a long time, if it’s for the sake of Malleus’s safety. After all, what someone says or doesn’t say both speak volumes about a person either way, whether they intend it to or not. He eventually puts the pieces together on why exactly that is, but when he does, he keeps it to himself. And when he figures out that Malleus and Daphne have feelings for each other, he definitely meddles. And teases. And eventually she makes it onto the very short list of people that can consider themselves under his protection. He even jokes one day that since he helped raise Malleus, that means that they’re going to be in-laws one day and so she can call him Papa. To which she responds ‘respectfully, I must decline.’ Again, Daphne is more observant that most (initially) give her credit for, she quickly picks up on the fact that most people in the dorm treat him very respectfully, even moreso than Malleus. Also with little things like comments made by Lilia himself here and there, or his mannerisms and way of speaking. So it doesn’t come as a surprise to her when Silver finally confirms her suspicions. Daphne’s not really sure what to make of Lilia on the whole, though they do eventually start to get along deeper than the initial surface-level pleasantries. She appreciates how much he loves Malleus like his own, and is also very amused by the fact that only some people can get away with making comments about his age or appearance. And the fact that sometimes he’ll pull the age and appearance cards himself, when it suits him. (He doesn’t insist that everyone should call him Papa or let them make old man/grandpa jokes or comments after all.) Also he flaunts his age to people when it suits him by making comments like ‘I’m older than you so I know better/I said so’ or to get old or young person privileges when he can. He plays the system is what I’m saying. He deeply appreciates the positive influence she has on Silver and Sebek, and the profound effect she has on Malleus not only with her affections, but how she can get the world around them to accept him as a person.

Silver – Silver is the person she starts out the closest to, sort of by default since they’re in the same year and dorm. They also share classes together and always do their group projects together for the sake of convenience. Unlike Sebek, Silver does not make a snap judgment on Daphne, preferring to form his own opinion first hand. Malleus’s good opinion of her does help though. Of course, his top priority is guarding his lord but he doesn’t sense danger or ill intent from her so she’s fine in his book. Plus she makes the effort to keep up with him and everyone else in their year, and he is also the one who guides her through what she needs to know in terms of her studies the most. Because again, they always have class together and he wants to make sure the dorm does well since it’s important to Malleus. So at first he’s fairly neutral towards her but gradually warms up to her when she helps keep him awake so he doesn’t miss anything important in lessons, or when she decides to leave him be and she takes detailed notes to share with him. They’re also each other’s study buddies most often, and when you’re around someone that much you can’t help but start to like them. Their kindnesses to each other are quiet ones – making sure they get enough sleep/don’t over sleep, he recommends her books, she provides snacks. What Daphne really cherishes about their relationship though, is when she can get him to smile or laugh, which happens most often when she either (good naturedly) pokes fun at Lilia or laughs or smiles at his own jibes at him. Daphne likes Silver and finds him reliable, and is glad that they get along. He privately comes to the realization that she has also become someone that he wants to protect, even before her relationship with Malleus, and is glad that they’re comrades (the word you’re looking for is friends, Silver.) He is also satisfied that Daphne and Malleus make each other happy, but similarly to Daphne he finds that he likes it when she laughs or smiles. They develop a sort of sibling-like relationship.

Sebek Zigvolt – Sebek first starts out with a heavy distain against her through his prejudice calling her a ‘filthy human,’ though his attitude is curbed somewhat when Silver jumps to her defense saying ‘If Malleus-sama approves of her then why can’t you?’ This is further driven home when Malleus himself walks in on this conversation and vouches for her, pretty much saying that she’s a credit to Diasomnia, and that doesn’t Sebek think that he could tell if she was trying to use him? Then the very real, and slow self-reflection of his opinion on her begins. Sebek gives Daphne a real apology after opening his eyes to how much of hard worker she is; how kind she to Malleus and everyone else; and how she doesn’t even berate him when he claims that she’s just trying to win Malleus’s affections for his protection or for power, or to eventually turn around and stab him in the back. So, when he sees that his preconceived notions of her are incredibly wrong, he feels genuinely sorry about his treatment of her and genuinely wants to make it up to her. (And not just to get points with Malleus.) She gently suggests doing that by at least talking to and trying to get to know other humans, but ones in his year to start with. She’s pretty amused when she starts to see his dorky side, but just smiles and doesn't say anything because she knows if she teases him (at least early on) then she might backslide on the progress they’ve made. When Malleus and Lilia graduate, Daphne is appointed as the new head of Diasomnia for her 4th year, and he is appointed her deputy. By then they have long come to a truce and work well together.

Riddle Rosehearts – They become friends faster than you might think. As they’re year mates, Daphne and Riddle have some classes together. So for things like group projects where the groups are three or more, Riddle always picks her and Silver because he sees what hard workers they are and the good results they get (even though Silver sometimes gets too sleepy), if all three of them have class together. Initially, he takes notice of Daphne because she comes to him seeking ‘legal advice’ with some contracts that Azul wants her to sign and in return she offers to come and bake for him whichever treat of his choosing every week on the day of his choice for a month. (This becomes every Sunday for a month, though of course the first time she goes, it’s a trial run to see if she’s any good. When he enjoys her baking, he suckers her into making more things for him, though she agrees only when he compromises to join her in his dorm’s kitchen to learn to bake the recipes himself. This also gives Trey a break from baking all the time, too.) In any case, this arrangement blossoms into a friendship, and Riddle dubs Daphne an honourary member of his dorm, and is invited to all of the tea parties and unbirthdays and such. It flourishes because she is unafraid of his explosive temper, sensing that there’s a reason for it, and also can make a reasonable, logical argument on why too many (stupid especially) rules is not beneficial for growth. (She does research and prepares an essay and presentation and everything. Heartslabyul bow down, she is your saviour loool.) Most importantly, however, is that she listens to him and values Riddle’s companionship and what he has to say, that they become each other’s confidants in many things. (This leads her to also secretly becoming the willing recipient of the Queen’s infrequent bouts of affection. Riddle might have a bit of a crush on her…he also might not. But either way, Daphne is quite happy to give the queen a hug if he wants one.) She comes to see him as a treasured friend, and secretly a little brother figure even though they’re only a year apart in age.

Ace Trappola – She just really genuinely wonders how Ace ended up in a house as strict as Heartslabyul. The guy may be competitive which means he does have drive to succeed, but he seems wont to do things at his own pace, on his own terms, rather follow the numerous rules set out by the Queen of Hearts. (Though she does agree that there are a lot of ridiculous ones.) Perhaps it’s because he strictly follows his own set of rules rather than blindly following what someone else says? Honestly, she has to shake her head at his antics and his severe case of foot-in-mouth syndrome. There are times where it makes her chuckle involuntarily though. They don’t see each other much outside of unbirthday parties though, that is, until Deuce starts dragging him to study sessions with him. Ace thinks that Daphne is far too nice, and it annoys him at times.

