Muses Of Hope

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[yugioh-ng]

bornfromhcpe‌:

“Yes that would be me.” He slowly replied. There was a tiny version of the King of Games climbing his former classmate like a tree. Bastion blinked a few times just to be sure. Nope still there.

“Talking to people again?” He repeated, eyebrow raised in disbelief. “Last I checked Judai was something of a social butterfly.”

Well… that had been… good Lord had it been ten years already? Either way, he stepped aside to let the pair in.

“Come on in, I suppose. I’m not sure I have much to entertain guests with but I’m sure I’ll find something. You did come all this way.”

Jaden winces at the name.”A-actually, I don’t go out much these days… and its Jaden now.”  He’s twitchy, glancing nervously over his shoulder and blindly setting Yuuci on the floor like he has a million times.

Yuuci runs inside, looking around with a bigass smile on her face.”Whooooa!! You really ARE a total hermit!!”

“Yuuci- s-sorry, Bastion, she’s not the most… polite kid.” Jaden walks in, quietly scolding her

[bornfromhcpe-blog]

Jaden? Western name? Unexpected choice and he couldn't exactly judge. He'd changed his name when he moved to Japan. "Jaden then." He corrected himself.

The twitchy behaviour immediately concerned him; he'd never seen Jaden like that at school. Erratic and reckless in Dark World, sure, and optimistic and naive before that. This? Jaden looked ready to boot the moment he thought he was in danger. He looked afraid. Though he did seem used to the girl's antics as she looked around his modest shack of a home.

"She's a child. Children are like that. She can't be much worse than the university students." The mere memory of some of the things he'd been dragged into before getting his funding made him shudder. "And the only off limits place is locked, she should be fine."

He led them to the one sofa and chair he had so they could sit down. "So. What was it you wished to talk about?"

[yugioh-ng]

bornfromhcpe‌:

@yugioh-ng

There was a knock at his door. Bastion was a little busy right now. He had to watch this very carefully. The knocking continued… louder this time… it was really throwing off his concentration. He glared at his door for a full minute before returning to his delicate experiment. He started to add a drop of something. More knocking. Loud and frantic and highly irritating. Enough to startle him into adding a little too much and he instantly panicked. He bolted away from his table, out of his lab and locked that door behind him before striding towards his front door and swinging it open, glaring at whoever was on the other side.

“I’m a little bloody busy.”

He grumbled as there was a soft boom from the locked silver door several meters behind him. Oh. Oh damn it was a kid. Bastion soon cleared his throat and straightened up to try and apologise when his gaze landed on a familiar figure behind the kid.

“…alright.” He sighed. “Alright. I’ll bite. What can I do for you?”

Yuuci functionally has been turning the poor door to mush with her little fist, hand clenched tight around Jaden’s wrist. The poor boy is absolutely clueless, but when the door swings open, he goes pale and starts mildly panicking.

“You’re Bastion, right? You went to the duel academy!” The tiny copy of the king of games speaks up and scales Jaden like a climbing wall, as if this is completely normal.”I figured youd be the best choice to get his butt moving on talking to people again!!”

[bornfromhcpe-blog]

"Yes that would be me." He slowly replied. There was a tiny version of the King of Games climbing his former classmate like a tree. Bastion blinked a few times just to be sure. Nope still there.

"Talking to people again?" He repeated, eyebrow raised in disbelief. "Last I checked Judai was something of a social butterfly."

Well... that had been... good Lord had it been ten years already? Either way, he stepped aside to let the pair in.

"Come on in, I suppose. I'm not sure I have much to entertain guests with but I'm sure I'll find something. You did come all this way."

[bornfromhcpe-blog]

@yugioh-ng

There was a knock at his door. Bastion was a little busy right now. He had to watch this very carefully. The knocking continued... louder this time... it was really throwing off his concentration. He glared at his door for a full minute before returning to his delicate experiment. He started to add a drop of something. More knocking. Loud and frantic and highly irritating. Enough to startle him into adding a little too much and he instantly panicked. He bolted away from his table, out of his lab and locked that door behind him before striding towards his front door and swinging it open, glaring at whoever was on the other side.

