#cyrus the restless

[ijiwaruuma]

Shakes potion / shakes potion dramatically

A gif inspired by their in-game animations

[stellastra-scribbles]

July 26-28, 2022 - Some headshots I did awhile back of a few TES characters.

Individuals images below the cut.

Martin Septim - TES IV: Oblivion

Tolfdir - TES V: Skyrim

Cyrus the Restless - TES Adventures: Redguard

Mistress Therana - TES III: Morrowind

Vanus Galerion - TES Online

Archmaster Bolvyn Venim - TES III: Morrowind

[dynamite124]

Could you tell us some Ryce facts? Pweeeeeeze 🥺

Ok. Just a few.

She's a Redguard.

One of her favorite hobbies is dancing. She uses this technique in battle to keep herself always in motion.

She's inspired by the history surrounding "Cyrus the Restless" - (aside from him killing his sister's husband, but that's probably lost in translation)

[pelinalblancserpent]

thinking about him (cyrus the restless)

[elderscrollsconceptart]

Cyrus the Restless

Art for Michael Kirkbride's non-canon TES project: Captain Tobias' Sword-Meeting with Cyrus the Restelss

Art by TES artist and writer Michael Kirkbride

[isnt-it-pretty]

Vaguely chronically ill Cyno, whose body struggles to carry the weight of Hermanubis inside of him. Usually, he's fine! The symptoms are minor, although they were worse when he was a kid. Cyrus nursed him through fevers and days of painful haze as he was crushed beneath the power of a millennia-old spirit.

But sometimes, it still hits him. It's one such time, in the weeks following their freeing of Lord Kusanali, that Alhaitham finds Cyno passed out at his desk with a fever boiling beneath his skin. He overworked himself to the point of illness. Even when Cyno wakes, he's dazed and obviously exhausted (less obviously, but still noticeable to Alhaitham, he's in pain, his movements slow as he grimaces.)

Alhaitham doesn't trust leaving him alone. There's a reason Tighnari and Kaveh each have a key to Cyno's apartment. Cyno has a horrible track record for taking care of himself, even worse than Kaveh during his flares, and has needed help more than once while hiding away to lick his wounds. The only logical course of action is to take him to Alhaitham's home, a thought which is further cemented as Cyno wavers on his feet, not opposing the arm Alhaitham keeps around his shoulders lest he collapses. 

When they arrive, Kaveh is prepared to complain and argue, but he freezes at the sight of Cyno half asleep on his feet, and softens in a way Alhaitham rarely sees. They get Cyno into Kaveh's room, and Kaveh sends Alhaitham to find something oversized and comfortable for Cyno to wear. When they're alone, Kaveh tucks Cyno's hair behind his ear and tries to gauge his awareness. It isn't good. Cyno recognizes Kaveh and knows his own name, but he doesn't seem to know where he is or how he got there. He isn't fighting, though. Kaveh is there, and that means he's safe. 

They change him into comfortable clothes and try to coax some water into him. Cyno curls up beneath Kaveh's blankets, closer to unconsciousness than sleep. Kaveh sits on the edge of the bed, finger combing through Cyno's hair while Alhaitham leans unhappily against the wall nearby. 

None of the medicine they have in the house will work for Cyno-- his metabolism is too fast. Instead, Kaveh leaves Alhaitham with specific instructions on getting Cyno to drink if he wakes, and goes to Cyno's apartment to find the medicine that will work.  

It's a bit of a mess, a clear sign that Cyno hasn't been well for days. Dishes are piled in the sink (although not as much as there should be. Cyno never liked eating when he felt sick), and even his tcg cards are slowly gathering dust. 

Kaveh finds the medicine in his bathroom, the bottle empty, and he curses. Cyno must have run out during his last flare and decided not to mention it. Tighnari or Cyrus would have made sure he had more on hand if he did. 

So he writes a letter to Tighnari explaining the situation and sends it off with the assurance it will be delivered that evening. Then he heads to Cyrus' house to see if he has extra medication. He doesn't. Cyno gets it from Tighnari now since he doesn't want his father to worry about the frequency or duration of his flares. 