Deuce Spade – Deuce, however, she has no trouble seeing in Heartslabyul. Rather than setting out on the path of the trailblazer like his rival, he seems to be determined to succeed by following every rule to the letter. Daphne slightly worries about him, and wishes she could see him having more fun which causes her to reach out to him. At least, that’s her first impression of him, but when she finds out that he’s just trying to turn over a new leaf much like herself; she invites him to study with her and Silver whenever he can make it, which he gratefully accepts. He feels comfortable around her, but also gets shy at times because she reminds him of home. They relate to each other because they both want to do their best and make something of their ‘second chance’ at Night Raven. Deuce admires her a lot, and Daphne is proud of him when he shows progress or comes back with a good grade after studying together.

Trey Clover – Daphne finds Trey to be affable but somewhat mysterious. Their interactions are fairly limited, though when they do interact it’s usually because he’s guiding her around the Heartslabyul dormitory, or giving her reminders on specific rules she has to follow while there. He’s grateful about how she can miraculously get Riddle to loosen up a bit and become less harsh when she puts him in a better mood because of her offer and demonstration of friendship. He really appreciates the fact that she’s a positive influence on Riddle. They find the other pleasant to be around, and she has to cover her smile when he pulls his harmless pranks like ‘put oyster sauce in the tarts’.

Cater Diamond – Even more than Ace, Daphne wonders how Cater wound up in Heartslabyul. He just seems very nonchalant about everything. At least on the surface, perhaps we’ll learn more about his motives as time goes on? They don’t interact much, though Daphne thinks he’s clever if a bit unfair when she hears about the tricks he’s pulled to get out of doing his chores from Deuce and Ace.

Vil Schoenheit – At first, he is honestly surprised that Daphne wasn’t assigned to Pomefiore, because on the surface at least, she looks like she would fit in with them the best. Not only because she happily indulges Epel and ‘clearly enjoys beauty’, but because it’s also obvious that she embodies Pomefiore’s tenant of being founded upon the diligence of the Beautiful Queen. In fact, he outright exclaims that ‘how could she have been assigned there, Diasomnia is for outcasts who don’t belong anywhere [else]’ and she responds with ‘and that’s exactly why I was sorted there’ without any other explanation. He doesn’t understand why she supposedly belongs there for a while, until he finally starts to get it with how flawlessly she meshes with everyone else in Diasomnia. Like she was always there to begin with. In any case, he comes out with a more positive, less self-important opinion of Diasomnia when he observes over time. He muses on the fact that because she feels she belongs there, and does belong, it makes her more beautiful. Radiant, even. Just not as radiant as him. She does run interference on Epel’s behalf whenever she can though, and tries to acclimate him to the idea that ‘people are at their most beautiful when being true to themselves.’ Of course, they also spend time together when they’re at the Studying Movies club. They often like discussing the makeup, costuming and even scenery together, though only after the movie is finished and not during because all of the movies they watch, Daphne has obviously never seen before. So, discussions also inevitably slip into discussing the writing, plot, and acting too because of her unfamiliarity and he allows it. He’s surprisingly patient and understanding that way, I think.

Epel Felmier – She thinks he’s ADORABLE and finds herself having to stop herself from fawning over him constantly when they’re in the same vicinity. Especially when she finds out when she figures out that he wants to be more masculine, so she forces herself not to, and takes him seriously. He seems a bit shy so she offers to spend time with him, and they learn each other’s interests over time. Daphne thinks of him like a cute little brother too, she might be starting a collection to be honest, and enjoys helping Epel experiment with makeup and being a face-canvas for him and when Vil forces him to practice that or his styling skills, or manners. She lets him vent, and also covers for him/provides him with an excuse when he wants to go out and do the things he actually likes.

Rook Hunt – She thinks he’s a bit odd to be honest. And is also kind of wary of him since it’s hard to read his intentions most of the time, though she regularly dismisses those feelings and gives him the benefit of the doubt. She does like his hat though and tells him so. (Will update this once the Pomefiore episode comes out.)

Azul Ashengrotto – Where most of the other boys make Daphne forget that this is a school to teach future villains, Azul is a stark reminder with his mafia boss schtick and obsession with contracts, which he attempts to lure her into multiple times. Though, thanks to the one contract that he wrote for her with the presence of the headmaster and Riddle, it is pretty ironclad about what he could otherwise approach her for outside of her waitressing job at the Monstro Lounge. So with her request of asking for ‘legal advice’ and time to think the terms over, Azul finds out that she’s more astute than he gave her credit for. Eventually, he backs off out of respect for her though because he admires her principles in not taking shortcuts to power, though this fact frustrates him. In any case, he appreciates the work she does, and does in fact stick up for her when she’s initially bullied by other students when just starting out on the job. This results in her revaluating her opinion of him, thinking that maybe he’s not as bad as she thought. (However, when she shares this with him, he laughs and says that her impression of him is actually spot-on, it would just be bad for business if she was being harassed all the time. Which is technically true, though she is determined to think better of him anyway.) All in all, he thinks she’s an interesting human. Upon learning that he and Riddle actually dislike each other she feels like the universe breathed a sigh of relief because the thought of the person obsessed with rules teaming up with person obsessed with contracts makes her shiver. It would be a formidable combination.

Jade Leech – They get along well enough when she’s working as a waitress at the Monstro Lounge, and he is satisfied with her performance on the job as long as Azul is. Though Daphne would hate to get on his bad side because she finds him slightly scarier than Azul even. What with the way he delivers threats and the promise of punishment out all with the appearance of gentility and a polite smile on his face. Or she would, if she had actually been inside the VIP room before. Luckily she would not enter into a contract with Azul lightly after all, so she has nothing to fear from them. So as it stands, they are just fellow employees that get along well enough where Daphne is thankful for his advice when she just starts out, and he’s grateful about how good of a job she does.

Floyd Leech – Floyd loves to tease Daphne by playing minor pranks on her at work to see her flustered. Though she is surprised the first few times, she quickly susses out a pattern to when and how he’ll strike and is able to gracefully recover from or avoid his minor inconveniences that way. Other than that she finds his nicknames and tame jump-scares on her pretty amusing, though she’s careful not to show it so he doesn’t overdo it. She does draw her line and reminds him that she doesn’t like to be touched or grabbed out of nowhere, and would like warning before he does things like squeezing her ahead of time. (Unless, of course, you’re her friend, then she doesn’t mind so much.)

