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Sylvie Fraser, a biography.

Full name: Sylvie Louise Fraser. Date of birth: April 9th, 1998. Age: Twenty-seven. Gender identity: Cisgender female, uses she/her pronouns. Sexual identity: Biromantic bisexual. Hometown: Manchester, England. Family: Mark Fraser (father), Eloise Fraser (mother), Bethany Fraser (sister). Occupation: Secretary of Blackbriar, technical support operator.

Sylvie was born in Manchester to a tailor and a stay at home mother. She had a normal childhood by all accounts, and was set to live a normal life until she hit university.  Sylvie was going to be an artist.  That was, until she met Masie Cunningham.

The two met in some math class, an introductory one for both of their courses. They became friends instantly.  Masie was going into accounting so they could join the family business, a home remodeling company for only the very elite. Sylvie ran into the company again, and a woman named Emmeline Benjamin after getting lost at a job fair during her final year of university. Despite all the interested parties, people who actually took courses that made them qualified to work at a place involved with home remodeling and dealing with the money involved, Sylvie left with their HR rep's business card.

After failing to get a job offer in her intended field, Sylvie reached out to Ari Patel. After learning that she'd met Macie and Emmeline, she was invited in for an interview. The only position they had available at the time was executive secretary — which was offered to her a week later and she accepted.

She didn't find out about the true nature of Blackbriar, not until she accidentally caught Poppy Harper, one of the company's contractors, poisoning the drink of the CEO of one of their largest competitors. She was mortified, could hardly believe that this company she genuinely liked working for harbored such a dark secret. Sylvie ran to tell Macie, her best friend, all about it, but Macie only confirmed what she'd seen.  Blackbriar doubled as a secret organization, one that employed assassins, burglars, both of which doubled as spies.  This change occurred when Blackbriar made a shift in company priorities in the late 1940s and had been acting in that capacity ever since.

They needed a new technical support operator, a position that had remained empty for years. Macie was able to calm Sylvie enough to convince her just to try it out, just for one mission.  She underwent training with Rozin, the intelligence operator, and slowly began to fall in love with the job. She was finally convinced to stay after successfully completing her first mission — someone attempted to sabotage Blackbriar, but were unable to escape after she deactivated their cars and gps systems.  She's been there ever since.

Welcome to Blackbriar: a brief overview.

Blackbriar was first created in 1860 by business partners Joseph Cunningham and Oakley Hunniford.  Named after a beloved  childhood café, Blackbriar catered to the needs of the incredibly rich and elite families of London.  Their services ranged from shopping for food to retrieving furniture to home building, until a shift in focus occurred in 1947.  Blackbriar decided to dedicate themselves completely to home remodeling under their current owner,  Oakley’s grandson, Ethan.  Today, Blackbriar is bigger than ever.  With Hwan Jong-Soo as CEO, and Rozin Zakaryan as CFO, Blackbriar is sure to meet your home needs, whatever they may be.

TL;DR: Blackbriar is basically HGTV for the rich and elite.  This is to ensure that there is as much time as possible to be dedicated to what Blackbriar really is:  a spy organization.  Each member of the Blackbriar company also has a double role as a member of the spy organization.

SPYMASTER / CEO

Name:  Hwan Jong-Soo. Age:  37. Specialties:  Burglarizing, former pr manager. Face  claim:  Gong Yoo. How did he join Blackbriar?:  Got employed through his parents after attending business school.  Worked his way to the top.

INTELLIGENCE OPERATIONS / CFO

Name:  Rozin Zakaryan. Age:  34. Specialties:  Communications, former accountant. Face claim:  Angela Sarafyan. How did she join Blackbriar?:  After a disagreement at her former agency, Rozin was recruited as a favor to the former spymaster, Elizabeth Phillips.

TECHNICAL SUPPORT / ADMINISTRATIVE SECRETARY

Name:  Sylvie Fraser. Age:  27. Specialties:  Communications, technical support, IT. Face claim:  Olivia Cooke. How did she join Blackbriar?: Recruited by Maisie Cunningham and Emmeline Benjamin.

ASSASSIN / CONTRACTOR

Name:  Poppy Harper. Age:  24. Specialties:  Poison, drugging. Face claim:  Anya Taylor-Joy. How did she join Blackbriar?:  After acting on her own, Poppy was paid quite handsomely to have her services utilized by Blackbriar.

