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Aira absolutely would lick the battery. She's eaten dandelions before, as well as the mud+flowers "potions" every countryside girl ever makes in the sandbox. She'll be fine

Ele would also lick the battery (for science) under Beriel's disapproving stare. just once. Beriel is a not at all, Aleji could be persuaded for 10 euros and Dani (raised on "wash your hands after you touch batteries, they are toxic") would have a heart attack at the request

going outside of the usual crew, Lukiat and Nievleiv are two more hell no's. they don't know electrical batteries, but Lukiat would look at the need to dare and go "ah so that's a dangerous thing to do" and Nievleiv would just go "why the hell would i do that?"

completely out of left field because i have barely talked about xem, but this is xir thing. in the time it took to dare xem, Dajsper has licked four more batteries than asked to. they taste spicy

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Your mystery question is here! :)

Home: What makes your character think of or feel like they are home?

hii! thank you so much

for Aira and Ele, home is the scent of nature and firewood and the cawing of crows. it reminds them of the farmhouse, which was home already back when Aira's mother owned it, but now that Leo has it it's a thousand times more home than either their houses

Beriel is reminded of home in loud markets and big crowds. to her, home is definitely not a place

Dani is caught between two answers: chocolate cookies, the rustle of paper and stained sinks, or fireplaces, dark stone and the smell of sweat. either with his father or with Aleji and Luz

Aleji and Luz are entirely each other's home, so anything that reminds them of the other is a go. for Luz, it's mostly coffee and inkstains and old leatherbound books, and for Aleji it's dandelions and gold jewelry and pretty knives

to the entire Unseen (Syphe, Dajsper, Tumaril, Ideli, Irami and Meiviza), home is the base. metal and stone and the heavy scent of grease from Tumaril's workshop, and it's clothes draped on every surface and bowls of shared food and rock music playing quietly in the background while someone argues

to Lukiat, home is still barn roofs and lukewarm soup and the kindness of strangers (and children's laughter and soap bubbles and a quiet steady presence at his side)

to Niev, home is casual touches and magic skittering over his skin and the warmth of pride in his chest

Reyenn doesn't quite have a concept of home yet. but when he looks for comfort, he thinks of the cold

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OC Kiss Week '25 - Day 7

Caught

WIP ✵ Revolve

Trigger Warnings ✵ Some Misgendering, mostly because the characters are in the closet

Rating ✵ Teen & Up

It should have been a quiet day. Classes in the morning, and then shadowing father at a board meeting in the afternoon. Normal. Perfectly ordinary. Ideal conditions to sneak out with Syphe that night to keep the cameras off of him.

Dajsper’s father has an assistant send xem away the second xe steps into the lobby. A situation to take care of at home. It could mean anything from xir mother trying to fire twenty people in the house staff for breaking a vase, to someone dying. Though the second option is far lezs likely. Dajsper still tells xir driver to speed, off to the family townhouse, out in the countryside, rather than the penthouse at the edge of First Terrace.

Xir mother doesn’t say a word when she pulls xem out of the car. Just sends xem to xir room, where a new pressed suit hangs by the mirror and a stylist hangs behind the door. Xe doesn’t sigh and lets xemself be pulled around, to clean off and to be dressed and touched up. Lets xemself be morphed into xir parents’ perfect marionette.

From the fuss everyone is making, xe would dare guess xir parents have found someone to show xem off to. Xe closes xir eyes as the stylist covers up any minor imperfection on xir face, breathing deeply so the heartbreak won’t show.

Seven months. Xe’d almost hoped they had forgotten. Xe can’t tell if it’s cruelty or kindness that they’d waited so long before striking their axe down on xir end of the deal.

The house staff disappears the moment xe gets to the entryway, save for Master Valdig. The old butler just stands at attention by the door, while xir mother leads them to the lounge room right beside. It’s not five minutes later, two hours after xe arrived, that xe spies another car pull up into their driveway through the window, a discreet and somewhat common model, but maintained to perfection.

Master Valdig opens their front door exactly at the same time as the first figure steps out, too covered by the curated trees to see who. Dajsper counts in xir mind as Master Valdig greets the guests and guides them to the lounge. Xir mother and xe both stand up right as a tall broad man with gelled brown hair steps into the room, a young woman right behind him. Dajsper resolutely does not stiffen as xe lets xir mother take point.

‘“Duke Zaintoff. It is an honor to welcome you to our house,”’ she says, her hands relaxed at her front as she nods. ‘“I’m afraid my husband cannot join us right now, but he will be here in a few minutes. I apologize if you were expecting to meet him.”’

‘“It is quite alright. This is just a social visit. I don’t bring business to your door,”’ the Duke says, his smile tight. He doesn’t offer xir mother a handshake.

She still smiles right back. Dajsper steps next to her just as her hand comes up. Perfectly timed to look natural. ‘“Please, allow me to introduce you to our son Erun.”’

‘“It’s an honor to meet you, your grace,”’ xe says, bowing xir head a perfect thirty degree angle.

The Duke smiles the slightest bit wider and offers xem a hand. Interesting. ‘“It’s a pleasure. Though I believe I’ve seen you before at some of the Galas your father has attended.”’

‘“It does not sound unlikely, your grace,”’ xe smiles, shaking the man’s hand — not too strong, but not light, don’t be intimidating and don’t be weak-willed — as xe does so.

The man laughs, a thing so fake it puts xir mother’s paintings to shame. ‘“He is too polite, Madame Wiroski. Ah, may I introduce you to my daughter Liralia, young man?”’

The young woman behind him takes a step forward, giving the slightest nod toward xem first and then xir mother. Dajsper nods back, just a bit lower, and offers her a hand. Palm up, not for a handshake. She doesn’t miss a beat in laying her hand over xirs, and allows xem to pull it higher. Xe doesn’t press a kiss to the back of it, but the gesture is clear. ‘“It’s an honor to meet you, my lady.”’

‘“A pleasure,”’ she returns, her voice flat and… somewhat familiar.

Dajsper glances at the Duke once xe lets go of Lady Zaintoff’s hand. He’s not as good at controlling his expression as the businessmen xe’s been hanging around since xe was eight. The glint in his eyes is clearly approving.

On the other hand, Lady Zaintoff remains silent and impassible. And though her expression is that of a statue, so are her lineaments. Remarkably beautiful, if made colder by her blue eyes and night black hair. If her name didn’t already hint at her being the blood sister of the Imperial Princess, her appearance certainly would do so.

A door opens on the upper floor, where xe knows that secondary entrance is. Xir father’s steps are confident as he comes into the room, pretending to have been in the house the whole time. ‘“Duke Zaintoff. I apologize for being unable to join you right away.”’

‘“It’s truly no problem. Your son is a remarkable young man,”’ the Duke says, offering a handshake to xir father. ‘“I was hoping I could talk to you and your wife in private.”’

‘“Of course. I’m sure our children can be trusted on their own,”’ xir father immediately offers. He sends xem a glance out of the corner of their eye, a clear instruction.

‘“May I suggest the gardens, your grace? The weather is wonderfully pleasant today,”’ xe says, xir head bowed.

The Duke smiles, all business. ‘“That sounds like a wonderful idea, yes. Do take care of my daughter for me, yes?”’

‘“Of course, your grace.”’ Xe turns to Lady Zantoff and gestures to the door leading out onto the patio in the distance. ‘“If you would like to follow me, my lady.”’ Xe waits for her to nod before leading her out, leaving their parents behind.

