A MAN ON A MISSION. now employed as a federal agent by the division of security operations, a counterterrorism agency under direct presidential command. leon is a known survivor of the 1998 racoon city destruction incident, when he was a police officer. following his escape, he was forcefully recruited into a top-secret anti-umbrella team under usstratcom devoted to anti-bio organic weapons combat, serving in repeated operations all around the world.
name. leon scott kennedy
alias. rookie, condor one, mr. kennedy
status. alive, barely
date of birth &. age. july 31st 1977, 22 in re4 / 25 in re4 / 50 in re0
place of birth. carroll gardens, brooklyn new york
current residence. extended stay in an aparthotel (serviced apartments) somewhere in washington d.c (after re2). later moved into an apartment somewhere in the philadelphia area (during his leave of absence)
occupation. u.s federal agent
language. english, spanish (intermediate), russian (intermediate), mandarin (elementary)
education. criminal justice associate's degree at delaware county community college. spent two years earning his associate's here right out of highschool before going into the police academy to avoid military service. basic law enforcement academy in pennsylvania, then, tactical and government agent training after the initial events of racoon city.
religion. agnostic theist. he grew up roman catholic and still holds onto traditional religious tenants and traditions. later in life he dropped any sort of outward religious view, and believes in the existence of a god or higher power but acknowledges that he doesn't know and/or cannot prove such a deity exists.
identity. apagender (demi)
pronouns. he/they
sexuality. demisexual (demiromantic)
species. human. contracted the t-virus during the 1998 raccoon city incident, it remained dormant in his system for decades before activating.
ethnicity / nationality. italian american (white)
height. 6'2
eye color. faded gray-blue
hair style & color. ranging from short to longer mullet style brown hair, fuller length bangs that usually cover his forehead and frame his face. when he was younger his hair was a brighter and lighter dirty blonde, but with age, it deepened into a darker brown.
distinguishing marks. a multitude of scars from a life of fighting all across his body. later beginning to show signs of infection from the t-virus starting at his hands.
faceclaim. jensen ackles
*** i write and interpret leon through the perspective and experience of the remakes. i have not played the original games, watched the movies, or any other media, and do not intend to. my version of leon comes mainly from re4 remake and re9, as i enjoy writing a more hardened, older version of him. i don't care for the originals, ship wars, or fighting the "over-sexualization" of leon kennedy. in fact, make those naked mods and link them to me. ***
the raccoon city incident ━━ resident evil 2 , 1998. leon just got dumped by his (now) ex-girlfriend, gets kicked out of their one bedroom apartment, sleeps in a motel and drinks until he passes out. he wakes up hungover, and extremely late to his first day at his new job as a police officer in racoon city. turns out most of the city is overrun by zombies, and the police station had already fallen, due to a secret umbrella lab dedicated to g-virus research that had gotten out and spread. he is a stand up, naive, selfish, kind, and doe-eyed young american man trying to save the day. he quickly realizes reality is not at all what he dreamed it to be. leon is overall too trusting of people, but specifically people of authority━ he thinks things will naturally work out because the people in power are good and want to help / make changes for the better.
the south american incident ━━ time in between , 2002. after escaping racoon city with sherry and claire, leon is headhunted by the u.s military to join a 'top secret special operation task force'. he trains directly under krauser for operation javier, which on face value, was a task force sent into the the amazon rainforest intended to take down several drug cartels. in truth, they were sent to investigate a south american drug lord that purchased the t-veronica virus from umbrella to save his infected daughter. the entire village of course becomes infected, leon and krauser kill everyone and "rescues" the daughter while everyone else fucking dies. the operation of course is covered up, including leon's involvement.
leon is manipulated and abused by krauser who later gets injured during operation javier, becomes crazy disillusioned and vies for power from the damn t-virus anyways. bro loses his only (shitty) mentor, and was beaten to shit the entire time anyways. these are extremely formative years of leon turning into the hardened man he's seen as in re4. when he is not on operation javier (which took years to form anyways), he is literally undergoing extreme physical training. these are his developmental training years.
