shattered glass

x. Cygnus Black x. Forty One x. Death Eater x. Former Slytherin

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inner demons | augustus & cygnus

    It had always been simple - too simple - to let go of the restraint that tethered him and give in to urges that he had been told were wrong. As a child Cygnus had been unable to differentiate between good and bad, and his father had not uttered a word about the line between them. Some days he wondered if the elder man had even realized there was a difference and just hadn’t cared, but he never concerned himself too much with it. Growing up he had begun to understand that he was two people, a socialite and a demon, a god above all others, whose sole purpose was to punish, and rule, and reign. 

    At some point in his life he had chosen to become a creature of darkness without worry of consequences. The Black family was immensely wealthy, he was aware that his father had paid off anyone willing to take their weight in gold, and he planned to do the same. A blind eye, a turned head - that was all they needed. And thus far it had worked for Cygnus as well, though the war was heating up and there were less men who cared for money when their world was falling apart. It was only a matter of time before they turned their noses up at his galleons. That would be Walburga’s problem, though, and he didn’t much care what trouble she found herself in.

    Having no male heir had made Cygnus a desperate man, which was how he had found Augustus and had offered (pushed, really) to teach him what information he had learned. There was something about the man that had struck him as familiar, though he still couldn’t put his finger on it, and after a few sessions he decided that the younger man was holding back. It quickly became a desire to see him allow the demon to step forward, to allow himself to fully accept the monster inside, as Cygnus had. And because of that, he found himself waiting in an alley for Augusts to arrive, hoping his letter had arrived with the explicit details to show up with a mask and nondescript clothing. 

    “You’ve made it.” He announced from under the heavy hood of his cloak, hearing footsteps not far off, hoping it was who he was expecting and not some stranger. 

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congratulations | orion & cygnus

   FLASHBACK    Summer of 1955

    The marriage had been an insufferable idea from the beginning. 

     It had been his dream to believe that Walburga would never find a proper suitor and therefore would be left alone to rot; as seemed very fitting to her character, in his opinion. His own marriage had come and gone, yet their father had seemed less than interested in his sister’s forward advancements. Perhaps, he later realized, their father was quietly working towards a proper engagement and had been more than happy to wed him off without a second thought. Best to leave those worries behind, if only to pretend he had the upper hand on his sibling - finally. 

     But her betrothal to Orion, and their wedding, had left Cygnus with a queer feeling in his belly. It was another section of his life that his sister had snatched away, a man who had given him friendship despite their age difference, since the beginning. And now he was hers, and she his, and the youngest of them all was isolated, hurt, almost. He blamed the loneliness on his recent graduation from Hogwarts, on the knowledge that he was unsure of where to go and what to do. Druella was bearing children, none of them male, and Cygnus was angry, full of fire, ready to burst with unspent energy. 

    He wondered if he would ever drink with his friend again, would ever enjoy their time together if he was in the grasp of Walburga - he wondered who he would turn to if Orion was gone.

    The letter to join his old friend that summer evening had only served to give his skin a crawling feeling, but he gathered a bottle of whiskey and made for the manor anyway. A wedding gift, he would say, considering he had sulked in a corner for most of the hours long event. He had never been one for parties, and that affair was absurdly mundane. And when he arrived at the manor, he waited for elves to escort him in, unsure whether his sister would be there with her pleased smirk, and cold heart. Unsure whether he would chastise her with words or curses, unsure whether he would even succeed in that. 

    “I’m here to see the master of the house. Not my bitch of a sister.” He announced when the door was opened, not paying attention to who, or what, was opening it. 

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prompts for the first wizarding war

☂ - Our characters get stormed in together

☏ - One (or both) of our characters is using the telephone for the first time

✎ - Our characters are supposed to be doing homework but get bored and/or distracted

∞ - A scene between our characters 10 years from now, if the war ceased to exist

☒ - My character is the reason yours dies

♚ - Our characters have a night in the pubϟ - One of our characters has a panic attack

☼ - Our characters have a child together

✪ - First date

❣ - “Because I’m love with you, idiot!”

⚥ - One of our characters is caught in a compromising position.

➳ - Our characters serve detention together (or one of them is supervising the other’s detention)

❝ - Reference to Remus’s “furry little problem” 

✈ - My character’s first time riding a broom (or another experience, feel free to specify)

✿ - Headcanon: My character’s first kiss

♥ - The moment my character realizes they’re in love

☯ - Flash forward AU: our characters’ children get married 

☢ - “If you don’t tell him/her, I swear to god I will!”

▲ - My character confesses something to yours

♭- Both of our characters as muggles

☾- One of our characters shows up to the other’s place drunk.

