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DEATHOFOLD — THE OLD WARRIOR. a independent roleplay blog for the original character of ÅSE "ACE" BIRGISDÓTTIR ; inspired by the old guard movies and personal tellings of nordic mythology and stories. this account will contain triggering content and nsfw imagery, viewer discretion is advised . . .

IN THE LAND OF ARTIFICIAL GODS . . . [ A STUDY IN ] . . . how the world isn't always black and white, morals are for mortals, childhood turned to godhood, sacrificing everything for family, the weight of immortality, rage's breaking point, mysterious protector, love in a found family

#( pinned. )#( dni. )#deathofold

open. mutuals only.

"Life before death, strength before weakness, journey before destination."

#open.#thread.

winedark-maverick

i love you green. i love you forests. i love you smell of damp earth. i love you feeling before the storm breaks. i love you moss. i love you rivers. i love you streams. i love you thunderstorms. i love you sunlight shining through leaves.

#aesthetic.#study.

cough

#sneaky starter call.#incognito meme call.

deathofold

#DEATHOFOLD ( noun ) ﹕ a private, independent, roleplay blog for the original character ÅSE "ACE" BIRGISDÓTTIR. made with inspiration from the old guard && nordic mythology.

#self promo.#pretty please #support my oc

recordmemes

༘⋆｡ platonic bonds & dynamics starters.

best friends.

you said you'd always be there. i'm holding you to that.

i'm not leaving you alone with your thoughts!

nobody gets to call you that but me.

do i need to fight someone for you?

we're not just friends. you're my family.

i'm already on my way.

if i die, promise you'll erase my search history.

we should not be allowed unsupervised in public.

combined, we're one whole functioning adult!

i've helped you lie to your parents, friends, & your boss... what's one more?

ex-friends.

i wanted to call you. every time something happened.

how did you just stop caring?

you can't pretend we weren't close.

i miss you. i'm not sorry.

i don't think i can forgive you.

i miss hating the same people together.

do your new friends know the version of you i knew?

you ghosted me. but sure! let's pretend it was mutual!

i still know your favorite song.

i didn't just lose my friend, i lost an entire chapter of my life.

rivals.

this isn't personal. you're just in my way.

why are you so obsessed with beating me?

you think you're better than me? prove it.

you talk a lot for someone who's always second place.

did you rehearse that comeback in the mirror?

do you ever stop talking?

one day, i'm going to beat you.

i don't like you. that doesn't mean i don't respect you.

i didn't come to play fair, i came to win.

you think i'm threatened by you? no, you just motivate me to be better.

roommates.

i swear i didn't eat your leftovers! well, not ALL of them.

i heard everything. these walls are thin.

can you PLEASE clean up after yourself?

wanna watch a movie? i'm making popcorn!

you know we're not friends, right? we just live together.

i think i know your schedule better than mine at this point.

you talk in your sleep.

you can't just adopt a pet without talking to me first!

i'm going to start charging your dates rent.

if we can survive living together, we can survive anything.

if your [ family member ] drops by unannounced one more time...

academic partners.

you forgot the project deadline. again.

this was supposed to be a group effort!

i think we would've crashed and burned without you.

you brought snacks to study group? okay, i think i like you.

we're not friends. stop telling me about your personal life.

you're actually kind of smart, you know?

i'll be the brains, you do the presentation.

we agreed no emotional breakdowns during mid-terms!

i cannot believe i'm depending on you to pass this class.

i need a break so i can scream into my textbook...

do you try to make friends with EVERY person in group projects?

siblings.

you're not my [ mom / dad / parent ]! don't tell me how to live.

i'm allowed to make fun of you. nobody else is.

i know you better than anyone else ever will.

stop trying to fix me!

something bad happened. can i come home?

you're still the favorite, even now.

still trying to live in my shadow, huh?

i'm not jealous of you!

we survived that house, that's gotta count for something.

remember how we used to talk about running away?

#prompt.

deathofold

at this point, the more ace learns about bruce and how much of a hypocrite he is to his children... they would like to beat the fuck out of him

deathofold

nevermind, that has been changed.

bruce is on the "to kill" list now

#because what the fuck do you MEAN #thats how you treat your children #canon.#ooc.

at this point, the more ace learns about bruce and how much of a hypocrite he is to his children... they would like to beat the fuck out of him

#ooc.#canon.

mythshire

※.·:·.※ 𝐘𝐎𝐔'𝐑𝐄 𝐒𝐓𝐔𝐂𝐊 𝐖𝐈𝐓𝐇 𝐌𝐄 𝐍𝐎𝐖 ··· a collection of chosen bonds, found family, & unconditional belonging roleplay sentence starters. genre: platonic love, hurt and comfort, loyalty.