Tighnari makes it there by late evening, a medical bag slung over his shoulder. Cyno's sleep has been restless, although it calmed a little when Kaveh crawled into bed with him; Cyno's head is now pillowed in Kaveh's lap as Kaveh braids and unbraids his hair. The damp cloth resting on his forehead that Alhaitham periodically replaces has done nothing to lessen the fever. 

They manage to wake him enough to swallow down medication-- something for the fever and another for the agony he'll never admit to being in. Tighnari takes up residence on the bed next to Kaveh, humming old lullabies. 

And so it goes. For most of the next few days, time passes the same way. They take turns sleeping or being away long enough to catch their breath, but somebody is always there for Cyno (usually two people). Cyrus comes and goes, wanting to be there for his son but not wanting to infringe on his privacy. So he brings groceries and meals for them all to share, makes tea, and sits with Cyno when two of the others need a break. 

When Cyno recovers enough to be awake (at which point he'd usually return to work), he's in for one hell of a lecture on not taking care of himself, not just from Tighnari but Kaveh and Alhaitham too—also, mandatory sick leave by order of Cting Grand Sage Alhaitham and Lord Kusanali.

[c-h-pictures]

I need you to know that I am having thoughts ™️

Thoughts about child! Cyno because some weird shit happened on a mission and he got child-ed.

A scared, terrified, squishy cheeked cyno with his pointy eared hood roaming through the rainforest and being feral when someone approaches him.

A cyno who runs at the sight of another human because of all the things that happened to him.

But then, he sees a pointy eared forest ranger. Ears as long as his hood. And his curiosity takes over his fear. That person has pointy ears... like the thing inside me. He cannot be bad, right? And ooooo his tail looks so fluffy.

A cyno that readily trust Tighnari from the beginning because something about this person feels comforting. Cyrus is jealous that it was Nari who could get Cyno back to civilization.

A cyno who would hug Nari's tail to fall asleep 😴 while the rest of the 4ggrevate research on how to undo whatever happened to him.

He slowly begins trusting others - Haitham first which makes Kaveh pissed off because he assumed that Cyno would like him more than Haitham.

This white haired person is calm and quiet. I like him and he sounds smart. Haitham once let him listen to music via his headsets because Cyno was restless and anxious about something and since then, Cyno will simply stand (with his hood on) looking at Haitham with puppy eyes whenever he wanted to listen to music (he only does it when there's quiet around because Nari told him how the headset helps Haitham).

And then finally Kaveh, because Cyno sees Kaveh tearing up once away from everyone because he is overwhelmed with all the work, stress about cyno and his debt. Though smaller on Kaveh, cyno places his hood on the architect because his hood helps him feel safe and everything is alright. He's seen this blonde male draw a lot so he brings tiny doodles to cheer Kaveh up.

Yeah... thoughts ™️

- @fictionally-attached

🥺🥺🥺🥺🥺🥺🥺

I love your thoughts, if you ever have more please do share.

[polyamorousmood]

do you know of any polyam love songs?

BOY, DO I!

The list is not as long as I'd like but I literally keep a spreadsheet of polyam songs 🎵

Top picks for love songs are probably, in order, Can't Help but Fly, You and Your Friend, and In the Middle.

I'm always looking for more so if anyone who knows any others PLEASE add them, I'm literally begging 😭

Plaintext song list (sans ratings, so don't judge) below the cut

In The Middle by Dodie

The Cult of Dionysus by The Orion Experience

Mambo No 5 by Lou Bega

3 by Britney Spears

Someone New by Hozier

Do Ya Thang by Rihanna

My Girl Got a Girlfriend by Ray Lavender

Felices Los 4 by Maluma

Kinky by Ke$ha

No I in Threesome by Interpol

Save the Last Dance for Me by The Drifters

Let Me Love You byGeri Halliwell

Five Moms and Three Dads by Tom Hunter

Perils of Poly by Gaia Consort

Polyamory Song by David Rovics

Can't Help But Fly by Climbing PoeTree

Cyrus in the Moonlight by Cyndi Lauper

Triad by Jefferson Airplane

You and Your Friend by Snake River Conspiracy

Why Does it Have to be (Wrong or Right) by Restless Heart

Just Be Good to Me by The S.O.S. Band

Follow Me by Uncle Kracker

Everybody's Girl by Jinkx Monsoon

Polyamorous by Breaking Benjamin

[thedragonagelesbian]

h-llowed

Fandom: Baldur's Gate 3

Rating: T

Pairing: KarlachXM!Tav

Summary: The Shadowlands will do anything it can to blot out every last scrap of hope and light within its domain. When its darkness comes for him, Cyrus is left to face a terrifying question: what is a paladin without his oath?

