Uhh...hiya! This is a Phantombur rp blog for the bursonaverse created by @emeraldsandpearlsxx
I'll be posting in character (or at least my interpretation of the phantom boi) on this blog, and I encourage other rp blogs to interact 🙃
I usually will get pretty into interactions, just for a heads up, so sorry if I start responding quickly
My main account is @wibble-scoot
Tags:
Phantom ask = responding to an ask
Dead bird boi = Posting something in character
DBB ooc = When I'm not posting in character if need be
Things To Know:
Haters DNI; if you're not here to interact or this isn't your thing, just block if you want and move on! I don't like conflict but I will not hesitate to respond defensively if someone starts being nasty for no reason
I'm usually pretty active, but I might not respond sometimes for a bit because of irl things.
I don't mind NSFW and will interact with it within reason, as long as there's nothing visual, but that is not the main purpose of this blog and if someone is too insistent or pushy with it I will respond accordingly.
Because of my interpretation of Phantombur, his character does have several TW's around him from his death such as blood and gore, so just be mindful! I will put TW's in tags but still.
I can't draw to save my life, so I can't give you a physical representation of what my interpretation of Phantombur is, you'll just have to piece it together when he's talking pfft.
Canon Phantombur Information:
Name: Phantombur (also goes by Wil, Bur and Wilbur)
Age: 23 (died when he was 19)
Gender: MalePronouns: He/Him (The blog creator uses she/her)
Height: 6ft 5' (198cm)
Was an avian before he died, can be a touchy subject depending on how an individual will bring it up.
Has PTSD from his death
He's clingy, but can also be cautious around new people until he gets to know him better
Has scars and burns from sunlight from a recent experience, so is still sore and jumpy
Descriptions of what he looks like will be mentioned throughout the blog as he interacts with more people.
Has days where everything gets to him and he reverts back to his phantom instincts, making him more volatile and likely to hurt others so be mindful
Makes potions and collects different enchanted objects
When in a silly goofy mood he likes to do pranks and tease others
Favourite smell is campfires
Favourite colour is indigo, a deeper colour than his skin
If he's interacting with other blogs anonymously, he'll use the emojis 💜 and 🌌
Authorities this evening are looking for a hybrid that's gone missing under suspicious circumstances.
Phantombur (Bur), 23, was last seen leaving the Pubé Pub in the downtown hybrid district at about 1am yesterday morning. His absence was reported this afternoon after regulars at his shop noticed that he failed to open these past two mornings, which according to several accounts is very out of character for Bur.
Bur is a phantom hybrid, believed to be of the trauma subspecies which is where phantoms are created from severe traumatic accidents, unlike their wild counterparts.
The missing hybrid is described as being 6ft 5", having light indigo skin with flashing teal markings and burn scars on his back, pointed ears, large batlike wings also coloured indigo, teal eyes, navy blue hair and a feathered tail.
He was last seen wearing a warm yellow, loose blouse with tan jeans, black doc martens and an iridescent teal poncho in the downtown hybrid region of the city.
If anyone has information please contact the missing persons police unit.
Sienna thought it would be funny if they introduced Nikkolai to Bur first, as they returned to the nest after escaping away from it to sneak into a science lab with Alex, as they carried the small toddler in their arms, as they climbed up with one of their friend's help until he got to the top. -“I'm back” He then said as he hid the little fledging with her wing, for the meantime.
Where have you been fledgling?
Bur looks up from where he'd been curled up in the nest, a sheepish and guilty lookin his face, eyes purple rimmed from being upset.
While Sienna has been gone, he'd snapped out of his instincts after a few hours and underwent a major breakdown and drowning in guilt for kidnapping them.
Bur gazes at candy with a look like a dejected puppy.
Sienna, I'm so sorry for taking you. I-I was just so worried for you...I didn't want you to get hurt by anyone more than you already are.
I need to see you, my instincts need to see that you're okay and not dead because I'm going fucking feral right now-
Please please please my poor, sweet fledgling-
Phantombur definitely isn't obsessing right now, he tells himself as he types madly, his body shuddering with pent up, restless emotion, tail thrashing and eyes glowing dangerously.
