#discord upon request !

[xenophiliarp]

In case you were wondering

Absolute filth is my specialty

And you should all try it sometime

#pls advise that my inbox and dms are available at all times #discord upon request #out of these worlds

[araneitela]

AHHHH you're back!! this makes me so happy because i loved coming across your breakdown of her trailer and then sad when seeing you had left. i just really love kafka and i loved reading your opinions on her! so i've been meaning to ask you about something that i hope you don't mind! but what do you think about her path being nihility? i was reading into ix and found that they are tied or represented by laziness, meaningless behavior, and was kinda surprised. do you think that ties in with her? hope you don't mind this! have an awesome weekend!!

Smiling from ear to ear?! // Unprompted asks.

Oh my goodness, this is literally one of the most heartwarming things to receive (and in my case, I got to wake up to it) and so I'm really, genuinely smiling from ear to ear over here. This is one of my favorite things, and it's been years. I'm thrilled that the little meta about her trailer found its way into her tag, because I've enjoyed feedback, even if it's criticism. I live for people trying to poke holes in my logic (to see if it stays upright, as I endeavor to be as canon-strict as possible), or to simply add to it. But I'll also say that I'm the first to plead guilty to praise, who does it not improve the mood of significantly, honestly? But truly, I'm honored that you found details in it that piqued your interest, resonated with you, or even had you look into her with a bit of a specific eye; that's why I do it. And also, character analysis is part of the joy of writing for me, after all! So thank you for this, and choosing to come to me with this, my gratitude is endless! As for your question, forgive me, because I need to give a little bit of background (or scroll down to find my bit about Kafka, I'm just in a rambling mood lately):

Sad as I am to admit it the paths in HSR are not quite as high in lore accuracy as for example, Genshin Impact's visions, are. Where visions are directly tied to a character's ambitions, drive(s) and/or passions and are thus heavily tied to their personalities and actions; paths are a little less simple, as there seems to have much more of a gameplay (the 'type' of RPG role, things like DPS, debuffer, healer, and so forth) tied to them, that counters lore to a degree. Keep reading though, as I have opinions! A good example of this for starters is Jing Yuan, he was given the path of the Hunt (and from the wiki: "Those who follow the "Hunt" Path admire determination, ruthlessness, and tenacious behavior") but his gameplay fits into Erudition's gameplay role perfectly (which is explained as follows on the same page: "Deals remarkable amounts of multi-target damage. The main damage dealer against groups of enemies") though I would also argue that his personality seems to befit Erudition much more as well (again, as per the same page: "Those who follow the "Erudition" Path admire thinking, logic, and strategic behavior"), though I don't write him, so I do not proclaim to be an expert by any means. But in essence, the difficult part becomes the fact that there can be a mismatch between a character's lore and their gameplay, which will often account for a bit of a discrepancy. I also believe some characters have been tied to a specific path, but it seems more likely from a lore standpoint, that they would be part of another but it is still unplayable. So yes, MiHoyo has made this a little complicated, for it doesn't seem common that lore and gameplay overlap one another in terms of paths.

However, I'm not someone who likes to just write off the concept of 'for gameplay purposes' too easy, I'll over-analyze before I simply dismiss anything. Now it's worthy to note that I've been away from HSR for quite some months now, and am not caught up with the story, so take what I say with a grain of salt, and anyone's always free to add to this, or help elaborate!

I wonder how the narrative paths (can?) influence each other. To keep up with Jing Yuan as an example, does he pray to Lan so that he keeps these 'Lightning Lord' powers that he has? To what extent do you need to follow a path to gain any of the powers tied to it? Do you simply take its tenets and 'hold them in your heart', do you progress your faith and live out its virtues in any capacity? Does this then vary from person to person, is it different across each path, because it depends on the temperment of the Aeon tied to it? Or does it go beyond that, and there is inherently a tie to its beliefs that stems from your heart or belief? If we're speaking of how human beings work and their nuances, nothing states that you couldn't 'pledge' yourself to one path, while still adhering to virtues and tenets of another, they simply wouldn't overshadow the former. Yep, it's complicated.