the los illuminados incident ━━ resident evil 4 , 2004. the daughter of the u.s president, ashley graham, gets kidnapped and leon is sent (on his own lmao) to save her from a remote village in spain. the village is a part of a cult that were all implanted with a parasite called las plagas, which ensures absolute obedience. plans for ashley included infecting her with this parasite and sending her back to the u.s as a sleeper agent, though they both were successfully able to remove their infected parasites. where in re2 he is too trusting, in re4 is far too distrusting, quick to be suspicious of anyone that comes his way, and completely negates other people's help because he fears/thinks that they are out to get him as soon as possible. in fact, he comes into any sort of space thinking people are already there to fuck him over.
the return to racoon city ━━ resident evil 9 , 2026. after his leave of absence and the t-virus he was infected with all the way back in his first visit to racoon city became activated, he is sent out on an investigation by the dso. 28 years following the outbreak, there has been a mysterious case of an unidentifiable deadly illness affecting any of the survivors that escaped the initial incident, with survivors dying to this illness all across the united states. they later find elpis, an antiviral agent made to naturalize all virus based infection. leon takes the antiviral and brings one for sherry, now better than ever.
notes on my personal interpretation of leon's backstory and childhood,
the common misconception of leon's parents being killed because of their criminal ties (italian mafia) and then him growing up in an orphanage is lame and i don't like it. it's weird, and completely negates actual italian-american struggles in the 70s that i have personal ties with (immigrant italian ancestors that grew up in little italies in the east coast). i don't want that to be the highlight of leon's backstory. instead, i like the idea of leon's parents still fully being alive, and he actively chooses to let them not only believe he's dead, but that he will never go see them and reconnect.
leon's parents believe that he died in the initial racoon city incident in 1998, along with the rest of his fellow officers. he died a hero in their eyes and he fully expects to keep it that way. hardly anyone in his life know that his parents are still alive, or that he still has family anywhere in the states. he probably has visited his own grave once, just looking from the window of his car across the street, and decides to continue living in that guilt.
i do like the idea of his father being former police, probably retired early but gave leon the initial idea and hope in becoming an officer as soon as he could. coming from true middle class fashion, his family immigrated to the states through ellis island during "the great arrival" sometime in the 1910s. in the 70s when leon was born, there was a huge surge of ethnic pride in italian communities specifically in new york, fighting back against the stereotype of italians equating to criminals.
in fact, leon probably comes from a line of officers, father, grand father, great grandfather, etc. because of the continual prominence of things like the columbia association, "the italian squad", and the importance of italians on the force to bridge the cultural gap with irish-american dominance already prevalent. italian families began moving up in status during the 50s, and leon's family could have easily been one of them.
to leave it short: leon's parents are still alive. they were extremely influential in his decision in becoming law enforcement, and he hardly ever talks about the cultural/historical significance of his choice because he needs to stay disconnected from it now. he had an okay relationship with his father, more about structure and integrity, but he hardly ever saw the man. he had an even worse relationship with his mother, because he was her only son, her pride and jewel and he could never live up to the standards that were set. what a way to set up a fuckass complex in the guy from both of them. somewhere deep down, he's glad they think he's dead.
✦ : ━━━━━━ 𝐒𝐓𝐑𝐀𝐇𝐃 𝐕𝐎𝐍 𝐙𝐀𝐑𝐎𝐕𝐈𝐂𝐇 , THE FIRST VAMPIRE!
