𝐒𝐏𝐀𝐑𝐊𝐘 𝐒𝐏𝐀𝐑𝐊𝐘 𝐁𝐎𝐎𝐌 𝐌𝐀𝐍 , cue part two! if you haven't guessed it yet from another sokka quote- hi it is helia again here with my second muse ZHAO YUANKAI !
very much like seryeong, i give you all but empty pages and measly intro! a small plots page with general connections is available. nevertheless, please feel free to read the below and give this a like if you'd like to thread or plot some connections!
: ̗̀➛ twenty-nine years young , a firebender and lightningbender from the noble house of zhao . many know them to be barbaric . how unfortunate , truly . . . i’ve always found them to be invulnerable . they oft fulfill the duties of an army captain , though i expect them to be present at the 25th agni kai as a spectator . well , you know how every storyteller bends the tale they tell .
tw: mentions of death
PRESENT
born into the zhao family, yuankai was always surrounded by the belief that strength was the most important thing following honor. the ability to fight and lead was only ever a chance given if one could prove their strength.
yuankai is the person that he is today because of the blood, sweat and tears he's put into every step of his life. every decision - every thought - done so with perfect and planned execution. he turned good into great, and great into grand.
those who trained alongside yuankai in the army knew him to be push limits. however, things changed drastically following the death of his betrothed at age 22. watching your fiance lose not only their honor but their life in a tournament wasn't exactly what someone would sign up for.
after the death of his fiance, everything from yuankai's views on the agni kai to his demeanor in every aspect of life changed completely. he became ruthless. rose through the ranks and pushed to extremes earning himself a hell of a reputation.
PERSONALITY
he's a pretty aloof. has a rbf and the cold personality to go with it but in all honesty has chilled a lot in comparison to his younger years.
what that means is he kind of jokes actually! through sarcasm. but it's very deadpan. everything about him is pretty deadpan tbh.
when it's not work related, yuankai is pretty amicable (as much as he can get). if it's anything work related though, yuankai becomes 'all work and no play'.
PLOTS & CONNECTIONS ( copied from plots page )
yuankai is ruthless. a cold blooded killer. they say nothing in the empire goes unnoticed under the hawk eyes of the military. don’t you say, you should be a little more careful about the things you do in the dark ? ( someone being suspicious )
he has no choice but to be a spectator. after all, the games are a revel for everyone to enjoy are they not? however, yuankai is far from fond of the tournament after losing not only his sibling but his past fiance as well. how pitiful for you . ( a tribute )
the way that he is, yuankai is often misunderstood. a moment of sarcasm flies over heads and a moment of seriousness is misinterpreted. not that it’s your fault - after all, no one is really able to discern the difference in the two when yuankai expresses them. but here you are and here yuankai is, wondering why you stood him up for the dinner he invited you to . ( a friend or acquaintance )
ᴛʜᴇ ᴜɴɪᴠᴇʀsᴇ ᴊᴜsᴛ ʟᴏᴠᴇs ᴘʀᴏᴠɪɴɢ ᴍᴇ ᴡʀᴏɴɢ, ᴅᴏᴇsɴ’ᴛ ɪᴛ? whoops! hi guys this is helia again ;u; back here to introduce to you all HWA YUL .
: ̗̀➛ thirty-one years young , a firebender and lightningbenderfrom the noble house of hwa. many know them to be unethical . how unfortunate , truly … i’ve always found them to be resourceful . they oft fulfill the duties of a gamemaster, though i expect them to be present at the 25th agni kai as a spectator . well , you know how every storyteller bends the tale they tell .
please see the below for his tldr, (his background and behind the scenes are pretty dark but interaction wise he won't really be?)
tw: for the life of me i cant think of the proper tag but it's kind of dark. nothing explicitly written but the concept and idea
BACKGROUND
yul has two very extreme reputations within the community and society depending on where one falls. some regard his ability to continue being a gamemaster after the deaths of his sibling as chilling in an enticing way. others regard his choice to continue administering games as a wretched betrayal to the family that had opened their arms to adopt him as their own considering his circumstances
yul had been adopted by the hwa family out of sentiment and friendship (from the former second lady) following the mysterious death of his parents, who had served the hwa family for a majority of their life
however, during his 18th birthday, yul faces the true reality that he's nothing more than a surrogate for the hwa family's other children to serve as a tribute
before he turns 21 for the year the agni kai is meant to be hosted, he does everything in his power to find a way out of being forced to become a tribute. somehow, he manages to get taken under the wing of a well known gamemaster and that's when the trajectory of his life begins to change
at 21, yul is saved from the agni kai after being chosen to join the gamemasters and his sibling is then forced to become the hwa family's tribute instead. on one hand, being a gamemaster is the one way that yul is able to continue saving himself from becoming a tribute. on the other, yul is forced to orchestrate the conditions in which his siblings will die in for each tournament that follows.
etc. uses hwa yul and yul interchangeably ( the latter more with those he's close with )
PERSONALITY
the type that people love to hate and hate to love
it's been ten years that yul has been in the field of working as a game master. he's perfected the front he puts on to the world as a known gamemaster. confident and unbothered.
yul's nonchalance and the weight of truth in everything about his life may rub people the wrong way. this isn't something he does directly or on purpose to egg people on. (it's really just a defense mechanism atp to not breakdown).
pretty tortured actually internally. there's literally no one else on the whole wide world that yul hates more than himself and it's hard living with his conscience. but his goal has always been to live to see another day, so he makes do.