Idia Shroud – He warms up to Daphne faster, or maybe exactly at the pace you might expect, because of how they’re both (at least initially) afraid of becoming close to others in fear of hurting them. So they’re kindred spirits in that way. When he runs and shuts himself away in his room she respects his boundaries. Instead she asks him what games he plays online, and if they could be friends on those games instead. Since she’s a complete beginner in real-time rpgs he shows her the ropes through all of them, and ends up being one of those super-generous players who gifts resources a lot especially in the beginning to help get her started. He finds himself becoming fond of her through that, and with how happy Ortho is after spending time with her. This encourages him to come out of his room, and go to class a little more because he finds himself wanting to relate to her more when she sometimes rambles on to him about something funny or annoying that happened in her own classes. His opinion of her only goes up when Daphne tells him about her own childhood and growing up in her world before she came to Twisted Wonderland and how they’re both afraid of the same thing. So he acknowledges that she’s really brave for putting herself out there. (Though maybe at first he insists that they’re not the same and that she’s a lot more selfless than he is because he says what is actually his greatest fear is BEING hurt by others, but Daphne says that that’s okay too and she’ll still continue to be his friend regardless.) And at first, he definitely thinks of her as being ‘too bright’ so it takes a bit of work on her part to get him to even talk to her through his door.

Ortho Shroud – Daphne’s starting up a collection of little brother figures, what can I say. He is adorable, and Daphne doesn’t resist telling him so. She’ll patiently listen to him ramble on about Idia (even if part of that reason is to get to know him better since he won’t talk about himself), and if she sees him struggling through the halls to bring Idia his missed class work she’s help carrying things. She’ll also play games from her world with him whenever he’s bored and looking for something new to do. One day he even suggests that after the two of them are done at the college that she should come and live at the Isle of Lamentation with them forever, “like Persephone.” Which turns both Idia and Daphne into embarrassed, blushing messes, though for different reasons.

Kalim Al-Asim – This is a very bubbly cinnamon roll in human form. Just being in the same vicinity as him is enough to make Daphne smile. His jubilant and enthusiastic demeanour is infectious, after all. He takes it upon himself (and Jamil) to act as tour guides around the school, and the town to show her wherever she may need to go and more. She’s a little taken off guard at first since she’s accustomed to being something of a wallflower by now. That is, until she remembers that she’s new and exciting (to some, in a certain point of view), but finds her confidence buoyed by his friendly and welcoming attitude nonetheless. In any case, they become fast friends, because with Kalim how couldn’t you? (Will update later)

Jamil Viper – She’s honestly not sure what to think of him other than that he seems to have a lot of secrets. There’s a part of her that doesn’t trust him around Kalim but the other, larger part wants to give him the benefit of the doubt. So she’s cautiously polite with him and assures Kalim that Jamil doesn’t have to go out of his way for them when she’s around.  He doesn’t think much about Daphne unless he’s considering if she’ll be a nuisance or not. (Will update later)

Leona Kingscholar – They don’t interact much but when they do it is…Interesting. Leona is indifferent towards Daphne’s existence at first, until he catches wind of the rumours circulating about her and Malleus, and about how she spends so much time with him. That’s when he decides to engage in a little psychological warfare with his self-declared rival by flirting with her. He does it to see what he can find out about their relationship, and how he can use it to his advantage by watching both Daphne and Malleus’s reactions to his half-assed advances. He’s nothing if not respectful to her while doing it though. Once she figures out what his game is though, instead of being flustered she gets feisty and he enjoys the repartee they engage in from then on. That is, until it no longer amuses him. He is slightly surprised that she is not as meek as she looks, though he supposes that the fae prince wouldn’t fall for some weak-willed woman who couldn’t stand on her own two feet. Then of course there’s the whole magift fiasco, that quite frankly she’s surprised and disappointed that he stooped to such underhanded tactics to try and win when he's already so talented. She never fully forgives him for agreeing that a plan that puts so many people in danger was the right course of action to getting what he wanted.

Jack Howl – Jack reminds her of Deuce and Epel in some ways, and even Sebek once he starts letting her in a bit, what with all the effort he puts in and how he has someone he admires. Daphne is pleased to see that it’s not blind admiration though, and is happy that respect and admiration for Leona doesn’t supersede his own morals and beliefs. So, just like with the other three, she can’t help but want to cheer him on from the sidelines. The attention he gets from her definitely embarrasses him, but he also doesn’t quite hate it either. He can only bring himself to half-heartedly trying to shoo her away, and his resistance crumbles further when she asks him if he could join him during his training sometimes, so she can exercise more effectively and get in better shape.

Ruggie Bucchi – Daphne tries not to judge, but like with Jade and Floyd she’s not entirely successful, and at first thinks he’s a bit creepy. Then he surprises her with just how straight up scheming and malicious he can be, just to get ahead. She never quite forgives him for hurting all those people, no matter his reasons. She understands wanting to help care and provide for the people she loves but it also doesn’t escape her how much worse that stampede could have been.

Headmaster Dire Crowley – The headmaster is as much of an enigma to her as he is to anyone else, but she really is thankful when he offers her a place at the college. At the same time though, she definitely thinks that he knows more about all the over-blotting than what he’s telling. But more than anything though, she’s relieved and excited to finally start properly honing her magic, and wants to learn as much as possible before she goes back to her own world. Since she is prone to thinking the best of people, and the fact that he is her benefactor makes it harder for her to own up to those suspicions though. He is supportive of Daphne, and initially also offers to give her a monthly stipend for whatever expenses she might need it for. But when she turns it down stating that she’d rather earn money since he’s already letting her stay, plus providing for her uniform, room and board, meals, and education for free and that it wouldn’t sit well with her if he also gave her an allowance on top of that. So, he arranges with Azul to give her a job working at the Monstro Lounge as a waitress for as long as she’s a student at Night Raven College.

Mozus Trein – At first Mozus reminds her greatly of her cold and strict parents, and takes extra care to do well in his class and not draw negative attention to herself. The big difference between them though is that he actually warms up to her as much as he can to anyone, when he catches her playing with Lucius and feeding him top-quality treats. He’s purring, so if Lucius, who is very picky about the company he keeps, approves of her then he is happy to approve of her also. This sort of thinking catches her off guard, but she is happy for clemency, and finds herself asking him more questions and for his recommendations on books for further research.

Divus Crewel – First thought is admittedly WHY ON EARTH DOES HE HAVE A DOG COLLAR ON THE END OF HIS STICK-THING??? Oh god, does he use it on students who get detention? Is he allowed to?? Then proceeds to pointedly not think too hard on it for the sake of her own mental health. She does not appreciate it when his pet play kink slips into his teaching, and would enjoy potions a lot more if those slips didn’t happen. Or just flat out had a different teacher altogether. Though Daphne does have to admit that he knows his stuff.