THE DARK LORD OF THE VALLEY OF BAROVIA. this valley, one of the domains of dread located in a remote corner of the shadowfell, now conquered by strahd; once a prince that thrashed across faerun. beginning to feel the weight of age and time, strahd forged a pact with the dark powers of the shadowfell in order to achieve immortality. the pact involved the murder of his brother, sergei von zarovich, so that strahd could take his wife, tatyana, as his own. the pact sealed, strahd chased tatyana through his gardens, eventually driving her to fling herself off a cliff to avoid him and causing her death. strahd tried to end it all but remained alive, undead, and a vampire. the entire valley was swept into the shadowfell and turned into a prison from which he could never escape.
name. count strahd von zarovich
alias. the first vampire, the devil strahd, the devil, the count, i am the ancient i am the land
status. alive, undead
date of birth &. age. unknown, 400+ (around 45 human years)
place of birth. somewhere near the greycloak hills
current residence. barovia, castle ravenloft
language. abyssal, common, draconic, elvish, giant, infernal, supernal (celestial)
religion. forged a pact with the dark powers, an unknown mystical force that had the ability to pull complete regions into the shadowfell as well as corrupt many individuals. while nobody knew who or what the dark powers might have been, it was certain that once one got trapped within the mists, it was impossible to get out unless the dark powers allowed it.
identity. apagender
pronouns. he/it, they when referred to the land of barovia
sexuality. graysexual
species. vampire
ethnicity. korean
height. 6'8
eye color. blood red
hair style & color. long slicked back black hair, length ranges anywhere from his shoulders to his waist. oftentimes it is clipped back, with some hair pieces framing his face, though whenever he is freely traveling at night, it is fully loose.
distinguishing features and marks. visceral pale skin. long jet black hair. prominent brow and widows peak. noble face. gaunt and sunken, but handsome features. dark red eyes. always dressed in exquisite finery with long robes, many layers. when wearing his silver armor, it is draped in his fur cape. always wearing his ruby-and-gold necklace and gold signet ring. lean and muscular physique, often noted for his height. stone statue while looking distinctly human.
faceclaim. kim young kwang
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[ strahd is cold and calculating, skilled in social manipulation and deception. over time spent in barovia, his attitude towards those visiting shifts significantly and slowly, ranging from engaging in a cat-and-mouse game, to inviting them to his own home as he is always looking for the newer, shinier consort. though strahd never conceals his nature or identity, he is shrouded in mystery, horror, and the macabre. ]
the gentleman, for those first entering barovia the count is polished and poised. the inevitable and invariable madman. welcoming, well-mannered, and insatiably curious. his goal is to learn the ins and outs of the visitors' minds, including their goals, strengths, and weaknesses. he flatters them with his interest and curiosity, offends them with his arrogance and condescension, and disgusts them with his disregard for human freedom. strahd feels the most curious at the beginning, ranging into amused, nostalgic, and disappointed. he avoids clashing with first timers as much as he can, taking any rudeness or defiance in stride. if pushed, he retreats, sending his flock of bats or even a spawnling to stop any physical attacks as a last resort.
the tyrant, if visitors begin to take stake in barovia naturally with the reignition of the beacon of argynvostholt, strahd becomes harsh, stern, and somewhat cruel. he keeps his cool and aloof demeanor, but treats them less like guests, and more like disappointing proteges. his goal: to push them to their limits, testing their resilience and assessing their competence. strahd takes every moment to offend and scare. however he never strikes first, but dares the defiant to back any insults against him with action. should anyone back down, strahd mocks their resolve and capabilities. anyone who does attack him though, are met with a swift and ruthless response, though never a lethal one.
the monster, though this switch can happen at any unsuspecting time, it will come after the restoration of the blade of the sunsword. strahd abandons all pretense and becomes distant, cold, and unfeeling. his goal: to achieve his ambitions no matter the cost. he generally has a complete indifference to life and death, and has an inability to feel happiness or love. it frustrates many though, to note his refusal to lose his cool. he feels indifferent, curious, satisfied, though mainly determined. he crushes any resistance ruthlessly and efficiently. though he can't seem to be provoked, he is too proud to ever flee from a fight.