He definitely doesn't want to take Sienna away from the whole world and keep her in his nest for like a week straight, noooo-
Sienna sighed as she didn't want to be seen with all the new bandages on his body, and possibly place others in danger again, but they also didn't want to worry Bur, and they also really missed them, but they could tell they wouldn't be very happy about their condition they were left in... but at the same time she really missed him.
🌸 Private Messages 🌸
Sure, just please don't freak out when you see me..
As soon as Phantombur sees the message he's already out of his house and sprinting. The night is dark and quiet yet so very much alive.
To anyone wandering the city streets, the sight of Bur tearing down the pavements with every luminescent part of his body fully glowing, his eyes wide and pupils shrunk to slits, mouth splayed wide to reveal pointed teeth, would be scared absolutely shitless.
As Phantombur sprints towards Sienna's house he feels something within his mind suddenly SNAP-
And then, that's when Bur loses full control for the first time.
A vicious screech rips through the air as Phantombur's wings splay wide, and although it can't fly it sure as hell can fucking glide, so as it sprints down a hill it jumps and shoots forward, propelled by its wings and steered by its tail.
Get the fledgling get it get the hauntling keep it no-one can touch the fledgling it's mine it's MINE-
Bur's words tumble over and over as it snarls and growls to itself, a full body desperation to take Sienna and protect them and keep her for itself because Sienna is ITS FLEDGLING AND NO-ONE SHOULD HURT THEM-
Finally, the phantom makes it to the teen's house and folds its wings so that it lands perfectly at Sienna's door, and starts to scrabble at the handle, whining and keening like a wounded animal as Bur tries to get to Sienna as quickly as possible.
There's nothing more dangerous than a phantom hybrid deep into its instincts, so is it a good idea to open the door?
Sienna has been sitting on the couch of her house as they tried their best to distract themselves with how quiet the house was, as it had just been him mostly living alone inside white with brown walls now ; which usually wouldn't have bothered her in the past but, everything was too quiet now.
Why was it so quiet?
It wasn't meant to be so quiet but, it had been ever since her family had pretty much left candy behind. He then sighed as she went to get a blanket from her room while hugging the star shaped plushy that the nurse who patched up his wounds gave him ; after his visit to the hospital ; before w loud sudden noise had startled her awake as he heard knocking from her door before remembering that Phantom had messaged her about coming over...
It really wasn't very wise to open the door as Sienna was aware of how dangerous a phantom could get while under their instincts, as they had seen it before... But she couldn't think of anything else to do, as the house had been too quiet and the lack of sound was starting to bother him, as they then opened the door. -“Bur?”
She then mumbled startled by his change appearance, as she opened the door fully...
Almost immediately upon seeing Sienna and the hurt state that the teen is in, its eyes darken and it lets out a distressed wail, quickly but carefully grabbing the fledgling and nuzzling into their neck.
Baby baby fledgling my poor fledging you're hurt oh my god my poor fletchling-
Bur's tail thumps against the ground as it bear hugs Sienna, it's tall form practically encapsulating her. Its breathing is heavy and ragged, glowing teal like some cryptid monster. It starts to gently pull Sienna away from their house, trilling and purring loudly.
It wants the fledgling to be where it will be safe, even if candy doesn't want to.
There there fledgling you're coming with me, no-one will even go near you while you're hurt. My fledgling, my precious baby-
Sienna hissed in pain as Bur nuzzled into his neck, as he had bandages covering a scar left by Eira's knife for talking too much back to him, from when she had been still with him three days ago.
However she smiled somewhat as the phantom held her in his arms - as they couldn't help but, find comfort in being held so gently by someone again, even if another dangerous situation again, not while they were extremely touch starved and starved of affection after being left behind from her family.
A part of him however was scared as Phantom's full instinct form reminded him too much of Eira's cryptid form, as she couldn't decide between trying to escape or sink into the possible false comfort, once again, as a quiet chirp of distressed escaped their lips as they started to instinctively trash against it's hold ; truly unsure of what they wanted.
It didn't help that she knew that if he didn't sleep in time, Bur could attack him without meaning to, and she couldn't afford being more hurt than he was, as he had severe bruises on their arms and legs still healing from Eira's treatment towards them, plus and a scar on their neck and recently stitched up stitches from where their wing used to be at, not to mention that having been declawed was messing with his already messed up instincts.
