#ro: ash

[vendetta-if]

How do RO's feel about hickeys? Both giving and receiving

Ash

Giving: Definitely yes 👏 They love to let everyone know that MC is theirs.

Receiving: Kinda indifferent and if it’s MC’s thing, then sure, they don’t mind at all 😆 They’re not really shy being seen with hickeys because they just simply don’t care what other people think.

Rin

Giving: Doesn’t really mind. Where they’ll put the hickeys depends on their mood. But in general, they would probably put them in places that can easily be hidden simply because they are a private person and don’t really find the prospect of strangers having any knowledge about their intimate life appealing.

Receiving: They’re not really a big fan simply because of the reason above. They would complain if MC decided to give them one AND MC BETTER PUT IT SOMEWHERE EASILY HIDDEN 😤

Santana

Giving: Indifferent. They’d prefer to rain soft kisses on MC instead of leaving marks 🫣

Receiving: Kinda indifferent as well. They don’t mind if MC decided to plant some, just please try to leave them somewhere hidden because it’d be just embarrassing to go to work with those on full display 😳

Skylar

Giving: Heck yeah! Is giving hickeys one of the love languages? Because if so, then it’s definitely theirs 😂

Receiving: Still heck yeah! They would not even try to hide it or anything and would proudly walk with them visible. MC’s love is not something to be ashamed of.

[killemwithgayness]

young, dumb and full of... nothing (ig. psycxmore)

[ibithesnail]

princezam in a dress counter: 8

[midnightsun-if]

Can we be friends with ash on Cy's route

Absolutely! Ash will appear every now and then regardless and you can absolutely start a friendship with them, if you’d like to do so.

[houseofashesif]

The Crown Prince - Maximilian Windsor Celtica [Male]

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The oldest of the Sun Twins, Crown Prince Maximilian is a very revered personality among the nobles. He is known for his shrewdness and extremely ambitious nature. A very charismatic person, he has a way with his words which often allows others to lower their guard around him. Aiming to become the Emperor of the Celtica Empire one day, having such ambitious goals mean Maximilian is willing to do anything to achieve them. That includes sending assassins after his twin, the Crown Princess. With an analytical mind that allows him to see those inferior than him as mere pawns, falling for him is a doomed endeavour. He is the holder of the Domination Miracle.

Appearance: Prince Maximillian, like his mother, has golden blonde hair that falls to the nape of his neck in feathery, straight and ruby-red eyes. A slim and handsome man standing at a decent height of 5'10, he dresses just as elegantly, in a simple yet perfectly offsetting black silk shirt. Besides his tell-tale royal hair and eye colour, one can often identify him from the beauty mark present under his left eye.

RO Dynamic: Forbidden Romance, kinda Red Flag(ish)

The Crown Princess - Victoria Windsor Celtica [Female]

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The youngest of the Sun Twins, Crown Princess Victoria is often compared to her golden brother and frequently referred to as the ugly duckling of the two. An aloof individual, Victoria is a person of very few words and prefers to end things up quickly with sharp jabs and assertive speeches. Although a cold person, she has a kind side to her too, which often sees her donating large portions of her personal wealth to orphanages and charities, making her widely beloved among the citizens of the empire. Due to the frequent assassination attempts on her life, Victoria has chosen to close her heart off towards everyone, preferring to bear all the burdens on her own. She is the holder of the Conquest Miracle.

Appearance: Victoria has pale, flawless porcelain skin–although, if one were to look closer, you’d see the scars she keeps carefully hidden, gained from the assassins her oh-so-loving brother graciously hired. Her hair is long and golden, and falls in waves down near her waist. She has ruby-red eyes, just like her twin brother Maxmillian, and is also an extremely tasteful dresser, often wearing shades of red and black to match her complexion. She stands at 5’8”, with a slim, almost delicate build.

RO Dynamic: Forbidden Romance, Cat & Mouse

The Fated Enemy - Cedric/Cordelia Sinclair [Gender Selectable]

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Your mortal enemy. The child of the person responsible for your family's death and your misery. There are many things that you wish to address them as but cannot find the words to. That's how much you despise them. Imagine the surprise when they offered their hand for friendship to you. Contrary to how you imagine them as, like a spoiled young master from a privileged family, they're relatively humble. And also a little stupid. But behind their sunshine happy-go-lucky attitude, something much darker is lurking. They are the holder of the Shackle Miracle.

