I would like to dedicate these two large panels to them
[I'm a little late because it was October 10th, but I would like to underline how important it is for a character like Loki to move forward with their life in a big enough progress - this It also makes them a great character.]
OMG I SAW THIS LAD IN PERSON AND LOST EVERY OUNCE OF SHIT I’VE EVER POSSESSED
Look at him!
Also he was separated with one of his parents when I saw him but obviously wanted to Be Where The People Penguins Are so they’d set him up with a little rock stool so he could gaze upon his brethren:
Which enabled me to capture the single funniest video I’ve ever taken of anything in my life:
A = Affection (How affectionate are they? How do they show affection?)
Haru is slow to show affection, but once she grows used to a person that changes. Haru is used to affection from her wolf family and that often included full body hugs and nap piles with other pups in the village. So anyone Haru choses to be affection with will be often subjected to being leaned on, being made her pillow at any given moment especially if they are already sitting down. Haru may randomly hug her friend or chosen partner and just quietly cling for a few minutes before letting go.
B = Best friend (What would they be like as a best friend? How would the friendship start?)
Haru is the quiet friend, one always strangely prepared with your favorite things. Did you need a blanket or a scarf cause you get cold on windy days once in her presence? Haru will remember and keep it on standby just in case. Haru may not often show emotion but she is thoughtful and likes to be a provider so the friendship starts easy. Just be kind to Haru and she'll put the kindness back twofold into the relationship, and she is a listener who won't judge due to her sheltered existence starting in the crystal.
C = Cuddles (Do they like to cuddle? How would they cuddle?)
Haru loves to cuddle and feels the most loved when cuddled by someone she cares for. Haru cuddles by laying close, back to back, or pressed against someone's side. She'll mirror a person if they hug her and will hug back and be especially clingy after given permission.
D = Domestic (Do they want to settle down? How are they at cooking and cleaning?)
Haru does want a relationship that could lead to settling down, but due to her nature as an Okuri Musaboru she is unsure if it is possible to mate with another species. She wants to be a parent one day, and hopes to be as good as her adoptive parents were to her.
On the cooking and cleaning front, Haru is decent at cooking if she has a recipe to follow and is capable of cooking basic and simple meals. Haru likes to clean and usually keeps her spaces a organized chaos sort of situation. Everything has its place where she was taught they should be kept. Being raised by a hunter and a craftsmen taught Haru the benefit of knowing where everything you need is.
E = Ending (If they had to break up with their partner, how would they do it?)
Haru has thought about endings more then she's probably thought about actually being in a relationship with someone. Except for those of her adoptive family because they are aware of her Musaboru nature, Haru starts almost all new relationships under false pretenses. She never resides in her true form due to the alien nature of it and the fear of the unknown that it brings forth so when she meets a new person she is in a different form and that of itself is a lie that she feels guilty about.
F = Fiance(e) (How do they feel about commitment? How quick would they want to get married?)
Haru daydreams about commitment to someone who doesn't care what she is, that would love her in spite of it. She is however a smart cookie and is well aware of her true nature being one that few may ever find appealing. If she did find that right person, she'd want to commit in anyway the partner would want to commit to themselves. Her species doesn't have marriage rites, they do have a mating bond but that's a level of commitment Haru has never had a person held in high enough esteem to daydream about it.
G = Gentle (How gentle are they, both physically and emotionally?)
Haru tries to be gentle, she's not always good at it, but she has this innate desire to hold any living being (by her standards) gently. Emotionally, Haru is from a world where death is common and harsh, but that is not the issue. Haru is emotionally muted, she feels but weakly beyond the built-in protective drive her species have.
H = Hugs (Do they like hugs? How often do they do it? What are their hugs like?)
Haru really really loves hugs but rarely seeks them out. She doesn't feel like she knows the right way to ask so she genuinely treasures each and every hug she has ever been given. Her hugs are tight, not crushing, but clingy. Her hands will dig into your clothes and she might nuzzle you if she likes you enough.
