this video on mbti compatibility fits the bill so much.
it explains why amira and @blindingspirits‘ theo are so compatible due to sharing auxiliary and tert function. but also why they have the same shortcomings. this also applies to amira and august by extension but to a greater deal since they’re complete mirrors. similarly, it explains why august and minho’s friendship works so well.
now, i really want @thereckoniing and theo to interact so we can see how much they don’t get along because of them sharing no functions jfhdj. amira and theo’s arguments are boring, we need the REAL arguments asap.
I don’t know why I wanted to describe the symbolism and imagery that I’ve kneaded into my story. Perhaps because I use it a lot in my writing, even for replies, to give it more depth. However, it’s also because it’s fun.
What we’ll cover
The Sun — Who is Amira?
Space — Who is August Wang?
The Sky and Flight — Amira, Freedom, and Divinehood
The Moon — What is The Essence of Evil?
Reflections — How Evil Seeps Through
Night — Vampires, Demons, and Things That Go Bump in The Night
Snakes — Villains
Other Minor Symbols
The Sun
Divinum et Infernum was Solis et Lunae, so my story always had the sun and moon symbolism. Amira represents the sun and it’s in her surname— Shams is Arabic for the sun. Though Amira is technically more powerful, it’s more about what the sun represents. So, for me, the sun represents life, vitality, happiness, and the reason why we exist. Without the sun, we’re likely to feel hopelessness and misery. When the sun dawns warding off the darkness of the night, it symbolizes a new day and the dawning of hope. The sun is why everything exists and is the center of the story.
This is what I hope I can convey about Amira through my writing. She’s she represents the light of humanity, the hope humans need, and the golden vitality of the sun. It’s why golden is one of the colours that represent her.
The sun also represents power and Amira’s coming to terms with power is an important aspect of the story. What happens to her happens because she is one of the most powerful beings in the multiverse. She doesn’t want this power and funnily, she doesn’t want this responsibility. Summer days when the sun is at its brightest, represent childhood, and Amira is stuck in the golden glow of her childhood. She doesn’t want to grow up — the reluctant hero.
In saying that, the sun is also glaringly in your face and self-centered, this is also represented in Amira. Not only does she have an intolerably annoying personality, but she can also be quite self-centered at times.
Space
Curiosity, intellect, and vastness are traits we associate with space. It defies time, restraints, and borders and that goes beyond comprehension. That’s who the king of the gods is — he is beyond comprehension and beyond time. He walks where no one can walk and he exists where few others do.
Though I use some space imagery for Amira as well, August represents cosmic entities for me. He is more powerful than Amira is simply because he has the depth to contain his powers better. He has a lot more depth than her and he is the sage that guides the hero and she needs him in more than one way.
The Sky + Flight
The sky represents infinity, eternity, immortality, and transcendence — it’s a symbol of the universe. Nonetheless, it also represents freedom and flight. The lightness of air and the freedom of flight nestles in Amira. She takes flight and rarely touches the earth, it shows her lightness and childishness as she lacks the ability to ground herself in practicality. However, it also illustrates her connection to her divine self, the thing that severs her from earth.
The Moon
If Amira is the sun, then there must be a moon in the story. It represents enigma, emotions, loneliness, the night, spirituality, renewal, and transition. Moreover, it represents the eclipse.
That moon is represented by different characters throughout the story. The most obvious one is Cintinv, the higher power serving under Amira and August who betrays her after the Celestial Wars. Then there is Xariyah, the higher power that waged the Celestial Wars to take August’s throne and attempted to kill all deities as a means to her end.
You’d wonder why is that? That’s because the moon represents the essence of evil itself in the story. It’s represented in an unnamed personification of evil who takes the name Shen Yue. She’s the one that “gave birth” to evil and is the reason why evil even exists. She’s not a being but an essence that exists in everything.
However, this essence can only tamper with human emotions as it’s intangible, a concept. So, it can’t appear on earth unless powered by a spiritual force. That’s where reflections come in.
Reflections
In many ancient cultures, things that cast reflections are considered doorways to spirit realms. The moon reflects on earth via its reflection in water bodies. Shen Yue makes her way through our world via her reflections in her preferred vessels (lakes and rivers). When we look at our reflection in water bodies, it’s half what we perceive rather than what’s real. Shen Yue has the power to tap into our darkest side and emotions. She mangles them until they blind us and lead us to ruin. Think of Narcissus and his reflection in the lake or sirens luring sailors to their deaths.