“I’m a little bloody busy.”

He grumbled as there was a soft boom from the locked silver door several meters behind him. Oh. Oh damn it was a kid. Bastion soon cleared his throat and straightened up to try and apologise when his gaze landed on a familiar figure behind the kid.

“...alright.” He sighed. “Alright. I’ll bite. What can I do for you?”

[msmysticundead]

Let's talk about 'take your time'

When I say ‘take your time’, what I mean is:

Take.  Your.  Time.

If you have muse for another thread? You can reply to that

If you have muse for another character?  Guess what; you can reply to that too.

If you’re getting feels for another ship?  OMFG. YOU H0R.  No, seriously.  You can reply, lmfao.

If you’re overwhelmed with other threads?  It’s okay; seriously.  I don’t hate you, I don’t think any less of you.  You get to ours when you can.

If you want to drop a thread because you’ve lost inspiration with it; same as above.  I don’t hate you.  I’d rather you told me than fretted and thought omfg she’s gonna hate me when actually, the opposite is true

Muses can be fickle, fickle things and I shouldn’t have to say this but when dipshits come out with stuff like ‘take your time doesn’t mean you can reply to something else’ — actually, it does with me.

Anybody who plots with me, RPs with me, even talks to me; I love.  Dearly.  And when they reply I squeal like a mad thing because omg the flawless (seriously).

RPing is meant to be fun, lovelies.  Don’t suck the fun out of it by being passive aggressive and a bit of a twat by saying shit things like that.

Take your time means take your time - It’s YOUR character, your blog.  You reply to who you want, okay?  <3

[bornfromhcpe-blog]

“It was just about my time in space before we reunited.” They were trying to play it down. Make it seem not quite so bad because it could’ve been a lot worse, they were glad they woke up when they did. Their shaking hands betrayed them, however, stupid hands not keeping still and potentially betraying their true feelings. “I’m well aware that I’m safe now, with the person I care most about in all the worlds.”

[hero-neos]

Well.

He was a little surprised that it was about that yet he shouldn’t be considering that he had something like nightmares about that when he was a kid (well it may not be the exact same as his ones as a kid) but maybe it was best that he didn’t go into detail about it. “I’m sorry you had to go through what you did then” they were right about being safe now because their souls were fused it meant others were safe too because they had each others backs always now “but you’re right. You are safe because we have eachothers backs at all times.” he attempted to give yubel a reassuring smile yet he noticed their shaking hands and decided it would be better to turn it into a hug of reassurance.

[bornfromhcpe-blog]

Hugs were still a thing they were getting used to. Judai could be surprisingly tactile and Yubel was never quite sure how to feel about it. Perhaps it was a side effect of being alone for so long. They were very careful to keep their grip loose as they returned the hug and kept their claws well away from his very fragile body. With how their hands were shaking, they didn’t quite trust themselves not to accidentally hurt him. Pain wasn’t necessarily an expression of love, they’d learned that now.

“I know I’m safe. I’m more surprised that I dreamed at all.”

[jundeccentmil]

bornfromhcpe:

Bastion just gave him a thoroughly unimpressed look. “It’s just my grandmother I want to avoid, not my entire bloody family. I’m quite fond of my parents, thank you.”

Did someone switch out Manjoume’s coffee with decaf or something? He seemed grumpier than usual. He didn’t hate the old woman, he just didn’t like her sticking her nose in and asking questions he couldn’t answer; he had enough of that with avoiding explaining what went on at school to his parents.

“And do I honestly look rich enough to own a yacht?”

“Riiight, I forgot. You’re wearing yellow.”

Jun’s stare turned equally blank for a moment. “Is that why you’re talking to me about this? Because if you are, you’re out of luck. I already sank one, I’m not lending you one so you can make that two.”

Of course that wasn’t it, and Jun wasn’t stupid enough to assume it was, but he couldn’t help but wonder what Misawa expected him to do about his family situation, since he sure as heck wouldn’t approach him for fucking emotional support or whatever. That was Judai’s territory, not his, and it was a good thing that it wasn’t.

