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[graunblida]

what do you need right now?

peace.

know that it'll be alright. it'll always be alright. you are alright. even when you aren't. it's going to be over soon. you have nothing to fear but you do fear and that's alright too. you are fine. you will be. curl into yourself. let everything go. it's fine. trust in this. you don't need to hold that tension. be calm. true peace is a hard thing to achieve but one day, you will feel it. you are everything and everything is fine.

tagged by: @maunslayer ! tagging: @maggicktouched, @bokketo, @stormbcrn, @alootus, @percentstardust (for whomsterver you like hehe), @jeditrash, @hersilver @herhaunts & whoever else wants to!

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getting to know you. respond to the following prompts. include as much or as little as you want; you don't have to answer them all !

NAME / ALIAS : saige

BIRTHDAY : august 24th

ZODIAC SIGN : virgo ( western ), pig ( eastern )

HEIGHT : 5' 5" / 165.1 cm

HOBBIES : playing guitar/bass, collecting music gear, cosplay, gaming (board, tabletop and video games), writing, shitposting

FAVORITE COLOR : blue !

FAVORITE BOOK : ahsoka by e.k. johnston, house of the scorpion by nancy farmer, ( i know there are others but my brain don't wanna do the work today lol)

LAST SONG : rickets - deftones

LAST MOVIE : critically acclaimed film, 'love on a leash' @maggicktouched

LAST SHOW : wheel of time and loki

RECENT READ : lol i honestly can't remember. lately i've been reading more articles and non-ficiton journals. still working away at the iron druid chronicles, just haven't been able to read as much as i want to at the moment.

SOURCES OF INSPIRATION : as much as i rag on the show and jrot's incompetence, i do reference the source material here and there to ensure i'm being consistent with lexa's character at her core. however, i do take a good number of liberties as my portrayal of her is canon divergent.

believe it or not, when heavy metal bands aren't using gory or misogynistic lyrics (y'all know how you are), they can get introspective and quite poetic, often singing about nature or the human conflict. any other metal heads can probably recognize where a lot of my tags come from since i'm often inspired by bands like after the burial, periphery, and bury tomorrow. i also like listening to groups like heilung and wardrunna when writing since their music is an interpretation of nomadic, warrior society culture from centuries ago.

STORY BEHIND URL : graunblida is a combination of two trigedasleng words (earthborn language on the 100) graun meaning 'earth' and blida meaning 'blood.' put them together and you get 'earthblood.'

lexa is a natblida (has black blood) and while that is an important part of her character, there is much more to her than the role she has been given in their society. she comes from the clan trikru which means 'tree people,' so the woods, nature and the earth are themes i like to incorporate heavily with her.

tagged : @debelltio, thanks pal! tagging : @maggicktouched, @bokketo, @hopegained, @percentstardust, @hersilver, @exilesign, @jeditrash and whoever else wants to!

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buffy the vampire slayer quotes   //   accepting  @wonkrugona​ sent: “The hardest thing in this world is to live in it. Be brave. Live…for me.” - clarke

      “ No, no no no- ” Calloused hands cupped the sides of her beloved’s face. She didn’t want to admit it, but the light behind deep, blue eyes was fading. “ Clarke, look at me. You’re going to be okay. I need you to just breathe. Clarke? Stay with me- ” They had to have more time, they needed more time. Leksa frantically searched their supplies for anything that could be used as a tourniquet. She wasted no time applying both fabric and pressure against the wound at Clarke’s side. Her first aid skills were only so good and an injury of this caliber called for someone with a stronger medical background.  A stinging sensation began in her eyes. “ I need you to tell me how to SAVE you. ”

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☸ ⸻ GENERAL

name:   leksa kom trikru / lexa kwinn trygstad*

title(s): heda of the 12 clans, commander of the blood, fleim bearer

gender: cis female

age: 20-22 ( main verse), varies throughout verses

birthday: november 29th 2128-2130 ( listen not even the writers could decide when she came into this world ) place of birth: trikru village / town in virginia

spoken & understood language(s): trigedasleng, gonasleng (english), gaelic*, old norse*, kree*, klyntar*, galactic basic*, shyrriwook* (hehe), binary*

sexual preference: lesbian

occupation(s): leader of the earthborn, student*, bartender*, lawyer*, monster hunter*, vigilante*

☸ ⸻ APPEARANCE

eye color:  green

hair color:  dark brown

height: 5'7

major scars: nothing major in her young life, in one verses she gets a gnarly head wound resulting in her becoming blind in one eye, so there's scarring around the wound*