Phantombur croons and warbles in an attempt at comforting candy when its 'fledgling' starts to thrash in its arms, its eyes flashing their teal colour. Bur's form has always towered over Sienna with a height of 6'5 compared to Sienna's 4'7.
With a small rumbling purr it notices the teen's bandage and changes tactics as Bur tries to pull Sienna away so as to not hurt candy. Its tail flicks and comes up, gently and loosely wrapping around her waist as Phantombur nuzzles the nape of the avian's neck, before opening its mouth.
Sharp fangs gleam in the moonlight, but instead of them sinking into Sienna's bruised flesh Bur bites down with the care of a cat mother picking up a kitten, biting softly into Sienna's clothes.
Phantombur lifts Sienna into the air by the scruff of candy's shirt while its tail secures the teen close to it, purring and chirping happily through a mouthful of cloth, oblivious to Sienna's fear.
With that, Bur turns away from Sienna's house and looks down the steep hill going into the city. With a loud sound of wind rushing Phantombur's indigo membraned wings open up and spread wide, and the being jumps forward with a small phantom screech. The wind catches them, causing the pair to rise up, and soon enough Phantombur and Sienna start to glide down above the building tops back to its nest in the distance, with Bur's 'fledgling' back in its arms.
Sienna attempted to chirp but all that came out was a wounded noise from one of their injuries that made it harder for them to chirp as usual, as they trashed against its hold until they heard a warble.
Just then she closed her eyes fearfully as he thought it would be over as Ri no- Bur stood over them with it's sharp sharp teeth about to bite down as candy squeaked before they opened their eyes again as they realized they were being held by the scurf of their shirt like a kitten by the phantom.
A part of their brain screamed danger while the other screamed safe, as he hesitantly tried her best to relax against its hold, as they weren't used to being the prey again.
They then closed their eyes as they never liked tall heights despite being an avian as squirmed slightly until they were placed inside the nest, as they opened their eyes again.
Bur finally lands at its house/nest and goes in quickly, Sienna dangling from its mouth like a kitten. The phantom barges into its room, where Sienna can see the large nest made of quilts and pillows and blankets, some indigo feathers from Bur's tail littering the floor of the nest.
It purrs loudly, pupils blowing wide at the sight of its nest, where 'its' fledgling will be safe. Bur's wings flutter and settle on its back as it moves over, climbing in with Sienna, rumbling noises muffled by the shirt in its mouth. With a great deal of care, Phantombur lowers Sienna and places her down amongst the pillows.
When Sienna asks if they're safe, Bur warbles and nods frantically, grinning with sharp teeth. Its wings then come out again as it crawls closer to Sienna and engulfs him in a massive cuddle, nuzzling Sienna's hair and nibbling candy's ear fondly. Its arms keep hold of the teen, surrounding candy in Bur's wings and warmth like a weighted blanket.
Of course...safe safe safe safe fledgling. No-one will take you and hurt you again, not while I'm protecting you here...
Avians and Phantoms are very similar in many aspects, which has often lead to them being confused for the same species.
In reality they are more of a case of being a convergent and compatible species with that evolved coevolutionary.
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They are compatible, and can produce offspring with one another although it is uncommon. All offspring will appear avian as it contains the dominant genes, however they will all carry a recessive mutation, uncreatively deemed the ‘phantom gene’.
As a recessive trait, an offspring can be born as a phantom but only if both parents have the gene.
There are two known ways of becoming a phantom, and only one of becoming an avian. This excludes the use of an orb of origin.
Avians can only be born.
Phantoms can be born, or they can be caused by a forceful transformation upon death.
The latter does not always occur, nor does it occur successfully. In the case of a death, during the first stages of decomposition (which happen immediately upon death), the gene awakens and will forcefully start to take over the dying cells and genes within other DNA of an individual. If this occurs successfully, it can stop the decomposition process and reanimate an individual, essentially giving them a second chance at life.
Both avians and phantoms are born via eggs roughly the size of a softball.
They are born with their arms and wings fused into a single pair of limbs, which stay this way for several years. The bones lay atop one another in wing or flipper like appendages.
Growth in the first year is logarithmic, where they will quickly grow to match the rate of more human and humanoid origins, and it will slow down to maintain this steady rate.