They walk in silence along the paved path. and Dajsper makes sure to pull out a chair for her so that when he sits they will both have their backs to the cameras. If there is one thing xir father’s arrogance is good for, it’s this: he would never think that Dajsper could outsmart him on purpose.

‘“I apologize for the lack of entertainment. I fear I learned of your visit quite late. Would you care for anything to eat or drink?”’ xe says.

She smiles at xem, just as cold as she’s been the whole time. Tough there’s a spark of interest in her eyes. Suspicion too, and maybe even curiosity. ‘“It’s quite alright, though I suppose I wouldn’t mind some water.’”

Dajsper calls for a staff member with a gesture, asking them to bring water and glasses, but xe pours it for her xemself. As she lifts the glass though, the sun catches on a ring at her right pinky and glints off of it.

It’s nothing more than a detail, almost unnoticeable. That is, if Dajsper hadn’t spent the past two years in close contact with Syphe. And close contact with Syphe trains you to look for details, no matter how unwillingly. Details are, after all, the key to truth. And this? This is a familiar detail, though Dajsper has only seen it in moonlight rather than sunlight.

Almost hesitantly, xe taps a rhythm on the table, blocking the camera’s view with xir shoulders. Lady Zaintoff doesn’t flinch or startle, but she does glance rather intensely at xir hand. No good. ‘“I must admit, I haven’t seen you before at the Galas.”’

‘“I don’t enjoy them much.’” She raises an eyebrow at xem, still as perfect as marble. Her eyes are fixed on xir own though, and she pointedly glances at her hand on the table. ‘“The music is dreadful,’” she says. Beneath it, she taps a rhythm of her own.

Dajsper laughs politely. Xe draws figures on the surface of the table, and speaks when xe catches her looking. ‘“Quite true. May I ask then what music–”’ xe starts, and doesn’t skip a beat when xe lifts his finger from the table mid-sentence. The camera sparks, its circuit fried. What a sudden technical failure– ‘“you enjoy? I’m partial to electronic one myself,’” xe grins.

Lady Zaintoff’s eyes are on the camera — smart, so much smarter than her father made her look like — before settling on xem with a smile. It’s not a kind one. ‘“The kind that covers up the sound of me punching you on a pub floor.”’

Dajsper grins. ‘“Ah, I do think I’ve had the imprint of your ring in my shoulder a couple of times.”’

‘“Fully deserved for being a condescending asshole, I’m sure.’”

There’s the Nova xe knows. ‘“That’s quite the language for a princess,’” xe smiles.

Nova glares at xem, not moving an inch. ‘“That’s a lot of judgment from a sir.”’

Dajsper, secure in the knowledge that no cameras can see xem, grimaces. ‘“Understood.”’

‘“Fortunately, or I would have had to question your so-proclaimed genius,”’ ey says. Ey looks xem up and down and taps eir fingers on the glass. ‘“Should I guess that the ward I’ve heard about lately is a certain volatile ghost?”’

Dajsper smiles sharply. ‘“Has anyone ever told you that you look beautiful when you show off your intelligence?”’

‘“Flattery won’t get you anywhere.”’ Ey looks to the side, where xir father’s study lays within the walls of the house. Xe can see all of their parents through the window.

Nova’s expression shuts down the slightest bit. ‘“How much longer do you think they’ll keep pretending to be giving us a choice?”’

‘“Thirty minutes,”’ xe says. ‘“Maybe forty if your father pulls up something unexpected. My father is extremely direct in his business dealings.”’

Nova snorts, a sound far sadder than anything xe’s heard from em in the year xe’s known em. ‘“That’s all we are to them, aren’t we? Business.’”

‘“The perks of polite society, I’m afraid.”’

Ey doesn’t slump on the table, but eir shoulders lower. The weight of a title. It’s something xe’s familiar with. ‘“Long list?”’ xe asks, if only to pass the time.

Ey meets xir eyes with a soul-tiredness that xe deeply resonates with. ‘“You’re the twenty-third.”’

Dajsper almost whistles. Xe doesn’t, but xir eyebrows shoot up. ‘“You’re the first.”’

‘“They started high.”’

‘“They started late,”’ xe corrects. ‘“I… traded my ability to choose months ago.”’

Nova’s eyebrow rises again. ‘“In exchange for taking in this ward?’”

‘“Someone really should have said something about your smarts.”’

‘“I’m taking that as a yes.”’ Ey’s brows furrow and Ey scowls at xem. ‘“Why would you ever trade your choice for that ghost? That’s just idiotic.”’

Dajsper clicks xir tongue, but holds xir words at bay. ‘“He wasn’t safe on the streets.”’

‘“You’re fucking with me.”’

Dajsper meets Nova’s eyes and slowly shakes their head. Ey huffs, low and bothered. ‘“Fuck me, Wraith is a street kid. How in Void did he survive in the Underground? Isn’t he, like, twelve?”’

‘“Thirteen as best as the doctors can guess.”’

Nova’s lips pull downward. ‘“And to get him off the streets, you’re getting married off at seventeen?”’

‘“Eighteen in two weeks. If they can push whatever they have planned off until then, no one can accuse them of pressuring me anymore,”’ xe says, grabbing the carafe to refill xir glass.

Nova barks out a sad laugh. ‘“Yeah, I’m familiar with the concept. Eighteen in a little more than a month.”’

‘“And dead if we get caught in the Underground?”’ Dajsper asks, only half joking.

‘“Disowned at the very least. And with that it’s anyone’s guess,”’ ey huffs, lifting eir glass in a mock-toast.

Dajsper turns again to look through the window. They’re still talking animatedly. Xe narrows xir eyes. ‘“Say. I may have a… proposition for you.”’

‘“Go on.”’

‘“It’s rather hard to be caught by a member of the Underground,”’ xe starts. ‘“I know I wouldn’t catch anyone. Would you?”’

Nova raises eir brow, but grins. ‘“I would not. Are you suggesting an alliance perhaps?”’

‘“I am. The problem is convincing our parents. Well, more your father,”’ xe amends.

Ey snorts. ‘“Relies entirely on your parents. He won’t listen to my requests.”’

‘“Ass,’” xe mutters, which gets xem a laugh from Nova.

‘“That’s him alright. I suppose I may have an additional proposition for you as well though,”’ ey grins. ‘“How do you feel about causing a scandal?”’

Dajsper tilts xir head and smiles sadly. ‘“I try to keep the scandalous ways in the Underground, I fear. I still need to be my parents’ perfect son.”’

‘“Erun Dessiv Wiroski, isn’t that right? Though you don’t seem a lot like him right now,”’ ey challenges with a raised eyebrow. ‘“Though to be fair you don’t seem like Voltage either. You don’t make me want to punch you as much.”’

‘“You’re not as much fun to irritate as Nova either, Lady Zaintoff,”’ xe says.

Ey huffs. ‘“That’s more like it.’”

Dajsper sighs and glances back at the window. Their parents’ discussion seems to be winding down. They’re running out of time. ‘“I suppose I’m not… opposed to the idea. But I can’t be as much of an active participant.”’

‘“I’m alright with taking the fall for it,”’ ey says. ‘“As long as I get to start a fight the next time I see Voltage. There’s a caged match that I was really looking forward to tonight.”’

