#talyn von valdervulf

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idk there's something that slaps about a character hating their name. is their name riddled with hundreds of traumas, of nightmares, enough that just a dream can make them wake up in a cold sweat? of claws seared into their skin, of chains that suffocate, to the point where being called for whatever reason makes their hands immediately shake? what if they have a nickname, and that nickname is all they know? where someone calls out to them, real name in all, and they've forgotten that that's their name. where their identity is just this horrific name, and that's all they've known.

and there's something that slaps MORE about them reclaiming their name. that person that calls them by name can knock some sense into them, and it becomes a nice thing. their name is called when others are running to them, smile bright and hand in a wave. its said when they're given a gift. its said when their love interest laughs at them making a bad joke and lightly punching their arm. where that love interest only sees them with this name, and it becomes something they love to hear, because it sounds so amazing coming out of their love's mouth. it sounds like a song, a sanctuary, a home.

and they're allowed to look to the people who use their name for hate, and get to look them in the eye with confidence they never had before, enough that it scares the demons who gave them their name. not even god can smite them now, because names have power, and their power is terrifying.

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