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Wait, some nuns of the order of St. Claire in Orduña have been asking the bishop for a licence to sell their pastries at the Derio monastery for 10 years, to no avail.

And they're so fed up they have officially rejected the Pope, archbishops, and bishops, and are now creating a schism inside their order because they're gonna sell those fucking pastries whether they like it or not.

WTF is this fantasy!!!!!

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7. Noisome

The mighty hunter had been on the prowl. She'd been so small then, all soft rounded horns and chubby cheeks. And she'd been so...so...stupid. So stupid, she'd think years later. So very, very, very dumb. Not smart.

It hadn't taken her long to track down her quarry; she was the tiniest little hunter, after all. She'd prided herself on as much. The candy-colored blob slid across forgotten mossy stone floors; the forgotten ruins shrouded by the canopy of the Twelvewood.

They were called so many delicious names: Pudding, Flan, Prisoner's Delight... And look how brightly colored they were! And they looked like pudding, so....surely.

Surely they tasted like pudding.

The tiny hunter had hunkered down, wiggling her back have and swishing her tail as she calibrated, pupils widening to red-darkened circles before she launched from behind. The pudding hadn't stood a chance against her speed, those sharp little claws, and the rows of fangs and teeth. She would have her feast!

Except she would not.

Instead of sugary sweet delight that their moniker had promised, disgust overtook her. No saccharine sweetness, only rot and decay filled her mouth as the horrid mixture of mold and rotting flesh and gods only knew what else filled her mouth, leaving her heaving as she spat it out, little hands rubbing at her face and mouth.

So. Fucking. Stupid.

She'd think these thoughts years later, when the horrid ghost of that memory came to haunt her tastebuds. Never. Again.

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💠Gold and Silver Stars ✨ gifs (edits) made by me :)

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6. Ring

She hated him.

She hated how he had left. How he was just -gone- from their lives. She hated the way he'd hurt them, hurt her mother. She hated how confused the twins had been, asking when he was coming home.

She hated having to move.

She hated the fact she missed him.

The little ring was turned over in her hands, too small for her hands now. It was a little, purple peach-blossom ring; a gift from the first Little Ladies Day. Before he had started seeing her mother, when he had found her lost in the crowd. Not lost, no; overwhelmed. She'd been paralyzed back then, with all the bustling sounds and sights and smells...

He'd been kind. Gentle. Warm. She remembered being scooped up, how he'd kept her safe until they were able to find her mother. How he'd brushed the tears away, and made sure she was okay.

She remembered the times after, too. When he'd come to her defense, when he had kept her from being driven out of her home. When he'd stood up to those that would threaten her. She thought he'd always be there.

He'd promised he'd always be there.

But, he wasn't. At least the curse hadn't killed him, but he was gone all the same.

She hadn't even gotten to say goodbye.

There's a metalic clinking as the ring is violently thrown into the drawer of her desk, the piece of jewelry skidding to the back. The loud thunk of wood echoes out as it's slammed shut, the ring left to sit in silence in the dark.

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Dracula (1931)

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Hot. Too hot.

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9. How do they manifest energy, exhaustion, tension, or other strong emotions?

For N'theya, her emotions tend to surge into strong extremes easily. It's very easy for her to become her emotions, instead of only feeling them, and it's very easy for her to get lost in them without outside interference.

When she's feeling particularly energetic and hyper, she's almost manic-levels of glee. Laughing, zipping too and fro in a manner not unlike a cat with the zoomies, talking a mile a minute, and overflowing with enthusiasm and zest and life. Everything is fun, everything is great, and she is absolutely untouchable, and nothing will bring her down. Until it does.

Exhaustion is a rare feeling for her, and under normal circumstances, it's something that she only feels right before she grows as her body begins consuming more aether to prepare for the imminent growth spurt. With exhaustion, she becomes sluggish and lethargic, her words slurring until she gives up on them entirely, devolving to chirps and chitters. She becomes a lot more cuddly, wanting to be held and hugged and most importantly: carried. She's so tired, but she cannot sleep, and this is hands down one of her -least- favorite feelings. No amount of crystals or aether can pep her back up, and she feels half-dead, with little energy to do more than slink around the house and blanket-burrito in her coffin.

Tension brings out her sharpness, her words growing more biting, tail lashing. More raptor-like clicks and chitters, her hair fluffing out just a bit to make her look bigger. She's prone to pacing when agitated, with her gesticulation growing more harsh and jerking, til she's nearly assaulting the air with ever swing of her hands. Tones raise, snarls start to fill the space between sentences. She wants it resolved, and she wants it resolved -now-. Or the possible threat removed. Or for her damned brother to get her hair out of his mouth-

(( @houserosaire ; thank you for the ask! ))

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42 character development questions!