‘“I could have Wraith place a bet for you, if you’d like.”’

‘“I still want my bar fight.”’

‘“Then I guess that shall be the price I pay,”’ xe says.

Nova grins. It’s a feral thing that makes xem think of bloodied fists and chipped teeth. ‘“Would you cause a scandal with me then, Erun?”’ ey says, offering xem eir hand with the palm down.

This time, when xe takes it, xe does press a kiss to its back. ‘“I would be honored to. Though I suppose if we are to be accomplices, you may as well call me Dajsper. It’s the name I favor.”’

‘“You may call me Irami then,”’ ey offers, a wry smile on eir lips.

Dajsper smiles. Xe stands up and offers a hand to Irami, the perfect picture of a gentleman. ‘“Well then, Irami, may I suggest the art room? It’s suitably excusable and out of the way without being ignored.”’

‘“How daring. That sounds like a truly wonderful idea,”’ ey returns, taking xir hand to stand and putting eir hand on xir elbow when xe offers it. ‘“I do hope your reputation holds true. If you’re not at the very least a good kisser, I will be severely disappointed.”’

‘“I suppose you will find out for yourself soon,”’ xe says. Ey laughs, a clear and ringing sound that makes xem smile. It might not end up the worst thing to happen to xem, whatever comes from this.

It might even, as Irami presses them into a wall and pushes eir lips against xirs, be fun. It certainly is when a housemaid finally finds them — breathless, Dajsper’s suit jacket somewhere on the floor and xir pressed shirt halfway off — and yells. And as someone pulls Irami off of xem, xe’s forced to admit ey might be the better kisser of the two. Xe’s never been quite this dizzy.

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Happy Storyteller Saturday! Your character is getting married, what does their ideal wedding look like? (and if they have got married, how did the wedding actually go?)

hey Alina, happy STSunday! this is hella fun, i have an assortment of weddings past and future that are so very canonical

Leo and Yume had a really beautiful but quite small civil wedding, and then a bigger reception after at Leo's parents' restaurant, and the place was packed. speaking of his parents, they were a bit sad there wouldn't be a church wedding, but with Yume being a) half-kitsune and b) shintoist, there wasn't really much chance. not that they know Yume is half-kitsune

i think the most surprising part of it all is that Laura, Aira's mother, was Leo's best (wo)man. they don't get along much now (Leo actually goes nearly no-contact with her at the end of book 1) but at the time they were still really close

also, a couple of days after the wedding and right before their honeymoon (Yume took Leo to Akita, which is where she was born), they had to go into Ona's Milan colony to register the wedding, do the magical vows (which are slightly different) and do all the stuff to register Leo as partner to a magicant. a lot of tiring burocratic stuff, but Leo is technically now allowed to go in and out of the district on his own. he just doesn't because he hates being stared at by everyone on the street

Dajsper and Irami's wedding was a shitshow from the beggining. fuck it, even earlier. they met because their parents were considering candidates for a forced marriage (and i posted a piece about it). the two of them realized they were each other's best chance at a marriage that doesn't suck, so they forced their parents' hands by creating a scandal: the two were caught by the house staff with Irami "assaulting" Dajsper

the parents had to hush the situation as much as possible, so they forced the two to pretend they'd been lovers already and spun it as a story of "finding the bonds that were already between their families" and "encouraging young love"

the wedding happened within two months, as soon as both were eighteen, and they had zero say in it. it was an absolutely lavish grandiose affair with thousands of guests (most of which Dajsper and Irami had never met). it was way more of a networking event for their parents than it was their wedding, tho it was perfectly beautiful and aesthetic and plenty of (perfectly staged and edited) photos made their way online. this kickstarted their journey into becoming the celebrity couple of Reiki, tho they did the rest on their own

if you ask them though, what they consider their actual "wedding" is the bar brawl they got in as soon as they came back from the honeymoon they were on (it was basically a fancy grounding. couldn't leave the beach house, cameras everywhere, security at every entrance and window, zero privacy). immediately after the browl Dajsper took Irami to meet Syphe and Tumaril, who had homemade muffins, a lot of alchool and a banner saying "congrats on the ruse"

Ideli and Tumaril elope through the Underground. the officiant is a guy who got generously bribed to keep everything hush hush, the wedding certificates were hacked into the database by Dajsper under layers of protection to keep them from being destroyed, the "wedding" was held in Raminip's backyard. only other people present were Irami and Dajsper (respectively bridesman and groomsmaid) (yes that is correct) plus Meiviza, Syphe and Nahye (friend through the Undernet). they plan on making things official and public once Ideli is Empress, though they'd give an altered timeline of events

Ele and Beriel haven't been together long, but the topic does come up. mostly because it would make it a lot easier for Ele to have access to a magic-centric higher education (which is a dream come true for her) and be taken more seriously, because then Beriel can easily pull strings for her. they are however apprehensive about it being too soon, about being too young, Ele doesn't want to "use" Beriel and what if things don't last? they're both very anxious about long-lasting relationships

so what ends up happeping is that Beriel pulls really minimal strings to get Ele the tests and certifications she needs to get into a university on their own, and they live together for a while but don't get married in the short term. that will be a few years down the line

they have still talked a bit about what the ideal wedding would look like for them both. it may be a bit tough to do, because Ele absolutely wants her parents there, but at the time the two talk about it they may not be allowed into the Colony, much less into Navilee. they both agree that they want a small wedding, just close family and friends, and that they're both gonna keep their surnames and if kids enter the mix then the kids would hypenate

the one thing they've found so far that they disagree on is where. Ele would like an outdoor wedding, while Beriel would rather be indoor. the tentative plan is indoor but with really big windows. and that's about all they have since they are very much on the "let's not be hasty" train

Aleji and Luz were planning on getting married between books one and two. they would if they could get in contact with Aleji and Dani's guardian, and it is very worrying that they can't. and for as much as they're worried that they don't have a lot of time before things go to shit, they're more worried about the man. they end up postponing for close to a year and get married near the end of book two and "off-screen", as soon as they manage to get in contact with the man, ensure he's safe and he's good to meet them

that wedding is very little more than a civil wedding. quite literally vows, papers, a small lunch together with people they consider safe to be in the know, and then it's back to work acting like nothing ever happened. this doesn't mean they're, like, "careless" about it. Luz convinces Aleji into custom-made clothes, they have some decorations around, the rings are stunning and Aleji absolutely gets walked down the isle. both of them are bawling through it

they'll still have a bigger wedding when it's safe to do so, even if it'll be more of a vow renewal for them. but that one will be huge, and they already have a list of things they want for it

it will be a night wedding under the stars, Luz is going to wear this iridescent dress and a lot of extremely colorful jewelry, and Aleji's suit jacket is going to be knee length and flare out at the waist like a dress and sure it's gonna be in Izerkean style as a base but they will use accessories from italian and chilean traditional weddings. Dani is going to be the ring bearer since they can't both have him in their wedding party. Aleji's guardian already walked them down the aisle so this time it's Leo's turn. Luz has a color palette and an aesthetic in mind and she will not budge. there's already the start (400 people) of a wedding invitation list

but that's for later, right now their focus is on the "get married" part rather than the "wedding" part

