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Today I was told that my shirt looks like a lab coat and my vibe is that I do Questionable Science

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ok but what if dragon age verse for alex

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"Whatever do you mean? I always sit like this." Like this being with his torso twisted awkwardly to the side and one elbow held at a very specific angle against the arm rest so that an entire corner of the sofa is blocked from view. "I've no clue what you're on about."

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Etienne's eyes narrowed. "Why are you sitting like that?"

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Like for starter from Mike!!

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seven deadly sins headcanons

because i'm tired of sinday memes being all about sex. send a category + a number. warning: some of the questions in the lust section are nsft. that's why it's at the bottom.

gluttony - - -

what could your muse eat all the time without ever getting tired of it?

a feast of all your muse's favorite foods is laid out in front of them. what's on the menu?

is your muse the type to leave the last bit of food for someone else, or to take it for themselves before someone else can claim it?

does your muse frequently overeat?

does your muse go back for seconds? thirds? fourths?

how many meals and snacks does your muse eat in a day?

what are your muse's go-to beverages?

does your muse drink enough water?

does your muse drink many sugary drinks, like soda or juice?

is your muse a heavy (alcohol) drinker? if so, what do they drink? in what situations do they drink? do they know their limits? do they stop at their limit, or go past it?

is your muse addicted to caffeine? if so, what is their preferred caffeinated beverage?

does your muse have a sweet tooth?

greed - - -

what does your muse collect, if anything?

is your muse prone to hoarding anything?

what is your muse's financial situation? what are their financial goals?

is money important to your muse? why or why not?

how much money does your muse keep in their checking account at any given time? if your muse keeps cash, how much do they usually have in their wallet? does your muse carry coins around? what is the limit on their credit card, if they have one? do they have multiple credit cards?

does your muse have good savings habits? how much do they currently have saved up?

is your muse prone to shopping sprees? if so, what do they usually indulge in buying?

is your muse in debt? if so, are they managing it well, or are they struggling?

would your muse throw others under the bus/step on others if it meant they could find more success/make more money?

would your muse steal anything?

wrath - - -

does your muse like to get revenge on those they feel have wronged them?

how does your muse handle anger? do they have anger issues? how do they manage or vent their anger?

does your muse believe in karma?

did your muse get into fights as a kid? do they get into fights as an adult? if your muse never got into fights before, would they in the name of self defense?

what, if anything, provokes your muse to violence?

does your muse believe that violence can solve some problems? or are they more a "violence is never the answer" type? somewhere in-between?

does your muse destroy things for fun, or to let off steam?

was your muse a bully? or were they bullied themselves?

has your muse ever considered murdering someone? or have they actually gone through with murdering someone?

does your muse enjoy hurting others, whether it be physically or emotionally?

pride - - -

does your muse believe they are the best at everything, even if that belief is unwarranted?

in what areas might your muse be a little overconfident? are they overconfident in the sense that they don't have the skills to back it up, or in the sense that they do have the skills but they are obnoxious in their confidence?

does your muse accept responsibility for their actions when they have done something wrong?

is your muse comfortable with apologizing to others?

does your muse feel remorse? if so, how do they express it?

has your muse every blown off preparing for something because they were confident they could complete the task without preparation? if so, what was the situation?

is your muse prone to bragging? what do they brag about?

does your muse look down on others they perceive as being "not as good" at things as they are?

sloth - - -

on what day(s) does your muse feel most lazy? at a specific time of day, or all day?

is your muse prone to procrastination?

what chores/responsibilities does your muse avoid doing at all costs?

how many hours of sleep does your muse get? do they feel rested after, or are they still tired?

once your muse gets started doing something important, do they drag their feet, take many breaks, and ultimately prolong the task? or do they work as quickly as possible, at the sacrifice of a quality job? or do they work efficiently without sacrificing quality?

does your muse put on real clothes every day, or only if they have to go out?

if your muse could get away with wearing pajamas all day every day, would they?

does your muse complain about responsibilities a lot?

is your muse the type to get up on time on their own or with an alarm? are they the type to hit snooze over and over?

envy - - -

does your muse get jealous easily, or does it take a lot for them to feel it?

what kinds of things does your muse get jealous about?

does your muse compare themselves to others often? if so, how does it affect them?

lust - - -

is your muse sexually active? if so, how often do they have sex? how many partners do they typically have at one time? if not, why not?

what is your muse's sexuality? if asexual, are they sex favorable, sex indifferent, or sex repulsed?

is your muse vanilla, or are they kinky? if kinky, what are their top three kinks, and why do they like them? if vanilla, what position(s) does your muse have sex in?

what sex-related words turn your muse on? what words make them cringe?

does your muse masturbate? if so, how often, and how do they get themselves off? if not, why not?

does your muse have high, medium, or low libido?

is sex compatibility a dealbreaker for your muse in a relationship? why or why not?

how does your muse feel about one-night-stands?

what was your muse's first time having sex like? who was it with, why did they choose that person, where did it take place, how old were they, and what happened?