☸ ⸻ FAVORITE

color: green

song:  trigedasleng folk songs, anything by max rebo band*, sugaan essena - the asagar*, fade to black - metallica*, the day the world went away - nin*

food: whatever her wife makes for her <3 @maggicktouched

drink: mead, coffee*, tea*

☸ ⸻ HAVE THEY…

passed university:  yes, law program with backgrounds in either: environmental,* anthropology*, criminal justice*

had sex: yes

had sex in public: perhaps

gotten pregnant/someone else pregnant: she is that powerful

kissed a boy: yes and it was yucky [insert everyone puked meme]

kissed a girl: yes

gotten tattoos: back, nape, right bicep, upper chest/collar bone

gotten piercings: ears

stayed up for more than 24 hours: yes

☸ ⸻ ARE THEY…

a virgin: naur

a cuddler: she secretly is

a kisser: yes

scared easily:  also naur

jealous easily: not exactly easy, but she'll lie through her teeth and say she isn't jealous when she's seething

trustworthy: in most circumstances, yes

dominant:  yes

submissive: with those she trusts

in love: she's almost always pining so yeah

single: verse dependent

☸ ⸻ RANDOM QUESTIONS

have they harmed themselves:  yes

thought of suicide: yes

attempted suicide: yes and no. like how matt murdock was at the beginning of season 3, you feel me? pfff

wanted to kill someone: all the gotdamn time

have/had a job: yes

have any fears: yes

☸ ⸻ FAMILY

sibling(s): a little sister named tris ( who in my canon was the same girl clarke and finn tried to help save )

parent(s):  aerin and yorek ( deceased in many verses for pain purposes)

children: verse dependent

significant other:  verse dependent

pet(s):  verse dependent

(*) in a specific verse

tagged : @debelltio, thank you!

tagging: @maggicktouched, @bokketo, @seilas, @hopegained, @percentstardust, @naturesbeat, and whoever else wants to!

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𝐂𝐇𝐀𝐑𝐀𝐂𝐓𝐄𝐑 𝐐𝐔𝐈𝐑𝐊𝐒 & 𝐇𝐀𝐁𝐈𝐓𝐒

BOLD what applies. ITALICIZE what sometimes applies. STRIKE what doesn’t. REPOST & DON’T REBLOG.

likes  artificial  watermelon, sleeps  in  what  they  are  already  wearing, eats  their cereal  with  milk, listens  to  music  with  earbuds, hates  the  summer, can  recite passed  the  first  four  digits  of  pi, eats  frosting  out  of  the  jar, doodles  on  their notebooks, can  bake  cookies, has  a  garden farm,( we can thank beck for that) has  had  a  snowball  fight, eats pancakes  without  syrup, prefers  shorts  over  pants, can  name  more  than  ten superheroes, has  a  plan  for  the  zombie  apocalypse, uses  the  same  password  for everything, can’t  hold  their  breath  for  more  than  fifteen  seconds, watches anime, hasn’t  read  harry  potter, can  say  ‘  i  love  you  ‘  in  more  than  one  language, prefers  mechanical  pencils, thinks  space  is  cool, takes  personality  tests  more than  once  to  make  sure, can’t  tie  their  shoelaces, has  a  purse, likes salads, likes cool  colors  better  than  warm  colors, knows  how  to  braid  hair, reads biographies, can  ice  skate,  knows  their  mbti, reads  astrology  charts, prefers  the  star  wars prequels  to  the  original  trilogy ( she just loves star wars ok?), plays  video  games, reads  the  newspaper, likes chocolate  ice  cream  best,  doesn’t  cuss, memorizes  song  lyrics, collects  coupons, has  a  preferred  order  at  Starbucks, likes  movie  theater  popcorn, has  seen  a play, listens  to  music  with  headphones, owns  a  hoodie, would  rather  own  cds than  online  copies, has  written  a  poem, can  shuffle  cards, subscribes  to  a magazine,  double  dips  when  eating, drinks  directly  out  of  the  milk  container, keeps  a  journal

tagged by: @percentstardust

tagging: @maggicktouched, @bokketo, @hopegained, @dulathian, @shesdaylight, @seilas, & whoever else wants to!