Appearance: Cordelia is a woman with almost ashen, pale skin, who stands at height of 5'11. She has long, almost wild dark hair that shines light purple-grey in the light and tends to fall into her eyes, which are a mysterious gray. To match, she is often seen wearing black turtlenecks paired with a pleated skirt and a white trench coat over it all to match. When not in her casual wear, however, she dons a much more serious and dark outfit, consisting of a full-length black dress cinched with a silver belt around her waist, as well as a black cloak that is attached to her shoulders with spiky clips.

Cedric is 6’0”, with quite an intimidating build that is accentuated by his tendency to wear black turtlenecks and gray trench coats over that. He has angular features and fairly pale skin, with straight, slightly spiky dark hair that shines blue or indigo under the right light. His hair is often slicked back neatly, save for a few strands of hair that tend to fall over his left eye. He can also be seen wearing quite a fancy outfit: a white dress shirt with a perfectly tied black tie, a grey vest over that, and to top it all off, a black trench coat hanging over his shoulders, paired with a pair of dark grey slacks.

RO Dynamic: Enemy to Lovers, Heirs to rival families

The Best Friend - Orion/Ophelia Lancaster [Gender Selectable]

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The lone, stoic heir of the righteous Lancaster Duchy, and also your best friend ever since the day you stepped foot into your new home, they are one of the few people that you trust. Although they have some trouble communicating with people regarding their feelings, they're a gentle giant compared to their intimidating features. They're also very open and blunt with their words whenever they speak so people tend to think of them as rude, not you though, you like their honesty. The two of you have stuck through the thick and thin of each other's lives like gum and even promised to do so until the end of your lives. But good things never truly last do they? A small misunderstanding which eventually gew to become a feud between the two oldest families of the empire, you wonder, what went wrong? They're the holder of the Belief Miracle.

Appearance: Ophelia has long, supple waves of crimson-red hair that falls down her back. She stands at 5’11”, and often accentuates her pale skin and eyes with dark, dramatic makeup, often wearing shadowy, smokey eyeshadow and dark wine-red lipstick.

Orion has brilliant, blaze-red hair cut short, with it fading towards gold as it swoops over his left eye. He has skin so pale it looks like marble, with dark ash-gray eyes. Both of his ears are pierced, with two golden arrowhead-like earrings pierced in them. He likes to wear black turtlenecks paired with dark trenchcoats. The barest hints of a swirled tattoo peek out from his collar.

RO Dynamic: Best Friends to Enemies to Lovers

The Dream Demon - [Male]

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All dreams have a price to be paid. Are you willing to pay yours?

Appearance: Rumours has it that the dream demon is a broad-shouldered, rather intimidating individual with dark coffee-brown skin and wild, tousled dark chocolate-coloured hair. *TBC*

RO Dynamic: Forbidden Lovers, Client to Lover(?)

The Ash Demon - [Female]

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An old fossil, rising from the burnt ashes of your past. Do you remember me? Don't worry if you don't. I do.

Appearance: No one knows what the Ash Demon looks like. Not yet that is.

​​RO Dynamic: Secret Admirer, Childhood Love, Obsessive Love

Asks are allowed if not encouraged <3 this includes scenario asks, ro reactions, world building, story, lore, characters in general, and overall NSFW. there’s not much that I’m not comfortable with, but if there’s a line crossed I will make it known.

[galactic-writes]

Character Introductions

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Romance Options

Ash Saha - The Best Friend

Your best friend, classmate, and coworker. Neither of you can remember if you met at school or at the diner where you both work, but you’ve been inseparable ever since.

Name: Ashmit (male) / Ashmita (female) / Ash (nonbinary)

Appearance: Brown skin and deep brown downturned eyes. Thick black wavy hair. If male, hair is mid-back length and half up in a loose bun; if female, hair is shoulder-length and parted to the side; if nonbinary, hair is short and parted in the middle with curtain bangs. Wears casual sporty clothes and gold jewelry, including multiple ear piercings. 5'7.