Avians hatch with feathers from birth, and only after roughly three years do they begin to grow adult feathers alongside their down. Their gliding feathers do not start to grow until they are roughly five, which is when they begin to glide. Small feathers will frame the edges of their face and ears as they grow.
Phantoms hatch with flipper like appendages lined with unique identifying marks that may have a subtle glow. They also will have a semi-transparent window on their chest which may reveal the inner bones and organs in the area. They keep this into adulthood. Phantoms are unable to glide until they are further along into their adolescence. Their feet (and eventually, hands) will slowly fade to transparency, revealing their hand and feet bones as they age. They are highly sensitive to sunlight from birth, and do not gain the capability to phase through objects until roughly five.
As they grow older, their fused bones will begin to separate and strengthen. This occurs at a much slower rate for avians opposed to phantoms.
For phantoms, this process will slowly ramp up in the years before puberty, between the ages of 8 and 11. The skin will pull back as the limbs separate, and once they are separated, the connection of the wing-like flaps will slowly shift until they are properly situated on their upper back, settled between their shoulder blades.
These ‘wings’ will have sharp, bone like protrusions at the end which can be used as a defense mechanism. They also carry the same illuminated markings they were born with, which helps other phantoms identify each other in the dark. Some phantoms are able to glide with these, but not as well as avians.
For avians, this process does not occur until near adulthood, between the ages of 16 and 18. This is to allow them to glide better for most of their adolescence and into their teenage years. This helps strengthen their muscles for the eventual mature period where they become an ‘elytrian’ [Elytrian is a term commonly used to refer to the mature stage in an avian’s life]. The process is similar to the process of phantoms, only they have fully formed wings, which, with practice, will allow them to fly. As they grow, these wings will continue to grow until their mid twenties, flight will become easier the closer to fully developed their wings are.
An avian’s wing can vary in shape and size, and can frequently mirror the wings of nearly any bird species. They also are able to have wings unseen in any discovered bird species. Whether these are unique to avians, or wings emulating undiscovered or long extinct birds is unknown.
When a Phantom is created due to the mutation ‘phantom gene’ that some against may carry, it will go through the same process that born Phantoms do before puberty, no matter the age of the avian so long as they are between roughly the ages of 8 and 18.
The first thing that this gene will due upon activation is consume and mutate all other genes within their dna, once this is done the decomposition process will end. This process may not always complete fully, which still results in an avian remaining deceased. If the process does complete, the avian’s heart will start beating and it’s norma functions will begin again. This all will occur within a few seconds to a few minutes.
Over the next several hours, it will start to spread. The new phantom will go through through many changes, such as losing their feathers, gaining identifying marks, and the transparency of their chest window and the ends of their hands and feet. During this process, the new phantom will remain comatose. They may or may not ever wake up from this state.
If they do, they will be weakened for several weeks to a few months as their body adjusts and recovers. During this period they are more susceptible to illness and disease, which once again can prove fatal. If all of these stages are survived, the phantom will be functionally no different from a phantom which was born.
It has never been documented if elytrians who have the ‘phantom gene’ can still undergo this process. It has never been witnessed nor has it been written in record. It seems that as an avian reaches its final stage of maturity, this gene goes dormant.
I need to see you, my instincts need to see that you're okay and not dead because I'm going fucking feral right now-
Please please please my poor, sweet fledgling-
Phantombur definitely isn't obsessing right now, he tells himself as he types madly, his body shuddering with pent up, restless emotion, tail thrashing and eyes glowing dangerously.
He definitely doesn't want to take Sienna away from the whole world and keep her in his nest for like a week straight, noooo-
Sienna sighed as she didn't want to be seen with all the new bandages on his body, and possibly place others in danger again, but they also didn't want to worry Bur, and they also really missed them, but they could tell they wouldn't be very happy about their condition they were left in... but at the same time she really missed him.
🌸 Private Messages 🌸
Sure, just please don't freak out when you see me..
As soon as Phantombur sees the message he's already out of his house and sprinting. The night is dark and quiet yet so very much alive.
To anyone wandering the city streets, the sight of Bur tearing down the pavements with every luminescent part of his body fully glowing, his eyes wide and pupils shrunk to slits, mouth splayed wide to reveal pointed teeth, would be scared absolutely shitless.
