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nordicfatcheese · 9 months
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i wanna live underground. in a big cave. glowing mushrooms on the walls and crystals like stars on the roof. no sound but the dripping of stalagtites. warm fire light in a stone house. comfy. quiet. dark.
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Game: The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim (specifically in Blackreach)
Rating: 7/10, looks crisp and cool but would give me a disease in which i become one with the fungus, entering the hivemind.
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metallic-scaled-scarf · 11 months
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So uh. I accidentally gave Ariethys a kid. Meet: Lyrre! (Or, Elei-Kea-Lyrre to be specific, if you were interested in their full name.)
I swear I'll catch up on posting my art, but for now, it'll be a bit sporadic.
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Ariethys (the adult snelf) decided to study in Blackreach— the Falmer there, the Dwemer ruins, all of it. And there, he met Lyrre, a young Falmer who had lost their parents, and now spends much of their time with him. They get to learn Daedric and eventually, once they move with him to the surface, the common tongue.
Oh! And I made the executive decision that modern (and ancient, though not to as string of a degree) had traditional unicorn-like traits. So, Ariethys has a tail now! And Lyrre has fluff. It's my favorite thing ever now.
Close-ups below.
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Chapter 1 Now Up!
This is the second part of a series, and follows directly on from A Ravenwatch Party, so you should definitely start there if you haven't already read it.
Gwendis arrives at Arianne's home, wondering if she might take a trip with her to Blackreach. On the one hand, it is practical: a willing blood donor who already knows where Verandis is and can look after herself in danger. On the other hand...the recent lascivious party at Ravenwatch Castle stirred up a lot of feelings, and Arianne is just coming to terms with the idea that her attraction to both Gwendis and Verandis is not as platonic as she had been telling herself.
It should come as no surprise by now that the series is rated E for smut. I will be adding tags for specific scenes as and when they come up.
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bluepwnsu · 1 year
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Xelzaz Version 1.7.0 Core and AE Released!
After a long time the update is finally here! Featuring commentary for two questlines, interactions with Nebarra and Redcap, a new personal quest, Xelzaz’s own theme and battle theme as well as a bunch of even more content! Xelzaz's total lines are now up from ~4150 to ~4900! In order to get the full experience remember to pick up Nebarra as well as Redcap who Xelzaz shares 420 lines with, and also includes commentary on Redcap’s own quest! https://www.nexusmods.com/skyrimspecialedition/mods/62893 Here come the patch notes for the core files and the AE plugin! Xelzaz Version 1.7.0 - Two for One Update Bug Fixes and Typos - Fixed Xelzaz offering to contribute a Taproot for a Telvanni quest prior to recruiting him. - Prevented the House Redoran courier from traveling to Blackreach. - Made the name ‘Screams’ be ‘Screams’ rather than ‘Screams-Real-Loud’ in the name picking menu - Fixed a bug where the sound and message displayed when Roovi can’t be used wouldn’t happen. - Fixed a bug where Xelzaz sometimes wouldn’t hug you if you were a Vampire or Werewolf. (I’m Glad You’re Here) - Fixed an issue with the “Beast of Burden” quest where you’d still have uncompleted objectives. Additions - Xelzaz may now learn ‘Conjure Frost Atronach’. - You may now refresh Xelzaz’s Follower Interaction Detection by asking him to ‘Pay attention to party members’ in the traveling rules section. This clears all the aliases for patchless interactions and then attempts to refill them. - Added more context aware greet lines. - Added a short chat with Xelzaz discussing his singing. Becomes available after hearing Xelzaz sing to himself once. - Added a new conversation with Xelzaz about drinks while you are at an inn. - Xelzaz may now mix you a drink once a day while you are at an inn, after you have had the aforementioned conversation.