“Hey soldier.”

Cyrus’ hands stilled. 

It was a beautiful shield: a bulwark of gleaming silver and delicate gold filigree that had once called to him. Before even seeing it for the first time, he had heard it humming in his heart as he had crossed the bridge to the Last Light Inn. With every step and thrum of his pulse, it had grown louder until, in the quartermaster’s tent, he had fallen to his knees in front of it. Hands reverent, metal singing, a holy consonance reverberating through him as he traced its engraving— the emblem of his oath.

But the symbol was fading now, faint at the edge where the paint was thinnest and Cyrus had rubbed in too much polish. 

He had done little else since returning to camp. He didn’t even know how long he had been there, hunched between tenuous firelight and creeping twilight. No armor, no sword, no companions.

Just the damned shield, quiet as the grave.

And, now, Karlach.

The tiefling woman crouched beside him in a low, restless squat. As she bounced from foot to foot, the shadows danced too, shifting with the shimmer of her flame-licked skin. Receding. And for the first time, Cyrus realized how cold he was. There was only so much the pixie’s bell could do for him, after all. The darkness wasn’t just out there anymore, kept at bay by torchlight and Selûne’s blessing. Its tendrils had hooked inside of him, twisted icicles of inky nothingness staked through his heart, and the emptiness was as heavy as it was frigid. A void howling with the weight of loss.

Cyrus had shouldered countless burdens in his century of life. He would bear this one too. He would endure it. The song would come back, if only he just proved his devotion.

He resumed his task, shrinking away from Karlach’s warmth and keeping his head low. “Should you still be calling me that?”

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[moondust-bard]

Songs For Writing Playlists: Family

How Do I Say Goodbye — Dean Lewis

DNA — Lia Marie Johnson

The Village — Wrabel

Earl Grey Tea — Griff

Older — Sasha Alex Sloan

Family — Mother Mother

dear parents — sundial

Bad Child — Tones And I

Sons & Daughters — The American Spirit

Little Brother — Ella Vos

The Family Jewels — MARINA

When You Love Someone — James TW

Family Line — Conan Gray

Daddy Issues — The Neighborhood

Family Tree — Isabel Pless

Brother — Kodaline

Father Daughter Dance — Kesha

Heirloom — Sleeping At Last

Dollhouse — Melanie Martinez

Second Child, Restless Child — The Oh Hellos

Runs In the Family — The Hoosiers

The Father Complex — Many Rooms

The Mother We Share — CHVRCHES

Safe Inside — James Arthur

Grace — Florence + The Mschines

To My Siblings — Tessa Blasko

Call Your Sister — Taylor Edwards

Lonely — Noah Cyrus

I Miss My Mum — Cavetown

House With No Mirrors — Sasha Allen Sloan

Trauma — NF

Home Is Where The Hurt Is — LANY

Like My Father — Jax

Firat Man — Camila Cabello

Quite Miss Home — James Arthur

Father — Demi Lovato

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[ijiwaruuma]

Help me, tumblr! Gotta figure out how he'll look in my future fan art

[cogandstar]

go read Lord Vivec's Sword-Meeting with Cyrus the Restless

[dynamite124]

I never knew Redguards didn’t like magic! Makes even more sense for Tanya to have a bit of lightning at her fingertips LMFAO

-💎

There's a lot of interesting lore for the Redguards! Especially if you've played Elder Scrolls Adventures: Redguard.

Cyrus The Restless doesn't get talked about much, which is a shame because his game is a TRIP! And we get to explore Hammerfell. Cyrus fought a dragon before the Dragonborn in the 4th era!