I = I love you (How fast do they say the L-word?)
Haru thinks it more then she'll say it. Haru will get there fairly fast, within a month or so of knowing someone. For a long time, she'll speak it quietly during the night, when the one she loves is asleep and unaware.
J = Jealousy (How jealous do they get? What do they do when they’re jealous?)
Haru doesn't know jealousy well. Haru's muted range of emotions makes it difficult to feel more intense emotions like jealousy. There have been instances of minor jealousy where Haru became upset at sharing a specific friend when she was younger, and her mentor Minori helped her to name and understand the emotion. She tends to pace, nervous energy driven into motion while she lingers nearby watching her special person focus on someone else.
Haru can get a little stalkery but that's more due to her nature as a villager hunter, then understanding the social boundary and knowingly crossing it to stalk the special person.
K = Kisses (What are their kisses like? Where do they like to kiss you? Where do they like to be kissed?)
Her kisses are slow, unsure, and a gentle. Haru likes to kiss hands and shoulders, easy to reach places that aren't as intimate as the face or muzzle. Haru hasn't been kissed by anyone but her adoptive parents when they kiss her forehead at night so she likes that.
L = Little ones (How are they around children?)
Once the village accepted Haru (it happened very quickly), they placed her with the rest of the pups of the village when it came to the associated events. Village pups are all napping in a pile to shelter from a storm while their parents are working their village tasks, Haru was square in the middle of the pile, half laid on and slightly squished by the other kids.
As Haru got older, she was still a common sight among the village pups and on more then one occasion left to be their protector and caretaker temporarily so when it comes to the wolf pups, she's very good around them and most pups are used to her true form as they all prefer it to the smaller human form she inhabits more often.
M = Morning (How are mornings spent with them?)
Haru wakes up slowly, groggy and hazy eyed, but she gets up and moves. Mornings are spent tending basic needs and getting ready for the day ahead, so most mornings are quietly productive with Haru.
N = Night (How are nights spent with them?)
Nights with Haru are much like the mornings. Quiet and productive all the way until Haru gets drowsy.
O = Open (When would they start revealing things about themselves? Do they say everything all at once or wait a while to reveal things slowly?)
Haru is a mixed bag of when. Haru is a quiet watcher by nature and that clashes with her hyper curiosity. Haru is a fountain of endless questions and she uses that in part to avoid talking about herself unless directly asked a question. Depending on the setting, Haru will try to answer as honestly and as vaguely as possible. Haru hides who she is out of fear that she will poison the mask of herself she wants the world to see with the truth of the monster she is, but also she doesn't like lying causing this vague bad liar who knows how bad at it she is.
P = Patience (How easily angered are they?)
Haru is an ambush predator, so patience comes with the nature of the hunt. Its hard to piss her off but the easiest way to do that is to threaten her purpose or the object/person/location that she has chosen to latch onto. Generally, insults and crude language means nothing to Haru, and due to her nature as an apex predator, very little actually poses a threat to her, so she's more indifferent then easy to anger.
Q = Quizzes (How much would they remember about you? Do they remember every little detail you mention in passing, or do they kind of forget everything?)
Haru has a lust to learn and if she finds the right person, friendship or more, she will do her best to remember everything. You could one day find a book Haru wrote all about your relationship because Haru didn't want to forget the way to properly love you and take care of you.
R = Remember (What is their favorite moment in your relationship?)
Don't know how to answer this as it is a generalized sfw alphabat so I'm skipping it.
S = Security (How protective are they? How would they protect you? How would they like to be protected?)
Haru is a protector by design, 'born' by an innate desire to protect those around her. She is very protective but not controlling with it. Her adaptive senses and abilities she has a long range sense for when trouble shows up and so she doesn't leash those she protects, but she will stalk you if she thinks you're being unsafe.
Haru hasn't been protected since she was young but she likes it when someone tries to protect her all the same. Just the attempt of it is enough to make her feel special.
T = Try (How much effort would they put into dates, anniversaries, gifts, everyday tasks?)
