#Fey Touched Book 2

[author-a-holmes]

Hi there 👋 and Happy Saturday.

What's your favorite thing about your current wip? The thing you're most proud of or excited about or the thing that makes you want to gush the most? (Something like a particular character dynamic, scene, theme, worldbuilding facet or something else?)

Heya Avra!

This has been sitting in my inbox since February, I'm so sorry for the delay!

I didn't want to spoil anything on the leadup to Changeling's release, and then since it was actually launched out into the world I've been struggling with some powerful burnout.

when you first sent this I had finished Changeling and was just counting down to release date, so for Changeling what I was most excited about people finally reading about Lizzy and Booker and Andric.

To choose one specific scene, I was really curious to see how readers reacted to Lizzy's greatest fear. I feel like I tried to get it come through the narrative throughout the book, but there's one moment where she admits it aloud to Andric that I've felt was quite powerful ever since I wrote the scene. (And one reviewer did mention it in their review, that it broke their heart! So success!)

As a bonus, and an apology, for making you wait so long for a reply, I'll share the thing I'm most enjoying about writing Darkling...

So Darkling spoilers beneath the cut, but...

I'm REALLY enjoying writing the character dynamic between Lizzy and a new character in Book 2, Connorbar Moore.

There are loads of spoilery things I could say about their growing dynamic, but I'm just enjoying every scene where I get a moment to put them together.

In some way's they're very similar characters. Very stubborn, both refusing to back down, and every time they interact there's a growing level of respect between them that neither of them are comfortable with.

It's just a LOT of fun, and I can't wait to share more about Darkling with everyone but it's much harder to know what I can safely share with a sequel than it is with a book 1.

[receival]

baldur’s gate 3 starters.

the following is a collection of sentence starters from larian’s baldur’s gate 3. part 2.

look at me - i’m not a monster.

stay back. i don’t want to hurt you, but i will.

no. you’re not one of them at all.

i was ready to run you through. my mistake, friend.

that’s far enough. what’s your business down here?

you revealed our location? that tongue gets any looser, (name), and i’ll cut it out.

reckon i might miss this place.

this place is more dangerous than i thought.

well, don’t you cut a fine figure.

sometimes i’m jealous of that girl. ugh - to feel so invincible again.

in your expert opinion, what’s the best way to kill a devil?

i’m certain there are answers out there. we’ll find them together.

there’s no story. none that you’re entitled to hear, anyway.

you can tolerate a great deal of suffering, so long as it has meaning.

until then, all i can do is endure.

please try to understand that it’s not something i can just talk about freely.

perhaps there’s potential in you.

honestly, your faith is your own concern. i won’t judge, one way or the other.

i think i did well by joining you.

you already know my biggest secrets. what more can you ask?

that wall’s an illusion! hiding what, i wonder …

sun, moon, and stars will still be there, waiting for us.

this place is pretty spectacular, isn’t it?

no book or painting could ever do its strange beauty justice.

a perfect ring of mushrooms … nature, or magic?

hmm. i thought that might’ve done something.

another illusion. is anything real down here?

i’m more concerned with this ‘twit’ who set a spectator on you.

a rival - a mere footnote to my legend. you should be more concerned with who i am.

the fools must have turned back. or, better yet, died in the search.

i need no more rivals. try to take this as a compliment, yes?

this presence … this magic is not divine, but fey.

little? i am a god! and i’m gonna rip you - tear you - wear you for a hat -

don’t do anything hasty, now.

i’ll just kill you and claim it for myself.

i’m the lord of murder - i’ll show you why.

if you’re expecting me to drop to my knees before you, forget it.

a wizard’s tower is his sanctum, a private place for research and respite. but as this wizard’s not home … i say we take a peek.

a strange place for a button. especially one that doesn’t work.

what good would it do for me to be troubled? we can’t save them all.

you’ll have to speak slowly. i find it quite difficult to concentrate with my condition gnawing at my insides like a teething displacer kitten.

the whole village is falling to pieces …

hey, maybe we can scare up a few dusty bottles of wine somewhere.

i like your way of thinking. split any takings we find?

what creatures live in water this dark?

i’m a rabid dirty dog. and i bite.

i could’ve killed you before you even noticed me, but i didn’t. stand down.

i can be discreet. no need for bloodshed.

share? you really are in the wrong place.

a bleeding heart, are you? reckon i’ll just roast and eat it.

what in the hells did you do to that corpse?

you do plenty for me, more than you realize. but this cannot be remedied.

are you alright? is there anything i can do to help you?

enough. bickering won’t save your friend.

run away, then.

(name) - i was so worried! did they hurt you?

who cares? we’re together now, thank gods!

i’m grateful, don’t mistake me, but … why help us?

freeze it, cock-stench. we aren’t done just yet.

pay up, and you get to skink away. resist, and i gut you.

drop it. i don’t owe you anything.

your incompetence has been my ruin.

stop! no more innocents will die today, (name).

you care for the weak. most curious.

you so much as touch me, and i’ll tear you from limb to limb.

ah - another treacherous soul walks among us.

i ain’t going down easy.

you been a shit since i laid eyes on you, (name).

strike him down. prove your faith.

your silence speaks to your heresy.

look, you have no idea what you’re dealing with …

it’s the whole damn reason we’re here, and i’m not leaving without it.

the mission comes first.

and i thought i’d heard it all. that’s some cambion-level deception.

i go where there’s shit to stir. and there’s no shortage of options.

i can’t remember much, truth be told.

centuries of torment will do that to you.

you’ve been naughty. and you know what happens when you’re naughty.

just who in the nine hells are you?

well, well. aren’t you a luscious thing?

been a long time since someone stuck their neck out for me like that.

you have a manner of irresistible desperation about you. i like it.

you know, i’ve been thinking. and i think there’s something i should tell you. nothing big or terrible, just … a small little detail about me that hasn’t come up naturally.

i want to join you - to fight by your side.

i’m sorry for barging in like this, but i had to come find you.

i won’t let you down. i promise.

we all have our burdens, one way or the other.

i’m trying to say that you’ve earned my trust in a way very few ever have … i want that to mean something.

freedom - i’d forgotten how it felt. thank you.

if you have a moment, i’d like your opinion on something.

the problem is this: a preponderance of evidence that i am a terrible adventurer.

i can’t risk re-capture. i barely escaped last time.

it was a mistake. and not one we’ll repeat.

i don’t know. he was kind of fun.

we can’t just invite danger in to our hearth like that. we must be more careful.

most monsters will think twice before making a meal of me.

an old hunter’s trick - if you can’t mask your scent, spoil it.

i prefer a weapon to stench, thanks.

you’re a monster hunter? not what i imagined.

whatever you’re hunting, your stench alone will kill it.

a quick wit is rare indeed.