Lukiat, Reyenn and Niev will get married and it's gonna be the most politically convoluted thing so that the leaders of the nations and the general public cannot go "but why". the why is very clear and very useful and a huge spoiler, but you get to know that this was all Edra's plan (of course)

i can't tell you about the actual wedding, but the ideal wedding is on the smaller scale (we're still talking a hundred or so people). it would be on a sunny day in a flowery field or park or garden but it must be out in nature. it would absolutely be a day-long thing, if not longer. literally just a huge celebration. there's decorative flowers and gemstones everywhere that won't make Lukiat trip and a lot of music. the three of them would spend hours dancing

Edra would absolutely be the ringbearer (this kid is winning at life) and in ideal world have Kea and Sarie in his wedding party alongside the rest of his private guard (minus Niev for obvious reasons). Niev's wedding party would have his sister Erlis, probably Aira, Meiviza and Tumaril and a couple of people from his time in the arena. Reyenn's wedding party has a not as weird as it seems assortment of people, with Ele, Beriel and Dajsper for sure, and probably Aleji and Luz. Lukiat's half-siblings are the flowerkids

i don't know who'd get walked down the isle, but these madlads might actually have three isles so all three of them can be walked down. Niev would absolutely get walked down the isle by his sister. not for lack of options, his father is there, he's just a huge crier and the tears will be visible and loud. Lukiat would get walked down by his father and both of them would be barely holding back tears. Reyenn... i don't know. there are quite a few options for him actually. what i can tell you is this: even in a perfect world where his father is there, Reyenn would not get walked down by his father. Vez might, Leo might, hell Luz might. actually, Luz is sorta very likely

Mia and Guido's wedding happens when Ike is fifteen. this makes Ari eleven and the twins are newborns. it's a winter wedding, very pretty and white and sparkly (not in a church because it's the second wedding for both of them) and almost everyone there is a Harbinger, connected to a Harbinger or at least in the know. literally the only person who is completely unaware is Gaia (her parents both know about the Harbingers but aren't ones themselves). and even so, she can tell something's up

also yes, this does mean that both Mia's and Guido's families are at least aware of the Harbingers. actually, Guido's entire surviving family (hehe) is Harbingers, and many of Mia's siblings and their kids (Ike's cousins) plus some of her uncles and aunts actually get fully involved with the Harbingers

theirs was a day long event between ceremony and reception. it came right after three really successful big Harbinger operations in Europe (one regarding seismic activity, one with a massive storm coming from the atlantic and they drove an Order cell out of Thessaloniki) so spirits are very high. also at some point Zeno and Diana video-called to give their congratulations and literally everyone is trying to make conversation through a single phone

between hyperactive kids and adults high on success, the affair is extremely loud and bubbly and bright. if Gaia sees plates and champagne flutes floating by themselves and people talking to the air, no she doesn't. she's smart enough to mind her own business. if she gains a fascination for magic and the supernatural then that's between her and the books under her bed

and last but not least, Ike and Zeno. they get married after everything's gone to shit and been fixed, but from the moment Ike is back in Milan literally everyone knows it will happen. Diana teases them about marriage three times before they even get together

their ideal wedding is a spring wedding. everything about it is gonna give Zeno's grandfather a heart attack, from the fact that Ike is a guy (so no church wedding) (thank you catholicism) to how incredibly colorful it would be. Ike tries to put together a somewhat coheseve color scheme but honestly neither of them cares that much

besides a lot of Ike's attention is directed at the suits. honestly, menswear for weddings (at least in the west) is extremely limited and i have a problem with it, Ike has a broblem with it, Ike's a fashion designer and is taking the direct approach to the situation. their suits will be intricate and stunning and he will accept nothing less. he would sooner sew them by hand than wear a black and white suit

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Happy STS! Describe your OC's resume.

heya, happy sts to you!

ohohoh this is fun. i have a couple of idiots who actually had to hand in a resume to get a job, so i'll get them

Aleji ✵ Head Researcher in the University's Department very consistent high grades, independant research in uni and professor reccomendations can get you places. specifically in the university's research department. from there it's easy work to get a lab and start on (supervised) independent research that then expands to a small team

Syphe ✵ Interning as a Junior Administrator in the Reikian Court private tutoring until highschool, then top grades in a private highschool, internships at a big company over the summer, captain of the finance club, vice-captain of the debate team (and a childhood in the Underground. the government really needs info on the Underground) (it's not a bribe, it's just encouragement) (most of the info he gives is fake)

Dajsper ✵ IT Security in the Reikian Court nepo baby. (jk xe actually had a perfectly good resume with all xir techonlogical skills and additional courses) (the fact that xir father is the CEO of the main digital security company in Reiki sure helped tho)

Meiviza ✵ PA to the Imperial Princess a slew of scholarships in her name, consistent top-class grades, class rapresentative for a number of years, a lot of languages and self defense training (plus Irami already knew her)

Tumaril ✵ TA for the Bioinformatical Algorythms he built a fucking prosthetic leg out of scraps, programmed it and attached it to his missing limb in under a week, while kept prisoner and heavily injured by a collapsed building. bro trust me, he can do it

Niev ✵ Personal Guard to the Xire his sponsor made the resume and it was almost literally just "that's the guy that killed four void beasts on his own in 10 minutes. you might want him"

✵ Revolve Taglist ✵ @corinneglass @aalinaaaaaa @write-with-will @mymomsaysbobcipher @writeintrees

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heya, thanks for the ask!

🎻 VIOLIN — does your oc play any instruments? what is their skill level (beginner/intermediate/advanced/virtuoso/etc)?

no one in the Elegy to the Desperate Stars crew plays any instruments, so i'm moving on to the guys in Requiem of the Breathing Worlds

Syphe loves music and learned a variety of instruments under the Wiroski's tutelage. he's classically trained in violin, viola and cello, as well as the piano. however, as the dramatic bitch he secretly is, his favorite is the organ

Dajsper was also classically trained by xir parents in the same instruments as Syphe against xir will, but managed to convince them to add flute to the roster. that one xe's surprisingly fond of

similarly, xir spouse Irami is also classically trained (rich kids smh) and holds a deep love for doublebass. y'know, the cello's big brother. absolutely gigantic instrument

Ideli also learned the violin, but really she plays it more like a fiddle to her uncle's delight (this family needs to stop bonding over acts of rebellion)

neither Meiviza nor Tumaril play any instruments, but you know who does? fucking Kea, that's who. like that bard stereotype he is, he plays the lute, the guitar, the harp, the lyre and the fiddle

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✵ Revolve Taglist ✵

@corinneglass @aalinaaaaaa @write-with-will @mymomsaysbobcipher @writeintrees

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Character File R003: Dajsper

"Fighting every battle will kill you. You pick the important ones, and the others you run circle around them. You stop them at the start. Blackmail and threaten, I don't care, but don't kill yourself for a losing fight."