Ashton Vargus – When she’s not busy cursing his name for the intensity of the physical activity he puts them all through, she actually appreciates his motivating personality. Nevertheless, Daphne thought she was in fairly good shape before taking his class, though evidently not. She absolutely loves flying though so it all balances out.

Sam – Give him a surname and make him a teacher you cowards. *Coughs* Anyway, Daphne loves Sam. Platonically of course, and spends a fair amount of time asking him about magic ingredients and spell effects and things of that sort to help get her caught up to everyone else. (In addition to the professors’ lessons, and things she might feel stupid asking anyone else because they might be obvious to anyone who has grown up surrounded by magic all their lives.) And she helps clean up the shop and restocking the shelves in exchange for his time. In anycase, she finds Sam to be lively, very kind and genuinely helpful so she definitely going to petition Crowley to hire him on as staff. Sam knows he’s good, but is flattered by the attention nonetheless, and is happy to give her advice since she’s such an eager and attentive pupil.

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amaryllis hydrangea and chamomile for mercy (the love of my life, my beloved, my honey <3)

amaryllis : what is something or someone that your muse takes pride in ? how do they express that pride ?

Tali. Mercy loves that kid. They were delighted by this headstrong firecracker to start with, but then to discover that she’s baby? There’s a lot to her that reminds Mercy of themself when they were out there getting started in the world. But to watch that growth of dichotomies, of becoming fiercer, deadlier, softer, kinder—the kid is growing, sheeit, is this what it’s like, being a parent?—it feels like their heart’s ‘bout to explode.

Mercy expresses their pride both through words—they brag on her and boast, (Tali doesn’t blush, per se, but she does and it’s adorable)—and (a reaction that baffled them at first) through a lot of physical contact (they hadn’t been so physically familiar with another person since Kasumi, as teenagers)—an arm around the shoulders, a quick hug, a gentle cuff under the chin.

chamomile : what is your muse likely to take away from a painful experience ? are they one to be haunted by adversity , or to use what they’ve gone through to become stronger ?

Both, definitely both. They had to learn to land on their feet, and fast, as a kid growing up on the streets and no real adult to depend on. There’s practicality, in moving quickly after tragedy, to apply it to the next strategy—that’s the only way you can survive, dammit, but… there are nights that closing their eyes means processing, and they’ll do that sitting under the shower. It isn’t until Kasumi, where Mercy can finally put words to the shape of the monster stalking after them with another person.

hydrangea : how much does your muse value communication in their relationships with others ? are they prone to being misunderstood ?

They are very articulate—harkens back to a childhood of crime where if anything isn’t perfectly clear, you’ll find yourself left behind bars, or dead. Instructors at the military academy were delighted by this ability and labeled them “a natural leader.”

If they have been misunderstood, it’s very much on purpose. They may look like a beacon of hope and truth, but honeyed lies fall out of Mercy’s mouth almost as equally as bald facts.

Mercy needs the same in return. Like yes, they can probably guess if you’re in trouble and even what it could be about and that detective work can be fun, but sometimes they just don’t have the time, and if you need them and want their help? Lay it the fuck out. That’s their love language, right there. If you make diagrams they’ll be even more responsive.

#alex as you know i adore everything about you #i hope this can tide you over as i continue to work on this chapter #themshep #oc: mercy shepard

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April Showers Masterlist

Winter moves into spring, but the chill still sits at your nose. Come April, and the chill may still be there, rain greeting you in showers that feed little seedlings. Will those flowers grow?

Introducing the first part of our two-part collaborative project: April Showers Bring May Flowers.

Below the cut, you’ll find stories that’ll bring your showers upon you, written by an amazing group of artists. Be sure to also check out our May Flowers Masterlist!

BOY IN LUV

Seokjin is the crush of your entire school. He won the Prom King award six times, and he wasn’t even in high school the first two times. Everyone loves him. But you’re his neighbor, and you’ve seen his worst. You don’t like him.

written by @heyitsmeee2​​ ~ READ HERE

PLEASE DON’T GO

You and Jin were partners in the Police force, and soon became romantic with each other. After investigating a murder you are gunned down during an on foot pursuit. Not knowing if you will pull through, Jin stays by your side in the hospital, not knowing if he will ever get an answer to questions left unsaid.

written by @boywivlove​​ ~ READ HERE

KNUCKLEHEADS

When you refuse to take care of yourself, you’re accepting that the consequences may vary. Or Kendall and Yoongi can’t seem to find a balance within their work and it’s doing more damage than they think.

written by @randomkoalablog​​ ~ READ HERE

PHANTOM

“It’s your papa and mama’s song.”

written by @bangtiddies​​ ~ READ HERE

AMARYLLIS

The year is 1170 AD in the kingdom of Goryeo. Nestled in a quiet corner of their world, two people are drawn together and love blossoms in their hearts. However, as tensions begin to rise between their nations, they are unwillingly pulled into the conflict. Their determination to overcome all odds becomes the nail needed for Fate to hammer into their coffins.

written by @thebiasrekkers​​ (Admin E) ~ READ HERE

LOVE ON BORROWED TIME

Dating Hoseok for the past year had been the best time of your life so far. Your soulmate took care of you, surprised you and made you feel so loved. So why can’t you feel happy when he proposed to you this warm spring day?

written by @namluve​​ ~ READ HERE

PIECES OF YOU

Spring patched up old wounds with its warm breezes and flowers blooming everywhere in sight. It slowly introduced summer, as an old friend, ready to greet Hoseok with nostalgic memories of his childhood and wrap him up in an embrace full of new adventures. Then came fall with it’s cold winds and abrupt endings, disguised in a cloak full of mesmerising colors and sights.

Lastly came winter, stripping everyone of joy and warmth, leaving its traces all over the skin. Ruthless, merciless — it marked a new beginning of endings.

written by @yoongified​​ ~ READ HERE

AND THEY WERE ROOMMATES

Your roommate and long-time one-sided crush disappears one morning, leaving behind only a post-it note stating two things: 

1. He’s off to finally meet the love of his life whom he met on the internet, might take the whole summer;  2. The name of his friend that will be sub-renting while he’s gone, don’t worry it’s all taken care of; 

written by @joonsrack​​ ~ READ HERE

SLEEP ALONE

The timer on your wrist is ticking away until the moment you get to meet your soulmate. You often spend time daydreaming about your him. The time remaining on the timer has fluctuated throughout your life. Each big decision you or your soulmate makes can have an affect on the timer. A week before you finally get to meet, the timer gets extended by an additional forty years.