know how to ask, and they’ll share that knowledge. if you’re fool enough to pay their price.

speak plainly. what is she?

i think you’re mistaken - this place looks innocent enough.

truth is like a blade, my friend. we can arm ourselves with it - or just as easily find it pressed against our throat.

i would not put you in danger.

your coyness is getting boring. tell me.

you take insult where none is intended, my friend.

how thoroughly invigorating it is to stand by one’s friend in the face of danger.

you best have one hells of an apology for me.

you must have mistaken me for someone else.

that wriggler swimming in your brain juice is a bit of an inconvenience, isn’t it?

that’s none of your concern.

don’t change the subject.

keep that hole under your nose shut.

let’s not involve ourselves in this place any longer than is necessary.

you want to play the hero so badly? fine. let’s make this interesting.

gods, it’s hot in here.

i’ve had better days. and worse ones.

i am, after all, the villain of the tale.

you truly are a soul that steels my own.

you are as thick as they come.

even i am tired of the sound of my own voice.

i stand at a precipice, but if you do not give up hope, neither shall i.

all of this … it must feel like a betrayal.

you bastard! you ruined it, you ruined everything!

slow down - what did i do?

this is an interesting way of thanking me.

i don’t need this. good luck getting out of here on your own.

i know i should head home, but … i can’t bring myself to leave.

(are you alright?) / not even a little bit. but i will be.

she favored me like a child favors a captive pet.

i promise i will not betray your trust.

i cannot thank you enough.

you will face (name)’s judgement.

i wish you could have visited at a better time.

you had no right to intervene.

you’re not one of us.

copper for your thoughts?

always a delight to speak to you.

did i play games like this in my youth? was i sweet once?

what are you doing? i’m busy here!

nothing beats the taste of stolen beer.

come on, now. they’re just having a bit of fun.

let’s do what we have to do, then get out of here.

smell’s like burnt flesh.

hold out your arm so i can mark your flesh.

i’m here to spill your guts across the floor.

pain without purpose is a terrible thing, wouldn’t you agree?

i often feel i like raw pain too much. it scares me.

as long as the story ends in death, it’s all the same to me.

forgive me, but - that look in your eyes. something terrible has happened to you.

what i see in your eyes, in your soul, is only natural.

we’ve all suffered in these dark times. it is little wonder you hear scars of pain and anguish.

touch me and you’ll lose your hand.

the pain you suffer will cleanse you - do not fight it.

you look tired. should i take over?

welcome the pain. let it become part of you.

that looks like it’s going to bruise.

not that i’m suggesting we stop for a drink, of course.

i wouldn’t want to place all my faith in blind luck.

sympathies won’t help me to survive.

your life, much like your words, is meaningless. end the latter to save the former.

looks like the booze got the better of them. they’re practically unconscious.

they’re dying for me. all of them.

why don’t you take a closer look? i’ll observe from back here.

please don’t open the creepy book!

toddlers are easier to please than you lot.

you know, i never pictured myself as a hero.

all i want is a little fun. is that so much to ask?

having performance issues, (name)?

never have i met such troglodytes.

i was hoping you wouldn’t notice i was gone.

i suggest we admire it from afar.

it would be too much to hope that’s nothing to do with us, wouldn’t it?

i go my own way - alone.

i’ll feed your innards to the ants before i do that.

[lostlegendaerie]

Veritas Ratio and Autistic Representation

Chances are you know autistic people in your life; autism itself is a fairly recently coined term, dating back to 1911, and can encompass a wide variety of symptoms and eccentricities which have existed since the dawn of humankind. (The 'fey-touched' child or changeling in European lore shares a lot of traits with autistic children.) Autism is a spectrum, encompassing and overlapping a lot with ADHD and other neurological disorders. There are probably millions of people out there, especially from older generations, who are on the spectrum and have no idea. I did not even get my diagnosis until I was 27.

So it is entirely possible that the creators of Veritas Ratio from Honkai: Star Rail did not intend to write him as autistic and based him on people they knew in their own lives, who, diagnosed or not, are on the autistic spectrum. However, the point of this piece is to talk about the ways in which Veritas Ratio is good autistic representation (in my opinion as a autistic person), and how people who want to write characters like this can take a page out of Honkai's book in their own work.

1) SPECIAL INTEREST. Ratio shows a *staggering* amount of dedication to the pursuit of knowledge and his quest to cure the world of ignorance. This quest of his tends to supersede everything else in his life, with no mention of any friends, family connections or romantic partners in his character story. (Said as a Ratiorine shipper - not sinking any 'ships, here) His dedication to education started early, with reading college undergraduate education levels while still in middle school - seven or so years ahead of his peers. Autism is considered a disability, yes, but it does not exclude you from being smart, and the fixation on your chosen topic(s) can be extremely useful in motivating you to reach the top of your field. His path being The Hunt also outlines this dedication; he is seeking his target without rest or distraction.

2) SENSORY ISSUES. Ratio very explicitly can become distracted and disgusted by the feeling of dirt or sweat on his skin, something that tends to be more prevalent with specific clothing textures but absolutely can manifest in a need to feel clean. He also can apparently become very irritated and overwhelmed by lights and sounds, and wears his plaster mask as a way to deaden and deafen the amount of sensory input that he receives. This allows him to think better, and is a fantastic example of what it feels like to suffer from sensory overload. (If you find yourself getting stressed in crowds, try bringing earplugs and putting them in the next time you're in a noisy restaurant and see if doesn't help you out.)

3) STRONG SENSE OF MORALITY. Autistic people tend to suffer from a somewhat black-and-white feeling of right and wrong, and can hold themselves and other people to an extremely strict moral code. This does not mean that they are always correct in what they believe is right and wrong, but it means that they can be extremely passionate about following those rules. Ratio's beef with the Genius Society and their selectivity is indicative of his unwavering passion towards sharing knowledge with the masses, but the tactless way in which he wishes to cure ignorance bleeds into our fourth point.

4) DIFFICULTY WITH SOCIAL CUES. In one of his earlier conversations with Aventurine (where he is clearly irritated at how careless Aventurine seems to be about their entire mission), Ratio inadvertently insults Aventurine's his lack of education and parents. He apologizes afterwards, stating he did not intend to come across that way, but he maintains the same imperious tone of voice. Autistic people often, but not always, struggle with social cues and can often be considered rude when we are trying to be direct and easily understood; and we can especially struggle with understanding sarcasm or sounding sarcastic when we intend to be sincere.

With my reasons for believing Ratio to be Autistic coded firmly established, let's move onto why I think he is good representation. The two most important parts of representation, in my lived experience as an Autistic person, are RELATABILITY and EMPATHY.