PHYSICAL PRESENCE AND GESTURE. 1. How do they move and carry themselves? Pace, rhythm, gestures, energy? 2. How much physical space do they use, active and at rest? 3. How do they position themselves in a group? Do they like to be the center of attention, or do they hang back at the edges of a crowd? 4. What is their size and build? How does it influence how they use their body, if it does? 5. How do they dress? What styles, colors, accessories, and other possessions do they favor? Why? 6. What are they like in motion–in different environments, and in different activities? What causes the differences between these? 7. How do they physically engage with other people, inanimate objects, and their environment? What causes the differences between these? 8. Where and when do they seem most and least at ease? Why? How can you tell? 9. How do they manifest energy, exhaustion, tension, or other strong emotions? 10. What energizes and drains them most? 11. How are they vocally expressive? What kind of voice, accent, tones, inflections, volume, phrases and slang, and manner of speaking do they use? 12. How are they bodily expressive? How do they use nonverbal cues such as their posture, stance, eyes, eyebrows, mouths, and hands? DISPOSITION AND TEMPERAMENT. 13. How do they greet the world — what is their typical attitude towards life? How does it differ in different circumstances, or towards different subjects? Why do they take these attitudes, and why do they change? How do these tend to be expressed? 14. What do they care deeply about? What kind of loyalties, commitments, moral codes, life philosophies, passions, callings, or spirituality and faith do they have? How do these tend to be expressed? 15. What kind of inner life do they have — rich and imaginative? Calculating and practical? Full of doubts and fears? Does it find any sort of outlet in their lives? 16. Do they dream? What are those dreams like? 17. Are they more shaped by nature or nurture — who they are, or what has happened to them? How have these shaped who they’ve become as a person? 18. What kind of person could they become in the future? What are some developmental paths that they could take, (best, worst, most likely?) what would cause them to come to pass, and what consequences might they have? What paths would you especially like to see, and why? CONNECTIONS WITH OTHERS. 19. How do they behave within a group? What role(s) do they take? Does this differ if they know and trust the group, versus finding themselves in a group of strangers? Why? 20. What kind of individual relationships do they have with others, and how do they behave in them? How are they different between intimate relationships like friends, family, and lovers versus more impersonal relationships? 21. What kind of relationships do they tend to intentionally seek out versus actually cultivate? What kind of social contact do they prefer, and why? 22. How do people respond to them, and why might these responses differ? 23. How do they respond to difficult social moments? What makes them consider a social situation difficult? 24. How do they present themselves socially? What distinguishes their “persona” from their “true self”, and what causes that difference? 25. What do they need and want out of relationships, and how do they go about getting it? 26. How do they view and feel about relationships, and how might this manifest in how they handle them, if it does? ACTIVITIES AND PREFERENCES. 27. What do they strongly like and dislike, in any category? Why? 28. What are they likely to do if they have the opportunity, resources, and time to accomplish it? Why? 29. What kind of activities, interests, and hobbies do they have? What significance and impact do these have in their lives, both positive and negative? 30. What is their preferred level of activity and stimulation? How do they cope if they get either too little or too much? 31. Is there anything that counts as a “dealbreaker” for them, positively or negatively? What makes things go smoothly, and what spoils an activity or ruins their day? Why? 32. Do they have any “props” that are a significant part of their life, identity, activities, or self-presentation somehow? What are they, how are they used, and why are they so significant? How would these props’ absence impact them, how would they compensate, and why? THINKING AND LEARNING. 33. How do they learn about the world–what is their preferred learning style? Hands-on learning with trial and error? Research, reading, and note-taking? Observation or rote memorization? Inductive or deductive reasoning? Seeking patterns and organization? Taking things apart and putting them back together? Creative processing via discussing, writing about, or dramatizing things? 34. How do they understand the world–what kind of worldview and thought processes do they have? Why? 35. How and why do they internalize knowledge? What effect has that had on them? 36. How much do they rely on their minds and intellect, versus other approaches like relying on instinct, intuition, faith and spirituality, or emotions? What is their opinion on this? 37. Have they had any special education or training that colors their means of learning about or understanding the world? Conversely, do they lack some kind of education considered essential in their world? What kind of impact has this addition or lack had on them? 38. Is there anything they wish they could change about their worldview or thought processes? What, and why? 39. What sort of questions or thoughts recur in their lives, either specifically or as a theme? Why are these never answered, or answered permanently to their satisfaction? 40. What do they wonder about? What sparks their curiosity and imagination, and why? How is this expressed, if it is? FREE FOR ALL. 41. What associations do they bring to mind? Words or phrases, images, metaphors or motifs? Why? 42. I have a question of my own!

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5. Barbarous

She plays her role well, a well practiced actress in this play. Watchful older sister, dedicated student, enthusiastic adventurer, little lady. Remember your manners, remember what to say, the way to smile and dip your curtsies, remember the rules of etiquette here and there.

Remember to be a person, above all else.

But how easily does she slip to her roots. Growling, snarling, beyond the use of words as she forgets her learned softness, as all the sharpness pokes through like broken glass, slicing it's way back to the surface from the depths it's been hidden and buried in and left to rot.

Glittering eyes lose their sparkle, dulling to a flat, cold golden stare. Hands that reach for those around her turn to claws, angry and slashing and ready to rend and tear. And how easily that sweet smile becomes gnashing fangs and teeth, meant to tear through armor like tissue, shred skin and flesh and bone, meant to leave it's festering rot behind.

But she remembers to be a person. She clings to the empathy she's been taught, to the softness she's practiced, to the one's she loves. For she does love them now; they're hers. They're so much more than necessity now, and she'll be damned if they come to harm just because the sharpness beneath stabbed it's way out.

(( Sort of a response to an older post: { x } ))

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