PLOTS
few people know that yul has suffered from harsh sleeping conditions. even fewer know that it's the endless deaths he's caused that haunt him in his dreams every night — especially those of his siblings. tell me, how do you put together a broken man ? ( someone very close )
people don't know the things that yul does behind the scenes to pay tribute to lost ones. he does a lot of unknown things in anonymity. it should be enough for him, but it isn't. so when you curse him and beat him, he lets you. ( someone in pain )
it's rare for yul to let his guard down. but under the influence of the moon and sweet wine, yul lets slip the insinuation that his life isn't as grand as it seems. his standing with the hwa family only remains because lord hwa hopes he'll be chained to his dirty deeds for the rest of his life. ( maybe a stranger )
people who blame him for the deaths of their siblings/family members
tributes/mentors? ( how do you feel about him? )
friends (maybe those who just try to get on his good side to get an in on the tournament, or actual genuine ones?)
OOC • hello all! i know i still have some messages to get back to but couldn’t resist bringing yet another muse ( hwa yul ) who i have yet to make an intro for. with this addition, as mentioned by main, i will be merging all my muses onto this account to make things easier!
𝖒𝖞 𝖋𝖎𝖗𝖘𝖙 𝖌𝖎𝖗𝖑𝖋𝖗𝖎𝖊𝖓𝖉 𝖙𝖚𝖗𝖓𝖊𝖉 𝖎𝖓𝖙𝖔 𝖙𝖍𝖊 𝖒𝖔𝖔𝖓 , aaand cue! hello everyone i am helia and quite late to the party but here i am to introduce to you all crown prince YI SERYEONG ! he is a big wip but i promise he's got cool vibes.
everything i have for him is extremely bare but i do have a small plots page up with a few listed general connections? if you'd like to write or brainstorm a pre-established connection with seryeong please give this a like and i will slowly saunter into your dms!
: ̗̀➛ twenty-eight years young , a firebender from the royal house of yi. many know them to be calculating . how unfortunate , truly … i’ve always found them to be gallant . they oft fulfill the duties of a prince , though i expect them to be present at the 25th agni kai as a mentor . well , you know how every storyteller bends the tale they tell .
PRESENT
seryeong is going through some spiritual stuff! he's always been deeply aligned with the beliefs and traditions of the royal family. in fact, so much so that he was completely ready to take place as one of the tributes for this year's tournament. something he had looked forward to for years but there was a shift in his dynamic with his dragon that changed everything during the process of his considerations.
his decision and desire to become a tribute hurriedly wavered and seryeong was faced with a lot of different truths and realities from different perspectives he had never had. in a moment's hesitation, he choose to become a mentor instead to fulfill a part of the wish to partake in the tournament somehow.
seryeong has lived a pampered life. privileged maybe, but nevertheless pressuring and overwhelming as well. things always came naturally to seryeong which has made life easy to navigate but it's also taken away a key thing - his identity.
from his role as the crown prince to who he is as an individual, seryeong seems to be the pillar and image of what everyone would expect a crown prince to be. but in building that pillar, seryeong doesn't quite realize how hard it's been to hear his own voice amongst all the hundreds of voices that speak to and for him.
PERSONALITY
at his mature age, seryeong is having some trouble with identifying his true self right now but he's pretty resilient through and through.
has great energy, and a pretty playful personality in comparison to what most seem to hear about the 'serious' crown prince.
he's pretty friendly all around but don't mistake that for trust or kindness! those are lengths that people really have to travel to be able to genuinely receive from seryeong. even then it's a little hard to tell who seryeong considers a 'true' friend when it comes down to it.
PLOTS & CONNECTIONS ( copied from plots page )
it’s easy being crown prince. on the flipside, it’s not always easy being yi seryeong. especially when it’s been drilled into him from his first waking breath that one day he was meant to lead an empire. remind him that he still belongs to himself every blue moon , won’t you ? ( a close friend )
during seryeong’s free time, he typically requests being left completely alone. in a quiet fashion, he dawns a new face with a painted scar and walks along the citizens with an unknown identity. it’s mysterious isn’t it? how scarce the scarred man you know is . ( a friendly acquaintance )
his eyes never quite seem to meet yours. but he’s far from shy. there are more things on his mind than a companion to have by his side. maybe he’s lost to the comfort or blind to the potential. if he hurts you, it’s never truly intentional . ( a romantic interest , f )
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