Ratio exhibits some of the same mentalities and symptoms I've had, such as being misunderstood and accidentally offending people and becoming extremely stressed in large crowds due to overstimulation, so he checks off the first box. But the way that the other characters in the game respect him and do not ridicule him for his eccentricities marks the second. Whether in marketing material or in character dialogue options, Ratio's love of baths, his plaster bust, and his ceaseless drive to educate other people (whether they need it or not) are seen as charming and generally positive, and those attributes are not constantly brought up (and mocked) in his interactions and dialogue with other characters. Aventurine doesn't constantly ask Ratio if he needs to leave the Dream to take a bath, and the TB's text conversations with him allow you to engage with his special interests such as his requests for problems to solve and debates to wage against you. He is canonically seen and respected as a brilliant individual, and not reduced to a joke or viewed as comic relief (e.g. Sampo, who almost exclusively is given negative dialogue options for the player to use when interacting with him and who almost every character in the story openly despises.)

Some of you are going to disagree with me in the comments (which is fine, it's my opinion), but for the few of you who read this all the way through, thank you. I hope that this helps you view Ratio and Autistic people overall in a new light, and I am excited to see where else we go from here with him and the rest of the cast!

[mlbfemslashfebruary]

Miraculous Ladybug Femslash February 2024 is here…! 

I tried to include most female characters in these ship lists, including some newer characters from Season 5.

All main girls get at least one or two pairs, but some are more popular in this chart than others. Once again, f/f starring older female characters are double-booked to allow more pairings.

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Rules:

• Any fanart, fic, playlist, or edit is welcomed in this event. Just tag your work #mlbfemslashfebruary or @ this blog so your work can be reblogged here!

• You don’t have to follow all the key words or ships for each day, they’re just prompts to help the creative process.

• If you have another femslash pairing you want to write over a certain day’s theme, go ahead! This includes creating content for poly femslash ships.

• Please no male characters or m/m ships that are genderbended. Male characters and slash ships get much more attention in fandom spaces than female characters and femslash ships. This event is supposed to help elevate femslash content, which is much rarer in fandom (and especially lacking in Miraculous Ladybug outside of a small handful of ships.)

• This event is meant to be for romantic pairings, but you can also write platonic or queerplatonic interpretations.

• No NSFW content will be reblogged for this event, but can still be created and posted on your own time.

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Below is also a written out list of the prompts, for accessibility purposes and in case the image is too hard to see.

[Image ID: A calendar for February 2024 filled with prompts for Miraculous Ladybug Femslash February 2024. Each day has two prompt words and one f/f pairing, with some days instead having two f/f pairings to showcase adult women f/f.

Day 1

• Warm • Lipstick

Marinette/Kagami

Day 2

• Lovely • Blush

Aurore/Ondine

Day 3

• Wicked • Mascara

Juleka/Zoe

OR Olympia/Barbara

Day 4

• Fixed • Shirt

Kagami/Zoe

OR Emilie/Nathalie

Day 5

• Equip • Sweater

Alya/Sabrina

Day 6

• Method • Jacket

Chloe/Alya

Day 7

• Succinct • Jeans

Zoe/Fei

Day 8

• Lonely • Skirt

Marinette/Chloe

Day 9

• Successful • Shorts

Ondine/Kagami

Day 10

• Hold • Dress

Juleka/Rose

OR Amelie/Nathalie

Day 11

• Mercy • Classical

Kagami/Alya

OR Miss Bustier/Gisele

Day 12

• Lucky • Jazz

Alya/Lila

Day 13

• Belong • Pop

Chloe/Sabrina

Day 14

FREE SLOT

Day 15

• Faulty • Rock

Marinette/Lila

Day 16

• Enthusiasm • Hip-hop

Aeon/Alya

Day 17

• Brave • Country

Rose/Mylene

OR Miss Bustier/Ms. Mendeleiev

Day 18

• Learned • Lightning

Kagami/Chloe

OR Anarka/Penny

Day 19

• Giddy • Fire

Alya/Zoe

Day 20

• Beautiful • Ice

Chloe/Lila

Day 21

• Trace • Earth

Zoe/Mylene

Day 22

• Quaint • Air

Marinette/Zoe

Day 23

• Indoor • Light

Aurore/Mireille

Day 24

• Atmosphere • Water

Juleka/Marinette

OR Anarka/Claudie

Day 25

• Gentle • Hear

Kagami/Juleka

OR Nora/Clara Nightingale

Day 26

• Idea • Taste

Alya/Marinette

Day 27

• Redeem • See

Chloe/Alix

Day 28

• Lament • Touch

Zoe/Jess

Day 29

• Scrape • Smell

Marinette/Socqueline

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[thedomesticanthropologist]

What is Sivvus' opinions on each of the companions?

What is Sivvus' opinions on each of the companions?

Astarion: Sivvus sees Astarion as practical, rather than whiny. He took every single one of his complaints seriously and thought them over - The Goblin camp, for example, was a big one. ‘Itll take hours, we dont have time, we should just go’, honestly? With a worm in your head that you think for sure is gonna nerf you in 48 hours? Valid. However, Siv did NOT like being touched without consent, and Astarion found himself hanging from the trees by vines after the first bite. This led to Astarion having to try VERY hard to get back into his good books, and by the end of Act 2, Siv had loosened up a little and Astarion learned how to communicate more effectively. Sivvus rating: 5/10

Gale: Gale provided a wealth of information, and was always solution-oriented, positive, and quick with praise where warranted. Sivvus’ father is a cleric who fell in love with his God at one point, so he kinda gets the vibe, but he doesnt approve of Gales self-devaluation. Due to having a brother that is also a Wizard, and a wizard obsessed with a particular thing at that, Gale was a familiar comfort in many ways. Plus, he wasnt a pushover- Gale never felt intimidated by Sivvus, so he always pushed back when needed. Sivvus rating: 9/10

Karlach: Loud, excitable, easy to rile up, always on the move. She reminds him a bit of his little sister, which was endearing enough, but Sivvus was easily annoyed by her until he got used to her. Karlach’s infectious positivity and desire to live in the moment helped him transition towards acceptance of his own situation. Sivvus rating: 5/10

Lae'zel: Efficient, straightforward, honest? Sivvus approves! Bit murderous and enjoys killing and battle simply because she lives for the conflict in blind faith towards a litch queen? Sivvus Disapproves! He doesnt like the things that motivate Laezel, even if he does like the way she communicates verbally. He has no desire to mix pain and pleasure, but he does love a straightforward conversation. Sivvus rating: 6/10

Shadowheart: Minds her business and keeps things on task, always supportive but never wants to be the leader. Calming energy, easy to be around, knows how to mind her boundaries and Sivvus’. Same taste in wine, same slow-to-bond energy. Sivvus rating: 7/10

Wyll: Reminds him of something he lost, without knowing that hes being reminded of it. The way Wyll acts makes something inside of him almost-hurt. He wants to be annoyed, and he is. Treats Wyll like a punching bag verbally but Wyll takes it so well and turns it around on him so gently that they end up somehow making friends anyway. Sivvus rating: a very confused 7/10

Halsin: Sivvus takes out all his anger about being ripped out of the Feywild on Halsin, even though as an archdruid Halsin is the closest thing to ‘home’ that he has access to. Halsin treats him with a LOT of understanding and soothes his edges in the way that a master animal handler would deal with a particularly stubborn horse. Because he knows the fey, he knows Sivvus in a way that no one else can, and hes patient enough to deal with his spikes and snarls. Sivvus rating: a very reluctant 8/10

[foulbearobservation]

hm. I'm gonna have to do a full rewatch of all 3 Branagh Poirot movies but I think A Haunting in Venice is gonna turn out to be my favorite of the bunch.