ASSASSIN / CONTRACTOR

Name:  Emilio Gutiérrez. Age:  31. Specialties:  Sniper rifle. Face claim:  Octavio Pisano. How did he join Blackbriar?:  Recruited from the military by Hwan Jong-Soo.

ASSASSIN / CONTRACTOR

Name: Maia Fisher. Age:  30. Specialties:  “Up close and personal” approach. Face claim:  Sophia Bush. How did she join Blackbriar?:  After becoming a fugitive for leaving her last organization, Blackbriar offered her protection in exchange for her skillset.

BURGLAR / INSPECTOR

Name:  Maxwell Kouris. Age:  28. Specialties:  Break ins, stealing artifacts. Face claim: Michael Blamis. How did he join Blackbriar?:  Following the disbanding of his prior organization, Maxwell was recruited by Rozin as a means of repaying a favor.

BURGLAR / IT

Name: Cora Booth. Age:  33. Specialties:  Works in tandem with Annie Yun, works with cracking softwares and breaking into systems for the purpose of stealing. Face claim:  Jamie Clayton. How did she join Blackbriar?:  After learning the truth about Blackbriar through hacking into their website, she proved her effectiveness by hacking into their servers and depositing money into her account.  It was considered a hiring bonus.

BURGLAR / ACCOUNTANT

Name:  Macie Cunningham. Age:  26. Specialties:  Stealing  money.  Specifically, bank robberies. Face claim:  Emma D’arcy. How did they join Blackbriar?:  Their great-great grandfather is Joseph Cunningham, a company founder.

AGENT HANDLER / HR

Name:  Ari Patel. Age:  44. Specialties:  Agent handling — offering support, providing intelligence when needed. Face claim:  Naveen Andrews. How did he join Blackbriar?:  Following a somewhat short career as a criminal psychologist, a convicted burglar told him about Blackbriar.  He joined after deciding the other side of criminal psychology was more fascinating.

SPYCATCHER / PR

Name:  Emmeline Benjamin. Age:  32. Specialties:  Intercepting the enemy. Face claim:  Jade Eshete. How did she join Blackbriar?:  After a friend from another organization was killed in a raid, Emmeline joined the organization after Hwan Jong-Soo promised he’d be able to offer the protection that was not offered to her previously.

SURVEILLANCE / SECURITY

Name:  Hugo Pereira. Age:  33. Specialties:  Following enemy spies / targets. Face claim:  Carloto Cotta. How did he join Blackbriar?:  Originally a contract hire, Hugo is offered a full-time position due to his effectiveness at his job.  He accepts it because of a crush on Emmeline Benjamin.

HACKER / IT

Name:  Annie Yun. Age:  32. Specialties:  Deals with all aspects of hacking that don’t involve theft.  Works in tandem with Cora Booth. Face claim:  Greta Lee. How did she join Blackbriar?:  Recruited through Cora Booth, a friend from university.

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Draiel Sunbrook, a biography.

Full name: Draiel Caemas Sunbrook. Date of birth: November 13th. Age: Twenty-five. Gender identity: Cisgender male, uses he/him pronouns. Sexual identity: Pansexual, open. Hometown: Montalou, Nanzon. Aliases: Sunstrider. Family: Lysander Sunbrook (father), Kaelara Sunbrook (mother), Elindras, Caeliora, and Virelya Sunbrook (sisters). Occupation: Ranger.

Draiel always looked up to his father, a legendary ranger who had been dubbed The Sunstrider by those he helped. His father was everything he wanted to be — and one day, his life was snuffed out.  It happened right in front of Draiel, and in a moment, his whole world changed. He ended up taking on his father's mantle and became The Sunstrider himself, attempting to keep his father's legacy alive. In the background of being the legendary ranger, vengeance began to creep in and take over his life. His need for revenge starts to consume him, and before he knows it, it's all he can think about — but at the same time, he needs to be Sunstrider.  He must care for his mother and sisters.  Will his want for revenge or his want to preserve his father's legacy triumph?

Bio is still tbd. Feel free to ask clarifying questions!

General headcanons:

Draiel (pronounced dry-el) is a highly skilled archer. If he misses a target, it's because he wanted to.