As for Kafka and Nihility/IX. Yes! I do think it ties in with her perfectly. See, while IX's description ("Those who follow the "Nihility" Path admire laziness, exhaustion, and meaningless behavior") is very clear in its message, we need to keep in mind that there are actually primarily two approaches to the concept of Nihilism as a whole. One is simply admitting defeat and falling into the belief system where one believes, just like IX, that all existence is meaningless and so there's no value in life to speak of, so why live? But then if you look into the factions tied to Nihility, you can see the Doctors of Chaos and their caption says the following: "Ponderers who inadvertently encountered the Nihility. They attempt to resist the destiny of Nihility, and try to prove to the Aeon of Nihility the meaning behind the existence of all things." And this matches with what you read when you first meet IX in the Simulated Universe, where you're presented with two options to proceed:

1: You can hate that life has no meaning, turning inwards, sink into gloom and eventually become a Self-Annihilator of sorts, which is kind of, basically, the equivalent of the antimatter legion for IX. 2. You create your own meaning in life. IX presents a belief that there is no meaning, but that does not mean that you inherently need to believe the same thing, and so you find your own significance and value in life. And this seems to be paramount to all of the characters that follow Nihility to one degree or another, including Kafka. For starters, let me remind you of some lines from her SQ to prove it:

Trailblazer: Are you sure you don't follow the Aeon of Nihility? Kafka: Do I sound that negative? No. We believe that existence has meaning, but that meaning is bestowed by ourselves, not by choices.

Kafka's entire involvement in the Stellaron Hunters originates from the fact that she seeks to feel what she's never felt: fear. And this is something that, arguably, makes people value life more than anything: knowing that it's precious, fragile and fleeting. Kafka makes an immeasurable amount of references to choice (and is surprised when it indeed counters 'fate'), and then also vulnerability, which is so tightly tied to the concept of something being able to be lost (something as seemingly trivial as the coats that she collects). You don't need fear to understand the concept of importance, or value, but it inherently strengthens it. But if you wanted a stronger motivation behind it: look at how ardently she follows Elio's script, and it's because he promised her that in the future he chose, she would have what she seeks. Is that not passion within itself? Is fighting and being part of something entirely blindly, not inherently the strongest evidence of craving, a longing for something? And is that not vehemently human? Is that not... the meaning of life itself?

#[ answered: ooc. ] apologies for interrupting your little get-together. but I’m sure once you’ve heard my request; you’ll forgive me. #[ this is SO MUCH LONGER than i intended for it to be and i'm /so sorry/. ] #[ i'm also gonna add this to my little tag-- ] #[ meta. ] the mara's tether is firmly in her grasp. she will not pull upon it before the designated time; nor shall she relinquish it. #[ because i don't know how i couldn't. ] #[ thank you again! truly! this was greatly appreciated and I'm thriving! ] #[ literally i've been thriving in both discord meta and here; i just love you guys. i really do. ] #[ have a wonderful day/night; whoever you are! may you have an amazing weekend as well! ]

[ssolessurvivor]

the cat arrives today....I'm gonna take advantage of the time alone to play bg3 a little bit

wondering if I might be online live more tomorrow while still filling the queue, it kind of feels odd just letting it run when I have a little more muse for things. who knows at this point we'll see what happens. <3

#ooc #tbd #discord available upon request to mutuals only <3

[keepfight1n]

plotting call?

#im absolute trash at plotting #but that doesn’t change the fact #that i want to write with all of you #and develop cool ass plots #tomorrow should be slow-ish throughout the day #so i’ll send you a message and we can get to plotting! #discord is available upon request… #but i’m also hella slow there so 😅 #( mobile. ) #* out of character.

[meadcwcroft]

my relationship with this hellsite is like that one guy from the second ice age movie i was born in this hole and i'll die in this hole

#*001. dilf connoisseur // out of character. #{my discord is available upon request tho}

[viatrixtravels]

[ blanket ] sender draping a blanket over receiver's shoulders // childe

🐝  *  ―  𝑪𝑨𝑹𝑰𝑵𝑮 𝑷𝑹𝑶𝑴𝑷𝑻𝑺. ;; @mcwscollective

"...Is this your best attempt at gaining my trust?" She huffed, lower lip pushed forward into a pout as she averted her gaze. Of course, the Traveller had far from forgotten about the things he did in Liyue. His connections to the Fatui automatically make her suspicious of him as well.