They made a ton of changes to the source material (agatha christie's lesser known halloween party) but I do generally like what they did with it. If I were a book purist I'd be deeply unhappy, but I'm more of a vibes based critic so I'm not upset by it lmao. It's a very good cozy fall mystery movie. There's a touch of the supernatual that gets explained away in a very agatha christie ass way (said affectionately). Hard to figure out who the killer is, just enough red herrings that you think you've got it before you realize you absolutely don't. great screenplay and clever writing (somewhat surprising coming from the man who brought us the hot mess of death on the nile)

I think the reason this one worked the best is that it had the least amount of A list actors there being A list actors, if that makes sense? It had a few bigger names but nobody on the level of the other films. (Michelle Yeoh is the exception, but she can actually act so I wouldn't group her with the other A listers.) (Tina Fey is also the exception because her character was meant to be flat and one dimensional)

I think this was the most well shot of Branagh's Poirot films, the color grading is especially nice compared to the mountains of dull cgi marvel films I've been watching recently.

overall 8/10, fun movie, -2 points for branagh's accent

[thecreaturecodex]

Brainchild

Image © Paizo Publishing, accessed at Archives of Nethys here

[I mentioned earlier that Bestiary 3 is my favorite of the PF2e main monster books. The brainchild is part of the reason why. I was going through the As and Bs with a fair bit of enjoyment, but this is the first monster in the book that made me sit up and take notice. I’ve streamlined and regulated the urban legend ability a bit more than the PF2e version, which states that the same brainchild might have different abilities in the same combat against different characters! That’s a lot of bookkeeping, so I wanted to make it a bit easier to play. I also expanded the types of spell-like abilities it could have access to. So if you want to make Candyman and have him summon swarms of bees, or give a brainchild Freddy Krueger’s nightmare ability, you can.]

Brainchild CR 11 CE Aberration This humanoid creature appears as a twisted, shadowy hag, her grin filled with sharp teeth and her claws perpetually blood-stained.

A brainchild is an urban legend come to life. In places where fears run high, especially where the boundaries between the Material and Shadow Planes are thin, any mysterious death or unexplained sighting might inspire the creation of a brainchild. No two brainchildren are alike, and they may take humanoid, bestial or stranger forms. Most people in a community haunted by a brainchild believe the creature to be a fiend, an undead, a monstrous beast or some other more tangible entity. As stories expand and rumors spread, the same brainchild may even take on new appearances or abilities.

Because of their disparate legends, no two brainchildren fight with exactly the same strategy, but there are some common themes. A brainchild’s most powerful attack is an illusory weapon of some kind, a signature move that inflicts mental, not physical damage (although it may certainly resemble a gout of flame, a hyperextensible claw, or some other more mundane weapon). They prefer ambush and slaughter to a straight up fight, attempting to kill the weakest seeming enemy at once with a phantasmal killer spell. Enemies that recognize that a brainchild is a mental creature can use that to weaken the monster, disbelieving its abilities until it is a shell of its typical power.

Areas haunted by a brainchild tend to attract other monsters. Fear-obsessed fey such as bogeymen and meenlocks are drawn to a brainchild the way a moth is drawn to a flame. Popobawas love brainchildren as if they were literal children, and try to bring them into existence in a community by hiding their own presence. All of these added horrors tend to reinforce a brainchild’s existence, as the stories get blurred together and the reputation of the region as monster-haunted increases. The only way to permanently destroy a brainchild is to convince everyone living in the area that it truly is dead. Most brainchildren accumulate rumors of their weaknesses—a particular sword can slay one, they can only die if a specific song is sung over their fresh body, etc. Some of the most dangerous and powerful brainchildren are those that return after a long absence. When an old diary is read or regional folklore is collected, a brainchild may be called back into existence, and the means to put it down again may not be as well remembered.

Brainchild              CR 11 XP 12,800 CE Large aberration Init +9; Senses darkvision 60 ft., Perception +18 Aura frightful presence (100 ft., Will DC 25) Defense AC 27, touch 15, flat-footed 21 (-1 size, +5 Dex, +1 dodge, +12 natural) hp 136 (16d8+64) Fort +11, Ref +10, Will +13 DR 10/cold iron; Immune cold, death effects, disease, fear; SR 22 Defensive Abilities persistence of memory, undetectable Offense Speed 40 ft., fly 40 ft. (good) Melee 2 claws +15 (1d8+4 plus bleed), bite +15 (2d6+4 plus bleed) Ranged illusory weapon +16 (8d6+7) Space 10 ft.; Reach 10 ft. Special Attacks bleed (1d6) Spell-like Abilities CL 11th, concentration +18 (+22 casting defensively) At will—ghost sound (DC 17) 3/day—dimension door, phantasmal killer (DC 21), sending 1/day—cone of cold (DC 22) Statistics Str 18, Dex 21, Con 18, Int 15, Wis 16, Cha 25 Base Atk +12; CMB +19; CMD 35 Feats Blind Fight, Combat Casting, Dodge, Great Fortitude, Improved Initiative, Point Blank Shot, Precise Shot, Skill Focus (Bluff) Skills Bluff +25, Fly +22, Intimidate +22, Knowledge (local) +17, Perception +18, Perform (oratory) +19, Sense Motive +15, Stealth +16 Languages telepathy 100 ft., truespeech SQ urban legend (bleed, blindsense, cone of cold, DR/cold iron, frightful presence, immune to cold, SR) Ecology Environment urban or any land Organization solitary Treasure standard Special Abilities Illusory Weapon (Su) As a standard action, a brainchild can make an attack with an illusory weapon. Treat this as a ranged attack with a range of 100 feet and no range increment. A creature struck takes d6s of damage equal to ½ the brainchild’s HD, plus the brainchild’s Charisma modifier (8d6+7 for the average specimen). This damage is typeless, but creatures immune to mind-influencing damage are immune to this effect, and the illusory weapon is treated as a mind thrust III spell for the purposes of interacting with mental barrier and similar effects. Persistence of Memory (Ex) A brainchild is restored to life 2d4 days after it is slain, unless everyone in the community it haunts believes it to be truly dead. Undetectable (Ex) A brainchild is immune to divination spells and effects that would detect it or determine its alignment or other auras. It is not immune to divination spells and effects that deal damage, such as mind thrust spells. Urban Legend (Su) All brainchildren have a suite of abilities, based on what people believe about them. A brainchild may choose from any of the following abilities, and may take multiple abilities of the same type as long as they do not cancel each other out (for example, two immunities).