He is very protective of his younger sisters. Think protective older brother who yells at any potential boyfriends.

More tbd.

Available verses:

World of Warcraft: Blood elf hunter. Known as The Sunstalker in this verse.

Baldur's Gate 3: High elf ranger, folk hero background.

The Elder Scrolls: Same as his normal canon, but in Tamriel. He is based in Cyrodiil.

Dragon Age: Elven rogue, uses a bow. Companion verse available for all four games.

Modern: Same as his normal canon, but in a modern time.

Mass Effect: Space elf (they're real to me) OR turian soldier. Companion verse available for the first three games.

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Steve Rogers, a biography.

Full name: Estevão Rogers. Date of birth: September 18, 1920. Age: Physically, 28. Actually, 103. Gender identity: Cisgender male, uses he/him pronouns. Sexual identity: Bisexual, closeted. Hometown: Brooklyn, New York. Aliases: Steve, Captain America. Family: Joseph Rogers (father), Sara Rogers née Fernandes (mother). Occupation: Superhero.

Steve was born in Brooklyn, New York City, to immigrants Joseph, of Galway, Ireland, and Sara, of Fortaleza, Brazil. As a young child, he was rather frail and the effects of the great depression did nothing to help him in getting stronger. His family first experienced tragedy when his father died when Steve was just five years old — leaving him and his mother to fend for themselves. By the time Steve was 17, his mother had passed away too. This forced him to grow up early, and he threw himself into the workforce.

When the United States entered World War 2, he wanted nothing more than to join the military and serve his country. However, his weak state made him get denied four times. His dedication caught the attention of one of the higher ups, which gave him the opportunity to be part of Project Rebirth. This would change Steve's life.

With Project Rebirth came the complete and total transformation of Steve Rogers — for the first time in his whole life, he wasn't frail or weak. He was strong. He was perfect. Almost immediately, he was sent into training and then out on a variety of missions. During this time, he would also meet his best friend, Bucky Barnes.

He was first made aware to the public after he was sent to investigate two men assumed to be Axis spies. From there, he was tasked with greater and greater missions until he came face to face with a man known as Red Skull. His missions for the next four years revolved around stopping him and his allies. Everything finally came to a head on April 19th, 1945, when after defeating Red Skull, Bucky and Steve boarded a plane to disarm a bomb but failed to do so, leaving both men assumed dead. Truthfully, Steve was pulled out of the water, and his rescuers attempted to move him. He escaped, however, and once again landed in the water. This time, however, it was in the northern Atlantic ocean, which resulted in him freezing into a block of ice and remaining hidden among the icebergs in the Arctic circle after drifting there.

He was found again in October of 2017, approximately 72.5 years after he first went down. He was discovered by a group of Arctic researchers, who then contacted the Avengers to let them know about a man living in ice. His introduction back into society was meant to be slow, as not to scare him with how the world had changed since he was last a part of it — but it was not, and resulted in the former Captain America panicking very publicly. With time, he grew accustomed to the new world, and joined the Avengers, taking on the title of Captain America once again.

Various headcanons:

Steve loves to draw. He's very good at it, though he doesn't share it with others often.

He is trilingual — he speaks English and Portuguese, which he learned from both of his parents, and he also speaks Spanish, which he learned after waking up.

Steve loves movies. When he has time, he will binge them.

His hair is naturally curly, but he tends to gel it into place.

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Dear Capitol Citizen,

You are formally invited to the 65th annual Hunger Games Victory Party, where our victor, Finnick Odair will make his first appearance since the Hunger Games took place. This event is to take place on August 19th and will begin at 7:30 PM and end when the sun comes up. You will not want to be late. Do not miss the opportunity to celebrate the youngest victor in Panem's history with us! It is for one night only.

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Sand on digital, sea on film

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In my canon, when Ásgeirr is fighting Alduin, it can be heard through all of Skyrim. At first, when the fighting is happening in Sovngarde, the ground rumbles and there is muffled shouting from a location that can't be placed, as if it's coming from the sky. Once the fight is taken to the Throat of the World, the mixed voices of the Dragonborn and the World Eater can be heard clearly, though to the untrained ear it sounds more like loud peals of thunder than distinct voices shouting at each other. The thunderous voices accompany the ground shaking, though once they've returned to Skyrim, the shaking intensifies and causes minor earthquakes and avalanches.