[bornfromhcpe-blog]

“Honestly I was hoping you would either berate me into making an actual sensible decision or actually go through with my request and end my suffering.”

Bastion calmly replied, taking a sip of his coffee. Some days he forgot that British dark humour didn’t translate too well and that sarcasm didn’t exist in Japanese. Today was one of those days. He was tired, he was running out of excuses and the only person in social group available was Manjoume. Manjoume. Bastion knew he likely wouldn’t actually be able to help but the two sometimes shared a similar enough sense of humour. Sometimes. And Bastion considered him a decent rival even if the sentiment likely wasn’t returned.

[sphinxmemesmusings]

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[nolongerbeneaththemoonlight-dea]

He could feel him… The tiger within him, his ability. Before, for a little while after joining the Agency, he despised the tiger. He hated how dangerous it made him, and how it turned him into a monster that hurt people… He thought his ability was a curse, something terrible that made him a burden that others must struggle to deal with. It made him hate himself and what he was…

Not anymore. 

After losing that part of him, he realize how strong that beast within him made him, and how much he needed him. The tiger wasn’t trying to make his life a living hell, he was trying to protect him. Help him. He didn’t want to hate his power any longer, especially not now as he fought to keep Yokohama safe from the murderous monster that is Akutagawa. 

The problem was, he suppressed his inner tiger for so long that he didn’t know how to listen to him… He always pressed that side of him down, and now when he needed him he tried to listen. And from deep within him, as he was backed into a corner by his enemy, he reached deep down within him and found the tiger inside of him. 

I hear you, Tiger..! Lend me your strength!!

[bornfromhcpe-blog]

He roars loud and triumphant. His cub hears him! His cub is asking for him! He leaps at his cub’s will and offers more of his strength than usual, he can handle it. His cub isn’t afraid, he can tell. Byakko sees all from within his cub; the day to day life and every struggle for survival. He sees that they are fighting the black dog again, he knows exactly how difficult that can be.

What’s mine is yours, cub. Show this mutt what his place is.

It’s so good to feel whole again! For so long his cub hasn’t been able to face him, for so long he’s been so frustrated and only continue to push his cub away. Not anymore. They’re fighting together now. Perhaps he can show more to his cub soon; the potential his cub can reach, maybe even teach the stories of the stars and of abilities. The tiger flexed his claws and reached towards that beautiful light.

Take my claws, cub they can shred anything.

His muscles tensed, ready to leap.

Let me protect you, let me take the hits. I can heal.

[bornfromhcpe-blog]

“It was just about my time in space before we reunited.” They were trying to play it down. Make it seem not quite so bad because it could’ve been a lot worse, they were glad they woke up when they did. Their shaking hands betrayed them, however, stupid hands not keeping still and potentially betraying their true feelings. “I’m well aware that I’m safe now, with the person I care most about in all the worlds.”

[jundeccentmil]

bornfromhcpe:

“If you ever met my grandmother, you’d understand and unfortunately, I’ve run out of excuses to avoid seeing her.” He opened the bag hanging off his shoulder, pulling out a flask that looked like it shouldn’t fit in that bag and took a large gulp of whatever was in the flask. Coffee from the smell of it. “Some of us would rather not fly through ten bloody timezones just to spend time with an absolute harpy of an old woman.”

“…and you’re coming to me of all people for that?” Jun repeated, eyebrow rising behind his hair. Not that he wasn’t familiar with wanting to avoid family, but as someone with similar issues he also didn’t have a solution. Nor did he care about Bastion enough to feel bad for him. Much, at least.

Okay, so he sympathised a little, but nobody had to know that. Jun couldn’t have people walking around thinking he was soft.

“Fake your death. Steal the family yacht and leave without telling anyone, that’s what I did- only don’t make the mistake of coming back. Bye bye, now leave me alone.”

[bornfromhcpe-blog]

Bastion just gave him a thoroughly unimpressed look. “It’s just my grandmother I want to avoid, not my entire bloody family. I’m quite fond of my parents, thank you.”