Though why does she choose water? Quite simple really, water bodies are an incredibly powerful spiritual energy. It’s perhaps the only spiritual energy on earth that can rival heavenly dimensions in power. They are actually connected to many spiritual realms. It’s why Amira remains wary of water bodies without knowing it.
It’s imperative that I note here that water in itself doesn’t represent evil in my story. It actually represents spirituality and life. Like the sunlight, water is essential for existence to flourish. (Besides, water-based muses are my favourite from an oh-so-excellent mun!)
The Night
The night is when demons, vampires, and other supernatural creatures are at their strongest. In my lore, vampires and demons are creatures linked to hell dimensions. Their blood is diluted from the primordial beings roaming the lower dimensions. Therefore, the night symbolizes hell, monsters, as well as mysteries, secrets, and intuition. Shadows and darkness are extremely impotent dark spiritual energy (but we love hell muses here, this is a we-stan-the-king-of-hell dimensions house)
Snakes
In fiction, snakes represent lies, and deceit, but also renewal and immortality. In my lore, many hell beasts take the shape of a serpent. Snakes represent Phillipa, a hell beast and a devout follower of Shen Yue. She is a ‘cold-blooded’ creature who enjoys causing pain and is essentially a pet of the moon, tying snakes to the moon.
It’s vital to note that Amira has a severe phobia of snakes.
Other Minor Symbols
Acoustic guitar: August’s love for Amira
Ballet-related objects: Sabrina
Black cats: Percival
Blood splattered on white surfaces: Cintinv
Blue: Shen Yue
Bubblegum: Stella
Cars: Jack
Cherries: Aaliyah
Clocks, hourglass, metronome, anything time-related: August
Cosmic things: August and Amira
Daisies: Darlene
Earphones: August and Amira
Earth and dirt: Jack
Fallen Angel (painting): Cintinv
Fireworks: Aaliyah
Golden and pink: Amira
Graveyards: Cintinv
Green: Phillipa
Howl’s Moving Castle (book and movie): August and Amira
Knives and daggers: Cintinv
Lakes and rivers: Shen Yue
Orange tulips: Pinar
Piano music: Taewon and Amira
Pink and white roses: Amira
Red roses: the vampires of Los Angeles
Summer mornings: Amira’s childhood and her love for Taewon
Sun shining through leaves: Amira and Taewon
Stars: August and Amira
Violin music: Amira’s love for August
Waterlilies: Shen Yue
Weather phenomenon (rain, sunshine, breeze, hail, snow, lightning, etc.): Amira
White azaleas: Shen Yue
White: Shen Yue
Wolves: Cintinv
Yellow: Tate
more to be added
@divinumetinfernum sent: ❛ hi, taewon, the human form of the 100 emoji. ❜ from pinar djkhf starters (accepting)
THE NIGHT HAD BEEN A LONG ONE. the sound of bullets echoed the docks. he’d been there for the usual: stop hyun bin’s lackeys from trading potent, archaic weapons capable of mass destruction. if only he could have a single night of peace during his attempts to bring hyun bin down. instead he always had to deal with his favorite lackey.
taewon rolled his eyes, unable to suppress a sigh. “pinar,” he muttered, without looking back at her. his eyes were still trained on the vampires shooting at him from behind the crate. they always forgot how it was futile at best. “and i was wondering why everything was so peaceful tonight. where’s your boyfriend?”
The night crept across the docks as the lull of crashing waves intermingled with the resounding violence of bullets. It was another dull evening of the many other dull, uneventful evenings of her life. The thrill had become monotonous now and gunshots felt more familiar than the early morning chirps.
Nevertheless, it was only him who didn’t bore her. There was something riveting about him, he stirred within her bones. Had anyone ever seen a man like him ? Tall, devilishly handsome, and heroic. Worlds rested on his broad shoulders and the sky nestled within his back.
The grin tugging at her red-tinted lips faltered at his words. “ He’s not my boyfriend, ” she began petulantly, “ Aarne’s out there somewhere. Who cares ? I wanted to see you. Are you here to stop the trade ? ” she purred, hiding behind a crate to avoid stray bullets. “ God, you’re such a hero. ”
this video is nothing but false because jack ( istp ) would never drive you around. okay, it’s pretty darn solid, jdfkhdj. amira can’t drive, but being locked with her in a car ensures she’ll talk nonsense for hours. august is more aware and will do this just to annoy you because he can :/. and that is how aarne and pinar ( estp ) drive, soooo. besides percival and minho ( my intps ) do space out just like this.
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