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@seilas    silas gets to go pumpkin-ing! ( is that a word? it is now! ) 

          “ shhh it’s fine, we’re fine. stop screaming. ” ​at his reactions, she drops her speed, but the ground is pretty uneven in this part of the field, so the jeep continues to WOBBLE. the landscape could be the sole culprit, or maybe she just needs new shocks. but they don’t have time to explore all the variables, they’re here to do cool fall stuff! once finally parked, lexa exits the vehicle, glad she chose to wear combat boots as her ankles will be thanking her later. “ i heard you can walk around with beer and cider at this place. let’s find the booze tent! ” 

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john wick prompts   //   accepting @runaljod​​ sent: enjoy your kingdom, while you still can. ( from Magni ) 

            the commander is unsettled. magni’s voice contains no combative or malicious tone, but the statement itself still rings odd in her ears. does he foresee something she cannot? possess knowledge that is crucial to the future of the coalition? why not simply tell her instead of speaking CRYPTICALLY? “ would you care to elaborate? ” she’s known him the better part of her life and has learned he seldom speaks without thinking -- always ensuring his words hold meaning and are not EMPTY. leksa’s certain there’s a reason he’s not forthcoming with information. perhaps they can no longer speak plainly about these matters lest the wrong ears are listening. her enemies have already gotten far too close and it is possible they still lurk in the shadows of polis. 

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@bokketo​​ said: "Is that a dagger in your pocket or are you just happy to see me?" // aranya @ lexa :D

        lexa isn’t unhappy to see aranya, the timing is just...UNEXPECTED. she hadn’t anticipated running into the arms dealer mid job, and certainly had not foreseen them ending up flush so close to one another.  “ can’t it be both? ” there are blades of all shapes and sizes strapped to her being at this very moment. given their PROXIMITY aranya might be privy to a number of them. she ponders the significance of the collector’s sudden presence, though it is a bit hard to concentrate under these ...circumstances. 

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medieval & fantasy starters   //   accepting @woednesdayaddams​ sent: ❛ some of us may not survive, but the ones that do will get the ultimate reward… paid. ❜

       “ i can tell you with the utmost frustration and certainty, we are definitely not getting paid for this. ” it’s not as though she wants to burst her melancholy companion’s bubble, it’s just the harsh reality. this new endeavor, curtesy of the outreach program, involved students from other jericho schools shadowing at evermore ( primarily the elementary age range ). lexa has no qualms with children and often enjoys teaching them. but in larger numbers there’s a tendency for them to go off the rails quicker, engaging in juvenile and obnoxious behaviors. “ i have a feeling you’ll want to show our young visitors the fencing court...” emerald eyes twinkle mischievously. she knows she shouldn’t encourage wednesday, but the impish part of her is eager to see how her grim classmate responds to the program. 

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arrested development prompts // always accepting @bokketo sent: "I deceived you. "Tricked" makes it sound like we have a playful relationship." // loki (context, what context? idk have a wild myth!verse bastard)

Over the years, Lexa had developed a habit of taking her grandfather's words with a hefty grain of salt. The gods tended to over dramatize events and situations, and he proved to be no different. So when the old bastard warned her about his blood brother, she paid him no heed. There was quite a few many things the Allfather was wrong about, but when he was right? Lexa's shoulders rose and fell sharply with her sigh.

" Okay this one's on me. " She can practically hear Odin's ground-shaking MIRTH. She had always figured Loki was the family scapegoat, but perhaps the myths transcribed by mortals were more accurate than not. " Why did you need me? Couldn't you have gotten it yourself? " Lexa gestures to the meginjord, now in the trickster god's possession. Her uncle will be most displeased she played a hand in all of this.

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@maggicktouched​​ sent: 22:   //    spotify wrapped meme

         “ Well, we can’t go to the mall,  ” The brunette reminded her girlfriend with a sigh. “ because someone -  ” Word was emphasized with an eye roll, her gaze still trained on her laptop screen. “ ...was getting testy with Santa. ” A few keystrokes later, Lexa finished her paragraph and the look she gave Beck was mildly INCREDULOUS.  “ I believe your words were, and I quote, ‘ Fuck being good, I’m a bad bitch.’ ” 

girls in the hood - megan thee stallion 

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𝒍𝒊𝒔𝒕 𝒇𝒊𝒗𝒆 𝒔𝒐𝒏𝒈𝒔 𝒕𝒉𝒂𝒕 𝒊𝒏𝒔𝒑𝒊𝒓𝒆 𝒚𝒐𝒖 𝒕𝒐 𝒘𝒓𝒊𝒕𝒆 𝒚𝒐𝒖𝒓 𝒎𝒖𝒔𝒆

empire ( let them sing ) - bring me the horizon

i still do - the cranberries 

in maidjan - heilung 

the bad thing - periphery 

something i can never have - NIN ( but the flylfeaf cover fucks too!)