[ strahd's primary goal is simple: to free himself and barovia from the mists (the dark powers). as a conqueror and former prince, he craves new lands, the freedom, and power to claim them. he seeks to restore his long-lost empire with castle ravenloft and the valley of barovia as its seat of power. to this end, he needs three things: a pacified kingdom, a host of loyal servants, and most importantly, an escape plan. to fully defeat the count, someone would need to defeat his servants and halt their schemes, defend ireena kolyana and resist his temptations, and to halt his final scheme, would be to destroy the vampire himself. ]
strahd has a complex web of relationships with the denizens of barovia,
death house &. yester hill, he views the cult and forest folk with respectful disdain. he finds their methods and obsessions distasteful, but appreciates their efforts to bring worthy consorts and adversaries from the lands beyond the mists. he finds the forest folk's maddening worship to be more grating than gratifying.
village of barovia, strahd believes that ireena kolyana's body is the host for tatyana's soul, and that tatyana's soul belongs to him. he is aware of ismark kolyanovich's position but finds him to be a lackluster leader and half-rate swordsman. he views donavich and doru with scorn, disdaining the convictions and pride in their faith.
tser pool encampment, he finds madam eva a fascinating enigma, but has come to an unspoken understanding with her. she will read his fortune whenever he requests it, and in return, he would not delve too deeply into her history or affairs.
argynvostholt, he views the revenants with disinterested contempt, but has long since determined that the knights pose no threat to him, and has largely ignored them as a result. he pays the rumors of argynvostholt's spirit haunting the manor no mind, and refuses to believe that the beacon could be relit even if told to his face.
amber temple, strahd respects the dedication to protecting the temple and finds neferon a worthy guardian of the treasures contained within. strahd has little interest in restoring exethanter's loss of memory.
castle ravenloft, he is more than amused by the efforts of his brides to placate and impress him. he views rahadin as his most loyal, trusted, and favored servant, but spares little mind to the other staff and occupants of the castle.
[ strahd is always hungry for new talent, and is on the lookout for new generals to serve his conquests and fresh consorts to keep him entertained. he focuses his attention on those who are especially charismatic, arrogant, intelligent, cunning, or attractive, seeking to determine whether any among his denizens are worthy of serving him in undeath. those under him are well aware of the risk of being replaced, a motivation that he hopes will fuel their efforts on his behalf. strahd believes fully in the "survival of the fittest" and expects to see the strongest rise to the top. ]
in combat, strahd is no ordinary foe. like several of the enemies encountered in barovia, he uses a multi-phase stat block in battle,
the mage, his first phase: lightning his focus (his cloak's ruby clasp) and stowing his longsword.
the soldier, his second phase: drawing his longsword and extinguishing his focus. eyes glow crimson red and his fingernails lengthen and harden.
the vampire, his third phase: stowing his longsword and extinguishing his focus. his fangs grow longer and sharper, and his nostrils become batlike slits.
once a phase is completed and reduced to 0 hit points, it can't be used against until he completes a long rest in his coffin. when all three phrases are reduced to 0 hit points, strahd transforms into a cloud of mist instead of falling unconscious, provided he isn't in running water or sunlight. if he can't transform, he is destroyed. when transformed to mist, he must reach his coffin within 2 hours or be destroyed. once in his coffin, he reverts to his vampire form and is then paralyzed for one hour.
undead nature, strahd doesn't require air.
forbiddance, strahd can't enter a residence without an invitation from one of the occupants.
chained to the grave, strahd cannot gain the benefits of a long rest except by resting in his coffin for eight consecutive hours between dawn and dusk.
children of the night, strahd can comprehend and verbally communicate with barovian bats, rats, and wolves, all which obey his commands.
stake to the heart, if a piercing weapon made of wood is driven into strahd's heart while he is incapacitated in his coffin, he is paralyzed until the stake is removed.
shapechange, if strahd isn't in running water or sunlight, he can polymorph into a bat, wolf, cloud of mist, and back into his true form.
dominion of the mountain, while strahd retains the power of the mountain fane, he is under the effect of a permanent nondetection spell.
dominion of the swamp, while strahd retains the power of the swamp fane, he can cast major image and move earth at will.
dominion of the forest, while strahd retains the power of the forest fane, he can cast beast sense and locate creature at will.
ramattra , overwatch. 28. omnic. agender. he/they/it. queer. no live fc.
strahd von zarovich , curse of strahd. 400+. vampire. apagender. he/it. graysexual. fc: kim young kwang.
