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Are you into tropes where heroes learn that they might be the bad guys? Maybe your favorite trope is an ex-stellaron hunter with all the bad luck in the world. Still not interested? Well, have you considered a fatui harbringer in your inbox? Perhaps you welcome it in the form of a skittish dragon. If you answered YES to any of the above prompts, this character is your cup of tea! 

Currently, only four verses are active and their information pages will be linked below. Feel free to message me if you have any questions or comments. As of 2023, the information pages are not mobile friendly.

RULES   /   MY HERO.   /   GENSHIN.  /  TWST.  /  STAR RAIL.

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Esdeath

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[eviefyres]

PRE-ESTABLISHED RELATIONSHIP MEME 0.2

over a year ago, i made this meme & since then, it’s blown up. so, over a year later — i thought i would make a new one. so here it is, after several requests & a pile of brains,  THE PRE-ESTABLISHED RELATIONSHIP MEME 0.2 send me a  ✿  and i’ll fill out the template below. bold for things i could definitely see or want, italics for things i could see or am unsure of and striked out for things i don’t want or cannot see.

FRIENDSHIP.     childhood friends  /  work buddies or coworkers  /  family friends  /  friends with benefits  /  smoking buddies  /  adventure buddies  /  fake friends  /  recently friends  /  party buddies  /  friendship of need  /  dying friendship  /  circumstantial friendship  /  partners in crime  /  old friendship  /  [ your muse ] is the good influence  /  [ your muse ] is the bad influence  /  [ my muse ] is the good influence  /  [ my muse ] is the bad influence  /  opposites attract  /  ride or die  /  frenemies  /  roommates or flatmates  /  penpals  /  exes to friends  /  enemies to friends  /  other

ROMANCE.     childhood sweethearts  /  [ your muse is mines ] childhood crush  /  [ my muse is yours ] childhood crush  /  exes  /  exes to lovers  /  forbidden lovers  /  highschool sweethearts  /  secret relationship  /  opposites attract  /  long distance  /  unrequited [ from your muses side ]  /  unrequited [ from my muses side ]  /  unrequited [ from both sides ]  /  skinny love  /  friends to lovers  /  enemies to lovers  /  spurious relationship  /  power couple  /  newly entered  /  soulmates [ metaphorical ]  /  soulmates  [ literal ]  /  awkward  /  turning toxic  /  toxic love  /  cheating [ on your muse ]  /  cheating [ with your muse ]  /  other 

FAMILIAL.     siblings [ half ]  /  siblings [ step ]  /  [ my muse ] is an older sibling figure to your younger sibling figure  /  [ my muse ] is a younger sibling figure to your older sibling figure muse  /  [ my muse ] is a parental figure to yours  /  [ my muse ] is a child figure to your muse  /  guardian figure  /  legal guardian  /  adoptive child  /  foster child  /  [ your muse ] is taken under mines wing  /  [ my muse ] is taken under yours wing  /  other

ANTAGONISTIC.     dangerous to each other  /  dangerous to others  /  unpredictable  /  rivals  /  petty  /  developing into sexual or romantic tension  /  based off family matters  /  based of off circumstance  /  based of professional matters  /  based off misunderstanding or lies  /  conflict of ideology  /  betrayal  /  hero - villain dynamic  /  enemies  /  fight club  /  friends turned enemies  /  lovers turned enemies  /  exes turned enemies  /  other 

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Physical pain hardly bothered her much anymore. But the mental and emotional burdens were starting to wear on her. Maybe they sought refuge in each other, knowing that they were two sides of a very similar coin. If you asked anyone else, they'd tell you the walking suit of armor was impenetrable. But when night falls, the girl within that armor has to live with the visions she sees when she closes her eyes.

Part of Astrid wanted him to ask her what was wrong - question why she didn't want him to leave. But part of her respected the fact that he didn't. Too many people asked why and failed to listen to their explanation.

She shivers in the Snezhayan air, not yet having adjusted to it, despite living there for years now. "I'll never understand how people adjust to living here. It's so cold." Astrid muses quietly, blue gaze focused on her companion. "Sometimes, I miss Fontaine. My tears didn't freeze on my eyelashes." The harbinger pulls her coat tighter around herself. "You're a native here, right?"

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"I mean no disrespect - it was just a simple observation." Her voice comes smoothly, like an elegant royal. Astrid tilted her head as she watch Alanna play with her hem. "Abandoned love doesn't have to come from someone else. It can also come from within yourself."