written by @spicykoreantatertots​​ ~ READ HERE

TEARS OF ANDROMEDA

Namjoon loves you. You are the sun to his moon. It’s been this way since you were young. But your oblivious nature is only apart of your charm. When he’s finally ready to confess to you? You’re already taken. Broken-hearted he goes to your favorite spot. For the first time he allows himself to cry. Then he hears it - like the liquid tinkling of tiny bells. The subtle glow of stars falling from his eyes starts the countdown.

written by @thebiasrekkers​​ (Admin T) ~ READ HERE

BREATHE

For as long as Jimin can remember, the house is all he’s ever known. His only companion, a calico cat. Neither of them age as the house pulls them through time and space. He can neither interact with people nor stray far from the house. He is cursed to watch the world pass by every year and never be a part of it. But one day, someone not only is able to see the house, but they can finally see him as well.

written by @thebiasrekkers​​ (Admin E) ~ READ HERE

SHADOW OF YOU

Ever since from a young age, you had discovered you had a special gift. You could see ghosts. Most of the time, you avoided them. You had learned from your grandmother that it was best to steer away from their unfinished businesses. One day, you meet Park Jimin, a sad ghost who finds comfort in you.

written by @httpangelicjimin​​ ~ READ HERE

WHEN A LOTUS BLOOMS

Jimin has the perfect life, a beautiful wife and a baby on the way, everything is perfect - that is, until it all comes crashing down around him. She was supposed to be his forever, the one he grew old with, the one who loved him endlessly; now she wasn’t. He’s broken, turning his back on his friends and hiding in the now too-big house, angry at whoever is in the sky for destroying his life. The only happiness in his life is his daughter, everything he does is for her, so when a promotion at work opens up, he has to take it, meaning longer hours and no more working from home. How will he handle not seeing the only happiness he has?

written by @seokjinssymphony​​ ~ READ HERE

THE COLORS WITHIN

A brush and canvas were all he needed in life, they gave him wealth, fame and glory - what more could a man want? Suddenly, an accident takes away the most important thing to him; his eyes. His life is suddenly dark, no end in sight, and his fame and wealth fades into nothing. Taehyung is just a hasbeen - a nobody, his family and friends left him in the dust to traverse his way through the shadows alone. He meets new friends, ones who don’t care for labels or society, ones who accept him and his flaws. Taehyung learns there is more to life than just money and status, he learns how to feel again and how to care for others. His blindness is no longer a curse, but a new beginning.  

written by @seokjinssymphony​​ ~ READ HERE

THIS IS NOT A LOVE SONG

Taehyung got so lost in his own world that he didn’t realise he broke the one person who put him back together

written by @bts-poetry​​ ~ READ HERE

BLACK INK

Left reeling from a toxic relationship, your life is falling to pieces. You want to forget him, but you can’t with his name inked your skin - and your heart.

written by @shadowsremedy​​ ~ READ HERE

BROKEN DREAMS

the writing on your wrist told you he wasn’t the one, his first words towards you were not even close to that of your soulmate’s. so why was he all you could think about?

written by @ddaenysus​​ ~ READ HERE

A FAIRY TALE’S END

You wanted, for once, to be someone important, someone needed- to be wanted and appreciated, to love and be loved. Well, you should be careful what you wish for.

written by @bangtan-dreamland​​ ~ READ HERE

INFINITATEM VENATUS

The battle between Heaven and Hell is reaching it's peak. The line in the sand has been drawn. It's now time to pick a side. Every being whether human or supernatural knows what's at stake. There are certain souls that carry the weight of multiple lives - these souls will turn the tide in someone's favor. It's up to the angels to convince them to The Most High.  Or perhaps the seduction of The Infernal will cause them to fall?

Your soul is on the line. Will you stand with Heaven? Or will you fall into Hell?

written by @thebiasrekkers​​ (Admin T) ~ READ HERE

UNTIL THE LIGHT FADES

To them, Seokjin is a beacon of light, an ethereal being sent to take people out of the darkness. One day, Seokjin’s time runs out.

written by @bangtiddies​​ ~ READ HERE

#bangtanscenerycollab #masterlist #april showers bring may flowers #spring collab #collab event #network collab

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Always , Only. You 19.1

Talia had taken in Y/N in to her pack after your parents and their pack  were brutally murdered. For years she trained and learned under Talia alongside Derek , Laura and Cora. One night Talia tells you along with Derek that you two have to imprint on each other , to become each other’s mates. Your connection to Derek has always been stronger than his to you. So after the fire it killed you to be away from him , but you had to do it for your own survival. 7 years after the fact , you return home. Back to Beacon Hills. But the Derek you return to is not the same Derek you know. Will Y/N ever get Derek to accept the fact they are meant to be together?

Derek Hale x Reader

 A/n: So..enjoy my BS backstory for reader and just ...complete BS. But its fanfcition right? I also didn’t like how they made Peter a peeping Tom...so that part is being left out. Also i am so sorry this chapter took me ages to post. Work has been crazy and on top of that some personal shit happened and I was just in a really bad head space to even get myself to finish anything.

Derek’s Loft.

You and Peter were draining the loft of the water. Erica went home to her parents. Cora and Isaac went out with Lydia and Stiles to leave Boyd’s body in the woods. A victim of an animal attack.

You had fixed a bath for Derek beforehand with the leftover amaryllis flowers to help him heal faster. He was up there a longtime.

“I’m going after her.” You told Peter. He didn’t say anything. He just stared at you. “I almost had her.” You continue. “I can do it forsure.”

“You can’t just go around killing alphas.” Peter told you. “You kill her and then what? The twins are coming after you.”

“I don’t care, Peter. She needs to be stopped.” You paused. You were silently debating if you should tell him what Deucalion had told you about the memories. You decided against it.

“I have to do this. For Derek.. and for Boyd.”

“Wouldn’t she see be expecting you?” He wanted to change your mind.

“No. She won’t. She thinks I’m going to stay with Derek.”

You pulled your phone out of your jacket pocket. There was a message from Cora. They were on their way back.

“Cora’s on her way back. I’m gonna be gone by the time they get here.” You shoved the phone back in your pocket. “I better leave before Derek comes down.”

You looked at Peter. “One more thing. Break his heart for me.”

“What?”

“Tell him I’m an alpha. I don’t need him anymore.”

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Derek’s Loft — The next night.

Derek stared down at his phone. He had your message thread open, waiting for a response. He hasn’t heard anything from you since last night. He wanted to know why you had Peter tell him lies. And why you decided to leave again.

 “What are you doing here?” Cora asked.

Derek glanced up from his phone quickly, to see Stiles coming through the loft entrance. He looked back down on his phone, turning away from Stiles.

“I need to talk to Derek.”

“He’s not here.” Cora told him, knowing full well Derek was there in plain sight.

“He’s right there.” Stiles rolled his eyes. “Look I won’t take up much of your time Derek. But I need to talk to Y/N.”