- Added more sneaking dialogue. - Added a notification displaying your relationship value with Xelzaz when you ask him how he feels about you. This is OFF by default and must be toggled ON in the ‘traveling rules’ section. - Gave Xelzaz some Light Armor perks. - Added a bunch of enemy specific combat lines. - Added new favor lines - You may now ask Xelzaz to cast Candlelight (“I need you to do something for me”) - You may now ask Xelzaz to cast Healing Hands (“I need you to do something for me”) - Xelzaz will now poison an enemy when using a weapon. The damage scales up every few levels. Quests - Added a new quest “An Unwanted Scion”. In order to start the quest, bring Xelzaz to the Sleeping Tree Camp. Quest Commentary - Added commentary for the Companions Questline. - Added commentary for the Thieves Guild Questline. - Added commentary for Ill Met By Moonlight. Changes - Made it so that Xelzaz will only complain about the player bumping into him if the player is moving and Xelzaz is not. This means that Xelzaz is significantly less likely to complain when loading into a cell or similar. If Xelzaz collides with you while you are still, he will apologize. - Xelzaz will no longer say anything if bumped into while sneaking. - Prevented giving Xelzaz a hug if the player or Xelzaz is sitting. (I’m Glad You’re Here) - Made it so Xelzaz will evaluate his packages when asked to wait or stop waiting, making him sandbox or stop sandboxing much faster. - Made Xelzaz evaluate his packages after combat, this should make him immediately catch up with you, rather than stand around unsure about what to do next. - Disabled Roovi in the Underforge. - Disabled Roovi in Snow Veil Sanctum. - Changed the conditions on lines relating to Frost Resistance. They should now not fire if Xelzaz has any frost resistance. - Very slightly boosted the armor value of Xelzaz’s Armor. The armor is now better than Scaled, weaker than Glass, as opposed to being equal to regular Chitin Armor. - Enabled asking Xelzaz questions, read a book, cook food, tell stories, etc even if Xelzaz is dismissed, as long as he is in a player home. - The Merchant’s Note about Xelzaz in the Bee and Barb has been moved to the bar. This should increase compatibility with mods such as JK’s Bee and Barb. - Xelzaz will no longer make negative remarks when greeting the player if they are a Werewolf or Vampire and his opinion of the player is 50 or greater. Interactions - Added interactions with Redcap - Added interactions with Nebarra - Added more interactions with Remiel Potions - Potion of Heightened Senses | Nearby creatures, including undead, machines and Daedra, can be seen through walls for 60 seconds. Player Names 4 new player names, bringing the total to 45 - Shadu - Krystal - Damien - Thesparalius Music - Added Xelzaz’s own theme, which will play at certain points of his personal quests. A short variant of the theme will also play when Xelzaz is telling a story from his past. - Added Xelzaz’s own battle theme, which will play when you are fighting him. Misc. - Altered Remiel and Thogra’s quest tracker scripts. The script will no longer try to update their respective global variables if Remiel and/or Thogra’s aliases are empty. - Converted sound effects from .wav to .fuz. A significant compression, but very little in regards to the total storage used by the mod. - Made it so bleedout comments will only happen if both followers are currently following the player. - Made it so a follower that is already bleeding out will not comment when another follower starts to bleedout. Xelzaz AE Plugin 1.7.0 Additions - Made Fire and Frost Shield potions restore warmth and fortify it, if using Survival Mode. - Added unique packages for Myrwatch, allowing Xelzaz to sandbox across both levels of the Tower.Changes - Made any non-quest related idles not fire if Xelzaz is sneaking.
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florbelles · 2 years
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CHARACTER FLAVORS.
tagged by @dihardys, @belorage, @strafethesesinners​ & @adelaidedrubman to subject the girlies to this quiz, ty beloveds!! sending tags to @blackreaches, @heroofpenamstan, @jackiesarch, @shellibisshe, @henbased, @morvaris, @aartyom, @arklay, @chuckhansen, @queennymeria, @shallow-gravy, @indorilnerevarine, @roofgeese, @multiverse-of-themind, @risingsh0t, @leviiackrman, @loriane-elmuerto, @yennas, @nuclearstorms, @derelictheretic, @nuclearstorms, @confidentandgood, @playstationmademe & anyone else can @ me xx
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PUMPKIN PIE SPICE.
a blend of all sorts of things that all point to one clear direction; a direction that only you know where it’s headed. in other words, they’re oddly specific, and well suited to be in whatever situation you have put them in and pretty much nowhere else. maybe they’ll only resonate with you and truly nobody else understands them, or maybe they’re just that type of person who scratches that itch where nobody else does.
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MINT.
somewhat of a controversial type, with both their fans and their haters. they can have a bit of a sweet side with some prodding, but can be rather strong and off putting for most people’s tastes. don’t let anyone else’s opinion get in the way of how you see them; after all, there are worse characters to get obsessed with.