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I'm currently in San Diego for a wedding so replies and starters shall be worked on when I return ✨

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Alex was content to let the conversation fizzle out for the rest of the ride to spare both of them from coming up with more non-answers. Country Gandalf could keep his secrets, and she'd keep hers.

She did breathe a sigh of relief when they finally rolled up to the mechanic. Never had a shitty old building looked so beautiful. Despite an exterior that said, I’ve definitely been the set of a slasher flick before, the promise of air at least a few degrees shy of sweltering sounded paradisal—anything above a nice 70 Fahrenheit was basically Satan’s asshole to Alex; she liked staying as refrigerated as possible.

“My hero. Don’t gotta tell me twice.” With significantly more pep in her step, she hopped down from the truck and shouldered her bag once more. “I’ll be starfishing on the floor whenever ya need me.” No need for a response—she was already headed toward the door.

He didn't answer immediately, eyes on the road as he reached out to tap the tiny fan on the dashboard just as it started to hiccup and die. It sputtered back to life, Jain returning his hand to the wheel.

             "Long 'nough," he drawled, giving a sudden upwards tilt of his chin down the road.

             "Another few miles. Ya broke down in a shitty part of the road," he muttered. He felt his stomach grumble slightly. This girl was hardly a snack at all, but it was better than starving. Mechanic shop was just a little ways away.

Soon enough they pulled up to the whitewash-painted and rust streaked mechanic shop that looked just as run down as the road that led up to it. Old sunbleached signs for car parts and soda brands dotted along the side. He pulled the truck up to one of the empty gas towers under the awning for shade before he spoke again.

             "If ya head inside should be cooler than out here. Need to get the tow truck for your car,"

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“Cops can look like anything. They’re very tricksy like that.” Kinda like the fae, but somehow even more dickish and lacking all the whimsy that could make the Folk tolerable. But he’d said the magic words and kicked her lizard brain into high gear, so with a tingly sense of dread creeping up the back of her neck, Alex stood and snatched up her messenger bag from the floor. “‘Kay, let’s go.”

She was speed-walking away before remembering she was supposed to be following Not-A-Cop. Well. He’d catch up. “What is it? Or who? Why me? Also: how do you know this information, and who the fuck are you?” Shot rapid-fire over her shoulder as Alex weaved her way through the little cafe and out the front door. Instinct suggested she just fuckin' book it back to her motel—her legs practically twitched with the urge to run—but a practical need for more information kept her in check.

Of all the things that came out of the person's mouth, that was not what he thought he would hear. It had caught him so off guard that he, for a moment, forgot why he was here. "What? No. I'm not a cop." Head tilting down to his attire. A worn black belstaff jacket, opened revealing a dark camo green shirt. Black cargo pants and black leather boots. "Do I look like a cop?" A quick shake of his head as he snapped his thoughts back to the mission.

"Look, I'm not here to hurt you. Something is coming and it wants you. So for your safety, just come with me."

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“For the heart, both altar and hell. / For the heart, both heaven and grief.”

— Marina Tsvetaeva, from “Every poem is a child of love,” Selected Poems: Marina Tsvetaeva tr. David McDuff

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More Alex facts:

She spent twelve years (ages 15-27) in a magical coven/death cult in Romania. The cult is at least a couple thousand years old and is led by a man(?) currently going by the name of Emilian Lazar. He’s had many names; his first was Zalmoxis.

His motivations, and thereby the coven’s motivations, are new-multiversal-order and perfect, unending equilibrium; the immaculate heat-death of everything; a coalescence of all realities into one ultimate, magnificent finality, static and unchanging.

The Vibes:

The Lich from Adventure Time—“I will command a great and terrible army, and we will sail to a billion worlds. We will sail until every light has been extinguished. You are strong, child, but I am beyond strength. I am the end.”

Necromongers/Necroism from the Riddick universe

Hive Sword Logic/the Unveiling lorebook/the Witness from the Destiny video game franchise—“You live without purpose. Anguish. Bliss. A meaningless cycle of action and reaction. Let us bring an end to your futile exertions. A final shape is coming. Chaos untangled... made knowable... with immaculate intent. Let us know you and be reborn into perfection.”