Haru puts more effort into dates the more she knows the person. Haru will remember the time you said you liked jello and will remember that and suddenly your next date will somehow include jello. The same applies to gifts and special moments.
U = Ugly (What would be some bad habits of theirs?)
The more distressed Haru gets, especially given her muted nature, the more she's scratching at something. Be it the floor/ground, a chair arm, a patch on her jacket. In her species its a stress response and its used to reduce nervous energy by marking the territory around them as theirs to feel better, but in modern settings Haru's more like a distressed cat.
V = Vanity (How concerned are they with their looks?)
Haru is concerned with her looks in the sense that she tries to assume the form of her choice as well as possible. When it comes to styles, she is more concerned with function over appearance. In her world, her outfit is perfectly appropriate for any hunter, and she carries alternate versions of her clothes for each of her forms so she can still wear the same outfit regardless of her form. In other worlds/settings, Haru will do her best to adapt appropriately to the styles of those around her in order to fit in.
W = Whole (Would they feel incomplete without you?)
X = Xtra (A random headcanon for them.)
Haru loves pasta so much that she would in fact eat a bathtub of pasta, with no sauce, and she'd probably kiss the person to give her one.
Y = Yuck (What are some things they wouldn’t like, either in general or in a partner?)
Haru really dislikes bitter foods and drinks, preferring sweet or savory things in general.
People wise, selfish people tend to bother her because she doesn't understand their line of thought that allows them to be okay with such choices.
Z = Zzz (What is a sleep habits of theirs?)
Her kind don't sleep like humans and are prone to staying awake for days at a time with the exception being they like to take naps during the cold period just before dawn. Haru loves nap time and will just about drop anywhere and especially onto a special person.
Moonlight lit the path forward across the ocean as mist billowed like smoke across the hall of Shang Tsung's ship. The sorcerer himself stood on the top deck, glancing out at the seas as he listened at a distance to the voices of the contestants that gathered together near the beams of the sails. His long gray hair flowing lightly with the breeze carried along the sails above him.
He noticed a new faction had joined Raiden's allied forces. A handful of Lin Kuei stood close to one another while the other contestants grouped up as well. Raiden's favorites standing aside next to the mouthy man Johnny Cage and the soldier Sonya Blade.
He could taste the air of lingering powers mixed with the sea salt and it was tantalizing to see the feast he'd have, assuming all went according to his emperor's plan. Regardless of what Earthrealm had in store, bringing out all the talent it had left.
The Cryomancers of the Lin Kuei were powerful, not just in ability but combat talent. The last Lin Kuei Shang Tsung had swallowed was centuries ago and that ninja's experience remained close to the surface.
Clever and tricky, as slick as the ice they commanded. Shang licked his lips slowly as he remembered the burst of power he had felt upon the consumption of that Lin Kuei from many a tournament ago.
One more tournament. A few weeks at most, until the entire fate of Earthrealm is decided, it was a most exciting time to the sorcerer.
Shang Tsung wore his elder form's skin, wrapped in the silky black and gray armored robes he picked to maintain the illusion of the old man, too frail to fight much less feast upon a soul at the slightest provocation, and yet stylish enough to showcase his wealth.
He turned to face the rest of the ship and noticed a particular Lin Kuei who did not quite match the others. Shorter, smaller, female, and clawed feet.
How very curious..
"Sub-Zero, I am surprised to see you and your Lin Kuei here." He addressed Kuai Liang first before his dark gaze slid over to the smaller woman. "Nor had I known that you receded your clan's policy of allowing women into the field."
Shang Tsung bowed to the woman with one arm tucked behind his back, in a skilled play of showing respect. "I am Shang Tsung, host to the Tournament, and who might you be." His voice was calm, curious, and just a tad sharp with the way his eyes gleamed an acid green glow in the darkness of the night.
Hey folks, im not dead, just had a small vacation and been helping my folks clean the house. I'm slowly coming back to my normal activity in the next few days as I settle back into existence.
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