• You know you don't have to keep checking on me, right? I'm fine. • How are you? Wait, did I ask that already? • I don't know what I'd do without you. I mean that. • Oh, God. I thought something happened to you. Don't scare me like that. • You're not alone in this. You know that, right? • We're family. That's what we do. We show up. • Make yourself at home, okay? This is your place too now. • Get out of here with that. You're not a burden. Don't ever say that again. • Is there anything you need? Food? A blanket? Someone to just sit with you? • So, what's next for us? • I have to admit there's a small part of me that's terrified you'll wake up one day and realize you don't need me anymore... that you'll leave. • It's just... I've never had this before. People who stay. • Why are you still here? I mean, you could go anywhere. Be with anyone. • I know I'm not easy to deal with. But thank you. For staying anyway. • [Name], I don't know what I'm doing half the time, okay? But I know I'm not doing it without you. • I don't really know where else I'd want to be, except right here. • You're the best thing that ever happened to me, you know that? • I really think you saved my life. Not dramatically. Just... by being here. • Hey. Bad dream? Come here. I've got you. • You don't owe me anything. This is what family does • Stop apologizing. You're allowed to need help. • I made your favorite. Thought you could use some comfort food today. • You look exhausted. When's the last time you actually slept? • I'm not going anywhere. You're stuck with me, remember? • We've been through worse. We'll get through this too. • You don't have to be strong all the time. Not with me. • I brought you something. It's stupid, but it made me think of you. • Come on. Let's get you home. • You matter to me. More than you know. • I've got your back. Always have, always will. • You're shaking. Here, take my jacket. • I know you're scared. It's okay to be scared. • You did good today. Really good. • I'm proud of you. I don't say that enough. • Stop pushing me away. I'm not leaving. • You think I'd let you face this alone? Not a chance. • I'll stay up with you. I don't mind. • You're safe here. I promise. • Tell me what you need. Anything. • You don't have to pretend with me. • I trust you. Completely. • You've got this. And if you don't, we've got this. • I'd do anything for you. You know that, right? • You're not too much. You're never too much. • This is your home now. For as long as you want it. • I'll fight for you if you can't fight for yourself right now. • You make me want to be better. A better person. • I chose you. I keep choosing you. Every day. • You're allowed to fall apart. I'll hold the pieces until you're ready.

#prompt.

while generally preferring the use of they/them pronouns, ace is fine with whatever someone throws their way. as the writer, i default to they/them for simplicity but if another character wants to use something else then it's not a big deal. simply put, ace is too old and too complicated for gender identity.

#canon.

queryful

“I’m only mentally ill on Wednesdays, by the way. Stop asking me and refer to what I just said if the thought ever pops into your little pea brain again. And for the record? It’s not Wednesday today!”

deathofold

ace can't help but laugh. "well i'm unwell everyday." a shrug as they round on the other. "so you'll probably have to remind me again in the future." a pause, thinking, looking at the other. "sure it ain't wednesday, pal?"

#queryful.#thread.#main.

lunememes

🌙 * ― 𝐀𝐒𝐒𝐀𝐒𝐒𝐈𝐍'𝐒 𝐂𝐑𝐄𝐄𝐃: 𝐕𝐀𝐋𝐇𝐀𝐋𝐋𝐀 ( sentence starters from ubisoft’s 2020 game, assassin’s creed: valhalla. feel free to change pronouns & wording as needed. )