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GRAPEFRUIT.
probably they are crucial and healthy for the plot, but let’s face it; you’ll never find an angstier sob anywhere else. world weary, spiteful, and perhaps even sadistic, their main goal is to make sure that everyone will taste the sourness that pervades every aspect of their own pathetic lilves.
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adelaidedrubman · 2 years
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OC SONG ASSOCIATION
was tagged by my beloveds @nuclearstorms @florbelles @strafethesesinners @marivenah @confidentandgood to play! i think this has most made the rounds and i’m a little late because i did way more than necessary, but will send a few tags out to @henbased @blackreaches @belorage @heroofpenamstan @ishwaris @shallow-gravy @vasiktomis @purplehairsecretlair @dihardys @jackiesarch @beautiful-delirium @bluemojave and anyone else feel free to tag me if you wanna do this!!
rules: pick one (or all) of your ocs from any fandom and post the song you think would play when they are introduced to the audience and why.
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and yes, i did end up doing two with long explanations because i’m the worst <3
the beast in me is caged by frail and fragile bars / restless by day and by night rants and rages at the stars / god help the beast in me
the beast in me has had to learn to live with pain / and how to shelter from the rain / and in the twinkling of an eye, might have to be restrained / god help the beast in me
sometimes it tries to kid me / that it’s just a teddy bear / and even somehow manage to vanish in the air / and that is when i must beware of the beast in me / that everybody knows / they’ve seen him out dressed in my clothes / patently unclear if it’s new york or new year / god help the beast in me / the beast in me
this would be the selection for a hypothetical jessie first introduction if her canon story didn’t start in the middle of the action. wildfire as written begins on a retrospective tone, with jestiny briefly reflecting on her regrets from arrest night before the reader is thrown into the action thereof. but the audience is essentially given from the get go that society does collapse and that jestiny survives it, so perhaps the film adaptation starts with a brief shot of post-collapse jessie — she’s a bit aged and decidedly more battered and scarred, hair grown out to mid length, bare gray wall behind her that does not betray specific location, her face blank as she stares into space lost in memory. dissolves into a shot of pre-reaping jessie as the first lines play (“the beast in me / is caged by frail and fragile bars”), a shot of her behind the wheel of her shitty 2003 ford taurus driving into hope county (complete with some shining-esque tracking landscape shots of the road snaking through the mountains). continues into a montage of her getting established in the county: shaking hands with whitehorse at her job interview, moving boxes into her small house on the outskirts of the county, hiking an isolated mountain trail by herself, coming home at the end of a day to pour herself a glass of bourbon and drink alone, dressing in her police uniform, ending on a shot of her looking out the window of the arrest night helicopter as the final lines play (“god help the beast in me / the beast in me”) before she looks down at her phone to read the fateful texts informing her that her mother has died, wildfire chapter one as written plays out from there.
i chose this song in part for its genre appropriateness, with classic country being one of jessie’s preferred genres and fitting for her character. and for meaning, it establishes from the beginning that jessie is a person attempting to contain some inner destructive force. perhaps in the context of the older, more worn jessie we see, “the beast” she’s containing is her younger self as she tries to move past the violence she’s committed while knowing she’s not far removed from still being that version of herself. in the context of younger jestiny first coming into the story, it gives the audience the sense that this is someone whose grasp on normalcy is relatively tenuous and easily broken — it will quickly become clear to the viewers, after all, that jessie is very flimsily hinged, and it takes her precious little to lose the plot and enter her joker era. the song also captures well the sense of loneliness and weariness that comes from attempting to contain a darker inner force: most of the shots the audience gets of jessie she’s alone, and her few interactions with others are superficial — a handshake and a smile, which with the track playing over gives the audience the distinct sense it’s a very empty front she’s putting on while something more sinister is ever presently lurking in the background (“sometimes it tries to kid me / that it’s just a teddy bear / and even somehow manage to vanish in the air / and that is when i must beware of the beast in me”). it gives the impression that perhaps this is why jessie is isolating herself. maybe she does so because she feels she’s dangerous to others.
for a strict text as written adaptation of wildfire however, the first song that would play would be mama’s broken heart by miranda lambert.