sauron "halbrand" , ring of power &. lord of the rings. 60,000+. ainur (maia of aule, maia of morgoth). apagender. he/they/it. graysexual. fc: dongfang qingcang as sauron, and charlie vickers as halbrand.
ifan ben mezd , divinity original sin 2. 42. human. bigender. he/him. pansexual/polyamorous. fc: richard armitage.
astarion ancunin , baldur's gate 3. 300+ (29). sun elf/vampire spawn. genderqueer. he/they. demisexual/aroace. fc: emma d'arcy.
enver gortash , baldur's gate 3. 42. human. nonbinary. he/him. graysexual. no live fc.
FORMER STREET RAT, CURRENT INFAMOUS BOUNTY HUNTER. an orphan amongst thousands, cad bane became the most experienced and notorious bounty hunter / mercenary in the galaxy, reaching his height of fame during the clone wars. his reputation led to him being repeatedly employed by darth sidious (the emperor), outsmarting and outliving many criminals and jedi alike. his career spans across the fall of the galactic republic and into the galactic empire, working alongside many bounty hunters and their gangs providing his services to the highest bidder. through financial gain, reputation and prestige, he is known for specializing in fighting and taking down the jedi order.
name. colby
alias. cad bane
status. alive
date of birth &. age. 62 bby, 71
place of birth. an orphanage on duro
current residence. the justifier (starship)
occupation. bounty hunter
affiliation. jango fett, boba fett, aurra sing, count dooku, darth maul, darth sidious, jabba the hutt, pyke syndicate, bounty hunters' guild, the kaminoan's
language. durese, galactic basic standard, binary, huttese, jawaese, kaminoan, mando'a, twi'leki, tusken, the sith language
religion. none
height. 6'1
eye color. red
skin color. light washed/pale blue
distinguishing marks. removable breathing tubes that go into each of his cheeks, metal head plate that connects around the back of his neck and head
[ cad bane was the true example of how force users could be taken down by the average person with the right tools. he was able to withstand the mental attack of three powerful jedi: obi-wan kenobi, anakin skywalker, and mace windu, never allowing them to break through his mental defenses and willpower. a master marksman utilizing his twin blasters defeating countless of highly skilled individual's in duels with a quick draw unreplicated. into unarmed combat, his various weapons such as his rocket boots, flamethrowers, and even with a lightsaber, cad bane is an incredibly skilled pilot, leader and tactician. ]
cad bane never left a single trace, of himself after his missions, because his appearance was enough for a lasting memory. with pale blue skin and bright red eyes, his initial look was the least interesting thing about this bounty hunter who mainly relied on his outerwear and presentation. he had two cybernetic breathing tubes in each cheek which were designed to help with overall breathing, survive in harsh environments (such as breathing in space); but his were specifically designed to counter force-choking. along with these, cad was known for having a wide brimmed dark brown cowboy hat (spanish bolero style). alongside him is his techno-service droid todo 360 that ensures he never loses it.
[ he appears in most cases to be cold and ruthless, nothing more hiding behind the surface. but for those that prove their worth and/or go out of their way to save his life, he shows great amount of respect to them. he never backs out of his word and promises, and is never violent unless he needs to be; rarely even using his blasters to purposefully kill a jedi. he initial tries to avoid trouble with those that he could easily overpower, even breaking out of his stealth to ensure he meets his opponent face to face. mainly attempting to use his blasters for defense and keeping his distance from jedi and other non-melee fighters. the true epitome of: "sorry, but it's nothing personal." ]
colby came from nothing, just another poor orphan on duro, a nobody. not born of a powerful race or inheritor of an ancient legacy but someone who grew into something beyond capable, someone famous by just doing his job better than anyone else ever could. when he was a child, his friend niro and him would run up and down the streets of the crime ridden cities of duros, finding a back alley casino run by the outlaw and crime boss lazlo, the pair catching his ever watchful eye.