Still, Lumine cannot help but shake off the feeling that he is different from the other Fatui agents which she had encountered on the battle field. While she would think twice before entrusting her back to the redheaded Harbinger, she had also seen a different side to him - the one of a caring older brother who just wants the best for his younger siblings.

As someone who has a sibling herself whom she loves very much, it was easy for her to sympathize with that feeling.

"But...Thank you. It's a little chilly out today, isn't it?"

#;; ic #;; ask #// thank you for sending this in! <3 #// looking forward to interacting more in the future :3 #// or if you ever want to chat ooc my IMs are open and Discord is available upon request! uwu #mcwscollective

[prerodinu]

I am going to go do some stuff for a bit, I'll be on Discord but I'll most likely raid some inboxes and send some things. I have lots of muses on the brain rn.

That being said if you do want to plot let me know and I am always hear for plotting out stuff even if we have a million character things.

#◜ ╱ ooc. ⟩⟩ without a pack. ◞ #Discord always available upon request//

[leatherforhell]

thank u darling dollie for reminding me that wire exists. mwah

#mutuals pls feel free to add me! #discord is also available upon request #unfortunately I did have to take Inej’s mama off the joint account in order to make room for clara #but luckily Kaz is the only one that talks to her anyway lmao and we can do that on discord #wire drop. #ooc.

[untoterxhund]

gonna chill on discord for today me'thinks, might be on later to get more stuff done in the inbox, 'till then hope y'all have a chill day

#010 //: out of character. #discord is available upon request as well! jus' gotta ask for it

[iconac]

revanchist, n. [...] the bastard resplendent. the confluence of justice and revenge. a study on the weight of terrible purpose, the cost and echo of war, divinity that consumes personhood, and duality as a curse. [ on stretching the limits of redemption till you can see the dark undercurrent that lies just beneath the skin ]

headcanon-based + canon-divergent revan of bioware and lucasart's star wars: knights of the old republic. based in legends/expanded universe lore, not compliant with the revan novel and revan's appearance in the old republic mmo. divined by ares. affiliated with @ecsile, and @cosmodr0me​. highly selective. low activity. disney canon (somewhat) + crossover + oc-friendly. mutuals only. minors dni. personals who interact with my posts will be blocked.

info. – headcanons. – meta. – aes sideblog. – starter memes

#mucha shaka paka #est. 2013. #beta editor + xkit rewritten only #discord available upon request! #hi i'm ares [ +25 | they/them | gmt-4 ]

[ofmanytxngues]

to strip this blog down and utilize marie only upon request on discord and potentially add someone else? or just let the blog sit and keep mulling it over.

#ooc #the choices are difficult. clearly. i love this blog but marie is a type of energy i just don't have to write a lot for i think #i think she's more a 'upon request' but i don't really want to get back into juggling a multi-muse blog with my own energy #so i have been just mulling it over. writing up potential what if about pages to see if my other muse would motivate me more to put here #or if just the act of preparing to write her would just be enough and then i wouldn't be interested beyond that lmfao #why is my brain like this. sdgfdhgfjhgh i write a variety of muses on discord more than i do on here. since mortem is still my priority #and really my main. but i do like to bounce between another on tumblr usually. =_=

[paramcur]

 i  apologize  for  the  spotty  activity  since  i  remade  --  things  have  been  a  bit  hectic  &  overwhelming  in  my  personal  life  and  it  kind  of  sapped  a  lot  of  creative  as  well  as  mental  energy  from  me.  july  was  truly  a  draining  month  for  me  !!  i  have  no  idea  if  it  was  that  way  for  anyone  else,  but  it  truly  felt  like  smthn  was  going  on  w/  the  vibes  of  the  universe  like  mercury  was  in  retrograde  or  something.  but  !  things  have  stabilized  a  bit  for  me  and  my  activity  from  here  on  out  hopefully  won’t  be  so  sporadic.  