Likes: hiking, bad ghost/monster hunting shows, chocolate ice cream

Dislikes: self-absorbed people, exams, grape-flavored things

Birthday: Dec 11

MBTI: ENFJ-T

Blake Blakesley - The Private Investigator

A young PI who frequents the diner and has a bit of a grudge against you. They’re investigating some local disappearances and are very serious about their job.

Name: Vincent (male) / V (nonbinary)

Appearance: Olive skin and deep-set amber eyes. Straight brown hair. If male, hair is in a short quiff haircut. If nonbinary, hair is in a short mullet with fade. Wears business casual or casual clothes. 5’10.

Likes: puzzles, running, Fall

Dislikes: crime dramas, perfume, spicy food

Birthday: Oct 4

MBTI: ISTJ-A

Jo Fabron - The Mysterious Student

Another student you met when you stumbled upon their study spot. They’re incredibly studious—though you have no clue what their major is–and very withdrawn.

Name: Joan

Appearance: Light, freckled skin and round gray eyes. Thick sandy blonde hair cut in a shoulder-length shag. Wears retro style ‘smart casual’ clothes. 6’0.

Likes: 90s alt-rock, summer, reading

Dislikes: social media, being alone, chalk

Birthday: Jan 24

MBTI: INTJ-A

Mac Hayward - The Childhood Friend

You haven’t spoken in years, but your families knew each other so you spent a lot of time together growing up. Last you heard, they were working at their family’s auto shop.

Name: Malachi (male) / Marcia (female)

Appearance: Light brown skin and black almond-shaped eyes. Tightly curled black hair. If male, hair is in short two-strand twists or a twist out. If female, hair is in shoulder-length flat twists or a twist out (worn in a low bun at work). Wears sturdy workwear clothing and baseball caps. 5’11.

Likes: movie nights, gardening, their family

Dislikes: sour candy, paperwork, change

Birthday: Jun 8

MBTI: ISFJ-T

Toks Keadee - The Tourist

An interesting customer who started coming into the diner. She travels a lot and wants to know more about the area and about you—maybe she’ll stick around for a while?

Name: Olatokunbo

Appearance: Dark brown skin and dark brown round eyes. Coily black hair, currently styled in medium-length goddess braids in black, dark blue, and dark red. Wears bright, colorful clothes with many beaded gemstone bracelets. 5’9.

Likes: meeting new people, fluffy animals, fireworks

Dislikes: coffee, secrets, being stuck in one place

Birthday: Feb 23

MBTI: ENFP-A

[ros-is-writing]

Sometimes when I’m writing I’ll think “oh! I have the perfect sentence for here in my head!” and then when I go to write it I realize I’d been filling in a certain word with the emotion it was supposed to invoke and actually wasn’t sure what word needed to go there

[embersofhope-if]

If you could describe every character including MC with one song and one song only what would the songs be?

...okay, i know you said one song, but uh, i picked two for the main (living) group because of how much they all change as the story goes on. dont shoot me, im begging 🙏

Early Game Mc: mirrorball by Taylor Swift

"I'm a mirror ball

I can change everything about me to fit in

You are not like the regulars

The masquerade revelers

Drunk as they watch my shattered edges glisten"

Late Game Mc: The Archer by Taylor Swift

"And I cut off my nose just to spite my face

Then hate my reflection, for years and years

I wake in the night, I pace like a ghost

The room is on fire, invisible smoke

And all my heroes die all alone"

Early Game Creon: Mastermind by Taylor Swift

"You and I ended up in the same room at the same time

And the touch of a hand lit the fuse

Of a chain reaction of countermoves

To assess the equation of you

Checkmate, I couldn't lose"

Late Game Creon: Edmund Temper by Amigo the Devil

"So I pray to God

How could you give me them the gift of life

Then curse me with the hands to take it away

I never asked you to move the mountain

I just want to find the strength to climb it and find a different way"

Early Game Aurel: Eight by Sleeping At Last

"When I see fragile things, helpless things, broken things

I see the familiar

I was little, I was weak, I was perfect, too

Now I'm a broken mirror"

Late Game Aurel: Take Care of Yourself by Le Siren

"Let go of that anger

Clean off that shelf

Make the vow to grow old

And take care of yourself"