lazlo ran his con better than he could ever hope: he gave the two starving children (known for running smaller, childish cons) a coin, which they used to buy candy. the store owner didn't like these children and accused them of stealing and lazlo offered them an opportunity to make five times what he had already given them: to cause a commotion outside the storefront, a distraction to allow an opening for his gang to steal from its owner. colby agreed only on the account of making ten times the original payment, the two children doing as lazlo said.
however, the owner chased the boys down- until shot dead by lazlo right in front of them. the three now running from police speeders, niro was then caught by a police droid, and lazlo ushered colby to join him, which the boy succinctly did. lazlo told colby that although niro was caught, colby would receive his friend's cut of the pay. dumping a pile of coins into the hands of this young duros, lazlo welcomed him into the family.
❝ i have a bad feeling about this, bane. our employer seems capable enough. why does he need us? ❞
❝ hold onto those suspicions, aurra. they're healthy. they'll keep us alive. i've been thinking our friend might have hired us as patsies more than allies. but that doesn't mean we won't get rich in the process. there's a lot of money floating around that space station. ❞
into his adult years cad was mentored and trained by jango fett, leading him to be hired by the sith lord darth maul; he worked alongside him and many other infamous bounty hunters. during the clone wars he would kill many of the galactic republic's clone troopers, defeating them and the subsequent jedi order during the height of it's fall. in the war, sith lord darth sidious himself reached out to cad to obtain a holocron from the jedi temple on coruscant. he of course, succeeded in this mission: a bounty hunter stealing from the jedi temple and escaping from anakin skywalker and obi-wan kenobi.
this led to many other missions funded by the empire: successfully forcing skywalker's hand to open the holocron, stealing jedi kyber crystals, kidnapping force-sensitive children for the emperor's secret project on mustafar, stealing blueprints for the republic's senate building, staging prison breaks from the republic's high-security prison on coruscant, and all while escaping capture from the republic and the jedi. in the later years of the war, he began training and mentoring boba fett, returning the favor from boba's father, though their relationship quickly soured; because to bane, you only looked out for yourself and anything else was a liability.
and into the age of the empire and the era of the new republic cad bane's work continued. he cared little for the legacy of the sith lords, the galactic empire, and the gangs he was hired by, and only ever worked for his own gain. he had a direct impact on the emperor's secret plan on extracting midichlorians from force sensitive children to create his own clone, but to bane, that was the way of the world, and it was always dictated by who won his highest bidder.
THE GREATEST WEAPON EVER CONCEIVED. as the only child of david cain and sandra wu-san, she was bred to be a weapon, an experiment of pure excellence. constructed as a machine of destruction, to be taught how to be a bodyguard, an assassin, a warrior, a killer. having escaped her tyrannical father and life of killing, she fled across the world, hiding in gotham city. after saving commissioner gordon’s life, cassandra was quickly recognized for her pure skill and was taken as barbara gordon's ward.
name. cassandra wu-san cain, wayne
alias. batgirl, black bat, kasumi, one who is all, the batman
status. missing &. kia, alive
date of birth &. age. january 26th, 16-32
place of birth. tibet
current residence. the batgirl cave, gotham city
occupation. vigilante, assassin
affiliation. batman family, batman inc., justice league elite, league of assassins, outsiders, titans east, young justice
language. broken english, asl
religion. none
height. 5'2
eye color. brown
hair style & color. black shoulder length hair worn in a low ponytail, typically very messy and hardly ever brushed out
distinguishing marks. scars across her back from various bullet wounds made by her father during her childhood training, various other scaring especially on her hands
faceclaim. zhou dongyu, ni ni
[ david cain raised her to speak through the language of physicality and intuition. speaking meant nothing to her, spoken language wasn't what clicked in her brain; but the way his hands moved, the way his chest fell after sighing, the shift in his gaze, the twitch in his feet. cain never intended on teaching her words because with speaking came disobedience, and he couldn't afford another failure. ]
cassandra suffers from, childhood apraxia of speech, selective mutism, severe dyslexia, specific language impairment, aphasia, and severe depression. she has a learning disability through speech and language difficulties, and has struggled with producing speech sounds, using any type of spoken language to communicate with others, and understanding the actual spoken language others use. growing into the batgirl mantle, she had extreme suicidal tendencies because of her obsession with achieving perfection leading to her worldview on being: mediocre for a lifetime, or a perfect for a year.