As Phantombur sprints towards Sienna's house he feels something within his mind suddenly SNAP-
And then, that's when Bur loses full control for the first time.
A vicious screech rips through the air as Phantombur's wings splay wide, and although it can't fly it sure as hell can fucking glide, so as it sprints down a hill it jumps and shoots forward, propelled by its wings and steered by its tail.
Get the fledgling get it get the hauntling keep it no-one can touch the fledgling it's mine it's MINE-
Bur's words tumble over and over as it snarls and growls to itself, a full body desperation to take Sienna and protect them and keep her for itself because Sienna is ITS FLEDGLING AND NO-ONE SHOULD HURT THEM-
Finally, the phantom makes it to the teen's house and folds its wings so that it lands perfectly at Sienna's door, and starts to scrabble at the handle, whining and keening like a wounded animal as Bur tries to get to Sienna as quickly as possible.
There's nothing more dangerous than a phantom hybrid deep into its instincts, so is it a good idea to open the door?
Sienna has been sitting on the couch of her house as they tried their best to distract themselves with how quiet the house was, as it had just been him mostly living alone inside white with brown walls now ; which usually wouldn't have bothered her in the past but, everything was too quiet now.
Why was it so quiet?
It wasn't meant to be so quiet but, it had been ever since her family had pretty much left candy behind. He then sighed as she went to get a blanket from her room while hugging the star shaped plushy that the nurse who patched up his wounds gave him ; after his visit to the hospital ; before w loud sudden noise had startled her awake as he heard knocking from her door before remembering that Phantom had messaged her about coming over...
It really wasn't very wise to open the door as Sienna was aware of how dangerous a phantom could get while under their instincts, as they had seen it before... But she couldn't think of anything else to do, as the house had been too quiet and the lack of sound was starting to bother him, as they then opened the door. -“Bur?”
She then mumbled startled by his change appearance, as she opened the door fully...
Almost immediately upon seeing Sienna and the hurt state that the teen is in, its eyes darken and it lets out a distressed wail, quickly but carefully grabbing the fledgling and nuzzling into their neck.
Baby baby fledgling my poor fledging you're hurt oh my god my poor fletchling-
Bur's tail thumps against the ground as it bear hugs Sienna, it's tall form practically encapsulating her. Its breathing is heavy and ragged, glowing teal like some cryptid monster. It starts to gently pull Sienna away from their house, trilling and purring loudly.
It wants the fledgling to be where it will be safe, even if candy doesn't want to.
There there fledgling you're coming with me, no-one will even go near you while you're hurt. My fledgling, my precious baby-
Sienna hissed in pain as Bur nuzzled into his neck, as he had bandages covering a scar left by Eira's knife for talking too much back to him, from when she had been still with him three days ago.
However she smiled somewhat as the phantom held her in his arms - as they couldn't help but, find comfort in being held so gently by someone again, even if another dangerous situation again, not while they were extremely touch starved and starved of affection after being left behind from her family.
A part of him however was scared as Phantom's full instinct form reminded him too much of Eira's cryptid form, as she couldn't decide between trying to escape or sink into the possible false comfort, once again, as a quiet chirp of distressed escaped their lips as they started to instinctively trash against it's hold ; truly unsure of what they wanted.
It didn't help that she knew that if he didn't sleep in time, Bur could attack him without meaning to, and she couldn't afford being more hurt than he was, as he had severe bruises on their arms and legs still healing from Eira's treatment towards them, plus and a scar on their neck and recently stitched up stitches from where their wing used to be at, not to mention that having been declawed was messing with his already messed up instincts.
Phantombur croons and warbles in an attempt at comforting candy when its 'fledgling' starts to thrash in its arms, its eyes flashing their teal colour. Bur's form has always towered over Sienna with a height of 6'5 compared to Sienna's 4'7.
With a small rumbling purr it notices the teen's bandage and changes tactics as Bur tries to pull Sienna away so as to not hurt candy. Its tail flicks and comes up, gently and loosely wrapping around her waist as Phantombur nuzzles the nape of the avian's neck, before opening its mouth.
Sharp fangs gleam in the moonlight, but instead of them sinking into Sienna's bruised flesh Bur bites down with the care of a cat mother picking up a kitten, biting softly into Sienna's clothes.
