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your feet find purchase in shifting sands. penned by raey. mutuals only. spoilers heavy.

[ecdysiis]

me: it's been so long since i've written anything with orin i doubt things'll come back like that

also me: you know, the relationship between eris and orin has to be so much deeper than just lightbearers fighting alongside each other, because sure seeing someone fight could give you an idea of how much of a threat they are, but for eris to feel confident enough to tell the nine that should they loosen their hold on their emissary, they should run, because orin will be pissed? THEY KNEW EACH OTHER REAL WELL

[ecdysiis]

me: i don't think i'll ever come back to tumblr rp proper

also me: gen.shin has ruined my life

[ecdysiis]

what if. and hear me out. multi.

[ecdysiis]

me: i don't think i'll ever come back to tumblr rp proper

also me: gen.shin has ruined my life

[ecdysiis]

i, uh. idk if i'll ever come back to this proper.

but uh. disco exists and i'm happy to share it.

anyway, drink water, be kind to yourself.

[ecdysiis]

im currently on dis.cord more than tumblr just due to irl things draining me. if you want my discord, even if we've never talked before, don't hesitate to message me.

[ecdysiis]

henlo friends am here prepare for angst soon that’s all thanks

[oldmemesandhelpandthings-gone]

Assorted Angst Prompts

because who doesn’t love a bit of angst? Send a symbol for our muses to be in the following situation. When sending to or from a multimuse, don’t forget to specify who the meme is for!

😭 my muse breaks down in front of yours

📞 my muse calls yours at an ungodly hour and asks to come over

🍺  my muse is using an unhealthy coping method (drugs, alcohol, etc, sender specifies) to alleviate their stresses or sorrows

🚪 my muse shows up at yours’ door looking less than stellar

🌙 our muses are exhausted and hopelessly lost

👊 my muse is getting into a fight with someone else and yours has to help them before they get hurt

🩸 my muse took a blow for yours and is bleeding (sender specifies how bad the wound is)

💀 my muse’s mortal enemy is after both our muses

🎯 my muse is being pursed by someone or something that wants to kill them and yours is caught in the crossfire

✨ magic or science your muse concocted for my muse is going horribly wrong

😫 my muse has woken up sweating and screaming after a nightmare and yours can’t console them

⚔ my muse has drawn their weapon (or raised their fists) on yours

⛓ my muse has been captured and is being forcibly taken away from yours

⌚ my muse is racing against the clock to save yours

📖 my muse discovers a dark secret about yours they didn’t want them to know

add 🔁 to any prompt above to reverse the roles of my muse and your muse!

+add your own!

[skellsmemes]

Quotes taken from Destiny’s Book: Ecdysis lore entries:

❝ In this way, we are all a little less alone. ❞

❝ I am shackled to the earth by all these people that I love, and I have no words to explain my own restlessness. ❞

❝ I feel monstrous. ❞

❝ Why don’t I want to stay? ❞

❝ One clear night, amid the honey-heavy smell of spring flowers and recent rain, she took her silver jar and went out into the dripping dark. ❞

❝ I should introduce you to my boss. ❞

❝ It seems to me that you lend people grace when you help them explain themselves. ❞

❝ Few people can so clearly grasp the spirit of a thought, then rephrase it so that deaf ears hear it. ❞

❝ Gifts like that can end wars. ❞

❝ They would just as soon cut out your tongue. ❞

❝ The killing stops, but the wounds remain. ❞

❝ The most effective change happens in groups of fewer than ten. ❞

❝ You have the courage to be disliked, and that is uncommon. ❞

❝ No one was here to stop them. ❞

❝ I am the end of all things. ❞

❝ Do people ever move to avoid you? ❞

❝ Do you hear voices when you are alone? ❞

❝ Are your dreams ever like omens? ❞

❝ If I was one of you, why didn’t anyone ever come looking for me? ❞

❝ Why did I leave? ❞

❝ You wished to be my emissary. ❞

❝ The revelations are absolute in their terror. ❞

❝ I would ask for my boon. ❞

❝ Dust returns, it ever returns. ❞

❝ It is not horrifying, though some think it should be. Instead, it is unspeakably lonely.❞

❝ I hunt for myself. ❞

❝ I feel the most alive in the empty spaces between blinks. ❞

❝ You are a paranoid con man. ❞

❝ You are a dead-hearted murderer. ❞

❝ You are a cowardly liar. ❞

❝ I am so stupid to have fallen for your lies! ❞

❝ The severance is absolute in its terror. ❞

❝ My gift can end wars. ❞

[withincosmos]

      one day, the last city will be known as the first city.