Did someone switch out Manjoume’s coffee with decaf or something? He seemed grumpier than usual. He didn’t hate the old woman, he just didn’t like her sticking her nose in and asking questions he couldn’t answer; he had enough of that with avoiding explaining what went on at school to his parents.

“And do I honestly look rich enough to own a yacht?”

[bornfromhcpe-blog]

@hero-neos

They’re burning… they’re burning! Why?! Why does it burn?! Why did their beloved send them here?! They were just protecting him! They were already so sorry! It hurt it hurt it hurt it hurt! Constant unending burning! Not hot burning either, cold. A cold awful burning all across their skin and in their bones and trickling into their very soul. Cold burning. Like old stories. Old stories from a dead home. Cold and painful and- “Judai! Judai help me!” -was that outloud? They can’t tell. Anything to block out the burning and the whispering. Whispering? Oh… there was whispering. A horrible slick kind of whisper that just wouldn’t leave them alone no matter how much they tried. “Judai!”

Oh… a nightmare. Not unexpected but definitely unusual. Hopefully they didn’t actually wake him. He would get concerned and anyway, he had enough to deal with. Darkness, readjusting to his friends, learning his new duties and powers and the limits that came with them. Judai didn’t need their issues on top of his own.

[hero-neos]

This was the first time he’d actually managed to get some proper shut eye since the two of them returned after fusing. He’d definitely struggled with readjusting to life, its hard. He’d almost cut himself off from everyone completely, well other than yubel,haou and instructor daitojiki (atleast his ghost who pretty much lives in pharaohs stomach) and other things, although recently he had a suspicion that something was bothering yubel and them calling his name at the middle of the night was enough proof for that, he didn’t mind being woken up because he was kind of getting use to the lack of Sleep “Yubel, is something wrong?”

[bornfromhcpe-blog]

Damn, he was awake. Unsurprising really considering his awful sleep schedule. “Nothing you need to be concerned with, my dear.” Yubel quietly replied. They shimmered, becoming visible though only to him and those who could see duel spirits.

There wasn’t anything to immediately suggest something was off. They were quick to dismiss Judai’s question of course but there was also the slight tremor in their claws. A slightly distant look in their eyes. Yubel quite enjoyed touch even when in physical form so it shouldn’t have been unusual that they sat close to him. The unusual part was that they seemed to be holding themselves back from actually touching. Their clawed hand close to his human one but not actually touching.

[hero-neos]

He could tell they weren’t being truthful even if it was just small little signs he could just tell. Maybe judai had just got good at noticing little things or it was just a hunch but it was noticeable to him that yubel wasn’t as ok as they say they were. Why they didn’t feel they could tell him what was wrong wasn’t exactly clear but the two of them should trust each other, after all their souls were one now so shouldn’t they be able to tell each other about anything that troubled them both. “Yubel. You don’t have to lie, we can trust eachother.”

[bornfromhcpe-blog]

“I know and I do trust you, Judai, I do. You saved me from myself.” Their smile was soft and wistful, they were trying. They really were. They reached out, the very tip of their claws running delicately through his hair. “But compared to what you’ve been facing recently, it really is nothing. Please, dearest, go back to sleep.”

[spiritsncrystals]

It was sweet of them to say that but to Judai it seemed just as important as the things he had recently faced. If he didn’t care about what troubled the other part of their fused soul then what was the point in fusing their souls in the first place?

Plus going back to sleep was asking a lot of him considering how fucked up his ability to sleep had become.

“Yubel…” he gave a sigh before giving yubel a look of concern “to me, whatevers troubling you is just as important as what I’ve had to deal with lately because we’re in this together and i care so please.. Could you please tell me what’s wrong yubel?”

[bornfromhcpe-blog]

Their hand slowed and fell from his hair, resting at their side as their expression dropped. “Do you really want to know?” They asked, voice flat before laughing lowly and smiling a sad smile. “Of course you want to know, you wouldn’t have asked otherwise.”