Phantombur lifts Sienna into the air by the scruff of candy's shirt while its tail secures the teen close to it, purring and chirping happily through a mouthful of cloth, oblivious to Sienna's fear.
With that, Bur turns away from Sienna's house and looks down the steep hill going into the city. With a loud sound of wind rushing Phantombur's indigo membraned wings open up and spread wide, and the being jumps forward with a small phantom screech. The wind catches them, causing the pair to rise up, and soon enough Phantombur and Sienna start to glide down above the building tops back to its nest in the distance, with Bur's 'fledgling' back in its arms.
I need to see you, my instincts need to see that you're okay and not dead because I'm going fucking feral right now-
Please please please my poor, sweet fledgling-
Phantombur definitely isn't obsessing right now, he tells himself as he types madly, his body shuddering with pent up, restless emotion, tail thrashing and eyes glowing dangerously.
He definitely doesn't want to take Sienna away from the whole world and keep her in his nest for like a week straight, noooo-
Sienna sighed as she didn't want to be seen with all the new bandages on his body, and possibly place others in danger again, but they also didn't want to worry Bur, and they also really missed them, but they could tell they wouldn't be very happy about their condition they were left in... but at the same time she really missed him.
🌸 Private Messages 🌸
Sure, just please don't freak out when you see me..
As soon as Phantombur sees the message he's already out of his house and sprinting. The night is dark and quiet yet so very much alive.
To anyone wandering the city streets, the sight of Bur tearing down the pavements with every luminescent part of his body fully glowing, his eyes wide and pupils shrunk to slits, mouth splayed wide to reveal pointed teeth, would be scared absolutely shitless.
As Phantombur sprints towards Sienna's house he feels something within his mind suddenly SNAP-
And then, that's when Bur loses full control for the first time.
A vicious screech rips through the air as Phantombur's wings splay wide, and although it can't fly it sure as hell can fucking glide, so as it sprints down a hill it jumps and shoots forward, propelled by its wings and steered by its tail.
Get the fledgling get it get the hauntling keep it no-one can touch the fledgling it's mine it's MINE-
Bur's words tumble over and over as it snarls and growls to itself, a full body desperation to take Sienna and protect them and keep her for itself because Sienna is ITS FLEDGLING AND NO-ONE SHOULD HURT THEM-
Finally, the phantom makes it to the teen's house and folds its wings so that it lands perfectly at Sienna's door, and starts to scrabble at the handle, whining and keening like a wounded animal as Bur tries to get to Sienna as quickly as possible.
There's nothing more dangerous than a phantom hybrid deep into its instincts, so is it a good idea to open the door?
Sienna has been sitting on the couch of her house as they tried their best to distract themselves with how quiet the house was, as it had just been him mostly living alone inside white with brown walls now ; which usually wouldn't have bothered her in the past but, everything was too quiet now.
Why was it so quiet?
It wasn't meant to be so quiet but, it had been ever since her family had pretty much left candy behind. He then sighed as she went to get a blanket from her room while hugging the star shaped plushy that the nurse who patched up his wounds gave him ; after his visit to the hospital ; before w loud sudden noise had startled her awake as he heard knocking from her door before remembering that Phantom had messaged her about coming over...
It really wasn't very wise to open the door as Sienna was aware of how dangerous a phantom could get while under their instincts, as they had seen it before... But she couldn't think of anything else to do, as the house had been too quiet and the lack of sound was starting to bother him, as they then opened the door. -“Bur?”
She then mumbled startled by his change appearance, as she opened the door fully...
Almost immediately upon seeing Sienna and the hurt state that the teen is in, its eyes darken and it lets out a distressed wail, quickly but carefully grabbing the fledgling and nuzzling into their neck.
Baby baby fledgling my poor fledging you're hurt oh my god my poor fletchling-
Bur's tail thumps against the ground as it bear hugs Sienna, it's tall form practically encapsulating her. Its breathing is heavy and ragged, glowing teal like some cryptid monster. It starts to gently pull Sienna away from their house, trilling and purring loudly.
It wants the fledgling to be where it will be safe, even if candy doesn't want to.