↮ - Our characters are trapped in a broom closet (or other small space) together

★ - My character having a fantasy/wet dream

♠ - Love potion: My character is slipped it and comes on to yours

♜- Midnight snacks

✂ - Divorce

☺- Kiddos: how our characters would have acted (or did act) together as children

☞- Our characters move in together

✖ - Envy

ღ - Desire

☌ - Insecurity

✔- AU where one of your character’s ships is now a student/teacher relationship (you pick who is who)

Σ - My character comes back to teach at Hogwarts

ø - My character suffers from amnesia and can’t remember yours

¢- Someone loses a bet

⚔ - Adrenaline

♫- Five songs I think of when you think of my ship

♩- Five songs I think of when I think of your ship

✛ - Dreamcast my character’s kid(s)

☸ - My character at their lowest of lows; your character encounters mine (opt)

☮ - In a perfect world…

✑ - An entry from my character’s journal

❦ - My ship doing something that should stay behind closed doors 

✯- “Before you, I didn’t have this problem!”

♙- My character dreams of their future

♟- My character dreams of your character’s future

♣ - Felix Felicis 

♦ - Our characters during a raid

➤ - 13 Going On 30 AU: My character wakes up 7 years from now with no recollection of what has happened in the meantime

❄ - Mistletoe

☃- Our characters act like they’re twelve

℉ - Dog days of summer

≠ - Cutting loose ends

ℳ - Marry me

⌘ - Our characters dance together

✌ - Winning

♛ - “Screw this!”

✞ - Our characters attend a funeral or visit a tombstone

♮- Our characters as old geezers

♯ - Babies

☟ - “You’re never going to let me live this down, are you?”

☀ - Pets

♞ - Dark Horse: Your character surprises mine (specify how)

✉ - “I can’t do this anymore.”

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What is your biggest regret?

“Not producing a male heir. Watching my sister hold the glory while I’m stuck with...all of this. The bitch has always tried to be better than me, but I’ve got a cock. In our world that makes me far more important than she’ll ever be allowed to claim.”

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Are you worried about Orion?

“He can take care of himself. I’m…angry that he would lead himself into that situation at all. Where would I be if he died?”

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wanted plots x cygnus black

i. a friend other than orion.

Here’s the deal: Cygnus Black is lonely. He is cracking, fragmenting under the weight of war and madness, and he needs someone to inflict cruelty with. Mostly a Death Eater would fit here, I believe, but I’m open to almost any ideas on the matter. He is the type to drink into the following morning, chain smoke cigars, and light things on fire: so I’d prefer another character who is also liable to enjoying those things. 

ii. hogwarts lovers, flirtatious few.

He is a lot older than most of the characters here, so perhaps love interests at Hogwarts isn’t a thing, but I’m open to it if the age fits. I want someone that Cygnus can flirt with, but will probably never touch or advance on. Despite his disinterest in Druella, he has never been unfaithful (though he sees the way she speaks to Fenrir, he’s envious as fuck, don’t tell me Cyngus doesn’t have some ounce of love for her. dont touch me). He longs to feel youthful forever, because he is afraid of growing old and dying. open to men as well because let’s be honest, cygnus is more than a little bisexual. 

iii. enemies, of course.

Naturally, Cygnus is going to have made terrible enemies in his forty plus years of life. I really want plots based around the people he has personal vendettas against, or vice versa, because it’s always fun to have hate!threads. We can plot this out as extensively as we want, or keep it pretty simple. I’m up for everything. 

iv. death eater v. aversio & order.

Duels, blood, chaos, fire. These are what make Cygnus thrive. He’s unstable, though he controls himself far more when Orion is not missing, and he wants to cause some damage to civilian life. The man picks fights, leaves behind evidence, and lets his sister clean up the mess because he feels his money can pay off authorities and witnesses. So I’d love to have characters that want to duel with him, or want to find him blowing things up, or torturing people and try to stop him, whatever. I’m down for a lot here.

v. mentor ( augustus, rodolphus, severus )

Cygnus has no male heirs, and as I’m sure we’ve all learned by now: he’s mad as hell over it. I’d like to have someone, or a couple people, who he tries to take under his wing and teach because he never had anyone to do that with. Bellatrix never allowed him to, Andromeda left, and Narcissa was always too ladylike. So Cygnus is looking for someone to train, mentor, and take on missions. Alternatively, this could be someone who doesn’t want to learn from him, and is uncomfortable about it. Men and women accepted, and the plot can be changed!

vi. Stalker, obsession: he’s a cruel dude. ( amos & cedric )

Yes, yes, Cygnus Black is a creepy idiot, I know. He stalks Andromeda, Ted, and Dora, though now that his ex-daughter knows, he’s less likely to do it. Because he’s trying to watch himself and keep himself away from her, at least until she’s likely to let her guard down. Cygnus needs a new outlet. Someone to stalk, or groom, or torture from a distance. 

vii. Finally, flashbacks, socialite, etc.

I love flashbacks, and non-plot related things like Cygnus at social affairs, and meeting people on the street, and being forced to be a gentleman because of other purebloods etc. I’m just down for everything. 