i cut my bangs with some rusty kitchen scissors / i screamed his name ’til the neighbors called the cops i numbed the pain at the expense of my liver / don’t know what i did next, all i know i couldn’t stop
word got around to the barflies and the baptists / my mama’s phone started ringin’ off the hook / i can hear her now, sayin’ she ain’t gonna have it / don’t matter how you feel, it only matters how you look
go and fix your make up, girl, it’s just a break up / run and hide your crazy and start actin’ like a lady / ’cause i raised you better, gotta keep it together / even when you fall apart / but this ain’t my mama’s broken heart
wish i could be just a little less dramatic / like a kennedy when camelot went down in flames / leave it to me to be holding the matches / when the fire trucks show up and there’s nobody else to blame
can’t get revenge and keep a spotless reputation / sometimes revenge’s just a choice you gotta make / my mama came from a softer generation / where you get a grip and bite your lip just to save a little face
powder your nose, paint your toes / line your lips and keep ’em closed / cross your legs, dot your eyes / and never let ’em see you cry
(cue wildfire readers booing at the on-the-noseness of it all). and like the first song, this is also a song jestiny would herself listen to (although not as openly as the johnny cash).
mama’s broken heart would play at the end of wildfire chapter one, as after surviving arrest night and waking up in dutch’s bunker jessie (also still dwelling on the news of her mother’s death) while attempting to get into disguise rifles around for a pair of scissors to cut her distinctive long red hair. we see her chop off her braid and continue to snip, drop the scissors onto the floor, look into the mirror to see the uneven roughly chin length mess she’s made, and begin laughing until tears have gathered in her eyes. the first line of the song plays (“i cut my bangs with some rusty kitchen scissors”) then zoom out and credits roll, end of episode one.
the song gives the sense that the haircut is the first impulsive destructive act in a long spiral to follow (perhaps even foreshadowing some things to come, holding the matches and etc.). and it captures the sense of heartbreak driving a bender of aggressive lashing out — in the song’s literal text a breakup, in jessie’s case the death of her mother. and the song also works to highlight the implied distance jessie felt from her mother in the first place, her own inability to contain herself with polite dignity puts her fundamentally at odds with her mother and makes her struggle to relate to her and live up to her wishes. the hair cutting works as a metaphor for this (amongst other things), the final line of chapter one (“her mother would have hated it”) suggests that now that jessie’s mother is dead, she’s cutting away a symbol of her conformity to the image her mother wanted her to uphold. this certainly isn’t her mother’s broken heart (she’s gone now after all) it’s jessie’s — and without the disapproval of the one nice folk she feels she owes anything to, jessie is now going to act as crazy as she wants <3
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shellibisshe · 2 years
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—guess my type (I know I am aware)
tagged by @statichvm @risingsh0t @marivenah @multiverse-of-themind @indorilnerevarine and @derelictheretic !!
tagging @florbelles @blackreaches @jackiesarch @shallow-gravy @loriane-elmuerto @depyotee @adelaidedrubman @nuclearstorms @ottobooty @confidentandgood @belorage @strafethesesinners @heroofpenamstan and anyone else!
rules: post 9 of your favorite characters & let people guess your type! these are in no specific order I just threw them on this post
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delsin rowe (infamous) | arthur morgan (rdr2) | fetch walker (infamous)
john seed (fc5) | nadine ross (uncharted) | olivier armstrong (fmab)
rafe adler (uncharted) | riza hawkeye (fmab) | sadie adler (rdr2)
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henbased · 2 years
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guess my type—
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lalo salamanca (better call saul) / sherlock holmes [jeremy brett] (sherlock holmes) / merle dixon (the walking dead) woody harrelson in zombieland (zombieland) / dabi (my hero academia) / merle streep (devil wears prada) vegeta and bulma [theyre a pair] (dragonball z) / joseph seed (i dont rememeber) / this specific image of gwendoline cristie
peer pressured tagged by my beloveds @marivenah @aceghosts @i-am-the-balancing-point @strafethesesinners and @shallow-gravy​ to share nine of my favorite characters. i just went with characters i find the most attractive and formed my taste in people/characters.
tagging: @adelaidedrubman (do it), @florbelles (make sure liz does this), @blackreaches (make sure liz--), @vasiktomis, @chickenparm, @8bitpizzacoupons, @nuclearstorms, @necro-hamster, @princehendir, @civilization-illstayrighthere, @turbo-virgins, @josephslittledeputy, @stacispratt, @ishwaris, @hopecountyisforlovers​
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gentleeclipsey · 9 months
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Dicta, in Elder Scrolls, specifically Skyrim, would be a traveling healer and potions dealer. Despite his species the night is long, the skies above shining with the most beautiful stars in Nirn and the dancing ribbons of the aurora borealis if he's lucky.