An additional natural weapon that deals damage as normal for a creature of its size

All natural weapons deal an additional 1d6 points of damage. This damage may be acid, bleed, cold, electricity, fire, force, negative energy or sonic damage.

Damage reduction 10/cold iron or DR 10/silver

Spell resistance equal to 10  + CR

Immune to an energy type or school of magic

A 5th or 6th level spell usable as a spell-like ability 1/day, or a 3rd or 4th     level spell usable as a spell-like ability 3/day

Blindsense or tremorsense 60 ft.

Frightful presence (100 foot radius)

A brainchild may have a number of abilities equal to its Charisma modifier (+7 for the average specimen). A brainchild may take an 8th ability if it also takes a vulnerability to an energy type. As a standard action, a character within 100 feet of a brainchild may attempt to make a Perception or Sense Motive check, opposed by the brainchild’s Bluff check. If it succeeds, it treats the brainchild as if it doesn’t have one of its abilities (of the character’s choice) for 24 hours. If it fails, it cannot attempt to disbelieve that same ability for the next 24 hours. During that time, that character can spend a standard action to aid another character’s Perception or Sense Motive check against the same ability and grant them a +4 bonus on their skill check to disbelieve.

[nemaliwrites]

Ooh, are you doing separate fics for Angstpril this year instead of one long one? Can we see some of the ideas?

Yup! Figured it would be a good opportunity to finish up some of the ideas in my drafts.

And YES you can indeed see some of the ideas! These are all working summaries btw which is why they're....Like That lol. As always, if any of these appeal to you, I am always happy to provide excerpts and/or expand on these ideas!

Fandoms: Danganronpa (v3 and Thh), Avatar, Persona 5, Miraculous, Paranormasight, Ace Attorney, Persona 4, Vampire Diaries, Wind Waker, Animal Crossing, JJBA, Age of Mythology

Prompts:

1. homesick | danganronpa thh

The survivors take a road trip after the end of the world.

2. frozen | avatar the last airbender

outsider pov, Yue being touched by the moon spirit manifests in strange ways.

3. broken-hearted | persona 5

Akira and Shiho get together. Ryuji and Ann deal the only way they know how (hooking up)

4. longing | miraculous

Zoé is used to loving people who don't love her back.

5. rise from the ashes | paranormasight

Ayame and the men in her life (derogatory)

6. this isn’t going to work | ace attorney

Dahlia is poison. This is not a good thing.

7. bad dreams | miraculous

falling in love with your sleep paralysis demon (mariblanc)

8. lost battle | miraculous

They say snakes can't feel love. Luka wishes this were true.

9. trust issues | ace attorney

Two children visit Lamiroir in the hospital, and they say they are hers. She doesn't believe them.

10. phantom pain | miraculous

Adrien and Marinette are body swapped; but why is she unable to resist any order Gabriel gives her as Adrien? Suspicious....

11. no way out | ace attorney

Mia promises to take Maya away from Aunt Morgan. It's a promise she never fulfills.

12. a little too late | persona 4

Yosuke starts training with Chie after Saki's death. It doesn't help.

13. learning the truth | ace attorney

Godot finds Morgan's letter to Pearl hidden in Kurain.

14. surrender | vampire diaries

Caroline/Tom Avery - they're both never anyone's first choice.

15. confrontation | ace attorney

Miles is a Fey. This changes things.

16. cry for help | new danganronpa v3

Miu doesn't have a soul mark. She definitely doesn't care.

17. last chance | persona 4

The fog's closing in, but they'll save Yukiko in time...right?

18. left behind | wind waker

Grandma's always wanted to be a hero.

19. trembling | miraculous

Masochism as a character study - Claw Noir Cataclysms Shadybug, but only after she asks him to.

20. broken | ace attorney

Phoenix offers poison; Kristoph takes it willingly.

21. faking a smile | animal crossing

Your friend is not the same; you pretend you see nothing.

22. drained | ace attorney

A children’s book author and a blind singer walk into a bar.

23. swept away | vampire diaries

Lexi and Alaric finally meet - but they're trapped together in the 1994 prison world.

24. the ghost of you | jjba

Shinobu and her husband swap bodies - whoever is in her now seems far too used to controlling a body that's not theirs.

25. cold shoulder | age of mythology

Kastor asks Arkantos for help. But the gods do not answer, and Arkantos is a god before he is a father.

26. grief | paranormasight and ace attorney

Harue travels to Kurain Village.

27. panicked | miraculous

Shadybug has the same mark for her soulmate and her greatest enemy.

28. never see you again | danganronpa thh

Outsider POV of the survivors after the killing game - but they think they're not alone.

29. betrayal | vampire diaries

It's far too easy for Jeremy to trust someone with his sister's face.

30. the last time | ace attorney

Thalassa forms a triangle; Zak and Valant are the other two points.

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[author-a-holmes]

April Camp Nano...

Currently trying to decide if writing a new, stand alone, project, for April's Camp Nano as a palate cleanser is considered procrastination.

I have several options, and I can't quite decide which one to settle on.

I could start editing Darkling. The manuscript should be complete by April 1st, and I usually try diving straight into my self edits. But I'm also feeling quite drained on this draft. It's been a slow progress draft, which is why I'm feeling the urge for a palate cleanser, but I could also press forward and keep working.

Start the 1st draft of 'Faith of the Grim'. This is a stand alone urban fantasy novel, which is completely different to what I'm currently working on... and as a stand alone, it might be just the refresh my muse needs.

Add the next 50k to Takeover, book two of the Stolen Stories. I reread Stolen over the last few days, and when I got through the first 41k of Takeover, I found myself frustrated that there wasn't more. So it's a good time for me to dive in and add another 50k to the manuscript. A 50k target would get me about 2/3rds of the way through, which would be a nice chunk forward on that project.

Or I can continue with my original plan for April, which is the start the first draft of the third and final book in the Fey Touched Trilogy. I'm just a bit concerned that the... burn out? apathy? with Darkling''s manuscript will follow me into the third book without something to mix my brain muse up a bit.

So what do we think? Thoughts?