[ cassandra is an incredibly skilled and capable fighter, canonically been referenced as the only person bruce wayne would hand the batman mantle down to. she has the advanced ability to read body language to the point where it enables her to know what people are thinking. she is able to tell what they are going to do next before they act, reading opponents far faster than herself including nonhumans, metahumans, magic users, and alien lifeforms. once she is given a change to learn their body language, there is nobody she can't outwit, nobody she can't outfight, and nobody she can't learn from the inside out. ]
as the only child of david cain and sandra wu-san (lady shiva), cassandra was created to become the perfected bodyguard for ra’s al ghul. before her, her father of course attempted to breed this weapon multiple times, an experiment for pure excellence. though after failing numerous times, he decided the only way he could achieve his goal was through his own genes━ his own daughter.
her mother was nothing more than a pawn in cain's game, disappearing without a trace, with cassandra spending every day enduring his lessons. their relationship ended at the end of the barrel of his gun, where it told her to be faster, stronger, quicker, better. and if she wasn't, he would fire the gun, shoot her point blank in the chest and back so that next time, she would outrun everything, get hit by nothing.
without the ability to speak, the parts of her brain used for speech were then used to learn the body language of others in order to predict their next move. reading and writing were extremely challenging and of no use, this was her life: training to reach an unattainable goal (to be perfect). when she turned eight, cain brought a man into their home, and allowed her to play a game of chess with him. her father said that if she could accurately predict this man's moves throughout the game, she would have the opportunity to show off her new skills. of course, she won in record time. it was easy to tell this strange man's next moves when he was so nervous, so full of fear. like he knew he was going to lose.
❛❛ i could be her. or her, or her, or her. cain trained me to think of enemies as faceless. no names, no pasts, no lives. how am i supposed to do that in this fight ? i let them take each other out as much as i can. that doesn’t make me feel less guilty. and because I’m worrying about what i feel ... i get in trouble. ❜❜
after she won, she did what her father said. she took two fingers and ripped the man's throat apart, the strange man dying, choking on his own blood right in front of her. she silently watched, and read his body, read what he was feeling, what he was thinking: she was him, and he was her, and she was dying. all she saw was terror and then, nothing.
and when there was nothing from him, the strange dying man now dead, there was only everything from herself. sadness. shame, remorse, guilt. she did the only thing she could think of and that was to run, to slip past her father's bloodied hands and bullets before spending the next nine years of her life fleeing the streets of her homeland, forever guilty and forever fearing that her father would find her and drag her back, kicking and silent.
and it led her to gotham city: a new home on the other side of the globe. at seventeen, she saved commissioner gordon, stepping in front of a bullet and catching the ever watchful eye of the oracle. barbara gordon, former batgirl and cassandra's mother, sister, and the first and only batgirl, took the young girl in as her ward. there was a roof over her head for the first time in almost a decade, and with it, a new life, a new family, a new purpose. one behind a mask, the mask. now being taught the ways of gotham city, cassandra soon took over the mantle of the batgirl.
the batgirl. saving barbara gordon's father, she quickly became her new ward and adopted the batgirl mantle. as a young girl becoming accustomed to the vigilante lifestyle, she fights her way through learning more about herself, her biological parents, and the importance of what the bat symbol represents. she is adopted by bruce wayne when she turns eighteen but does not live in the wayne manor with the family, instead choosing to either stay in the clocktower with barbara, or in the batgirl cave. she spends most of her time undergoing training with the oracle (fighting in the holographic training simulator) and being slowly taught how to read, write, and physically speak. she spends little time with her siblings and is generally separated from the public eye.