She turns, gesturing for Alanna to follow her. "Think of it this way - you're a child and taught to love the things that make you different from others. Then, you get a little older and people start whispering about the things that make you different. The whispers turn to yells. And suddenly, you're wondering what others saw in you as a child." A gentle shrug.

"Or maybe you never felt the warmth of love to begin with. That still counts."

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only took a month of hibernation for me to realize i can trim posts in queue and find time to reply to,,, everything. hope you all are doing well! your continued patience with me is highly appreciated :)

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Even before assuming the position of a harbinger, she'd always hated doctors. Even the nice ones who'd promise treats as long as they got the information they needed. Capitano winces as Dottore works, hissing softly when he pulls the cast tighter. "You're in no position to judge me, Doc. Let's just say I bit off more than I could chew." While it was true that armor was her preferred choice of outerwear but nothing was impenetrable, no matter how much magic was shoved into it.

She falls quiet at his question, knowing that there had been times she should've met with him about the extent of her injuries but chose not to. "That's strange." she agrees, lightly. "I know I always remember about the check-ups after the scheduled dates." Which, in all truth, was an utter lie. Astrid had an extensive calendar that she checked daily. "I can't imagine why the others miss your check-ups. Don't they know how important it is to remain in the best health?"

"Are we almost done here?"

[visenya-den]

SYRAX, DRAGON OF PRINCESS RHAENYRA house of the dragon, episode 1 season 1.

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I DID IT. THE FUNKY LIL MAN IS HE R E

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"Ah, that's the one ran by the lion? He's quite attractive. Not necessarily my type but I know pretty things when I see them." She folds her hands behind her, feeling a little unsure of how to connect with this stranger. "You're not a student? That's. . hard to believe." The white-haired girl visibly relaxed, allowing her shoulders to sag. "If you're not a student, what are you doing on campus?"

Astrid tenses again when Rosalie extends a hand but quickly relaxes once again and returns the handshake. "Astrid. It is also nice to meet you."

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"Eh... I suppose, but he's not exactly my type..." Rosalie replied with a small shrug and a slight smirk. In fact, the lion wasn't her type at all. She wasn't attracted to men in the slightest. But she figured she would take this fae's word for it.

"Astrid... A pretty name indeed," the raven replied with a curl of her lips. "As for your question... The crown prince of Briar Valley attends school at Night Raven College. I suppose you could say I am his familiar. As his loyal servant, his highness brought me with him. So, I fly around and act as his eyes~"

The fairy crossed her arms, smirking at the woman before her. "But don't worry, I am not under my master's orders right now." But...he may find it interesting to know a white dragon fairy was here at the school.

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"Malleus is here?" Not that his choice of residency was a surprise - Night Raven was known for many things, magic being a subcategory. While Astrid had never met the crown prince face-to-face before, it was hard to miss the stories shared about him. "I had no idea he had a familiar. . it makes senses, considering his title."

"Would it be odd to say that I envy him?" Of course it's not - most people tend to envy royalty; their every need taken care of without a second thought. "Not that being royalty is as flawless as everyone believes it is but. . he just has that thing about him, y'know? Effortless, uh, coolness."

"Did you grow up with him then? What was he like as a kid?" It was difficult to hide the fact that Astrid looked up to Malleus, in a way. How silly to look up to someone who attends a rival school. "How did you become his familiar?"

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i genuinely don't know how to fix my formatting anymore so apologies if it is an eyesore, i will be workshopping ways to make things better

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"You caught me." Her voice comes gently as Kasai turns to look at her newest guest. Most often, the students of Night Raven paid her no mind (and if they did, a stare down was enough to move them along). "I didn't expect company." Sky blue hues take into account the woman before her, curious over anything else. A raven shapeshifter? It reminded the dragoness of the esteemed (and questionable) headmaster of the dark-clad school.

"I don't think most tend to mind. Though they throw a fuss if I'm near their Spelldrive field which is a little amusing." Kasai stands, trying to decide whether to converse further with the dark-haired woman or return to her own campus. "Any relation to the headmaster? You both are. . birdlike."

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A smirk curled onto the woman's dark lips. "Be sure not to run into the Spelldrive club, then. They wouldn't be too pleased to see a non-student on their 'turf'~" They were quite territorial, after all. But given that there was no one but the two of them here on the field, this stranger was safe from the annoyance of a bunch of jocks trying to chase her out.

The fairy continued. "And...not that I know of, I suppose. Who knows. Maybe he is a shapeshifter fairy as well. But I doubt he belongs to my clan." Not that she would know. As the familiar of the prince of Briar Valley, she didn't grow up within her clan. She took a few steps closer to the other fairy. "Regardless, if you're asking because you're worried I would turn you in, you needn't fret over that. I'm not a student myself." She held out her hand to the dragon fairy before her. "Rosalie. It's a pleasure to meet you."