General eldritch cosmic nightmare time

Emilian and Alex were lovers. This was definitely as healthy and good for her psyche as you’re imagining. He only ever called her Alexandra, which is why she prefers to be called Alex or Al now.

Alex’s closest friend is a ghoul named Ilya Savenko. After fleeing the cult, she made her way back to the US and ended up saving Ilya’s life—he’d been captured by hunters and was going to be summarily executed when Alex intervened. (In the ensuing fight, two of the hunters sustained fatal injuries—one of them was a man named Michael Whitley. His daughter has sworn to find Alex and avenge him.)

Currently, Ilya and Alex are roommates in San Francisco, but she’s on the road so often that she’s more like a very entitled guest who shows up every few months to make a mess of the place and steal all of Ilya’s nice wine. They like to binge TLC shows together when she’s home; they’re big fans of Sister Wives.

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Alex, Mike, Dee, and secondary muse Ilya are all characters from my in-progress novel (that I will probably never finish writing at this rate lol). My other muses also abide by the general lore of my novel universe, although they aren’t explicitly named in the story. Here’s some relevant worldbuilding: 

Magic exists (obviously). Some beings are more naturally inclined toward it than others. Humans are either born with it or can occasionally manage to do a ritual correctly that activates latent magic in the area. (Like summoning—it doesn’t rely on innate/internal magical ability, but rather a complex set of steps that results in environmental magical energy being activated.) Certain places have more latent environmental magic than others, and supernatural beings tend to be drawn there. San Francisco, for example, has a massive supe population.

Different planes of reality or realms exist. Faeries, gods, demons, angels, etc. all come from different planes. People can access different planes via astral projection, planeswalking, and portals (either naturally occurring or created) 

Some supernatural species originate from the same plane of reality as humans. Vampires and other undead, ghouls, werewolves, etc.

Dee is a vampire. In my lore, vampires are undead humans possessing superior strength, speed, reflexes, and senses; they also have some sort of inherent ability to very subtly charm or hypnotize people, but it isn't a foolproof thing. They subsist on blood and are functionally immortal. They can be killed by sunlight, beheading, and burning, but they do not age and can live eternally. Vampire saliva produces a euphoric effect in their prey, and people can become addicted to it, but repeated exposure can induce a sort of psychosis. A person becomes a vampire via near-complete exsanguination followed by the consumption of vampire blood.

Ilya is a ghoul. They are carnivorous and typically live off human flesh, but they're scavengers—they only want the dead stuff. They're possibly descended from some kind of fae, or perhaps the result of a fae curse. They aren't preternaturally strong or fast, but they do have better senses than humans. They age extremely slowly (provided they regularly consume human flesh) and can live to about 300; without feeding regularly, they deteriorate quickly. Their body temperature and heart rate are low and slow, which may be why some people mistake them for some kind of undead.

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I'm bouta spam some headcanony posts sorry in advance

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Anaïs Nin, from a diary entry featured in Trapeze: The Unexpurgated Diary of Anais Nin, 1947-1955

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𝐒𝐄𝐗𝐔𝐀𝐋𝐈𝐓𝐘 𝐇𝐄𝐀𝐃𝐂𝐀𝐍𝐎𝐍𝐒 & 𝐐𝐔𝐄𝐒𝐓𝐈𝐎𝐍𝐒

intended for mature audiences, minors dni. specify muse if interacting with a multimuse.

what is their sexuality/sexual preference?

what is their romantic preference or inclination?

what are some features of others that attract them from the outset?

what are some features of others that arouse them, or they find arousing in a sexual situation?

what are their most common turn-ons?

what are some more situational or contextual turn-ons?

what attire do they feel most attractive in?

what attire do they find others most attractive in?

what is their favourite sexual act?

do they indulge in masturbation or personal fantasies?

how do they feel about foreplay?

how do they feel about one-night stands?

are they openly flirtatious/sexual, or are they quite private?

how open are they, or how do they feel about sexual experimentation? elaborate if needed.

what is something they consider a kink of their own?

have they engaged in sexual acts beyond themselves and a single partner (group sex, swinging, polyamory, etc.)?

how satisfactory has their sex life been thus far?

what is something they wish to try? why haven't they tried this yet?

are they dominant, submissive, switch, partner/context-dependent, or unsure?

do they prefer to give or receive sexually?

+ established ship question. in any/all verses, with any/all ships, have your character/s speak about that ship's intimate & sexual dynamic, and how they feel about it.

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Ahem.

While posing very conspicuously to hide a blood stain on the new settee: "Yes, mon ange?"

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Necromancy Aesthetic