 “She hasn’t been around.” Peter answered. “Nothing we can do.” 

 “What? You’re just going to give up?” Stiles looked to Peter then Derek. “She couldn’t have gotten far. It’s a long shot but has anyone tried checking Deucalion’s penthouse? Derek you’re an alpha, can’t you howl for her to come to you or-”

“It doesn’t work like that.” Derek cut him off. He still kept his back facing him, only putting his phone back in his pocket.

 “Why do you care?” Cora asked.

She was growing frustrated. They were already having a hard enough time dealing with you disappearing, Boyd’s death and the alphas. The last thing they needed was for Stiles to come around asking questions they didn’t have answers to.

 “Why do I care?” He scoffed. “Let’s see. Deaton was almost ritually sacrificed. A girl i’ve known since I was three was ritually sacrificed. My best friends almost died! Boyd was killed by alphas. Her dad calls himself a freakin Demon Wolf!  Do I need to keep going...because I can. For like an hour!”

 “What makes you think Y/N can do anything about that?” Derek asked him, anger evident in his voice.

“How are we so sure she can’t? Look, you guys know her well. But, you can’t tell me it’s not weird the second Deucalion comes and all this starts happening that she’s not acting different. Like she’s changing with it.”

Derek turned slowly. Cora was looking at him already. They had both been thinking it, but were too afraid to mention it to anyone.

 “You’re right.” Peter stands from the sofa. “But you’re barking up the wrong tree here, kid. You want answers? Maybe that animal doctor you all trust so much can give it to you.”

 “What? Deaton? What does he have to do with this?” Stiles asked. Derek turned to face Peter with the same curious expression.

 “More than you think. Derek,” he looked back to his nephew, “you might want to consider talking to him too. Maybe you’ll finally get the answer you’ve been asking yourself for years...what connected you two?”

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Alan’s House

 “I’ve never been to his house.” Stiles commented as he looked at the, fairly small average looking house. “I always thought it’d be..bigger.”

Derek rolled his eyes and began walking towards the house without Stiles. Stiles noticed Derek stopped at the front gate and stopped as well.

“What? Don’t tell me you’re getting cold feet now.” Stiles remarked.

 “No.” Derek snapped. “The gate..the house...this whole place is covered with mountain ash. Open the gate.” he ordered.

Stiles muttered ‘a simple please’ under his breath, which Derek heard but ignored, and opened the gate. He decided to follow after Stiles this time.

“Knock.” He ordered when they reached the front door. 

Stiles knocked once. No answer. Then he knocked again, louder. To their surprise, Marin was the one who opened the door. She narrowed her eyes at the two boys.

 “What are you doing here?”

 “We’re-” Stiles began at the same time as Derek.

“Here to see Deaton.” Derek finished.

“What he said.” Stiles gestured to Derek.

“We came to ask him… about.. Y/N.”

Her expression changed. She glanced behind her then stepped out of the house and closed the door behind her.

“Is she ok?” She was concerned.

Stiles looked at Derek.

“What do you mean? She went back to Deucalion last night. Right?”

“I haven’t been back there since… since they took Alan.” She admitted. “Stay here. I’ll see if he’s fine with visitors.”

#derek hale #derek hale teen wolf #derek hale x reader #derek hale x reader imagine #derek hale x reader fanfiction #teen wolf #teen wolf fandom #teen wolf fanfiction #teen wolf fan fiction

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unprompted.     /     always accepting   !!

@quartlet​ said :   ❛ ah ... the tragedy of romance, the bittersweetness of true love. you believe your ending will be a duet, but i think not, i think your ending should be a solitary swansong. where your feathers are strung up like molten gold, splattered across the sky, forever entwined with the sun and from your lips will spill brightest amaryllis petals spew forth. when she finds you, she will hold you forevermore. ❜

              they are the lovers' tragedy.     they love    &    love,     it's a boundless love that transcends their mortal forms,     they do not need these feathers,     their delicate touches,     the soft gazes as proof of their love.     rakan    &    xayah were love embodied,     a relationship of pure harmony,     where he is the sun    &    she is the moon,     one incomplete without the other.     //     as the sun    &    moon are distanced lovers,     they are doomed to die apart from one another.     no matter how they desire a perfect end,     one where both may exit life's stage    &    into a peaceful afterlife,     souls intertwined    &    unbreaking,     such is only a dream incapable of being proved real.     fate does not care how bright he shines for her,     she does not care for the moon's light once she smiles     (   it's fugacious,     ravishing,     none can warm the sun's heart like she can   ),     even if only reserved for him,     their end is not together.

              but he denies it.     he denies the song that dictates their separation,     the bitter reality that wishes to not quell pain,     but urge its conquest of heart    &    soul.     his dance shall end without her by his side,     she shall be restrained as his path ends,     as the feathers he once held dear    &    took pride in will no longer shine,     for even the sun is but a light waiting to be consumed by surrounding darkness.     their love,     no matter how profound,     no matter its importance,     is but a speck on this stage filled with actors,     many alike that live these honeyed dreams perceived as reality,     love is a blinding poison.     the fallen cannot find rest,     the morrow's dying light is an ember,     a faux hope many cling onto.     rakan clings onto.     no matter its sneer,     he wishes to die by her side,     it is his intent,     time nor fate can restrain him     ————     he is but a fool that believes this inescapable labyrinth holds an exit,     pity him,     pity him   !!!!!

              ❛     you're wrong.     ❜     negates jhin's reality,     the objective reality delivered through the lustrous lenses of the virtuoso,     beauty's true beacon,     perfection's successor.     that mask,     it's deceitful,     poised with perpetual grin,     though rakan refuses to falter before him.     'till spoken perception encompasses his own reality,     he has no reason to believe him.     ❛     me    &    xayah   ?     we do everything.     together.     ❜     for once,     the charismatic grin he's so accustomed to wearing is gone,     replaced by pursed lips,     a tense stance,     fearing movement itself.     /     if time is movement,     then he would relinquish his love for dance to stay near her,     to forestall reality's gift,     death's sugar coated words that beckon him,     longing for chilly embrace void of any living warmth,     its gateway to the land death calls home,     he doesn't want to leave her alone.     

              he takes note of it,     his own breathing,     how it's more consistent,     how his glare is a defiant one,     how so     ...     uncool he is.     deep inhale,     deep exhale,     calm down.     ❛     i'm not gonna die without her.     we'll die together.     nothing's going to change that.     ❜     &    though he turns,     saturated azures shielded     ———     the threat of rain is near.     he feels it.     ———     he's aware of his own folly    :    though this man's deceitful nature was embedded to his mask,     his self,     rakan,     too,     wears a mask from the same cloth.     he,     too,     lies.     this tattered heart knows of what must be done should peril conditions be met    ;    he is ready to forfeit his life for her,     interrupt her swan song    &    continue his own 'till he reaches the double bar.     that future may be near,     may be far,     though he is always prepared for it.     being confronted with a reminder of that grim prospect serves only to highlight a hidden title,     his title of   the martyr.