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"Ah, that's the one ran by the lion? He's quite attractive. Not necessarily my type but I know pretty things when I see them." She folds her hands behind her, feeling a little unsure of how to connect with this stranger. "You're not a student? That's. . hard to believe." The white-haired girl visibly relaxed, allowing her shoulders to sag. "If you're not a student, what are you doing on campus?"

Astrid tenses again when Rosalie extends a hand but quickly relaxes once again and returns the handshake. "Astrid. It is also nice to meet you."

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@theircurse ♡'d

She's been warned against visiting them, told horror stories of what would happen if she crossed that threshold. And yet, the young woman seemed too tired to care. The ability user plops down in front of the other's cage, white trench coat spreading out like an ocean and, perhaps, her clothes are the most consistent thing about the current situation. Other than her carefully constructed outfit, Kasai looks like she slept horribly (or hasn't slept in the last few days).

"They whisper your name like some kind of folklore; almost as if they repeat your name three times in a mirror, you'll pop out." she leans forward, wrapping her hand around the bar. "They got their weapon and you got cheated out of a childhood, right?" A soft sigh as her hand slips from the bar. "I'm one to roll with the cards I've dealt but I think I have a pretty bad hand. What about you?"

[theircurse-archive4]

╰ ★ █║ ⁞ —ㅤ˗ˏˋㅤ𝐓𝐇𝐄𝐘 𝐁𝐋𝐈𝐍𝐊 𝐀𝐓 𝐓𝐇𝐄 𝐖𝐎𝐌𝐀𝐍; asymmetrical optics holding an expression of CONFUSION within them. Why was this woman here ? Those eyes and the dark blotches of grey and black underneath their lids suggested that she was really in no state to be visiting someone like THEM.

╰ ✗ * . ⊹ ㅤ˗ˏˋㅤㅤWith words like the ones spoken from her tongue though came more confusion. Why was she interested in something like their mind and what THEY thought ? A frown comes across their face as they pondered upon how they should respond.

╰ ✗ * . ⊹ ㅤ˗ˏˋㅤㅤ❛ That'd be kind of cool if I was a CREEPY GHOST like that ! But I'm not soooo ... I guess you could call that a ' bad hand ' ! ❜

╰ ✗ * . ⊹ ㅤ˗ˏˋㅤㅤ❛ Your hand can't be as bad as mine ! Or is it ? ❜

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Their question causes her to falter momentarily, taking a few seconds to analyze her current situation. "I. ." Was her hand as bad as theirs? "I think the one physically in a cage has the worse hand, if you ask me." The leash the Guild had her on was a short one but at least they trusted her enough to not keep her physically locked up like some sort of weapon of mass destruction.

"Can I ask how you get to this point? We can swap stories, if that'll help alleviate some of the worry. And I'll make sure it remains between us." The baggage she'd been carrying with her had begun to spill out and none of the other members really seemed to care. "It's not really fair to pick on a captive audience but I don't have too much of a choice."

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I HAVE 22 DAYS TO GATHER 68 MORE CRYSTALS . MR KOSKI PLS

[huuuugemoney]

@arscnals wanted a starter!

"I gotta say: as much as I like the uniforms the Silvermane Guards wear, I think I like the Cloud Knight aesthetic a little bit more."

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"It's been a while since I've been to Belobog. Though, I must ask - what do you mean by 'aesthetic'?"

[thenameoftheworld-deactivated20]

@arscnals wanted a starter!

"Excuse me. You're a Cloud Knight, yes? I was wondering if you could give me some directions..."

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“That’d be me. My name’s Astrid - where are you trying to get to? I’ll do my best to get you there in a timely manner!”

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@astralcook ♡'d

"Hey there, need any help carrying those groceries?" Now, anyone would question when she appeared, considering her footsteps had gone unnoticed. Considering the manner of dress the woman had on, Astrid could only guess that she was part of the newly docked vessel. Before the other could decline, the Cloud Knight takes one of the filled bags of any ingredients imaginable.

"Just got into town, I'm guessing?"

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"Huh?" She wasn't even thinking about how much she had; it was between their big supply run, but she'd wanted to get some local specialties while they were here. Maybe she was a tad overloaded.

"Oh, I don't want to be any trouble! I'm sure I'll be fine."

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“It doesn’t hurt to have an extra set of hands, right?” She offers a smile. “If you don’t mind me asking, what will you be cooking? You’ve chosen a lovely array of ingredients.”