𝒍𝒊𝒔𝒕 𝒇𝒊𝒗𝒆 𝒒𝒖𝒐𝒕𝒆𝒔 𝒕𝒉𝒂𝒕 𝒊𝒏𝒔𝒑𝒊𝒓𝒆 𝒚𝒐𝒖 𝒕𝒐 𝒘𝒓𝒊𝒕𝒆 𝒚𝒐𝒖𝒓 𝒎𝒖𝒔𝒆

“beware; for i am fearless, and therefore powerful.” - mary shelley, frankentstein 

“let your plans be dark and impenetrable as night, and when you move, fall like a thunderbolt.” - sun tzu

“i hid my deepest feelings so well i forgot where i placed them.”- amy tan

“instead of a dark lord, you would have a queen, not dark but beautiful and terrible as the dawn! tempestuous as the sea, and stronger than the foundations of the earth!” - j.r.r tolkien, the fellowship of the ring 

“there is no escape—we pay for the violence of our ancestors.” - frank herbert, dune

tagged by: @stormbcrn​ tagging: @maggicktouched​, @bokketo​, @seilas​, @bloodrmbrs​ , @percentstardust​ , @hopegained​​ and whomstever else wants to! 

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@aigonakru​ sent: 78 ( from lincoln )  //    spotify wrapped meme

        “ and then, ” she pauses, because it isn’t like her to dwell on dreams nightmares. she’s experienced enough to last a lifetime, and has learned to cast them away swiftly upon waking ( though sometimes faint memories would linger ).  “ i look up at the skies, at the gods, ” leksa tilts her head back, gazing up at the swirling greys and blues. the shades give indication storms may be just over the horizon. “ my blood flows out from wounds to the ground... ” the commander is lost in thought a moment as she seems to stare past him. just what would lincoln make of this, if anything? perhaps simply humoring an old friend?   

goi, rode, goi!- arkona 

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Fake Relationship Starters   //   Accepting  @faithslipped​ sent: “Just kiss me and act like you do it every day.” 

          green orbs glance up at the stranger. there’s a bit of a DELAY as before this interaction, lexa was swimming in her own thoughts attempting to drown the loudest ones with bottle clutched in hand. she doesn’t know this woman from adam, but she has a kind face and seems to be in a bit of a bind. perhaps an ex is roaming the bar that evening, or someone who just can’t take a HINT. shoulders relax and she smiles at the stranger as if they have been engaged in conversation for some time. gently, a hand reaches up to cup the side of the other woman’s face and their lips press together a lasting moment. damn. she was not expecting to feel any semblance of a spark. “ so. can i buy you a drink? ” grin returns to her face once they pull away. 

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*  𝚃𝙰𝙶 𝙽𝙸𝙽𝙴 𝙿𝙴𝙾𝙿𝙻𝙴 𝚈𝙾𝚄 𝚆𝙰𝙽𝚃 𝚃𝙾 𝙶𝙴𝚃 𝚃𝙾 𝙺𝙽𝙾𝚆 𝙱𝙴𝚃𝚃𝙴𝚁 ᵎ

favorite color :  blue! 

currently  reading : uhhhh does it count if its for work? it’s a non-fiction piece about racism and race and breaking down myths and systemic inequalities. good shit. 

last  song : open your heart - crush 40, aka the sonic adventure dx theme no I WILL NOT TAKE CRITICISM THIS SHIT SLAPS

last  series :  season 3 of both the boys and the harley quinn show

last  movie :  thor: love and thunder

sweet / spicy / savory :   i enjoy all there in different contexts heh i eat hot chip and lieeee

currently  working  on :   the book i mentioned above, i edit audiobooks ! also doing last minute things for my ren faire outfit 

tagged  by :  @shesdaylight //   tagging: @maggicktouched, @warpaiint, @hersilver, @seilas, @bokketo, @percentstardust and whomstever else wanna 

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@firedblanks​ sent: 29!   //    spotify wrapped meme

           the job tends to go south whenever another mercenary gets involved.  betrayal and infighting typically ensue. but the money, though helpful, isn’t why lexa pursues this lifestyle. her targets, the people she’s hunting, are a STAIN on the earth and deserve everything that’s coming their way. whether they face their demise by her blade or another’s, it makes little difference. “ battle on into the night, ” she gives the woman a nod of approval before turning her head and spitting blood over the balcony ledge. she’d be in worse shape had the other not interfered. now the playing field has leveled out some.  “ in shallow graves they will suffer. ”

behold the crown - after the burial