#* m. / ic. #* a. / ask. #* v. / together with her. #quartlet #[ first and foremost.......love jhin's imagery. love the use of petals for blood. love the fact it hints (?) at rakan truly being- ] #[ bright like the sun. secondly.....im sad :( LDFHJLJHDF ] #[ this got me to think abt rakan + death a lot more (like i don't already think abt it) n how like. he rly isn't going to end dying w/ her ] #[ he knows that it's the perfect ending! but if he had to die to guarantee xayah could be alive and well? he wouldn't hesitate. ] #[ he'd do it again and again and again no matter what new life he's born into. he'd do it all for her. ] #[ ..............i'm rambling but i just want u to know. i have feelings LFDHJLDFHJ ]

[gasp-iwrotesomething]

So I’ve felt like crap the whole weekend! So no pressure haha but could I get a bit of Helena and Alex Cyprin becoming friends. I liked the one with Helena and Xenia but I think these 2 would get along really well. Thank you

Aw, that’s a total bummer, anon! I hope you’re feeling better now. And don’t worry, no pressure taken, I’d be happy to write this for you! Thank you for your request and I hope this can cheer you up after a crappy weekend!

Summary: Helena Klein had just arrived in New York for a deserved vacation with her wife when she runs into the dashing demigod Alex Cyprin. Right away there’s a bond that’s formed between the two of them that makes Helena feel sincere camaraderie unlike any other--is this the beginning of a wholesome friendship or is the excitement of traveling rubbing off on Helena?

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Hmmm... Helena’s ivory fingertips caress the delicate petal of a magnolia, her mind buzzing with the choices she��s given. There was the milky white magnolia which represented purity and nobility, along with the love of nature--a touch that Helena thought fitting for her wife. Beside it stood a cluster of fiery red amaryllis’ and they symbolized love and brilliant beauty--a description her wife tailored to perfectly. But the calla lily stole Helena’s attention most, with its silken appearance and beautifully white petal. She taps her chin thoughtfully. Just then, the bell overhead the door tinkles with the arrival of a new customer and the girl behind the counter welcomes them with a smile. Helena glances over her shoulder to see a person with some of the most beautiful eyes the sorceress had ever seen--like a puddle of rose wine flickering around the shop. When they fall on Helena, she offers a polite smile and nothing more--she had been caught staring after all. The person reciprocates it and to her surprise, they approach her out of curiosity. Though she realizes that their wine eyes are settled on the flower Helena was still stroking. “Are you going to buy those?” They ask, tone benign, as they flash a smile. Helena can’t help but smile back--their smile was effortlessly contagious. “I am unsure actually,” Helena spins back to the array of beautiful flowers, their diversity a spectacle all on its own, “do you wish to purchase one of these bouquets?” She glances at the wine-eyed wonder to find their features sharply speculative, their strawberry eyes studious. It was calculative and seemed like an expression they wore often; as if their day-to-day life required continuous scrutinizing and logic. Now that I notice that, the suit they’re wearing seems to be a professional touch; they must work in a field involving formality. 

“Hmm... why are you wanting a bouquet of flowers? For a loved one maybe?” 

Their question revives Helena’s attention and she glances at the them beside her. Strangely enough, their gaze is serious and holds little mirth--they were serious. They truly want to help me. Charmed, Helena relays the receiver of her flowers and a brief description of MC. The more she speaks, the wider the smile on their face grows; mutual rejoice for the fact that Helena found someone to talk so highly of. By the end, they seem as though the answer was now ingrained in their and selected just from a quick description. “She sounds like an incredible person. I can understand why you’d want to gift her some flowers, it’s more than she deserves.” They appraise and Helena nods, smiling happily. “Yes, she’s the most incredible person I know.” Helena coos, her ocean blue eyes distancing as she imagines her wife’s beautiful face. “That’s so sweet. Now,” her advice-giver retains to the flowers Helena had been browsing and gestures to the cluster of flowers neighboring them; a rainbow of roses all swarmed together. “I suggest you pick something simple but meaningful. Something that shows her how much you value her and how much you love her. Nothing is more swaying than a single rose.” They advise as they vigilantly take a lavender rose from the thicket and offer it to Helena, who accepts it with a surprised smile. “Really? I suppose I should have pertained to something more meaningful than materialistically plentiful, huh?” That prompts a small but stifling chuckle from the flower expert, their shoulders shaking with the concept. A smirk accompanies their next words; one that insinuates that their personality is heavily composed of the honed swoop of their lips. 

“That’s something my wife would say, weirdly enough,” they shake their head slightly as their wine-tinged eyes sing with a pleasant memory, “it’s like you two have parallel thinking or something.” Helena inhales the sweet aroma that whispers from the rose as she chuckles lightly, eyebrow perching just a bit. Whoever this person was, they were fun to be around--a real lantern of careless fun that Helena could bask in without shame. Wait, have I even learned their name? “My apologies but I don’t believe I caught your name--I’m Helena.” She outstretches her hand for them to shake and they except it without hesitation, their hand companionable clasped in hers. “Nope, definitely didn’t introduce myself yet. I’m Alex Cyprin; it’s a pleasure to meet you, Helena.” Alex--with their crown of proper epithet placed on their head--turns back to the roses and selects a couple red along with a sprinkle of red and a dash of lavender. “Shopping for your wife too, I presume?” Helena quizzes as Alex rearranges the flowers in their arms, eyes scanning the price of each--the gears turning in their head was practically tangible. They must be calculated on a daily basis or something like that. “Yep. Our anniversary is coming up and I want to make it special for her.” They speak as they grab a couple more roses and add them to the ones perched in their arms. Helena’s eyes orbit back around to the flower in her hand and she studies it, trying to recall what a lavender rose meant. “It says ‘I’m enchanted by you’ in flower language,” the demigod prefaces upon spotting the look on Helena’s ivory face, “it also symbolizes love at first sight. Basically everything you’d ever want to say to your wife, who I assume you treasure.”