Basics

Legal Name ✵ Erun Dessiv Wiroski

Age ✵ 23

Pronouns ✵ Xe/Xem

Orientation ✵ Pansexual

Skin ✵ Pale

Build ✵ Lanky

Height ✵ 1.93 m / 6' 4''

Eye Color ✵ Pale Gold

Hair ✵ Blonde, Slightly Long, with a Lighter Strand at the Front

Occupation ✵ Government Employee (Head of IT Security) | Hacker

Notable Features ✵ N/A

Work Specific

Species ✵ Shirevi

Elemental Resonance ✵ Lightning

Citzenship ✵ Reiki

Base Location ✵ Ziphia

Alias ✵ Vaprizaniniye {Voltage}

Allegiance ✵ Unseen

Personality

Academically gifted and trained since a young age into business and economics, as Erun xe is regarded by xir father's associates as a good heir, and by the general public as a vain and ditzy socialite kid, the perfect center of gossip and rumors; especially so after xir marriage to Lady Zaintoff. The accusations of being ditzy don't leave xem in the Underground, though there xe turns far more energetic, vulgar and purposefully gets on other people's nerves

Likes ✵ partying, coding, hacking, technomagic, the nightlife, music, fashion

Dislikes ✵ galas, people who use others as chess pieces, his parents, paparazzi, stiff clothes

Speaking Style ✵ very formal and gracious, with a slow cadence and even tone, often full of frills. can and will talk circles around anyone until they either forget the original topic or agree with xem. much more excitable and loud as Voltage, often to the point of annoying. Does not swear at all as Erun, and a lot as Voltage. As Voltage also makes use of petnames and nicknames

Clothing Style ✵ very formal, pressed suits and ties that are fitted and tailored from high quality fabrics. the only difference between those suits and the ones xe wears at galas is the texturing, detailwork and decoration. as Voltage, wears bright colors and translucent fabrics, often overlayed haphazardly and yet somehow in a coherent fashion

[backstory and taglist under the cut] [TW: Neglectful Parenting, somewhat Forced Marriage]

Backstory

Xir father is the CEO of the biggest IT security and surveillance company in Reiki, and his mother has been an actress from a young age. Both of them have pushed the entirety of their expectations onto Dajsper, who grew up under the flashing lights and in the middle of business deals and exclusive events. Xe learned very fast that obeying and letting xemself be puppeted around was better for xem, and that xe should hide xemself At the age of fifteen, during an inspection he was conducting after noticing a small camera being triggered at one of the warehouses, xe met Syphe. Curiosity won over judgment, and Slthe two became fast friends. Dajsper got caught up in the Underground, fascinated by the freedom of the masks and the geniuses biding away resenting xir father, like Tumaril's dad. here he learned how to reconnect with xir elemental resonance and the art of technomagic, both illegal, and began to use them to help Syphe go unnoticed After an incident with Syphe when xe's seventeen, xe decides to propose a deal to xir parents: they take in Syphe and xe will not say a single but on who they choose for him to marry. a few months later when xe is introduced to the Emperor's eldest niece— Irami — xe recognizes em as another Undergrounder. The two plot together and create a scandal that forces their parents into marrying them to each other, which keeps their identities safe. They're a bit distant at first but grow closer together, and very much have each other's back both as civilians and in the Underground. Especially so as social and political pressures put a deeper wedge into their relationships with their respective parents, and as they work together in the Underground to climb its hierarchy

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✵ Revolve Taglist ✵ @corinneglass @aalinaaaaaa

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Downtime Tag

thanks for the tag @corinneglass! in an unexpected turn of events, this time we're with Requiem of the Breathing Worlds's main crew. that's Syphe, Mei, Dajsper, Reyenn and Niev

and i'm gonna tag for this @elkieselkiewrites and @aalinaaaaaa, plus an open tag for anyone who wants to hop in. the questions are:

Who's already asleep when the sun sets?

Who's making the dinner?

Who'll stay up all night doing one thing (reading, building stuff, training, etc.)?

Who needs to be healed? Everytime?

Who's going to be partying?

Who's gonna prank who?

Who just... can't catch a break?

Who's gonna make an almost certainly unfixable mistake?

[TW: mentions of Death and Illnesses]

1. Who's already asleep when the sun sets?

no one, really. all of them are pretty much nocturnal. tho an argument could be made for Syphe and the lack of coffee in the Esluxian wilderness

2. Who's making the dinner?

Reyenn and Dajsper tag-team it. they're a mixed party, and the two sides don't really trust each other. so, as a compromise, one each. and Dajsper, incredibly enough, is the better cook out of the entire Unseen

3. Who'll stay up all night doing one thing (reading, building stuff, training, etc.)?

all of them, in turns. they're all quite nocturnal and used to running on little sleep, but all are aware enough that they can't travel on no sleep. thus, turns. Reyenn wittles, Syphe tinkers, Mei trains, Dajsper also tinkers but with a program and Niev does needlework, both sewing and embroidery

4. Who needs to be healed? Everytime?

Syphe. the whole reason he went "oh i'll go to Esluxia" is that he's quite actively dying to a magical illness. and Reyenn is an expert in ancient magics and curses. they can work something out

5. Who's going to be partying?

Dajsper. xe's literally a party animal. you don't want to know the reputation xe got xemself in the Underground. even now, xe's the one charming free drinks out of barmaids and barmen alike whenever they spend the night in town

6. Who's gonna prank who?

Syphe and Mei are constantly testing each other's patience in every way possible, pranks are just a minor part of it. and Niev needs a subtle way to let Reyenn know he's... displeased with the secrecy

7. Who just... can't catch a break?

very much Reyenn. constant nightmares and flashbacks, anxiety because he had to run and leave his family behind, paranoia about his glamour slipping, he's in foreign enemy territory plus a really bad mental state to begin with? he deserved a breakdown last month

8. Who's gonna make an almost certainly unfixable mistake?

...i almost want to say none of them, but honestly Syphe or Niev might. Syphe by underestimating his symptoms or overestimating his capabilities (which, big ouch) and Niev, for as much as he knows the area, is about as friendly as a hailstorm: not at all

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✵ Revolve Taglist ✵

@corinneglass @aalinaaaaaa

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if your characters lived in modern day earth, what fandoms would they be into?

i apologize very much if i make little sense, i'm answering this past 3am with enough numbers in my head that i can sleep. so let's fucking go

a few of my dumbasses already live in modern day earth, but this means nothing, they're all various degrees of weirdo.

Aira would have been a huge Tolkien fan if she were ever allowed to read it, but she ended up as a fan of those youtube / tiktok linguistics guys

Ele is a full tumblerina. she got really into superwholock, massive rise of the brave frozen tangled dragons (or whatever variation possible) phase, still rewatches doctor house, literally watch her drop tumblr-speak like "the devil's sacrament" or a gods damned "spiders georg" reference in the actual manuscript

Beriel is a big mythology kid. maybe not exactly in a fandom way, but she probably has stumbled into something wildly deranged about merthur from Merlin while consuming anything she could about the Arthuriana

Dani was raised by his extremely religious grandparents for his teen years. it'd be a miracle if he knew what a fandom is. and Aleji is too busy to get in any fandoms

now for the non-Earth ones

Syphe Tumaril and Dajsper would have been all over Gravity Falls back at it's height, with all the codes and cyphers and hints. it's the kind of thing that scratches their brains

Ideli would stan the Addams family. she'd also be wayyy too much into vampire stuff for Tumaril's safety and health. and Irami would definitely be into anime, but definitely on the more Yuri on Ice / Banana Fish / Sk8 Infinity side of it. meanwhile Meiviza gets really into more heavy stuff like Fullmetal Alchemist, Berserk or Claymore

Kea would absolutely enjoy a good thriller series, consume it to the point of nonexistence then turn to ao3 for more. unfortunately i am too tired to think of any good thriller series

Lukiat would absolutely be into musicals. old, new, doesn't matter. he's listening to Les Miserables one minute then to Hadestown then to Heathers