Yubel took a breath before leveling their orange and green gaze at him. “It was just a nightmare, nothing more.”

[bornfromhcpe-blog]

@hero-neos

They’re burning… they’re burning! Why?! Why does it burn?! Why did their beloved send them here?! They were just protecting him! They were already so sorry! It hurt it hurt it hurt it hurt! Constant unending burning! Not hot burning either, cold. A cold awful burning all across their skin and in their bones and trickling into their very soul. Cold burning. Like old stories. Old stories from a dead home. Cold and painful and- “Judai! Judai help me!” -was that outloud? They can’t tell. Anything to block out the burning and the whispering. Whispering? Oh… there was whispering. A horrible slick kind of whisper that just wouldn’t leave them alone no matter how much they tried. “Judai!”

Oh… a nightmare. Not unexpected but definitely unusual. Hopefully they didn’t actually wake him. He would get concerned and anyway, he had enough to deal with. Darkness, readjusting to his friends, learning his new duties and powers and the limits that came with them. Judai didn’t need their issues on top of his own.

[hero-neos]

This was the first time he’d actually managed to get some proper shut eye since the two of them returned after fusing. He’d definitely struggled with readjusting to life, its hard. He’d almost cut himself off from everyone completely, well other than yubel,haou and instructor daitojiki (atleast his ghost who pretty much lives in pharaohs stomach) and other things, although recently he had a suspicion that something was bothering yubel and them calling his name at the middle of the night was enough proof for that, he didn’t mind being woken up because he was kind of getting use to the lack of Sleep “Yubel, is something wrong?”

[bornfromhcpe-blog]

Damn, he was awake. Unsurprising really considering his awful sleep schedule. “Nothing you need to be concerned with, my dear.” Yubel quietly replied. They shimmered, becoming visible though only to him and those who could see duel spirits.

There wasn’t anything to immediately suggest something was off. They were quick to dismiss Judai’s question of course but there was also the slight tremor in their claws. A slightly distant look in their eyes. Yubel quite enjoyed touch even when in physical form so it shouldn’t have been unusual that they sat close to him. The unusual part was that they seemed to be holding themselves back from actually touching. Their clawed hand close to his human one but not actually touching.

[hero-neos]

He could tell they weren’t being truthful even if it was just small little signs he could just tell. Maybe judai had just got good at noticing little things or it was just a hunch but it was noticeable to him that yubel wasn’t as ok as they say they were. Why they didn’t feel they could tell him what was wrong wasn’t exactly clear but the two of them should trust each other, after all their souls were one now so shouldn’t they be able to tell each other about anything that troubled them both. “Yubel. You don’t have to lie, we can trust eachother.”

[bornfromhcpe-blog]

“I know and I do trust you, Judai, I do. You saved me from myself.” Their smile was soft and wistful, they were trying. They really were. They reached out, the very tip of their claws running delicately through his hair. “But compared to what you’ve been facing recently, it really is nothing. Please, dearest, go back to sleep.”

[starlitmemes]

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[bornfromhcpe-blog]

@hero-neos

They’re burning… they’re burning! Why?! Why does it burn?! Why did their beloved send them here?! They were just protecting him! They were already so sorry! It hurt it hurt it hurt it hurt! Constant unending burning! Not hot burning either, cold. A cold awful burning all across their skin and in their bones and trickling into their very soul. Cold burning. Like old stories. Old stories from a dead home. Cold and painful and- “Judai! Judai help me!” -was that outloud? They can’t tell. Anything to block out the burning and the whispering. Whispering? Oh… there was whispering. A horrible slick kind of whisper that just wouldn’t leave them alone no matter how much they tried. “Judai!”

Oh… a nightmare. Not unexpected but definitely unusual. Hopefully they didn’t actually wake him. He would get concerned and anyway, he had enough to deal with. Darkness, readjusting to his friends, learning his new duties and powers and the limits that came with them. Judai didn’t need their issues on top of his own.