[trashbins-stuff]

bin can handle it!! (except for the one time it cant) (ttc fan fanfic)

heads up: this work have angst, attempted murder, attempted suicide, actual suicide, and blood please dont read if it triggers you <3 also this is a 5+1 things (>v0) also i know bin should have die immediately but can u rlly blame a guy for wanting to romanticize his death? THIS IS HOW I COPE WITH MY DEATH U CANT TELL SOMEONE HOW TO GRIEF ESPICALLY WHEN THEY'RE GRIEFING THEMSELVES WAAAAAAA

"i can handle it!!"

"its doable!!"

"fuck it we balllll"

--

1.

Bin wipes the tear off his face, his dad had already stop banging on the door forever ago, probably off watching sport or something, Bin couldn't stop crying, whenever he thought he had calm down, another wave of sadness wash over him and he's wet again.

His mom sit across the mattress, Bin didn't want to talk to her, she'll say its his fault.

And maybe it was.

His dad isn't entirely at fault here. He's trying his best, Bin did too, but he guess it wasn't enough, his dad wouldn't chase him up here if it did, threatening to kill him and all that.

Even when his mom bought a bunch of books on parenting, he's the only one who even reads them, he didn't even plan on having kids, he was just bored.

But that's okay, so what if his dad tried to kill him and his mom was rarely ever there? that's okay!! Bin can handle a bit of loneliness, he have friends!! And his cousin sometime too!! Bin can manage this.

He stand up and unlock the door, repeating "I'm sorry, ba" like a mantra in his head.

2.

The four of them have been sticking together like glue in the entirety of elementary school.

Bin, Puffball Keychain, Baggy and Fluffy Carpet, that is.

They made craft together, they played the same game, Bin and Carpet raves over Melanie Martinez, hanging out in the school cafeteria afterschool, making up their own version of stories and songs they find in textbooks, the usual.

Bin thought it'll stay that way when they go to middle school.

It didn't.

For Carpet, they went to a different school, didn't have a choice.

For Puffball Keychain, too much had happen, didn't want to remember.

For Baggy, it's complicated, didn't know who we are.

That night, Bin cried and wept.

"Your personality is annoying, if you won't change, no one would want to be friend with you"

"I agree with her, sorry"

All those god damn EIGHT YEARS meant NOTHING to them, Pk have been there since 1st grade, sure, she abandon fem once in 2nd grade to hang out with Carpet and Baggy but that's seven years ago.

And Baggy were the nicest one, the kind one, and even she get tired of Bin, fey miss going to her house, they would play together with her cousin.

Now they barely look at each other.

And Bin was lonely.

But that's alright, Bin can still make new friends!! It's not the end of the world!! Fey can always start a new!! Bin can get through this.

And Bin met a new friend, Bin play more of the therapist role then best friends usually but that was fine, if it keep this friendship afloat, fey will do anything.

3.

Bin cried in class, she couldn't handle the bullying, the teasing, the isolation, she was EIGHT for frog's sake!! Would it kill them to be nice to her? She couldn't stop crying, through her wet glances, she can see her bullies staring back at her, and then one them spoke.

"Crocodile tears"

Bin feel something broke, she isn't sure what but she realized.

It's a dog-eat-dog world out there and if she want to survive, she's gonna need some mask and a tough persona. Bin can get use to this.

After years of kids leaving and joining the class, Bin found herself enjoy talking to a few kids, they still treat her differently but as long as they tolerate her, it was enough.

4.

Bin feel ugly, a bit on physical but mostly mentally, it didn't like when people commented on it's efforts.

"Your hair look like a bird nest, when was the last time you brush it?" they'll touch its hair without its consent and try to brush it, its hurts like its scalp is going to be ripped out in any minutes.

"Your a female, why are your hand writing worse than all the boys?" it was trying its best, it put so much time writing and making it look legible, and this is the thanks it get? Tch, figures.

"..bla bla bla..."

It didn't want to change, it didn't like how they look at it, there's always something that separate it form other people, that wall have been there since forever. No one needed it, no one wanted it.

It didn't want itself either.

It never asked to be here, it never looked forward to it's existent. But Bin fix this.

Over years it thinks, Bin start to love parts of itself that it had previously hate, Bin start to feel a bit better. But what is it even-?

5.

Bin couldn't tell, if the kid died from bashing their head or the stab wound. Either way they're laying on the kitchen floor, looking at the lights above, not from heaven-they just have a long lightbulb in their kitchen.

They roll their head back to look at their other self, Bin immediately look away, after staring for a second or two, their gaze went back to the lights.

Bin walk to the chair and turn on the tv.

Leaving the kid to bleed out and die.

Leaving Bin to bleed out and die.

A year later, a soaking wet Bin was walking to it's bedroom, it was it's cousin birthday today, but its not time to eat yet. It walk in and its eye turn left.

Bin found the same kid with the fan's string tied around their neck.

They couldn't even get a proper rope.

Bin couldn't even get a proper rope.

"We gotta stop meeting like this"

"..."

The kid stood up and walk away, leaving Bin alone in it's bedroom

--

1.

With a thud, Bin fall down on the cold hard floor in Galaxy Journal's lab.

He wasn't the best person, he had done a lot of wrongs, he had done a lot of rights too, maybe he'll end up in purgatory, or are we all clotted in the same afterlife? like Journal said, or will he be reincarnated? or maybe there's nothing after death at all.

He doesn't know, and that scare him a little.

A part of her still hopes, a part of her still hope that maybe, just maybe, Journal would burst through that door any second now and fix her up. Or if it's too late, she still hopes that someone-anyone! would kick down that dammed door and hold her, hold her tight.

Her death would have looked cuter in someone's arm.

She want to be held, one last time.

The door didn't even budge.

So (So)

Instead (Instead)

It's (It's)

Gonna (Gonna)

Die (Die)

As (As)

Lonely (Lonely)

As (As)

It (It)

Felt (Felt)

Last (Right)

Night (Now)

But at least Journal's lab have a very nice ceiling.

And the maggots will surely enjoy my rotten flesh.

Classic Bin, always so silly, but i fear your positivity will not save you this time.

Bin took it's last breath in the dark lab, alone.

Becoming as cold as the blood-covered floor below it.

The cassette tape sits on the table, it contain words contradicting what Bin have said the night before.

And the lab fell silent once more.

Bin might have ended it all right then and there.

But the Earth will keep on spinning.

And tomorrow will be a brand new day.

"Remember Me".