Absentmindedly, Helena nods and examines the flower all the while Alex packs together a bouquet of roses. The sorceress was dreaming about the gratitude that MC would gleam, of how wide her wife’s smile would be once she presents her with the flower--of the sincere love that’d infatuate her eyes as she listens to what the lavender rose meant in terms of a gift. The imagery was all too appeasing to her heart and soul to decline. “Thank you for your help, Alex, I sincerely appreciated it.” Helena smiles softly at Alex as they tuck the bouquet in their arms and file towards the counter--Helena following them with her own singular flower in hand. They smile and give Helena’s shoulder a sincere pat. “No problem. I enjoyed your company, Helena.” The cashier types their bouquet up into her pad to allow it to calculate the total, her face ashine with a smile that seemed to be forever plastered on her face. “Oh and before I go...” Alex snags a bundle of flowers near the counter and sheepishly hands them to Helena, their smile shy. “They’re on me.” They consult the cashier and she adds the bouquet to their balance, while Helena shakes her head furiously. “No, that’s not necessary, I-!” Alex shushes her by handing her the bouquet and giving her an insistent grin, wide and unhindered. “Please, it is the least I can do for you for being such a nice person to me.”

As they turn to exit the flower shop, they glance over their shoulder at Helena, arms laden with flowers. “Until next time, Helena.” Alex chirps, a fond smile etched into their features. “You too, Alex.” She reciprocates politely. Then, as Helena goes to further examine the bouquet, Alex makes their escape. Helena’s heart flutters with Alex’s kindness and she smiles to herself, brushing her fingers over the silken petals. Suddenly, as if in conjunction to Alex’s absence, Helena recalls what the flower symbolizes. Prosperity, fortune, and... friendship. The sorceress cradles the bouquet closer and inhales the sweet aroma, her steps lighter as she approaches the counter with the lavender rose she was to buy MC and the bouquet Alex gifted her.

Helena hoped that she’d see them again--they seemed to be a good friend to have. Those were hard to come across these days but there they were, like a beacon of hope for a world MC had rattled on about having ‘lost her faith’. 

All in all, Helena was happy that she took a detour to the flower shop that day.

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Winx AU Detailing, Part VIII - The Kingdoms and Republics of the Naerys System: Daumme

Or, where I pretend I know how the real world works and try to translate that to a bunch of realms. More below! This is a Long Boi, so it’ll be divided between all three planets. This one focuses on the realms of Daumme!

THE REALMS OF DAUMME

Republic of Zenith

Location: Northernmost land

Climate: Cold all year

Current President: Cryos Rosantos

Capital City: Aureia

Language: Zenithian

National Animal: The Lectrosquirrel

Associated Source(s): Electricity, Metal

Zenith completely dominates the North Pole, and is the technological beacon of the entire system, developing many devices and programs used galaxy-wide. Their main export is tech, but they’re also the runners of the biggest Winter Carrot harvest in the planet, as well as stormdeer wool and meat. Most of the region is urbanized, and the few remaining green spaces protected by the Order of Mana and the Magix Council. Cryos Rosantos, while formally elected, mostly acts as a figurehead for the region, as it’s governed by the Datacorp Council, comprised of the five biggest entepreneurs and CEOs in the country. It’s a very mountainous region, with the biggest cities situated in the flattest valleys.

Kingdom of Romulea

Location: southwest of Zenith, north of Hoggar

Climate: Temperate in spring and summer, cold in autumn and winter

Reigning Family: the Raummeis

Capital City: Romulea

Language: Romulean

National Animal: The Swamp Lion

Associated Source(s): Earth

Romulea is almost Zenith’s complete opposite, being a fairly forested and green region. Its rulers have made sure no heavy urbanization takes place, and while tech is freely used, it’s mostly limited. They’re the green heart of the planet, known for harvesting all types of food and dealing with clothes and gems. The land is mostly flat with a few mountains near the Zenithian border.

Republic of Hoggar

Location: South of Romulea, west of Ohm

Climate: Warm in summer, temperate in spring and autumn, cold in winter

Current President: Armando Rougel

Capital City: Strongheit

Language: Hoggarish

National Animal: The Forge Salamander

Associated Source(s): Metal

Hoggar is commonly called the Land of the Smiths, as it has very profitable mines of ore and crystals, forging being their biggest trade source. They also deal with several fruits as well as meat. The region houses the biggest schools of forgery and blacksmiths run by Hagen Groen of the Company of Light. It’s a very arid region, partly due to the constant mining, and it’s also full of minor hills and a few forests. Hoggar has the particular pride of being the one kingdom that won over Melodius.

Land of Ohm

Location: east of Hoggar, north of Melodius

Climate: Hot in summer, warm in spring and autumn, temperate in winter

Current Leader: The Ohmian Circle

Capital City: Eterna

Language: Ohm Melodian

National Animal: The Blossoming Ray

Associated Source(s): Light, Water

Ohm is the most calm of all kingdoms, having a long-standing peace period. The entire region is built on top of several natural hot springs, making it close to Espero as the biggest “chillout” region in the system. They heavily depend on their tourism, but they also house most of the best medical schools.

Kingdom of Melodius

Location: South of Ohm, north of Graynor

Climate: Hot in summer, warm in spring, temperate in autumn and winter

Reigning Family: the Milos

Capital City: Lyrica

Language: Melodian

National Animal: The Singing Whales

Associated Source(s): Sound, Fire

Melodius is a very prideful kingdom, as well as known for its many won wars against smaller principalities. They were once the Melodian Empire, having controlled the regions of Ohm and Oppositus for several centuries. Their citizens rebelled numerous times, but they were defeated each time. They were stopped by Hoggar when they tried to conquer the further north lands, and their first defeat was so grand they lost complete control over Ohm and Oppositus. After that, as well as the execution of their bloodthirsty regents, Melodius became one of the calmest countries in the planet, focusing on the arts - especifically, music. Melodius is known for their fish and fruit, as well as their entertainment, textiles, and a variety of dragons and dragontamers. The land is mostly tropical, with a few active volcanoes on the farthest edges.

Land of Graynor

Location: South of Melodius, north of Ohm

Climate: Hot in summer and spring, warm in autumn, temperate in winter

Current Leader: Romia

Capital City: Fiora

Language: Graynian

National Animal: The Starlight Swan

Associated Source(s): Light, Animals

Graynor is a completely free and lush island, where most of the magic animals reside. Graynor is run by Romia, the Grand Fairy of Nature, and is where the Trial of Harmonix takes place. Graynor does not interact much with the outside world, but is acknowledged as an independent territory, and houses the Grand Hall of Nature, the biggest natural magic research school.

Republic of Oppositus

Location: southestmost land

Climate: Temperate in summer, spring and autumn, cold in winter

Current President: Darian Amaryllis

Capital City: Sutisop

Language: Opposi Melodian

National Animal: The Dual Hog

Associated Source(s): Fire, Ice

Oppositus is... a strange country. After being freed from Melodius’s hold, they seem to have taken a liking for opposite concepts and parallels, and shaped their land and culture around it. The terrain is half flat, half hilly, and seem to deal only in meat and fish. They’re the pioneers in entertainment around the system, being the first to develop stories and films outside of simple informative works.

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