❛ all was dark. there was no sand, there was no sea. no earth nor sky, no grass nor wind. ‘til fire met ice in the gasping void. ❜ ❛ yet from those bones and blood and brains the world was made ❜ ❛ do i now haunt your dreams? do i warm your loins? ❜ ❛ few things would please me more than to kill with this blade. ❜ ❛ i know you would defy me to death, fighting for a glorious end. that i will not allow. ❜ ❛ ____ is no more! that name is dead to this world! ❜ ❛ you move and i take your eyes. you hear me? ❜ ❛ memories of past agonies. of sadness and pain. ❜ ❛ not watching. they were showing you the way forward. your life. your path. what lies before you, and where it ends. ❜ ❛ the gods favour you, ____. they always have. ❜ ❛ you will betray your brother, ____. that is the meaning of your vision. ❜ ❛ that cannot be right. i would never betray ____. he is my brother, my family. ❜ ❛ no, this is wrong. or you misunderstand. that cannot be right. ❜ ❛ you know nothing of my plans and strategies. ❜ ❛ my honor has been stained. until it’s wiped clean, i want nothing else. ❜ ❛ the poison has already polluted our waters. ❜ ❛ do not lead him into the same storm that follows you. ❜ ❛ i have waited too many years for this day. when ____ stands before us, give me the final blow. ❜ ❛ you will have it, ____. you deserve it. ❜ ❛ i cannot fathom his game. he is either a young fool … or deceptively wise. ❜ ❛ from strangers into friends into family. ❜ ❛ in my fog of confusion, you have shown great wisdom and strength and leadership. where you go, ____, i will follow. ❜ ❛ mighty high horse, you’d do the same if you were me. ❜ ❛ any false move and i will snip your heels. ❜ ❛ i have done all i could to help him, ____. the rest is up to you. ❜ ❛ i have seen all i need to. ❜ ❛ i am happy for him. and you as well. you have made something of yourselves here. ❜

#prompt.#throw back to when #i had AC as part of ace's story

thomaskeen

🌼 * ― MILITARY ARRANGED PARTNERSHIP PROMPTS. CHANGE PRONOUNS IF NECESSARY. SEND "REVERSE" TO SWITCH THE ROLES OF SENDER AND RECEIVER.

🎖️ [ORDERS] Receiver stares at the transfer papers on the desk, realizing they are now legally tethered to the person standing in front of them.

⛺ [QUARTERS] Sender drops their duffel bag in the middle of the spartan, single-room barracks, looking at the only bed.

🔦 [PATROL] Sender finds receiver waiting on the porch in the middle of the night, watching the perimeter for threats.

🔒 [KEY] Receiver sets an iron key on the entry table, turning their back to the door without saying a word.

🚨 [DRILL] The alarms blare at 0300, and sender finds receiver already in full gear, scanning the room for danger.

"Don't touch the files in the study. You’re here to stay out of sight, not to cause trouble."

"We have a public duty to perform. In private, we are strangers. Do not forget that."

"One bed. You take the left side. If I wake up and you’ve crossed the center line, you’re spending the night in the hallway."

"The neighbors are watching. Smile like you're actually happy to be here."

"I didn't agree to a partner. I agreed to a liability."

"Try to remember: you belong to this assignment now. Don't test me again."

"The military doesn't care about your comfort, and neither do I. Do we understand each other?"

"If the radio clicks three times, go to the cellar and lock the hatch. Don't come out until I give you the code."

"You look out of place here. Try to blend in before the brass arrives."

"I’m leaving at dawn. If you’re still here when I get back, then we can talk about the rules."

"Close the door behind you. I don't need the rest of the base knowing we're arguing."

"You can drop the act once we're inside. Nobody can hear us back here."

"I didn't realize how suffocating this arrangement was until you walked through that door."

"Are you hiding from the other officers, or are you just avoiding me?"

"You look much more comfortable in those civilian clothes than you do under pressure."

"Did you expect me to welcome you with open arms?"

"Stop pacing. It’s making the guards nervous."

"We have three years. Keep your head down and we might both survive it."

"I didn't choose this life, and I certainly didn't choose you."

"I don't need your protection, and I don't need your rules."

"Can we talk normally?"

"I just want to know how long I have to play this role before I’m allowed to leave."

"Stop looking at me like I’m a threat. I’m not the one who signed the papers that forced us together."

"You keep talking about 'the mission' and 'the perimeter.' When do we start talking about the fact that you’ve turned your home into my cell?"

"If you’re going to treat me like a liability, why did you agree to the arrangement in the first place?"

"I’m not trying to cause trouble."

"I’m trying to survive being dragged into your world."

"Are you always this cold, or is it just because I’m a reminder of an order you didn't want to follow?"

"I’ve memorized your schedule, your rules, and your warnings. Is that what you wanted?"

"Am I a 'good enough' asset yet?"

"You look at me like you want to ask me a question. Ask."

"Can you stop staring at me like that?"

"Why do you sleep with a gun in your hand?!"

"You keep telling me to stay out of sight. It’s hard to do that when you’re the only person I have to talk to."

"I know you think I don't belong here."

"Trust me, I remind myself of that every time I wake up in this house."

"Why are you so afraid of me getting to know you? It’s not like I’m going anywhere."

"If I follow your orders, if I keep to myself, and if I never touch your files—will you finally stop looking at me with that much contempt?"

"I know you’re a soldier, but you don't have to treat me like a recruit."

"I’m not one of your subordinates."