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A/N: Haiiii this is the end, i hope u enjoy it!! htis is my first fic so plz go easy on me,,,<3 thanks for reading :3

Also all the things that happen to bin may or may not actually happen irl hehe-

words count: 1,244

[mejomonster]

Oh my god the changes they made

I'm gonna scream

In opening of Justice in the Dark

Okay so 1. No worries idk if this is good or bad yet. I'm assuming this is like many cdrama adaptations in the sense I should just treat it as an Alternate Universe of the story, so i imagine it won't be a perfect adaptation (akin to When The Fates Collide compared to normal xena, or Xmen Evolution cartoon compared to Xmen First Class as way different ways to adapt xmen).

2. I'm losing it cause the Special Investigation Division (SID) is in the credits lmao. You know. The group that investigates mutants ("dixingren") in Guardian? That Zhao Yunlan leads!

3. Which just made my crossover headcanon I'd been hoping to write about Guardian/Silent Reading even fucking easier oh my fucking God. I had already assumed in a compatible little crossover Fei Du would be a mutant (and hide it) and Luo Wenzhou would be a detective still aware or it but helping to hide it cause he saved the kid when Fei Du was young like in SR book and just wants a normal life for him. But Fei Dus powers help him solve crimes (also suit his desire to help solve crimes and be a nosy bitch) so he still ends up trying to join Wenzhous crime investigation group. Well if their group is ALSO SID lmao? Then Luo is aware of mutants full on, and just SID chief in another city, and maybe him and Zhao call each other on business calls lol (I'm ignoring the 2530 time period or whatever). (Also Fei Dus power in my head is usually if he touches blood on a crime scene or on a person or anywhere - which he has a phobia about seeing - then he can see what the victim saw/thought before they died, or what the bleeding person if still alive saw/thought when they were bleeding that spit left behind). It seems like it'd suit his personality and give him just more ammo to insist he help at crime scenes.) Anyway I had always assumed I'd need a murder to happen in a plot, then Zhao Yunlan is investigating mutants and realizes Fei Du is on Haxing when it's illegal for them to be (unless they're in SID like Lao Chu or Shen Wei the Hei Pao Shi exception), and Zhao Yunlan wants to pretend he doesn't notice cause he often lets that crime slide since it's unfair, but because of all the murders and Fei Dus shady connections he thinks Fei Du is genuinely a credible suspect so he's gotta arrest him and take him to Dixing. Which Luo Wenzhou adamantly resists up to blatant lying Fei Du is human, not a mutant, and under his jurisdictions protection, and Luo says he'll help Zhaos investigation to prove Fei Du isn't involved. But of course, with Fei Dus nosy ass self he still ends up Looking Involved because he keeps investigating on his own and it looks bad on him.

If in the show lol Luo is ALSO a SID chief then this crossover just gets easier to write. ToT

[amanita-phthalo]

This account is a fun little roleplay account I've made to pass the time and flesh out this character before I use it in a campaign. I will also post/reblog here all the fun D&D stuff that I see.

So, without further ado, here are some details about it:

Name: Amanita Phthalo

Nicknames: "Nita" by family and close friends, "A. phthalo" by Witherbloom friends

Species: Fairy

Species Features: Standard Fairy features, +2 Wis., +1 Cha., Use Wis. for Fairy Magic feature

Species Spells: Druidcraft, Faerie Fire (at 3rd level), Enlarge/Reduce (at 5th level)

Species Languages: Common, Sylvan

Class, Sub-Class: Druid, Circle of Spores

Class Proficiencies: Typical Druid proficiencies, Insight, Arcana

Class Features: Typical Druid features, typical Circle of Spores features, Additional Druid Spells, Wild Companion

Class Ability Score Improvement: Feat - Magic Initiate (Druid)

Magic Initiate (Druid) Spells: Shillelagh, Thorn Whip, Speak with Animals

Class Cantrips: Mending, Poison Spray, Primal Savagery

Class Spells (Prepared): Cure Wounds, Entangle, Inflict Wounds, Blindness/Deafness, Gentle Repose, Hold Person, Moonbeam, Wither and Bloom, Animate Dead, Feign Death, Gaseous Form, Revivify, Vampiric Touch

Ability Scores: Str. 8, Dex. 10, Con. 12, Int. 14, Wis. 17, Cha. 14

Background: Witherbloom Student

Background Features: Typical Witherbloom Student features

Background Proficiencies: Typical Witherbloom Student proficiencies, Alchemist's Supplies

Background Language: Primordial

Witherbloom Initiate: Spellcasting Ability is Wis. for Witherbloom Initiate Spells

Witherbloom Initiate Spells: Chill Touch, Spare the Dying, Sleep

Character Details: Chaotic Good, Ignostic, Modest Lifestyle

Hair: Plantlike, soft

Skin: Pallid, fungal

Eyes: Inky, reflective

Height: 2' 8"

Weight (lbs): 13

Age (Years): 24

Gender: Genderflux

Personality Traits: "I love brewing up a new recipe, even if some might be repulsed by my choice of ingredients. Or the final product. Or both." and "I live by my own set of weird and wonderful rules."

Ideals: "Purpose. I study because there are things I need to know. I'll find my place in the world, and I'll make the world better. (Good)"

Bond: "I do what I can to protect the natural world."

Flaw: "I speak without really thinking through my words, invariably insulting others."

Fey Characteristics: Bovine lower legs, mushroomlike body (appears outwardly normal, but has various places from which spores are released, such as the palms), plantlike hair (excluding fur), long tail

Sexuality: Asexual, Lesbian

Pronouns: (she/they)

Starting Equipment: Sling (with 20 Sling Bullets), Quarterstaff, Leather Armor, an Explorer's Pack, a Druidic Focus, an Ink Bottle and Pen, a Book on Plant Identification, an Iron Pot, an Herbalism Kit, a School Uniform, a set of Common Clothes, a Pouch containing 15 GP (Gold Pieces)

Trinkets: A child's parasol covered in moss and leaves. A pair of earrings modelled after her favorite toadstool, A. muscaria, that were gifted to her by her childhood friend before she left for Strixhaven.

(For sake of consistency/comprehensiveness, I never use she/her and they/them in the same paragraph)

(Portrait made using the Forest Fairy meiker by @elequinoa)

[writeblrcafe]

Digital interview with Arista Holmes @author-a-holmes

Arista Holmes comes into Writeblrcafé and orders a coffee. With a hot mug of coffee in hand, they sit down on a bench. We start talking about their writing journey. They are currently writing a book and sometimes flash fiction in their favourite genres fantasy and fiction.

What got you into writing?

Honestly, I don't truly know. I've been telling stories since my earliest memories, so around the age of 2, where I'd pull out old second hand toys and use them as characters. The first time I remember actually writing down one of my stories, I was about 7 or 8, and wrote a story for class called "Rosie the Rabbit Goes On An Adventure".

What inspires you to write?

I get my inspiration from all over the place. Observing the world. An interesting character trait. Overheard snippets of conversation. But what usually starts an idea is something that makes me wonder: "What if... XYZ happened?"