[hero-neos]

This was the first time he’d actually managed to get some proper shut eye since the two of them returned after fusing. He’d definitely struggled with readjusting to life, its hard. He’d almost cut himself off from everyone completely, well other than yubel,haou and instructor daitojiki (atleast his ghost who pretty much lives in pharaohs stomach) and other things, although recently he had a suspicion that something was bothering yubel and them calling his name at the middle of the night was enough proof for that, he didn’t mind being woken up because he was kind of getting use to the lack of Sleep “Yubel, is something wrong?”

[bornfromhcpe-blog]

Damn, he was awake. Unsurprising really considering his awful sleep schedule. “Nothing you need to be concerned with, my dear.” Yubel quietly replied. They shimmered, becoming visible though only to him and those who could see duel spirits.

There wasn’t anything to immediately suggest something was off. They were quick to dismiss Judai’s question of course but there was also the slight tremor in their claws. A slightly distant look in their eyes. Yubel quite enjoyed touch even when in physical form so it shouldn’t have been unusual that they sat close to him. The unusual part was that they seemed to be holding themselves back from actually touching. Their clawed hand close to his human one but not actually touching.

[splattermemes-deactivated202007]

vampire starters

[splattermemes-deactivated202007]

splattermemes‌:

as requested by anon. Feel free to change pronouns, lore, or anything else !

Human

“Oh, bite me. Wait–don’t do that.”

“Woah, those are some freaky colored contacts/fake fangs/fake bloodstains.”

“Is that why you’ve always been so…weird?”

“I’m not afraid of you.”

“You got a little something on your face there…and hands, and..oh gosh..”

“So…how old are you?”

Turning

“What’s happening to me?!”

“Did you just…bite me?”

“This..hurts…”

“Get away from me!”

“I feel…weirdly stronger…”

Newly Turned

“I’m still not used to this…”

“Being immortal sounds pretty cool.”

“Am I supposed to…kill things?”

“I want cool vampire powers.”

“I can’t believe this actually happened to me.”

“I have so many questions.”

Born a Vampire

“Drinking blood isn’t weird for me.”

“We watch Dracula to make fun of how dumb humans are.”

“You don’t have to drink human blood, dumbass.”

“Someone around here should show you the ropes.”

“I’m actually not that old.”

Ancient

“I’ve lived through hundreds of generations.”

“Doritos are the greatest invention in the history of time.”

“So many people have died in front of my eyes.”

“There’s no such thing as ‘the good old days’. Every time sucks.”

“I wish I could be with you forever.” / “I can’t wait until your ass dies.”

Lore

“I don’t sleep in a coffin.” / “I sleep on silk sheets.”

“No, we don’t turn into bats.”

“Are you checking to see if I sparkle? Because I do, with my shining personality.”

“Most of the crap in movies isn’t true.”

“I’d stay away from anyone that smelled like garlic. So would you, if you’re a reasonable person.”

Hungry

“No matter how much I eat, it’s never enough.”

“You’re bleeding…”

“Go. Now. Before I-”

“Everyone’s blood smells different. Yours smells like chocolate/dog shit/cheese fries.”

“I shouldn’t have waited this long…”

[bornfromhcpe-blog]

@jundeccentmil [x]

“It’ll be quick I promise.” Bastion replied. He wasn’t even trying to be polite at this point, he just looked done with everything. “I need you to either put me to sleep for the next few weeks. Either that or twist my head to put me out of my bloody misery.”

[jundeccentmil]

That sure got Jun’s attention, even just with how far removed it was from any expectations he’d had as to what the favour could be.

“…the hell are you on about?” he asked, placing his deck down next to him to be forgotten in favour of whatever this was. “You’re coming to me of all people for that?”

[bornfromhcpe-blog]

“If you ever met my grandmother, you’d understand and unfortunately, I’ve run out of excuses to avoid seeing her.” He opened the bag hanging off his shoulder, pulling out a flask that looked like it shouldn’t fit in that bag and took a large gulp of whatever was in the flask. Coffee from the smell of it. “Some of us would rather not fly through ten bloody timezones just to spend time with an absolute harpy of an old woman.”