"Does the uniform ever come off, or is this ice-cold personality part of the military equipment too?"

"I’m here because I have to be."

"I suggest you get used to my face, because I’m not going anywhere until these orders expire."

#prompt.

@cr0wbarred : " You should not be in this part of the city at this hour. I will not ask again. "

laughter bubbles up from the old immortal, head turning to give attention to the newcomer. ah, right, one of those batlings that they'd heard so much about. they don't know exactly which this might be, though there is a strong guess based on the aptly colored helmet he wears.

"that a threat?" they're itching for a fight. it burrows in their chest and lives there, making a home where their heart should be. tingles at the ends of their fingers, a reflex to draw on him before his pistols leave the holsters at his hips.

and then they look down at him, realizing now as they step just a little closer how small he looks. no, not necessarily physically, but that too. something about him rings out as tempered, stuffed into a shell once too large and now too small.

"you don't want this fight, kid." turning away from him, ace stuffs their hands into coat pockets and faces the city of gotham again. a dismissal, of sorts, though they don't write him off as going away either. green eyes cut back to him briefly before once again surveying out the city spread before them.

"listen, i'll just throw you from the roof. i don't have time for this." but that doesn't mean they won't make time.

#ask.#main.#cr0wbarred.

rpmemes-galore

reign : season 2 (pt. 2) … sentence starters

"Doubts like these start wars."

"My treason was in loving you."

"I don't want you to feel so alone."

"I do as I please in my own home."

"Let our feuds die with our fathers."

"Ah, embezzlement. Excellent choice!"

"I want you to live! Please, please live…"

"I will spill blood to defend what is mine."

"You will be the death of me. And I of you."

"Return to your hell and leave me to mine!"

"You are on the cusp of losing your country."

"Kill them, and let them burn with their sins."

"You will recover fully, because you're strong."

"Remember your role in her demise. I know I will."

"You put your country at risk, as well as your life."

"Do not test my power and do not tempt my fury."

"I crave sweets. Everything else tastes like metal."

"You gave me back my life. Now let me save yours."

"When this is over, you will be running for your life."

"I feel like I'm sleeping walking and I can't wake up."

"I am ending this struggle with diplomacy, not war."

"I can't believe you're still making these suggestions."

"A fight is upon us, and a king must stand his ground."

"I know how to keep my life, and my crown, and I will."

"I wish there was a way to end this without bloodshed."

"Who knew vengeance could be quite so invigorating?"

"Careful... Tongues less discreet than my own will wag."

"Say that I died of consumptions while helping orphans!"

"My God, I've missed the way you mix garlic with arsenic."

"What we once had was so natural. I miss how easy it was."

"None of us are responsible for our hearts, only our actions."

"It's a hard enough life without the look of your disapproval."

"Are we merely chess pieces that no longer need to be moved?"

"I never imagined that you would kill him by breaking his heart."

"I say a great many things. The mistake was yours in trusting me."

"Save your apologies. Your words have no meaning to me anymore."

"One of us utterly failed to protect her, just when she needed it most."

"Fetch me something. I don't care what it is, but fetch it from far away."

"Well, I may be cooped up in a castle, but never forget, my reach is far."

"If we die, it is at her hands. And if we live, I will never forgive her for this!"

"To lose a wife is a difficult thing. As you well know, from the look of you."

"I've had some time to think. I believe that we should lead separate lives."

"Do you know what happens to disposable queens? They are disposed of!"

"How many more battles for you and lonely nights for me until it's all done?"

"If (name's) looks could kill, I do believe you'd be bathing in your own blood."

"What if the King chooses me to be paired with someone? We should leave."

"You may have the authority, but I will move Heaven and Earth to stop you."

"The truth of your betrayal was the last thing that he heard before he collapsed."

"I know I can be my own worst enemy, but I don’t want to be your worst enemy."

"You cost me more than you could possibly imagine. But your debt will be paid."

"Contempt alone is not enough to condemn a man. Even the contempt of a king."

"Why she hasn't assassinated them while they're here at court is a mystery to me."

"I cannot bear to see you in pain. And I will not be the cause of any more suffering."

"I suppose there are other monsters in the world. Their mothers have to lie for them, too."

"And yet here you are, as lovely as a sunny day… You radiate warmth and beauty yourself."

"No one hurts my family and lives to tell the tale. Whoever they are, they will pay the price."

"I'm telling you, I know what I saw. The danger is not only outside the walls. It's inside as well."

"We didn't have to think about anything and now it's so complicated. I don't know if I'm ready."