I believe in Skyrim, TOA trolls would live in Blackreach specifically, as most other Dwemer ruins are infested with Falmer. Granted Blackreach is as well, but with a city down there no doubt the trolls would make it their home and live perfectly among the ruins of the Dwemer society.
Dicta would've left hearing stories of the surface, and now he's known to many travelers in the dark for his beloved potions. He's gotten quite crafty as well with what's left of Dwemer mecha, but he'd never sell such things.
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strafethesesinners · 2 years
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Late Summer Gothic Aesthetics
tagged by @purplehairsecretlair to do this aesthetic game for my oc(s). Thanks! I am absolutely obsessed with these hyper specific aesthetic lists lol I will tag @blissfulalchemist @belorage @fromathelastoveritaserum @madsismad @unleashed111 @depyotee @thedumbdeputy @clicheantagonist @heroofpenamstan @amistrio @cobb-vanthss @chyrstis @teamhawkeye @jackiesarch @jackalopestride @redroci @foofygoldfish @preachercuster @nuclearstorms @derelictheretic @deputyash @i-am-the-balancing-point @jacrispea @juniors0possum @necro-hamster @allthearchetypes @sleepfight @shellibisshe @shallow-gravy @blackreaches @smithandrogers @bluemojave @adelaidedrubman @jollybone @rejected-beater @mrspaigeomega @harlow1898 and you!
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Rules: bold what applies to your OCs/their aesthetic, italicize what sort of or somewhat applies, strike through what doesn’t/never applies
Road-trip Burnout: bloodshot eyes, flickering neon motel signs, aviator sunglasses, magic 8 balls, recurrent dreams of grey aliens, beaded curtains, dusty denim and incense smoke, sepia desert vistas, playlists of 1960s rock songs, coded messages in television static, comets in the night sky, fake IDs, gas station snacks, Jesus bobble heads, split lips, patchouli, paranoia between friends.
Southern Cemetery: magnolia blossoms, chipping white porch swings, Spanish moss, suffocating humidity, faded photographs of lacy weddings, tire tracks in mud, mausoleum angels, family trees, the yellow-green eyes of alligators, repressed childhood memories bubbling to the surface, broken porcelain dolls, legs covered with mosquito bites, blood promises, crucifixes and barbed wire.
Inter dimensional Park Ranger: the yellow eye shine of an unseen animal, circling turkey vultures, unnatural fluctuations in the passage of time, daddy long legs in rotting logs, distorted backwards speech through a walkie talkie, unexplainable antler shrines, coniferous mountain horizons, Star-like bonfire sparks whirling in an indigo night, nests of infant barn owls, claw marks in tent fabric.
Haunted Boardwalk: rickety Ferris wheels, carnival lights through fog, saltwater taffy and tarot card readings, childhood best-friends, thunderstorms over the sea, tear-streaked face paint, chipping animatronics partially submerged in brackish water, ill-fated games of truth or dare, vintage circus posters boasting mermaids and wolf men, underwater caves marked with a skull and crossbones.
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thedeadthree · 2 years
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ORIGINAL CHARACTER FLAVORS
tagged by the darlings @chuckhansen, @multiverse-of-themind, @yennas, @leviiackrman, @blackreaches, @florbelles, @belorage, @adelaidedrubman, and @dihardys to take this loveliest uquiz for the loves! ty so much! (and saw @risingsh0t do this as well!)
TAGGING: @griffin-wood, @queennymeria, @marivenah, @aartyom, @swordcoasts, @celticwoman, @inkrys, @rosebarsoap, @jackiesarch, @shellibisshe, @confidentandgood, @jacobseed and you!