Reyenn would totally end up a ttrpg kid, bit i can't figure out if he'd be more into Warhammer 40k dropping "weakness of the flesh" memes or into cozy little stuff like MouseGuard. he'd still probably enjoy some "meme" ttrpgs like Unglorious or Pasión De Las Pasiones tho lmao. it's either that or minecraft and terraria

and Niev would get really into plot-heavy videogames like Detroit: Become Human, The Last of Us or Hades. he might stumble into Genshin for the lore and get stuck. but he also would get so much into souls-like games

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✵ Revolve Taglist ✵

@corinneglass @aalinaaaaaa @write-with-will @mymomsaysbobcipher @writeintrees @firesidefantasy

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hi! what are some songs that remind you of your characters?

hii! thank you so much for the ask ^-^ (also ayyyy poly ship solidarity. the casparverse sounds so intriguing)

anyways, back to your question uhhhhhh *stares at 22 character playlists* i have a few, i guess

my personal taste is very much on the more rock scene, and that definitely reflects onto what ends up in the playlists, but there are plenty of gems from left field. some recurring names are:

Nathan Wagner (in Luz, Aleji, Aira, Lukiat and Ideli)

Sleep Token (in Luz, Aleji, Reyenn)

Bad Omens (in Reyenn, Kea, Syphe)

Citizen Soldier (in Reyenn, Niev)

Starset (in Dani, Aira, Lukiat)

there are artists that have almost taken over the entire playlist of some characters (Sail North for Haimei, VOILÀ for Onisdre), and some characters that don't even have two songs from the same artist (Kea and Dajsper)

and some left field contenders that are favorites are:

la noia by Angelina Mango (in Ele)

Family Line by Conan Gray (in Meiviza)

All The King's Men by The Rigs (in Lukiat)

Gasoline by Halsey (in Kea)

Can Anybody Hear Me by ADONA (in Niev)

MALAVITA by Coma_Cose (in Neikzi)

given some time i can probably narrow down each character to one song only, but i think this gives a more or less comprehensive vibe lmao

✵ Revolve Taglist ✵ @corinneglass @aalinaaaaaa @write-with-will @mymomsaysbobcipher @writeintrees

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hello can u explain ur characters to me, gimme the highlights, or do u have an intro post abt them somewhere maybe? i need to choose a favourite asdasdasd

heya, happy to see you again! this is going to be a long post, so imma put it under a cut lmao

rn i don't have full intros for the characters of In Destiny We Trust (Not) so here's a short intro:

Zeno is the main character. he comes from a family of spirit hunters (also known as Exorcists) and has been fighting "spirits" for close to 6 years by now (he's 18)

Zeno has an older sister, Diana, whom he's very close to. she's been fighting spirits for 8 years now and is the de-facto leader of their exorcist team

other people on the team are Stefano (Diana's boyfriend), Matilde (Stefano's sister), Andrea (the kid of Stefano's boss, friends with Zeno), Sara (Diana's friend from university) and through a failed attempt to get Gaia (Diana's childhood best friend) on the team they got her boyfriend Elia

technically Zeno and Diana's grandfather and mother are part of the team but they're assholes and don't count

on the opposite side — childhood best friend of Zeno, Diana and Gaia and love interest for Zeno — there's Ike. and Ike is a junior member of an international organization known as the Harbingers of the Otherside, whose goal is to study magic and defend the "spirits"

(they're not actually spirits but an original type of magical creature that is a mix of a personified concept and jjk's curses)

alongside Ike, his family (mum: Mia, stepdad: Guido, younger sibling: Ari, younger twin sisters: Sefi and Misa, plus too many cousins and uncles) are also Harbingers. save for the twins tho, they're, like, five

i do, on the other hand, have full character intros for Revolve, i literally hit 90% of them just last thursday. there's a masterlist at the bottom of the wip intro or you can find them in the revolve character files tag. however, have a summary of the ones that pop up most often

Aira is a university student on Earth. she is not human tho, and she has been cut off from magical culture as well as her own mana, and that's making her phisically ill. she used to have a twin brother, but he died 12 years ago in an accident she doesn't remember the details of

her best friend is Ele, who is perfectly human but has the brain for theory-based magic, such as artificery and runology

Ele's partner is Beriel, a genderfluid not-really-a-shapeshifter who really really wishes the authorities were more trustworthy (but alas...)

Aleji is Aira and her brother's childhood friend who disappeared 13 years ago. Aira recently met them in the nearby magical colony. they are constantly overworked because they own the studio where they work as a tattoo artist to cover up their actual job as a researcher. they are also engaged to Luz

Dani is Aleji's pseudo-brother and Luz's best friend. owner of the collective braincell 80% of the time but comes off as prissy most too often. Aira and him hated each other at first sight and now refuse to admit they're friends

i won't say much about Luz because i'm trying to keep her a plot twist, but she does have a character tag that is filled with clues

Syphe is my favorite criminal <3 he's a mix of an informant and a vigilante trying to pretend he doesn't have abandonment issues nor a soft spot for his team. he's also under a mana lock and way more ill than Aira since he lives in an area with very little ambient mana

Dajsper is Syphe's pseudo-sibling. xe's the kid of the CEO of an IT security company, and xe's a technomancer and hacker. not the ethical kind

Dajsper is both married to Irami and in a relationship with Tumaril, who is in turn married (in secret) to Ideli. and Ideli is the imperial princess of where they live and Irami's younger sister. Irami and Ideli are perfectly aware of this, very okay with it and joke about it constantly

in the team there's also sometimes Meiviza, who is trying very very hard to get the fuck away from her mother and join the others

and lastly the idiot polycule

Lukiat is the Xire of Esluxia (leader of fantasy EU) and for all that he is wise and a good leader he is also blind as shit, both physically and emotionally

Niev is one of Lukiat's personal guards, but he's also a bounty hunter in the criminal underground of Esluxia. he's a really good dad to his adoptive son tho

and Reyenn is Niev's old we-never-got-to-date who is now in a really toxic "relationship" with his boss to look for evidence that the man is corrupt and expose him

that should be the majority of them, methinks. have fun perusing the tags if you'd like!

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Revolve

Revolve [verb]. To move around a focal point or axis. For a celestial body revolving around another, this makes for the movement of revolution

Magic, the force that sustains the eight Realms of the Universe, is real. But humans, who have never been good at making peace with what they do not understand, cannot wield it. And so, Magic is fading away from Earth. It falls to the other Realms to keep Earth alive without exposing their own existance. An objective that is getting harder and harder to reach as the colonies start to fall apart at the seams. Sabotage, claim the people of Navilee, pointing their fingers at Izerko and the deri emigrating in mass. Easy lays the blame at the feet of the renegades. They're not going to just accept it this time though. Even if the only possible way to fix things is to awaken the Sili from their slumber.