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fabian--prewett:

“So I hear,” Fabian returned, trying to appear unconcerned by the man’s sudden appearance and provocative words.  He hadn’t been expecting trouble when he had stepped into the crisp night but he wasn’t unprepared for it.  Apparently some of Moody’s caution had rubbed off for he’d had his wand in hand, nicely concealed by his coat, since he’d stepped out the door.  

“I would ask the same of you?  Are you ignorant, untouchable, or trying to sell something?”  Fabian wasn’t looking for a fight but if the man was hoping to cause trouble for any unsuspecting passerby he would much rather it be with him.

    His throat burned with forgotten scotch, and the thick scent of his nightly cigar travelled on his breath, both making him reek of loneliness and boredom. The man across from Cygnus would be prepared enough to take him in a duel if he were to combat intoxication, and he was feeling rather lazy as they happened upon one another. Still, he couldn’t bite his tongue in the face of intimidation, wanting nothing more than to illicit a sliver of fear from the man. 

    “Ignorant, no.” He laughed: a quick, breathy sound, and took a step forward. “Untouchable, absolutely.” Couldn’t the stupid boy see that he was meant to rule the world? Cygnus Black was a king, a God: the younger was lacking in intelligence if he could not see that. “And I have nothing to sell. Why, pray tell, has the world delivered you to me?”

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emmejoyxvance:

“Excuse me?” Emme had left Flourish & Blotts later than usual and took a shortcut down a rarely used street, more of an alley really, to save a little time. Apparently it was a mistake, however, as she eyed the man speaking.

    “Excuse me?” His tone was mocking, his face scrunched up into something wicked and cruel as he took one step forward. The alley walls were constricting, claustrophobic, yet he couldn’t imagine a better place for their meeting. Such a beautiful specimen she was, it would be almost a shame to ruin that. “You’re just a child. I can practically taste your fear.”

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fflorence-wilson:

She stepped out of a house into a dark, damp alley, having finished her final call out of the evening before she turned in. Wind whipped around her almost violently as she set off up the alley towards the main road, but as she reached the end and turned, she heard a voice from behind her. “I didn’t know this alley was reserved for monsters, I was merely making my way home. My apologies” she said, steadily, all the while gripping her wand tightly in her pocket.

    “Monsters rule the entire world.” He responded with a hint of fondness in his tone, daring to take one step closer to the stranger. The wind was bitter as it whipped at their faces, and a light snow began falling from the darkened sky. These were not ideal conditions to begin a duel, but they were just fine to torment a little girl he had happened across. No one would be out that evening to come across them, he realized with a cruel smile. “I’m not here to listen to apologies.” Another step. “I came to listen to a different sweet sound. And from a beautiful little thing, as well, it’s my lucky day.”

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solace | druella & cygnus

    “And two Gods reigned above all.” The mantra was rehearsed, repeated without feeling or meaning, the syllables cold and dry as they fell from a dehydrated tongue. Hours in the chill left his breathing ragged, a hue of red creeping up his exposed cheeks as he searched, and searched, and searched. And even when it was clear that Orion Black had been taken, kidnapped, Cygnus had not allowed himself to stop. “And two Gods reigned above all. Two. Two.” Louder in volume, until his throat was irritated, and still no one answered. His words fell on silence as the streets grew darker, colder, and he was forced to take his anger back home. 

    The marble of the front room was just as icy as the wind outside, yet it did nothing to deflate his rising frustration. He stalked through the corridors of each room until he found the light of flickering flames through the crack in the slightly ajar door, his fingers touched the wood and shoved it open, relieved only when it cracked against the plaster. 

    Druella Black was a woman he despised, a woman he strove to torment as if that might punish his father for arranging them. But even through his harsh fingers and cold eyes, his harsh words and curses, the woman never seemed to falter. It was for this reason that he had returned home and sought her out, knowing that she would provide a challenge, a fight. Hoping that she would provide more than just that. 

    “He’s gone missing.” Cygnus announced, his fingers curling and relaxing, curling and relaxing. He didn’t know if she had heard the news, or if she even cared for Orion’s whereabouts, but he informed her nonetheless. “He’s gone missing, and I’m going to burn them alive when I learn who they are.” He had two guesses, of course, even the most unintelligent of them would have known that he was kidnapped. “And two Gods reigned above all.” He whispered, tightening his jaw, grinding his teeth without realizing. 

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    “My, my. What a pretty little pet I’ve come across. Don’t you know that monsters lurk in the dark, love? Or do you simply think you’re untouchable.”

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My head is full of snot. I hate colds. The worst part? I am unable to hug people for their own good. It's killing me on the inside.

“I’ll find you, and I’ll skin you alive.”

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Only I can mess up mac and cheese in the following way: Instead of using margarine, I mixed in cream cheese. No lie. Actually, it wasn't half bad...

“Are you intent on wasting my time? With every second you squander, I begin losing patience. And my frustration will be a nightmare for you, I promise.”

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Asking for prayer. I'm trying to figure this all out...

“Intriguing. I have no prayers to give. You seem to forget that I’m the God, and I don’t have time for such small creatures.”