the black bat. passing the mantle of batgirl to stephanie brown, cassandra followed this by leaving gotham city to help tim drake. traveling to hong kong, she became an operative of batman incorporated, using a new suit tim had given her and under a new alias, slowly making her way through the countries that she had traveled through when she was a child. spending most of her time protecting hong kong and paris from the league of assassins, she eventually is called back to gotham city. continuing her work as the black bat, cassandra's prerogative stays the same: maintain her no-kill policy while making the city a better place. something a little harder each day without the guidance of her mentors.
the batman. bruce had once again disappeared, leaving the mantle of batman empty, and she stepped up as the city's caped crusader. while the rest of wayne's take care of wayne enterprises and its fortune, cassandra mainly works alone, moving back into the manor with only the cape and cowl. she has no robin and has garnered the nickname the bat, while dawning a closer rendition of the original batman suit, but keeping her original yellow bat across the chest. she still wears her full cowl that was originally stitched across the mouth, and has stepped into this position without the permission or guidance of the family.
✦ steph, 25, they/them, poc (korean, indonesian, etc.), queer! i work in an autism learning center which means my job takes up a lot of my available spoons. please note my activity on the dash is not directly correlated to writing/messaging speeds! i am never ignoring anyone, most of the time, i am just tired from the type of care i provide at work.
✦ 21+. mutuals only. multi ship. duplicate friendly! low/sporadic activity. please soft/hard block when breaking mutuals. expect potential triggering written content such as mentions of blood, weaponry, profanity, etc. to go untagged. any visuals will be tagged! please don't steal my shit or use my blogs, graphics, writings, headcannons, etc. as "inspiration".
✦ unless we are mutuals on my main blog (@maurilyan) first, i will NOT be following you back. aka, please do not follow my multi or any other solo blogs unless we are mutuals on leitha first. this has always been my standing rule and will continue as such. i will softblock you if you follow my multi first.
✦ please tag any visuals of: bugs, insects, butterflies, spiders, moths, etc. for me i would really appreciate it!
✦ general dni. no zionists, ai, bigotry, proshippers, eurocentric/terf ideology. no mcu/dceu, attack on titan, the last of us, dune, stranger things, the scream franchise. do not follow me if you write characters from: critical role, dispatch, or copaganda shows (911, csi, etc.). if you interchange / sexualize / fetishize asians that's a quick and hard block. if you specifically only write korean characters do not follow me.
✦ please dni if you interact with the following people:
- maya (ringwrath, savazh, alacirca, nvmor, anqmar, uvanym, etc.): anon sent here, ask (+response) sent here, my other thoughts here and here. i do not want this person anywhere the fuck near me.
- nassy (wellfell, crue11, s4lesman, plays124, angerify, etc.): fetishizing asians & mlm, romanticizing rapists and abusers, sent me nsfw prompts for characters that were minors
- tuvi/valo/romeo (docruor, canivor, etc.): lesbophobia, transmisogyny, blog stalking, block evading, continual silencing and ignoring poc voices, racist comments. if you run in their circle just steer clear of me lbr.
✦ if you want to format, feel free! i will format my posts if you do, but if you use minimal formatting/regular sized text, i do the same! i generally follow my writing partner's lead when it comes to formatting. that being said, i obviously put a lot of effort into my own aesthetics, because it truly is really fun for me to mess around with. it's not indicative of my writing, i don't care how our threads look! i'm here to write and have some pretty things to look at once in a while!
✦ i generally write canon characters outside of their respective canon. i do not care about canon material!! i am unaffiliated with all source material. i oftentimes use poc fc's for white canon characters and practically all of my muses are queer.
✦ i am pro (necessary) callouts and will always listen to those that come to me in the case i am interacting with someone that has negatively affected the rpc. engaging with callouts or being upfront about abusers within the community is never going to be grounds of my unfollowing/blocking. i will always remain supportive for survivors experiences and their given reactions. racism, abuse, homophobia, harassment, bigotry, gaslighting / manipulation, etc. towards real people is not considered "drama". i don't tag 'politics' or censor myself.
✦ i love shipping!! i love to throw a bunch of shit at a wall and seeing what sticks, and i also love highly plotting things out! either way, let's do it! no cheating plots or extreme age-gap relationships.
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