Overview

Type ✵ Series

Genre ✵ Lowered Fantasy

Subgenre ✵ Grimdark

Target Audience ✵ New Adult

Status ✵ Drafting (first draft)

Wordcount ✵ 113228 (08 Jan 2025)

Contains ✵ Romance, Found Family, Queer Characters

POV ✵ Third Person, Present Tense, Multiple Narrators

Trigger Warnings ✵ Death, Graphic Violence, Torture, Abuse, Sexual Themes, Suicidal Characters

In the Series

Elegy to the Desperate Stars

Requiem of the Breathing Worlds

Ode to the Scorched Sun

Lament of the Lost Moon

Sonnet to the Weeping Shadows

Finale of the Gathered Lights (working title)

[masterlists under cut]

Useful Links

Taglist

Magic System ✵ Basics | Resonances & Branches | Earthen Magic

The Gods

The Realms ✵ Izerko | Ferive | Navilee | Earth | Zimuria | Mur | Dihalia | Wigadir

Esluxia 101

The Cursed Akarai Family ✵ Yeniva & Solruel | Yilvar | Dalise & Yinme | Jolan | Obalan | Moya | Nadila | Lula & Jodia | Lukiat

Characters

R001 ✵ Neikzi

R002 ✵ Onisdre

R003 ✵ Dajsper

R004 ✵ Sarie

R005 ✵ Niev

R006 ✵ Haimei

R007 ✵ Kea

R008 ✵ Reyenn

R009 ✵ Tumaril

R010 ✵ Beriel

R011 ✵ Ideli

R012 ✵ Lukiat

R013 ✵ Meiviza

R014 ✵ Aleji

R015 ✵ Syphe

R016 ✵ Aira

R017 ✵ Ele

R018 ✵ Dani

R019 ✵ Leo

R020 ✵ Luz

Tags

#ark revolve

#revolve ettds

#revolve rotbw

#revolve character files

#revolve lore

all #revolve [character name] tags

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which of your characters do u think would most enjoy the met gala? who would be the best dressed? who is trending on twitter for their oufit?

i am going wild over here, this is such a fun ask tysm <3

okay so, lemme think through this in groups

of the Earth crew, Ele and Beriel are the ones having the most fun. they're dancing, they're being a couple, they match with each other and with the theme, between the two of them and their parents they absolutely got some high-quality stuff Aira also gets a high-quality suit that matches the theme, but only because Ele convinced her over the course of a week Dani is also rather well-dressed, but a little more uncomfortable because he's not used to wearing such nice and elaborate clothes (which his guardian is more than happy to provide for) and Aleji would probably wear one of the most stunning colorful dresses ever, curtesy of Luz. in a world where they don't have to keep their relationship a secret, they are also totally matching, and they'd be trending for some sweet private moment that got caught by a paparazzo. you will never see that guy again

for the Unseen, i literally wrote a Flash Fiction Friday piece with that idea lmao. it's not the MET Gala, just a charity gala hosted by some rich pretentious asshole and it doesn't have a theme, but this would be the outcome anyway. Ideli matches with Tumaril, who also matches with Dajsper, who also matches with Irami, and people are already asking questions. if Dajsper and Tumaril do anything more than firmly and professionally shake hands, you get theories flying. this is nothing new however, because Dajsper and Irami are trending every other week. they are, like, the celebrity couple of Reiki. think Tom Holland and Zendaya meanwhile Syphe and Meiviza are wearing something themed and comfortable, but not particularly elaborate, and pass under the radar

as for the miscellaneous bits of Idefexi, in a perfect world (such as post-series) Lukiat, Reyenn and Niev are finely dressed, in theme, matching and trending. Lukiat and Reyenn are absolutely basking in the grandeur, while Niev is just happy to spend some relaxed time with them Kea arrives with the literal best, most elaborate, most in-theme outfit ever, with an insane amount of jewelry, makeup and body glitter. he might have glitter on his hair and wings too. all i know is that this man is sparkling more than Edward Cullen Sarie is chilling in a corner in a simple but nice dress, and is just people watching. apparently, it's relaxing Onisdre does not want to be here. she's wearing a suit, it barely matches, and she wants out. please someone rescue her Haimei would be against the idea at first, throw on something random but fancy-looking enough and glare at everyone who whispers in her direction. then she notices how fancy everything is and starts stealing and Neikzi is literally just wearing the usual clothes, downing flutes of champagne and stuffing her face at the buffet table. she might get kicked out before people ever even notice she's wearing ripped jeans and a leather jacket

and for funsies, Zeno and Ike are there, because Ike is studying high-fashion design and i want him there. the two of them are also kinda matching, kinda wearing opposite outfits, very much having the time of their life. they trend anonimously as "that one couple in the background that whistled when the idiot polycule kissed"

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✵ Revolve Taglist ✵ @corinneglass @aalinaaaaaa @write-with-will @mymomsaysbobcipher @writeintrees @firesidefantasy @inspirationallybored

⛧ In Destiny We Trust (Not) Taglist ⛧ @elkieselkiewrites @wildweeds @mymomsaysbobcipher

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Writing Patterns Tag

thanks so much @aalinaaaaaa for the tag!

Rules: List the first lines of your last 20 or so stories. See if there are any patterns. Choose your favorite opening line. Then tag 10 authors!

wow, 20 stories is a lot. i had to squeeze everything i've ever posted here and it still wasn't enough. i really should put more short stuff here lmao

i am going to say in advance, every story is linked to the post, save of course the opening lines to EttDS and IDWT(N). and also, the last one is the intro line to an old piece i posted with an itty bitty hint to a plot twist for Revolve. nothing really major, but something funny for the more puzzle oriented people :3

i'm tagging @write-with-will @nandawrites @lizardperson and @elkieselkiewrites plus open tag

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In The Spotlight Dajsper is halfway through xir makeup when NYSDU beeps from xir earring.

Torrential Zeno will have to ask Ike's dad to teach him how the hell he drives, because it's a miracle that he can keep the car straight enough that he can read despite all the water on the roads and wind that howls so strong it may as well be yelling.

Grayed Out Leo's thoughts as the blurry flickering gray creature in front of him throws him at the little altar are a jumbled mess.

Beneath They say there's a monster beneath the mountains.

The Silence In-Between Niev is not beyond admitting that ice shoots through his heart when Mora harriedly knocks at the door to Lukiat's study, words spilling out of her mouth in a garbled cascade.

Dandelion (In A Concrete Prison) The first time it happens, vie isn't sure what's going on.

No More Than This The lights of the ballroom flicker and glimmer with golden opulence. So bright that they outshine the stars outside.

Wildfires The dark curtain of clouds casts muffled silence over the city, so thick it even blocks out the moon.

Moonstone, Opal, Rhodonite Dani is awfully small, curled up and tucked into Aleji's side.

A Ship Writing Ask Zeno hesitates at the mouth of the street to Ike’s house, with midnight rain racing in rivulets down his skin.

OCKiss25 Day 7 - Caught It should have been a quiet day.

OCKiss25 Day 6 - Forbidden Zeno will never understand how the De la Rosa-Marchesi are so… comfortable with his presence.

OCKiss25 Day 5 - Worship Maybe it wasn’t the smartest idea to leave the window open.

OCKiss25 Day 4 - Reunion Aren's breath is still coming in short puffs when he touches the ground by the altar.

OCKiss25 Day 3 - Stolen There’s faint rustling from her kitchen when Beriel wakes up.

OCKiss25 Day 2 - First Aleji is not so focused on what they’re doing that they don’t hear the steps coming closer to their room.

OCKiss25 Day 1 - Desperate More guards, dead eyed and flickering, rush into the alcove.

Elegy to the Desperate Stars There are no stars that shine over Milan.

In Destiny We Trust Not Smog and humidity weigh heavy in the air and cling to the skin, pervasive in the summer heat that's growing torrid.

?? pov: you are a god's host.