#🥀 ⠀ ⠀ * ⠀ ⠀𝐨𝐮𝐭𝐨𝐟𝐜𝐮𝐫𝐢𝐨𝐬𝐢𝐭𝐲.⠀ ／ ⠀ rambling. #/ i love all of my writing partners v v much and ! i appreciate ur patience fr #also a reminder that my discord is always available upon request! but yes #i'm going to get things rolling on this blog this week

[cattoen]

#Cattoen. From Emerald Fennel's Saltburn, Felix Catton focusing on various themes. Written in several different universes and spoiler free. Follow with caution.

#📎 . #Written by Lucia (18+) . #Femme Prns . #Low Activity and Selective . #Documents Under Construction . #Discord Available Upon Request . #Follows Come From @marshaell (Hayley Marshall) .

[supercreig]

Been drowsy all day and falling asleep in front of my laptop yet kept fighting to stay awake, but I guess bed calls for me now so I shall now be lurking.

#ooc #//i did not sleep well lastnight like literally ;-; #so ye... lurking in bed time #apologies for the lack of activity today y'all u_u #my discord is also (selectively) available upon request to mutuals btw

[rebornshe]

YES, 𝐈 𝐁𝐄𝐋𝐈𝐄𝐕𝐄 ( ... ) and i've been waiting

🤍 #REBORNSHE, est. december 2023. a writing blog for the character of NAM JI AH / AH EUM from the korean drama THE TALE OF THE NINE TAILED. selective & private . this user uses beta-editor. minors dni. this blog main contain mentions of death, posession, trauma and other mature themes. if you are not familiar with ji ah's story or the show: she's a producer in a paranormal investigation show, a great detective, a believer in the supernatural after experiencing it herself, unafraid of it, and above all, a curious and brave mind. this blog is multi verse and friendly to muses from any universe. rules underneath read more. written by clary.

  ◟     A STUDY OF: resiliance and solitude, the ghosts of the past, following a dream until the end, the lonely nights, the fascination for the supernatural, the detective, the investigator, the dead lover, the affection for the uncanny, the kind hearted heroine.

001. carrd 002. about 003. pinterest 004. playlist

the writer does not own any rights to the source material, specifically "tale of the nine-tailed." all credit for characters, settings, and plot elements goes to the respective creators and the korean myths therefore based on.

the writer is brazilian and autistic, and while they do not speak korean, they are making an effort to learn it. korean phrases may be included in the blog, but they will always be translated. assistance and corrections are appreciated.

nam ji ah is 30 years old, harboring an evil entity within her and is the soulmate of a nine-tailed fox. questions about the character are welcomed at any time while i'm still setting the carrd up.

the blog may contain mentions of death, torture, trauma, and possession . tags for triggers will be added upon request. reader discretion is advised.

the writer engages only with mutual blogs and muns over the age of 18.

the writer does not interact with stranger things or harry potter blogs.

the writer is open to exploring alternate universes and creative scenarios within and outside the tale of the nine-tailed universe.

the writer primarily ships nam ji ah with lee yeon. while open to other ships in different universes, such occurrences are considered rare.

prejudice of any kind, including hate speech, will not be tolerated. the blog aims to foster a positive and respectful roleplaying community.

feel free to ask any questions or seek clarification. the writer is open to dialogue and values clear communication with followers and fellow roleplayers.

#mun : clary #24 years old. #BRT - she / they / them . #autistic & latina. #discord upon request ! #fixed post.

[takesunder]

the chaos of connecting ocs... konstantin will be getting more love soon now and there may be mentions of my other ocs @kurjaks and @voidsubstance and @coltkiss, though not a necessity to interact with them. i'm just trying to make a more cohesive set of lore so that i get to love all my blorbinos...

#ooc. #tbd. #and now zzzz #hello new beloveds. welcome to fuckville #also rules updated and less wordy to save my life and everyone elses #should also add like discord upon request or w/e but later