Which are recurring themes in your writing?

Slow burn romance, found family, and protagonists getting into more trouble than they know how to handle alone!

How would you describe your writing style?

Oooh, that's a tough one. I know how I hope my style comes across; clear, fun, whimsical, realistic. But whether I successfully pull that off? I think that's up to the readers to decide.

How do you deal with writer's block?

Depends on the source of the block. The first thing I usually try is stepping away from the manuscript for a couple of days in case it's the start of burn out. If I recover quickly, that's usually what it was, and I can get back to work. If I'm still feeling blocked a couple of days later, that tells me there's something wrong with the manuscript. I've gone wrong somewhere, and need to tweak something. I'll usually read back over the current chapter, or if I'm near the start of the previous chapter, and see if I can spot where I went off the tracks. As a last resort, I'll rewrite the previous chapter from another point of view. More often than not, this trick solves my block, either because it's given me a different perspective on the scene, or because it's just managed to get the words flowing for me again.

Do you have a wip? Tell us about it:

I do! My current work in progress is called 'Darkling' and it's book two of my debut series, The Fey Touched Trilogy. Book one launched last month, and is available at all the major stores e-book stores, and as a paperback and hard cover via Amazon.

Have you already published your writing?

Changeling (book 1 of the Fey touched trilogy)

You can tell us more interesting stuff about you here:

I'm an English writer living in the south-east of England. When I'm not cuddling my demon cat, or drinking coffee, I'm usually writing, reading, or playing computer games to relax.

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[rowan-blood]

Cylvan (WIP contains Spoilers)

He/Him

Alternative names: Dragon-head (called by Saffron, Book 1 Chapter 1) Connor mac Nessa (called by Saffron, Book 1 Chapter 5) My Raven, Pretty raven (called by Saffron) My fairy Prince (called by Saffron)

Full name: Cylvan dé Tuatha dé Danann

True name: Sybil

Kind: High Fey

Age: ~125 years (source) (Book 1)

Birthday: 30th of April (source)

Magic: Opulent

Sídhe Ability: Wind-Air

Level: High

Ocupation: Prince of Alfidel Student

Status: Alive

Location : Avren, Spring Court (Book 3) Mairwen Academy, Spring Court (Book 3) Aon-adharcach, House Danann, Morrígan Academy, Spring Court (Book 1, Book 2) Mairwen Academy, Spring Court (before Book 1) Winter Court (born)

Born: Winter Court, Alfidel

Family: King Ailir (father) Naoill (mother) Tross (parent) Asche (sibling) Fírche (sibling) Néah (sister) Nem (sibling) King Elanyl (grandfather) Aryadna dé Tuatha dé Danann (great-grandmother)

Relationships: Saffron (lover: Book 1 - Book 2, fiancé: Book 3) Glass (friend: before Book 1) Taran mac Delbaith (childhood friend: before Book 1, enemy: Book 1 - Book 2, ex-fiancé: Book 3)

Affiliation: Alfidel's Royal Family Humans

Family crest: Barn owl encircled by fern stems and thorns.

Jewelry: Amethyst pendant with silver chain and sun (Book 2) Silver Cuff Bracelet given by Taran (to confine Cylvan to Dannan House, Book 1) Gold nipple piercings

Description: Long wavy black hair Black carved horns Pale Black sharp nails Amethyst eyes Beauty mark under right eye Pointed ears Broad Shouldered At least a head taller than Saffron (not including his horns) Well endowed Scary at first Kind once he warms up to you Resourceful Smart Top of his class at Morrígan Third best of his class at Mairwen Messy Moody Broody

Likes: Saffron Playing the violin Myths Theology Old magic

Dislikes: People touching his things

Allergies: Apples

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art by @morlevart (full size on twitter)

[kaitcreates]

In honor of Shadow and Bone season 2 coming out today: If the six of crows were in the shadowhunter chronicles(book spoilers)

Kaz: Kaz and Jordie moved after their father died. As young mundanes with the sight they did odd jobs for Jakob Hertzoon for a short while. Eventually they realized Jakob was conning them but only after he had taken all their money and left them without a word. Fending for themselves when a plague swept their city Jordie contracted it and in a desperate attempt to save his brother Kaz had to half drag his brother to the nearest hospital. Unfortunately he ended up falling into the water along with his brother’s body which he found dead when he resurfaced in the water. Being forced to use his brother corpse to float back to sure Kaz developed an aversion to touch afterwards. He eventually discovered that Jacob was in actually Pekka Rollins a well known member of many local shadow markets.

Inej: As half-fey, Inej grew up traveling around the country with her parents and their friends. Preforming for the locals in shadow markets Inej learned to become a skilled acrobat. She never stayed king enough in any given shadow market to get any real sense of how business was done their. That changed when she was 14 and was captured by slavers and subsequently bought by Tante Heleen to be a prostitute at the menagerie, a prostitute house for members of the downworld. One day she met Kaz and after offering him information the previous day Per Haskell bought her indenture at Kaz’s insistence and she became a member of the dregs, a local shadow market gang that while didn’t allow her to go completely free gave her more freedom to go to different shadow markets that the dregs had become a part of.

Nina: A young shadowhunter whose parent were killed when she was barely a toddler. Taken in by the local institute she grew up to be a skilled shadowhunter and by 17 joined in an expedition going around the world to find mundanes with the sight willing to join the shadowhunter academy after the events of the dark war.

Matthias: Born a werewolf, Matthias’ parents’s pack were murdered when he was eight by extremist shadowhunters who followed Valentines ideology but didn’t participate in the uprising. Taken in by a new pack, he was raised to believe that all shadowhunters were that bad. When he turned 18 he was sent out with other pack members to find a new den after their previous one had been destroyed by the resident vampires. On the way back after finding a possible new base they came across a young shadowhunter girl who they promptly captured and brought with them to be killed in front of the whole pack. Without the help of a portal the used a small boat they rented to get back to the pack but they encountered a storm and the boat was destroyed. He and the shadowhunter who he learners was name Nina were stranded out at sea for days until they landed on wrangel island and bounded during their time trying to find civilization.

Jesper: A secret shadowhunter posing as a mundane with the sight, Jesper spend his time gambling in the dark corners of the shadow market. Even after his mother left the shadowhunters to be with his father she never stopped trying to help people. Sacrificing her life to save a small child during a rampaging demon attack his dad taught him that being a shadowhunter was too dangerous and Keaper never joined their ranks even as he became older.

Wylan: The son of a wealthy and influential mundane with the sight, Jan Van Eck who still abuse Wylan because of Wylan’s Dyslexia, Wylan ran away from his father after a failed assassination attempt. Living on the streets and selling potions he’s barely surviving until a certain someone comes in offering him to join their gang.