Ash: the lakes by Taylor Swift

"Take me to the lakes where all the poets went to die

I don't belong, and my beloved, neither do you

Those Windermere peaks look like a perfect place to cry

I'm setting off, but not without my muse"

Soren Vesper: Natalie by Milk & Bone

"Please never go away

I did it all for you, don't say I never tried

I wanna protect you, so that you never die"

Ione Vesper: Anti-Hero by Taylor Swift

"I should not be left to my own devices

They come with prices and vices

I end up in crisis

Tale as old as time"

Calliope Vesper: Safe and Sound by Taylor Swift

"Just close your eyes

The sun is going down

You'll be alright

No one can hurt you now

Come morning light

You and I'll be safe and sound"

[littledragonkana]

SHE KILLED MY SECOND FAVOURITE CHARACTER OFF!

ESMOND HONEY YOU DESERVED SO MUCH BETTER! YOU WERE ALMOST FREE! SEVERYN PROMISED HE WOULD FREE YOU OF THE CURSE ONCE THIS WAS OVER!

[vendetta-if]

I got this thought in my head, later on in a mc/ash/rin poly, when they're all sleeping in the same bed together, and rin and ash both think they're hugging the mc, but then they realise they're hugging eachother and not the mc, how would they react? Would they be normal about it and continue hugging, or would they be like UGH and shift back to original position or something?

The latter one 😂 Once they both realize, they’d shoot each other a side-eye before rolling back to their original positions.

[doodlemeimpressed]

In my special world, where Clarice is a lesbian and Jason is gay, I'd like to believe she instantly clocked him and that's why she's like "maybe I'll let you spin me around a bit ;)" and how later in the game if she's brought back Jason is so glad she's alive. I just

[midnightsun-if]

Just a little question! During C's romance, can the MC be internally conflicted over their growing feelings towards them? Knowing C has a fiance/é, that they should put their feelings to rest but also be irresistibly attracted to them, falling for them just a little deeper every day...

Absolutely! Of course, Cyrus/Cyra won’t actually do anything with the MC until they talk with Ash— despite it being a purely political arrangement, Cy has a great deal of respect for both Ash and their family. They wouldn’t wish to them in the slightest.

Ash will support you both regardless!

[razorfst]

He  gave me  a  home  AND  a  purpose.  And  I  will  PROTECT  it  at  all  costs. ©

[jonyxtion]

Social Media Profile

Romance: Felix

Finally finished the first social media profile for one of my two mcs for @pavedinashes-if, took way to long(thanks life beeing difficult for that), but alas i am rather happy how it turned out.

Also thanks to sai, who was so kind to send me the profile pics of the ros, so that i could finish the profile. Also hopefully the next one is gonna be ready faster this time.

Anyways, now im gonna wait paitiently for the demo of @dereliction-if and PiA, and if you haven't checked both out, i recommend to do it, it is definetly worth it.

[seniouesbabes]

Lily Maymac 🌸💋🍒🌸 Fun with the Gucci Fam last night gearing up for @gucci Cruise Show today! 😆 #GucciCruise24 @guccibeauty #GucciBeauty

[fromtheashes-if]

Omg yo ur IF sounds SO good fjdjfnrj IS IT TOO EARLY TO ASK QUESTIONS?? Bc I have one but im afraid it might be spoily?? But I wanted to ask what kind of drunk are the characters! Like is A a loud drunk or a crybaby? Smthn like that 👀

Thank you so much! It’s not too early at all!

Arthur/Artura/Artur: They’re very introspective whenever they get drunk. Someone who’s in their own head a lot as they start to overthink things.

Frey/Freya: Very loud and boisterous drunk. The louder the better.

Lancelot: They’ll interact with people a lot more if they’ve had a few drinks. As they’re less tense in general.

Morgana: She doesn’t get drunk. She absolutely hates losing control of her faculties like that. In fact, she’s usually the one that takes care of the others after a gala. (If she were to get drunk she’s the type to disappear and then reappear the next morning.)

Percival: He’s a puppy. An even bigger puppy than he normally is. Always offering to help people with various things even though he probably wouldn’t be the most help in the long run.