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HOT SAUCE
They're the kind of person who can be kinda appetizing as a sort of add-on to other meals, but is generally too much for their own good. Whether it comes down to some kind of overconfidence, self-pity, their lone-wolf nature, or their want for attention, it's always something that makes them seem not too bad at first but can become grating as time goes on without proper development. Can also be the kind of "problematic fav" where they're a character who you know is an issue but you love them for their strengths anyway. Also could be the type who you use to contrast against someone who actually gets that aforementioned character development.
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GRAPEFRUIT
Probably they are crucial and healthy for the plot, but lets face it; you'll never find an angstier SOB anywhere else. World weary, spiteful, and perhaps even sadistic, their main goal is to make sure that everyone will taste the sourness that pervades every aspect of their own pathetic lives
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GARLIC
Everyone's favorite who lightens up almost every situation they touch. While they might not be the most "interesting" character, as to say, the story wouldn't be the same without them. They are what it means to be baby and don't deserve a single bad thing that comes their way. Of course, that makes them the perfect target for angst. Go figure.
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MINT
Somewhat of a controversial type, with both their fans and their haters. They can have a bit of a sweet side with some prodding, but can be rather strong and off putting for most people's tastes. Don't let anyone else's opinion get in the way of how you see them; after all, there are worse characters to get obsessed with.
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PUMPKIN PIE SPICE
A blend of all sorts of things that all point to one clear direction; a direction that only you know where it's headed. In other words, they're oddly specific, and well suited to be in whatever situation you have them in but pretty much nowhere else. Maybe they'll only resonate with you and truly nobody else understands them, or maybe they're just that type of person who scratches that itch where nobody else does.
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firstaidspray · 2 years
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Ten Characters, Ten Fandoms, Ten Tags
Tagged by @honesthearts ty!!
(Not in any specific order and I only picked ONE Kiefer character. Well two technically but only one live action one)
1. Nikolai Zinoviev (Resident Evil)
2. Venom Snake (Metal Gear Solid)
3. Arthur Banks (Desert Saints)
4. Kano (Mortal Kombat)
5. Orca (Uncharted)
6. Captain Boomerang (DCEU Suicide Squad)
7. Lamplighter (The Boys)
8. Cotton Weary (Scream)
9. Reese Bobby (Talladega Nights)
10. Gaear Grimsrud (Fargo 1996)
Tagging: @roofgeese @confidentandgood @dihardys @blackreaches @adelaidedrubman @florbelles @ghastlyrider @jillhamsandwich @lesbiconics @jillvalentinowhitebag (only if you want to!!)
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oc associations
i was tagged by friends so long ago for two specific tag games so i merged them and decided to do it a month later :')
@galeboettichergf 🍄 @ravenschampion 🍄 @jackiesarch 🍄 @lxmbert 🍄 @hey-hey-its-magic 🍄 @friedesgreatscythe 🍄 @fizziefizzco 🍄 @roofgeese 🍄 @blackreaches 🍄 @florbelles
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seasoning | cinnamon, rosemary
weather | sunny late summer days
color | baby blue
sky | twilight
magical power | inhuman strength
houseplant | fern
weapon | kitchen knife
social media | none :')
subject | history
makeup product | strawberry lip balm
candy | bubblegum
fear | ending up alone
ice cube shape | heart
method of long distance travel | by car, 1979 bmw
art style | oil painting
mythological creature | nymph
piece of stationary | perfume scented paper
three emojis | ❤️‍🔥💎🕯
celestial body | moon
animal | ragdoll cat
month | august
song | love my way - psychedelic furs
number | 7
smells | strawberry body butter, fresh pastries
time of day | evening, as the sun sets
gemstone | opal
season | summer
places | the beach or a cozy bed
food | a peach freshly picked
drinks | iced tea, 7up
element | water
astrological signs | scorpio sun, cancer moon, leo rising
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starvingtongue · 1 year
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some more small, zephyr headcanons:
as she's not a pure-blooded vampire, she can't turn into a vampire lord like they can. but, if she feels particularly threatened or doesn't have any other weapons on her, her canines can elongate a bit longer and her fingers/nails do elongate into proper claws. she can do a fair bit of damage with a strong swipe of her hand and has even ripped out a couple of throats during her time, sometimes forgetting how strong she actually is. she does know how to defend herself when threatened.