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it appears i have a preference for starting with short sentences. a solid statement that sometimes evokes a feeling. the longer ones definitely evoke a feeling. but they're also very still? in a sense?

i'll be honest, i thought more of them would have some lyricism. it might just be more self-contained to Aira's pov, which i really don't post enough of, but i really got caught off-guard

as for my favorite, i'm sorry but it has to be the EttDS opening line. it's both an amazing opener and an inside joke with my friends, and that immediately skyrockets it to first place

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✵ Revolve Taglist ✵ @corinneglass @aalinaaaaaa @write-with-will @mymomsaysbobcipher @writeintrees

⛧ In Destiny We Trust (Not) Taglist ⛧ @elkieselkiewrites @wildweeds @mymomsaysbobcipher

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Character File R013: Meiviza

"I will not put my life on the line on your whims. I have no use for your praise and your gold. But for freedom? For freedom I will kill."

Basics

Legal Name ✵ Meiviza Aegrale

Age ✵ 20

Pronouns ✵ She/Her

Orientation ✵ Lesbian

Skin ✵ Tan

Build ✵ Lithe

Height ✵ 1.66 m / 5' 5''

Eye Color ✵ Amber

Hair ✵ Ginger

Occupation ✵ Personal Assistant | Vigilante

Notable Features ✵ N/A

Work Specific

Species ✵ Shirevi

Elemental Resonance ✵ Sun

Citzenship ✵ Reiki

Base Location ✵ Ziphia

Alias ✵ Zaremina {Eclipse}

Allegiance ✵ Unseen

Personality

Meiviza is many things, but true to herself is not one of them. she is constantly putting on masks, gentle and soft one moment then harsh and cold the next, as situations require. one thing stays true: she is diligent and professional, with a tendency to confront problems head-on rather than run around them

Likes ✵ training, meditating, ancient magic, silverwork, dancing, light, hot weather

Dislikes ✵ social situations, controlling people, being watched, high society, fake smiles

Speaking Style ✵ very slow and deliberate, though direct sometimes to a fault. speaks clearly, and is not above telling direct lies. doesn't swear out loud and never uses pet names

Clothing Style ✵ simple and modest but professional clothes most of the time, and even in her free time doesn't go below "business casual" style. as Zaremina, goes for comfortable and stretchy clothes that stand on the looser side, though not too much as she fights hand-to-hand. only wears jewelry when forced to by social norms

‎[backstory and taglist under the cut] [TW: Death, Cults (mentioned), Controlling Parents]

Backstory

Meiviza was found when she was no older than three by the Underground broker Matron during preparations for a raid on a cult. The cult was decimated in the raid, its hidden temple destroyed, and Meiviza was then adopted by Matron, the first of many adoptive siblings to come. However, her resonance posed problems, as it already was a Sun resonance; to avoid panic and concern, Meiviza was taught to disguise her resonance as fire. Meiviza spent the rest of her childhood and teenage years being trained along her siblings into the ways of the underground. She especially was being trained to take over her mother's position as a broker, though she detests the subterfuge of it and much prefers combat training and martial arts. At the same time, as the eldest, expectations were piled on her in regards to her academic achievemnts. while she wasn't a top student, it was enough for her mother to more easily pull strings and get her into higher society, where her duty would have been to marry into the upper echelons and broker the information she could find from higher up Every single plan of her mother's was destroyed by the vigilante Shade, who nourished Meiviza's thirst for freedom. Meiviza began sneaking out, fighting hand to hand alongside Shade to become a duo. The two grew as close as sisters, and through her civilian identity as the Imperial Princess, Shade pulled Meiviza into favorable positions, from which she was able to get a job in the court and climb the ranks to become Ideli's PA. at the same time, she followed Shade when Dajsper, as Voltage, asked them for help. While she herself is too under her mother's thumb still, she is known for oftwn working alongside the Unseen

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Character File R015: Syphe

"Everyone puts a price on life. What people don't agree on is whether it's worth money, time, or only another life"

Basics

Legal Name ✵ Syphe Eimidir

Age ✵ 19

Pronouns ✵ He/Him

Orientation ✵ Aromantic Omnisexual

Skin ✵ Light Tan, Light Freckles on Cheeks

Build ✵ Athletic

Height ✵ 1.77 m / 5' 9''

Eye Color ✵ Bottle Green

Hair ✵ Chestnut, Shoulder Length, Wavy

Occupation ✵ Administration Intern | Informant

Notable Features ✵ Red Wireframe Glasses, Scar near Right Ear

Work Specific

Species ✵ Shirevi

Elemental Resonance ✵ Unknown

Citzenship ✵ Reiki

Base Location ✵ Ziphia

Alias ✵ Prizak {Wraith}

Allegiance ✵ Unseen

Personality

Syphe is vastly regarded as quite intelligent and well mannered for a street kid, one who was extremely lucky to be taken in by the family that took him in or he may not have climbed as high as he has. He's friendly and kind, and the palace's staff is quite taken with his willingness to have an ear open for grievances and to put himself in direct contact with the higher ups on their behalf. As Wraith he's seen as a young monster in the making who holds many grudges and makes deals like the fae

Likes ✵ electronics, casual chatting, history, maths, parkour, the night, being organized

Dislikes ✵ excessive light, people who pull rank over others, useless formalities, disorder, unsubtlety

Speaking Style ✵lilting, engaged, leads conversations easily, often teasing and asking question without feeling intrusive. thrives off of implications and technical truths. only swears as Wraith, and even so it's fairly rare. doesnìt use nicknames

Clothing Style ✵ mostly officewear in dark colors, can be incited to wear some low-fashion clothes. mostly loose and soft clothes in simpler styles, paired with a longer coat. wears next to no jewelry. as Wraith, wears blacks and dark reds with the occasional pop of faded white, colors his hair black and wears red contacts, though his entire face is covered by a terrifying mask with glowing red lenses

[backstory and taglist under the cut] [TW: Memory Loss, Gang Violence]

Backstory

Syphe does not remember his younger years. They have been completely wiped out, and his memories begin rather starkly in Ziphia's First Terrace. From there he made his way to the Third Terrace while evading child services. He was found there by Atalan, an Underground gang leader who taught him to move around the capital without being caught and how to survive as a street rat. When a gang war broke out, Atalan sent him away with instructions on who to contact in an emergency. This was the start of Syphe's career as a criminal himself, however young. He'd wander the city, evesdropping on every conversation and selling information for a living, while crashing out at a Wiroski warehouse to steal broken parts, repair them and resell them in the Underground. This led to him meeting both Tumaril, a young engineer with a specialization on illegal weapons, and Dajsper, child of Wiroski Enterprises's CEO hacking into his father's things for the Underground. The three of them struck an alliance, and eventually Dajsper convinced his father to take on Syphe as a ward. Syphe was thrust from the criminal world into the celebrity spotlight. Keeping as friendly of a profile as possible, he began to gather information into the imperial and nobiliar families as well. He did not stop being Wraith, though it became more complicated as Tumaril's old employer was killed and a different gang took control of all their things. This led Syphe, Tumaril and Dajsper to strike an alliance with a vigilante duo, Shade and Eclipse, as well as Dajsper's wife. With their help they got rid of the invading gang and took control of the area under their own banner, the Unseen. More or less at the same time as Syphe caught the atttention of the Imperial Family, the Unseen got integrated into the Undernet with Syphe and Shade as its main representatives

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