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below the cut is a detailed explanation of ásgeirr’s relationships with each of his family members.

bjoaeld fire - hilt: the dragonborn’s father, a bit of an enigmatic figure. a seventeen year old bjoaeldsen shared a passionate love affair with a seventeen year old susasa and was excited to start a family with her. however, his mercenary work took him away from his young partner and their unborn son and removed him from skyrim completely. ásgeirr had grown up hearing virtually nothing about him, only knowing that his name was bjoaeld due to his surname. towards the end of bjoaeld’s life, ásgeirr finds him in falkreath, searching for his long lost love. the two are able to rekindle their relationship in the year before he dies.

susasa bellow - lute: the dragonborn’s mother, a very deceptive woman. after being abandoned by the father of her child, susasa decided it was her and her newborn son against the world. for the first two years of his life, she cared for him and loved him as a mother should. he was her perfect mini - me in every way, minus the odd coloring that would soon give away that everything was not normal with her young son. upon meeting and marrying borrhar, a young ásgeirr was happy that he’d finally have a father and that his mother could be happy. however, after the birth of his half - sister, things began to change. he was very obviously not part of the family susasa and borrhar were creating, and they did nothing to change that. susasa resented ásgeirr, a constant reminder of the past and the life she once wanted. her decision to leave her first - born son behind was one made from cruelty, hoping that without him, she could have the life she wanted. and for a long time, she did. however, fifteen years later, borrhar died, and she soon found herself alone again with two young children and the rest moved out across skyrim and tamriel. she began her search for ásgeirr, hoping that what she’d heard about him wasn’t true — that he was an assassin, that there was just one person above him in terms of strength and craftiness in the dark brotherhood. she lost hope that she’d never find him, that maybe he was dead too. the stories about him began to change with time, changing him from a villain to the dragonborn, a legendary figure her father told her stories about as a child. her son, the dragonborn! surely, he wouldn’t deny her the help she so needed. however, the reunion with her long lost son wasn’t as happy as she anticipated. he refused her the help she wanted, and disappeared again from her forever. she continued her search, but she never found him again.

the topic of his mother is a sore spot for him, considering she abandoned him to fend for himself before he was even a teenager. throughout his time in the dark brotherhood, ásgeirr thought her to be living in a mansion surrounded by riches. he had no basis for this, other than a childish hope that she left him for a reason. learning she was poor and raising his youngest step - brother alone shattered that image and made him realize she didn’t leave him for a better life for herself, but because he ruined her perfect new life she was trying to build. he never reached out to her after their reunion, keeping tabs on her throughout skyrim so she couldn’t find him again. when she finally died, he attended her funeral in hiding to give himself the closure he felt he needed.

borrhar mjiksen: the dragonborn’s step - father, a surprisingly kind man despite the circumstances ásgeirr met him under. when borrhar met susasa, he took pity on her at first. he was the owner of an inn, and gave the young woman and her infant son a place to stay free of charge. with time, the two fell in love and eventually married. he had a family with her, two sons and two daughters. after the death of their oldest son, his wife begged them to move elsewhere to detract from the memory. the way she discussed her eldest son worried him, but not enough to ask why they left him behind. the night before they left was the last time ásgeirr ever saw him, as he had died before susasa ever sought him out. despite leaving him in the same fashion, the dragonborn’s memories of him aren’t as devastating to him as the ones of his mother are. he remembers borrhar being kind to him, but didn’t think of him much after that.

gwenhilde borrharsdottir: the dragonborn’s first sibling, someone he longed to be close with but was never able. gwenhilde was born when ásgeirr was five years old, and he remembers it well. he was so excited to have a sister — but he never got to hold her as a baby, and his mother kept them from interacting together. he longed to have a relationship with her, but he was kept at an arms distance from her most times. after his family left him, the next time ásgeirr saw her was when he was in the dark brotherhood. she had come across one of his victims in windhelm and reported the death, not knowing it was her half - brother who had committed the act. after watching her witness that, he made the decision to never seek her out again out of shame. however, she was in the audience after ásgeirr placed ulfric stormcloak’s head on a pike and challenged his followers to fight him if they disagreed, and approached him after the crowd dispersed. he stayed with her for a night and met her family. the two parted on good terms and wrote letters to each other until her death.