she doesn't like drinking the blood of normal people, so she'll typically go for bandits, outlaws, criminals, and the like, over anyone else. if needs be, she'll go for someone more normal, but will make sure it's in a village, town, or city that she's passing through. she doesn't like to leave much trace she's there.
not much for thralls either. it would solve her problem of needing to feed off someone every few days, but she finds the idea of forcibly controlling someone to do so a bit squeamish. it's also a pretty sure fire way of letting someone know she's a vampire and she'd much rather avoid that.
however, she has found a way to magically enchant two potion bottles to store warm blood in without it congealing. thankfully, as both human blood & health potions look relatively similar, she can get away with storing these in her pack without it raising too much suspicion, provided people don't look too closely. it's obviously pretty gross compared to drinking it fresh from a human, but if she's going into a dwemer ruin for a while, it does the job. nobody needs to hear stories of a crazed vampire wandering round a nearby ruin. you also don't want to know how she gets the blood drained from people for this.
she can, but does not necessarily like, feed off of animals, but it's not as filling as human blood. extended feeding off of just animals makes her sanity slip, but it takes a lot longer to take hold compared to not drinking human blood. this is what she did during her time in Blackreach and is one of the factors why her mind & sanity started slipping so badly. drinking the blood of the Falmer helped a little bit with this, but they were sometimes difficult to get close to.
as briefly mentioned in her bio, Zephyr no longer recognises her full name of Zephyrine Allard. it has been years since anyone has called her anything by Zephyr, or maybe Rin, and she usually introduces herself as the former. her surname is largely forgotten and if you asked her anything about her parents, she'd be able to give you vague idea, but no specific details.
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redroci · 2 years
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wip day
tagged by @simonxriley
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From the oblivion fic again:
The first thing Jauffre saw on entering the main hall was Martin and Gwyn, back from their expedition to Sancre Tor - Gwyn's expedition, rather, that Martin had no business joining. He marched across the room with the intention of telling her that very thing, but as he got closer he realized that the pair of them seemed to be having an argument. They were also both a bit singed, though not visibly injured. Gwyn noticed him then, and scowled as she jabbed a finger at him and snapped "No!" She waved the same finger at Martin, who raised his hands in surrender, and then she stalked through the doors toward the barracks. 
"Don't," Martin said, before Jauffre could follow her or start lecturing him. "She told me when she found out I hadn't talked to you before leaving that she was going to be the one in trouble when you found out. Leave her be, it was my idea. Also," he added, cutting Jauffre off again, "I'm not sorry I did it. Sancre Tor was indeed very haunted and she can't cast Turn Undead. She might have died alone, and she knows it." 
"You went behind my back to ride halfway across Cyrodiil while a Dagon cult is trying to kill you, specifically, because Gwyn can't cast turn undead," Jauffre summarized dubiously. "Why not just teach her the spell?" 
Martin elected not to point out that Jauffre wasn’t the boss of him and he didn’t need his permission, on the grounds that saying it aloud felt a bit childish. "She knows the spell. She's just never been able to cast it. Conjuration isn't really her forte; she's primarily an Illusion caster, though I wouldn't want to be on the business end of her fireball. Anyway, Turn Undead is sort of a tricky one. It helps to think of it in terms of Restoration, rather than Conjuration, and while Restoration also isn't her best class, she picks it up better." 
"Why is it taught as Conjuration if it's more of a Restoration spell, then?" Jauffre asked, briefly distracted. 
"Mage politics, I imagine. If they acknowledge it as a Restoration spell they might have to admit that Restoration is a legitimate course of study, rather than a hedge magic branch better suited to priests and housewives." 
“Right…That aside, if you saved her life in Sancre Tor, she’s had plenty of time to get over being annoyed about you running off with her in the first place, so what was she so angry about just now?”
Now Martin did look a bit contrite. “Another gate opened up outside Bruma. She told me to ride ahead to the temple while she dealt with it; I followed her in instead.”
Jauffre took a deep breath, and exhaled slowly. And then he did it again. Martin winced; it would have been better if he’d just shouted. Quiet disappointment was much worse.
“She was right to be annoyed,” he admitted. “She’s gotten quite good at dealing with them on her own, I think I rather slowed her down.”
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