[leggerefiore]

Headcanon that the 2nd time Cyrus and his Beloved have sex, (they are 19ish btw, very legal, he just hasn't got away from his shit parents yet) he has the house to himself and calls them over since he's lonely and restless. Maybe he disables the home security so there's no evidence of S/O coming by and just plays it off as the breaker flipped whenever his parents ask.

I have the mental image of S/O climbing a conviently located tree to get to his window and sneaking in that way (since we're assuming his family is prestigous and thus wealthy, it's fair to assume his family might have a gardner or housekeeper to hide from). Maybe he takes their hands to help them in like a gentleman

Once they're in, they wrap their arms around him and give him a kiss on the cheek. Next thing they know, they're pinned to the mattress and Cy's asking how far he's allowed to go.

Side note: would his parents have let him decorate his room, or would it have been the standard old-money, rich boy room with a handful of Cyrus-y things in it?

His room is probably very generic overall due to him not entirely being allowed to pursue his interests, but a few things would be there since he is just impossible to stop when it comes to machines. So maybe the toy robot from his youth, a toolbox, a few smaller unfished projects, and like maybe a fish tank? (For his Magikarp that later becomes his Gyarados. His parents thought he needed a pet or something.) Otherwise, it is very sterile and almost empty feeling.

Ironically, his own adult bedroom barely changes. He suits it more to his personal tastes but never fully dedicates things like he does his office. It was something instilled into him, he supposes. But, he does have more things related to his engineering hobby and technology around while also clearly having more space-themed decor items. It is more him while also still having a distance from him.

(Though, maybe, he goes crazy decorating Cyllene's nursery with a space theme. He wants to share his love for astronomy with her, too.)

Really, though, he probably goes feral over his partner when he gets his own place. Finally, he can do everything as he always wanted to. The first and only time he gets extremely horny repetitively, alas.

[septembersghost]

Have you ever listened to Orville Peck? His voice is gorgeous. Like Elvis, Johnny Cash, Michael Buble, and Bing Crosby all rolled into one amazing country singing package.

i have not, but i listen to all the artists you mentioned so obviously i need to rectify this!

"Over spare, elegant instrumentation—Peck is a student of Sam Phillips, Elvis Presley’s first producer, who, in the nineteen-fifties, pioneered a way of delaying and doubling echo to give recordings a spooky, pinging depth—Peck grapples with depression, heartache, and restlessness."

"His voice conveys its own sense of classic mystery: Peck croons with a deep, soulful sound that’s been compared to Elvis Presley, Roy Orbison and Chris Isaak."

the lyric: "She tells me she don't like Elvis, I say, I want a little less conversation, please," he's just like me fr

there are a lot of other amazing and insightful things in the articles i pulled up about him too, i don't know how i've been out of the loop!

i will talk about this at any given opportunity, but elvis' impact and legacy inspiring countless artists across genres and generations, to the point where it's impossible to calculate how far-reaching those threads are (and the layers there, because many artists were inspired by people who were inspired by him - if someone cites the beatles or paul simon or billy joel or freddie mercury or bob dylan or tina turner or bowie or hendrix or dolly or stevie or or or--- as influences, that initial spark goes back to elvis, and that continues with so many modern musicians today, including people like miley and lana and lady gaga and harry and bruno and beyonce). like this barely scratches the surface of it, it's phenomenal.

orville peck is not alone carrying that torch, but everyone expresses it uniquely, from different backgrounds, races, orientations, and it's such a beautiful thing. @joons sent me this last night:

up and coming artist stephen sanchez, who my anon has messaged me about, and whose album is built around a vintage theme was shaped and influenced by him, plus jillian cardarelli's new song directly dedicated to him...it's so beyond him never being forgotten. he's ingrained in the very fabric of music. that's his legacy, that miraculous connection to music and the happiness and comfort in it and how its humanity bridges all gaps and brings people together and sparks something within them that they share with others.

sorry this got off-topic asgshsdjfgh but it's remarkable and touching to me every time it comes up - and the same is true of artists like bing and frank and ella and billie holiday and nat king cole and tony and judy etc, they're not here, but they're never gone. as long as their voices are heard and remembered and loved, as long as the beautiful tapestries of their music are passed on and inspire others, they're still alive in spirit. one candle lights another candle and those flames become eternal.