eifiarr borrharsen: the dragonborn’s first brother, someone he wished he could have known better. eifiarr was sickly from the time he was born. he was born when ásgeirr was six, and his parents struggled with two young children. because he was so sickly, he was kept apart from gwenhilde and ásgeirr. his death due to illness at the age of five was the catalyst for his family leaving falkreath. asgeirr doesn’t think much about eifiarr and really only brings him up if he’s asked about his family by someone he cares about.

lenmarr borrharsen: the dragonborn’s only living brother, a humble farmer. lenmarr was born when ásgeirr was eight years old, and like his two younger siblings, wasn’t permitted to be around them. lenmarr was young when susasa and borrhar left ásgeirr, so his memories of lenmarr are limited. he is the only sibling he has never met after being separated, but he is aware that he owns a rather large farm outside of markarth which contributes to him staying away from that city. he doesn’t know how his little brother would react to meeting him, so he stays away.

finrica borrharsdottir: the dragonborn’s youngest sister, and the only one who has asked him to stay away. she is the youngest of ásgeirr’s half - siblings, born just two months before their brother eifiarr died. she was a baby when ásgeirr last saw her, so she didn’t recognize her as an adult. they met again after the defeat of alduin, after he stayed a night in the inn owned by her husband. finrica recognized his name from her siblings and her mother and invited him to dinner, which he accepted with some hesitation. upon learning about his past, finrica politely asked ásgeirr to leave her be after that night, which he understood and agreed to. all of the updates he received from her came from his letters with gwenhilde, however gwenhilde passes away before finrica so he doesn’t know what happened to her after that.

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headcanons on dragon shouting.

ásgeirr’s normal voice sounds like tom glynn - carney’s.  however, when he shouts, his voice is much throatier, more resembling a growl or a roar. it’s also incredibly loud in volume and can affect the mountains or the sea if he aims his voice at them.

after using his frost breath shout, patches of ice form on his skin, particularly on his face and around his lips and the roof of his mouth and tongue. likewise, with his fire breath shout, patches of soot form on skin, particularly on his face and cheeks.

when it comes to the unrelenting force shout, a change in volume changes the strength of the shout. a whisper is enough to cause a breeze, medium volume can tear flesh from someone’s bones, and full volume can completely level villages and forests.

if you pay close attention to ásgeirr’s voice when he shouts, you can hear the individual dragons whose souls he’s absorbed. once he absorbs alduin’s soul, alduin’s voice tends to drown out the other voices.

despite the graphics in game, you cannot visibly see his shouts with the exception of frost / fire breath. the effects of other shouts, however, are visible after he’s said the words of power.

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The Family of Ásgeirr Bjoaeldsen:

Ásgeirr Bjoaeldsen, the Dragonborn.

Bjoaeld Fire - Hilt, the Dragonborn's father.

Susasa Bellow - Lute, the Dragonborn's mother.

Borharr Mjiksen, the Dragonborn's step - father.

Gwenhilde Borharrsdottir, the Dragonborn's half - sister.

Eifarr Borharrsen, the Dragonborn's half - brother.

Lenmarr Borharrsen, the Dragonborn's half - brother.

Finrica Borharrsdottir, the Dragonborn's half - sister.

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alicent & aegon + my writing

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HOW MUCH OF MY LOVE WILL BE INSANE TO SOME DEGREE? in the blood, john mayer.

EDIT 001 OF ÁSGEIRR BJOAELDSEN. please do not reblog.

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WE'RE THE CHILDREN OF SKYRIM, AND WE FIGHT ALL OUR LIVES. the age of aggression.

EDIT 002 OF ÁSGEIRR BJOAELDSEN, featuring dragon's bane. please do not reblog.

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Rabbi Joseph Telushkin, Jewish Literacy // “the hairpin turn” @quynhorlose // “The Elektra Complex” @filmnoirsbian // Beth Cavener // “Best Friend’s Brother” @mayzarbewithyou // Cain and Abel, Keith Vaughan + Andrew Kozma “Song of the Insensible” @brotherism // @mayzarbewithyou // “My Name Is Memory” Ann Brashares // “Cain and Abel” Adolf von Hildebrand // @mayzarbewithyou

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Sara Hashem, The Jasad Heir

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the trouble with being born, e.m. cioran