"If your heart wants to sleep, let it. Many things can be forced out of duty. But not the heart."

"Forgive the sins of my body, my Lord, for they give my heart the strength it needs to heal."

"There are those who merely believe they have power, and there are those who actually have it."

"I realize that I am utterly and completely alone. But when I look at you, I feel I am better for it."

"You're my puppet now. And should you outlive your usefulness, I'll have you slaughtered in the dead of night."

"When I'm near you, I am aware of every breath you take. And when I'm away, even the wind in the trees reminds me of you."

"Did you think, because we shared a few nice moments, that you saw some good in me that no one else had ever seen before?"

#prompt.

mythshire

⋆ · 𖤓 · ⋆ 𝐓𝐇𝐄 𝐒𝐖𝐎𝐑𝐃 𝐀𝐍𝐃 𝐓𝐇𝐄 𝐎𝐀𝐓𝐇 ··· a collection of sworn oaths and rusted honour, the men and women who guard a city that would sooner forget them, loyalty that bleeds but never bends. genre: drama, romance, angst, medieval.

I didn't take this post for the glory. There is no glory in this.

I swore an oath before I knew what oaths cost. I have been paying ever since.

You should not be in this part of the city at this hour. I will not ask again.

My loyalty belongs to the crown.

Stand down. All of you. I said stand down!

I have kept this city's peace for fifteen years. You have undone me in fifteen days.

You come to me with this now. At this hour. With blood on your hands and no explanation.

The gate closes at sundown. You knew that. Why are you only arriving now?

There are things I have done in service of this city that I will not speak of. Not to you. Not to anyone.

Lower your voice. These walls remember everything said within them.

I have followed orders my entire life. I am looking at you and wondering, for the first time, what it would mean to refuse one.

You are not safe here.

My men did not see you. As far as this watch is concerned you were never here tonight.

I have held this post through three rulers. I will not compromise it. Not even for you.

The city does not sleep. Neither do I. We have that in common, at least.

Tell me what you know and tell me quickly. I have neither time nor patience for half truths.

I understand sacrifice. What I do not understand is being asked to sacrifice you.

Nobody passes through this gate without my leave.

I have drawn this sword in service of causes I did not believe in. I will not draw it against you.

You ask me to look the other way. You do not know what you are asking.

A commander does not have the luxury of doubt. I have been doubting since the moment I met you.

The fog comes in heavy off the river at this hour. Stay close.

I know every shadow in this city. I know every place a person might hide. I will find who did this.

You should fear me. Most people do. The fact that you do not is either very brave or very foolish.

I have given this city everything it has asked of me. Tonight it is asking for something I cannot give.

My second will take the watch. You and I need to speak somewhere without ears in the walls.

The law is the law. I did not write it. I do not always agree with it. I enforce it nonetheless.

You, of all people, came to the barracks. What has happened?

I have seen men break under far less. You are still standing. That means something.

Do not mistake my silence for approval, boy. Do not mistake it for indifference either.

I was told you were trouble the day you arrived in this city. I should have listened.

A knight serves. That is the whole of it. Serve, protect, endure. I have never wanted more than that until now.

I have enemies in every quarter of this city. I will not have you become a target because of your association with me.

The order came from above me. I am not certain it came from a place I still respect.

Put the blade down. I am asking you as someone who does not wish to see you hanged.

There are two kinds of people in a city like this. Those who are protected and those who do the protecting. I have always known which one I am.

You should not trust me simply because I wear this cloak. Trust must be earned. Let me earn it.

I will not pretend the law bends for sentiment. I will also not pretend I am without sentiment where you are concerned.

My duty ends at that door. What happens beyond it is between you and whatever gods you keep.

You are asking me to betray everything I have built my life upon.

The city watch answers to the crown. I answer to the city watch. Tonight I find myself answering to something else entirely.

I have buried men I called brothers. I have mourned them quietly and moved on because the realm does not pause for grief.

I am not accustomed to being seen. Only to being obeyed.

Ride out at first light. Take nothing that marks you as known to me. I will follow when I can.

You remind me of something I gave up a long time ago.

I have protected this city from every threat that has come for it. I did not anticipate that the thing I most needed protecting from would walk through my own gate.

#prompt.

ace is neither hero nor villain. i don't really classify them as vigilante or anti-hero either. they do what they need to get a job done, not above violence or torture or death to do it. protecting the innocents isn't always their main goal either, just a bonus. humanity, by the time they reach modern age, is both a love and a hate for them.

hero or villain really depends on your viewpoint of them.

#canon.

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