                                                      ( promo ) | ( psd ) | ( muses )

[ecdysiis]

what type of love do you attract?

tagged by : @arcbright

you attract: comfort

waking up to the sound of singing chickadees perched on your windowsill by your sleeping lover; giggling by their side as you watch the sky, laying on a picnic blanket with small sandwiches and juice boxes near you; slow dancing late at night to no music in the middle of your kitchen floor. you attract comfort. falling in love with you is like going home. it's like breathing in and basking in the familiarity of it all. those who search for you find that they are at their happiest when they finally find you. your beauty is a breath of fresh air, a painting that soothes, a melody that you recognize. your love is so gentle, so kind, so soft to the touch that it eases the hearts of everyone around you. people find themselves relieved even at the sight of your mere smile, and they don't even know why. you bring warmth to this world, my angel. keep shining.

tagging : idk...if u haven’t done it, grab it!

[ecdysiis]

is everything set up?

gol, are you recording? 

[silence]

yes. thank you.

i’m not sure this will ever make it out. guess i’m recording this for myself. last words and all that.

[chuckle]

[sigh]

to mara sov. a queen who allowed me in her court. you made a choice to trust me despite your own dislike of lightbearers. though many would not understand the choices you’ve made, i know you’re doing what you believe is right. i hope someday others will believe it too. i wish i could be there to help support you. fight on, my queen.

to sjur eido. the strongest fighter of them all. i know i’m speaking to a ghost now. whatever i say won’t be heard. but i want to tell you something i wish i had before. as i got to know you, i learned many different ways to truly be a guardian. you are proof that no one needs light in order to be unstoppable. i hope, somehow and in some way, i made you proud.

to wu ming. a bastard in the shape of a man. you’re a liar and a snake and i’m sorry i ever loved you. i’m sorry i still love you. i don’t know if anything you ever told me was the truth. sometimes i wish i had never met you…and sometimes i wonder if i would even still be alive had i not met you. 

to namqi. a light like i have never known before. you gave me hope during times i would have lost it. i was only so strong because i knew you. the memories i was lucky to make with you will remain in my heart until it stops beating. i wish i could have been there to help, darling. not being there during…not being there will forever remain the thing i regret the most. i’ll see you again someday. i love you.

[silence.]

alright. i…i think that’s it. we can stop now.

[quiet sobs.]

gol, i…

[rustling and disturbance of the recording]

i hope nothing happens to you. you’re all i have left, little flower. [voice becomes muffled] for all that’s left in the world, please don’t leave me. please. let me die before you leave me.

[sobbing continues, then is cut]

[ecdysiis]

is everything set up?

gol, are you recording? 

[silence]

yes. thank you.

i’m not sure this will ever make it out. guess i’m recording this for myself. last words and all that.

[chuckle]

[sigh]

to mara sov. a queen who allowed me in her court. you made a choice to trust me despite your own dislike of lightbearers. though many would not understand the choices you’ve made, i know you’re doing what you believe is right. i hope someday others will believe it too. i wish i could be there to help support you. fight on, my queen.

to sjur eido. the strongest fighter of them all. i know i’m speaking to a ghost now. whatever i say won’t be heard. but i want to tell you something i wish i had before. as i got to know you, i learned many different ways to truly be a guardian. you are proof that no one needs light in order to be unstoppable. i hope, somehow and in some way, i made you proud.

to wu ming. a bastard in the shape of a man. you’re a liar and a snake and i’m sorry i ever loved you. i’m sorry i still love you. i don’t know if anything you ever told me was the truth. sometimes i wish i had never met you...and sometimes i wonder if i would even still be alive had i not met you. 

to namqi. a light like i have never known before. you gave me hope during times i would have lost it. i was only so strong because i knew you. the memories i was lucky to make with you will remain in my heart until it stops beating. i wish i could have been there to help, darling. not being there during...not being there will forever remain the thing i regret the most. i’ll see you again someday. i love you.

[silence.]

alright. i...i think that’s it. we can stop now.

[quiet sobs.]

gol, i...

[rustling and disturbance of the recording]

i hope nothing happens to you. you’re all i have left, little flower. [voice becomes muffled] for all that’s left in the world, please don’t leave me. please. let me die before you leave me.

[sobbing continues, then is cut]

[ecdysiis]

i would like you to imagine orin, deep in her grief and loss, sitting alone, holding solar light in her hand until it burns just so she can feel something.

[ecdysiis]

orin aesthetics???? i guess???

glowing shoulder freckles hidden under armor. 

sharp teeth that make her smile seem dangerous. 

calloused fingers with a surprisingly gentle touch. 

strong arms that hug you warmly while also feeling like they could break your spine. 

protection or destruction depending on your own actions.

fiery light used as a beacon for those who are lost. 

a warhammer that is both a weapon and a symbol of peace. 

words of certainty with trembling movements. 

a weighted speech with a quivering voice. 

serious eyes when dressing a wound that almost turn sheepish after.

passion when speaking of her nightmares and a soft tone when disregarded.

a dream to cling to, to fight for, after she’s lost everything.

a void to sleep in while the emissary has her hold.

[memestockpile]

send ‘smile’ for a time your muse made mine smile.

[ecdysiis]

sunfought​:

“ Ya. Hm. ” He’s genuinely taken aback for a moment, and it shows across his features. So it is teachable. Maybe he should have known better. Given more credit. Then again, he always bristles up like a child; though it’s never in malice, always for poking fun. He knows it’s all for fun. But this ? He takes the advice with serious thought. He mulls it over. It’s become more about survival tactics than a little game. His eyes flick up to her. “ So yer tellin’ me, it’d be best for me t’ learn th’ pressure it takes t’ break m’ own skin, then work on findin’ a way t’ get the pressure out t’ break stronger skin ? Or are ya sayin once I break past m’ own, ‘m gonna understand how t’ apply th’ pressure t’ break through ? ” Ah, could be phrased better. 

“ Right, lemme try that again. Ain’t soundin’ right. ” His demeanor shifts, he genuinely is trying to take this in now and make sure he understands. He makes direct eye contact when he tries to outline his understanding again; he wants to make sure he’s picking it up right, it’s a little crucial. “ If I understand the pressure needed t’ break skin, m’ own, if I feel it, then are ya sayin’ that it can be applied in other circumstances ? That by knowing breakin’ through m’ own, even if others are tougher, I can apply the practical knowledge and put more pressure down t’ break it on someone with tougher skin ? ” He pauses, after, thinking. Then there’s a slight snort, and a chuckle.

“ Or, alternatively, I pay someone off t’ sharpen m’ canines. That’ll puncture. ” And an easy way out, honestly. 

brows furrowed as he tried to string his words together. he wasn’t necessarily good with them, but at least he was trying. it was always hard to confront him with change. she was familiar with the fact she viewed almost every skill in a practical manner. if she couldn’t use it in a fight or to keep herself alive, it wouldn’t necessarily be something she’d immediately want to pass on. maybe he knew that. it was a bit pleasing to see him make an attempt to understand, even if it was just to entertain her. “ you don’t necessarily need to make sure you can break your own skin. you just need to figure out where your current limit for pressure is and whether or not you can increase it. ” 

her own laugh joined his. “ that’s also an option. saves time, i suppose. if there’s even anyone who could do such a thing. but that doesn’t matter. ” a hand almost waved her tone out of the air. “ in my opinion, you should feel confident that you can rip flesh apart with your teeth. human, awoken, fallen. a cabal, if you truly want to go that far. if you can’t be certain, then you might falter when the time comes. ” her eyes darkened before she blinked. “ i’d rather rip a throat apart than die, if given a choice. ” was she speaking from experience there? who knew. “ of course, all optional. some people want to die with dignity, i suppose. ”

[unearthlydust]

ENDINGS, BEGINNINGS