There there fledgling you're coming with me, no-one will even go near you while you're hurt. My fledgling, my precious baby-
I need to see you, my instincts need to see that you're okay and not dead because I'm going fucking feral right now-
Please please please my poor, sweet fledgling-
Phantombur definitely isn't obsessing right now, he tells himself as he types madly, his body shuddering with pent up, restless emotion, tail thrashing and eyes glowing dangerously.
He definitely doesn't want to take Sienna away from the whole world and keep her in his nest for like a week straight, noooo-
Sienna sighed as she didn't want to be seen with all the new bandages on his body, and possibly place others in danger again, but they also didn't want to worry Bur, and they also really missed them, but they could tell they wouldn't be very happy about their condition they were left in... but at the same time she really missed him.
🌸 Private Messages 🌸
Sure, just please don't freak out when you see me..
As soon as Phantombur sees the message he's already out of his house and sprinting. The night is dark and quiet yet so very much alive.
To anyone wandering the city streets, the sight of Bur tearing down the pavements with every luminescent part of his body fully glowing, his eyes wide and pupils shrunk to slits, mouth splayed wide to reveal pointed teeth, would be scared absolutely shitless.
As Phantombur sprints towards Sienna's house he feels something within his mind suddenly SNAP-
And then, that's when Bur loses full control for the first time.
A vicious screech rips through the air as Phantombur's wings splay wide, and although it can't fly it sure as hell can fucking glide, so as it sprints down a hill it jumps and shoots forward, propelled by its wings and steered by its tail.
Get the fledgling get it get the hauntling keep it no-one can touch the fledgling it's mine it's MINE-
Bur's words tumble over and over as it snarls and growls to itself, a full body desperation to take Sienna and protect them and keep her for itself because Sienna is ITS FLEDGLING AND NO-ONE SHOULD HURT THEM-
Finally, the phantom makes it to the teen's house and folds its wings so that it lands perfectly at Sienna's door, and starts to scrabble at the handle, whining and keening like a wounded animal as Bur tries to get to Sienna as quickly as possible.
There's nothing more dangerous than a phantom hybrid deep into its instincts, so is it a good idea to open the door?
I need to see you, my instincts need to see that you're okay and not dead because I'm going fucking feral right now-
Please please please my poor, sweet fledgling-
Phantombur definitely isn't obsessing right now, he tells himself as he types madly, his body shuddering with pent up, restless emotion, tail thrashing and eyes glowing dangerously.
He definitely doesn't want to take Sienna away from the whole world and keep her in his nest for like a week straight, noooo-
I hope this letter makes it to you Bur, I secretly wrote this behind Ri's back with help from an assistant of his. -(scribbles) I don't have much time left, but I can tell you that I'm still alive at the moment, and somewhat safe... Although - I have no idea where I'm being taken to, I'm sorry.
-Sienna
Phantombur looks up from where he's sobbing in his room when he hears the sound of a letter being put through his door. Instantly, he leaps out of bed, his mind overcome with desperation as he scrambles out of the room and down the hall, his tail thrashing.
He snatches the letter and claws it open, scanning the contents with the hunger of a starved man.
Bur reads it. He breaks down into sobs again, but this time it's out of relief.
Senna's alive. The fledgling is alive.
Phantombur snarls at the though of him being taken and possibly tortured by Ri (he automatically suspects it's Ri as that's the only person who would do that especially to Sienna).
I need to find someone to help me. He snarls quietly through tears streaming down his face.
Someone who knew Sienna as well. I need to do some research...
For the first time in a very, VERY long time...Phantombur's shop is closed on a day it usually isn't.
A few regulars who like talking to the friendly phantom peek in on their individual ways past through the window and see the silent, uninhabited shop with barely any light streaming in, all of his stores and items abandoned on dusty shelves and unable to be sold to those who require them.
That's when they know something's happened in Phantombur's world that has shaken him.
6:30pm.
Phantombur's house this evening is a pitch black silhouette against the glowing crimson and orange sunset lighting up the sky, when it usually has a soft glow coming from a circular window as he's waking up for the night or settling down.
It's silent.
Everything appears quiet and peaceful from the outside.
The cabin's hallways full of photo frames are empty, except for the sounds of keening sobs and mournful trills echoing from Bur's bedroom.
His room looks like a bombshell; his computer open to the website with Sienna's missing poster flashing onscreen like some haunting spectre, and the covers to his bed strewn about and manipulated into the shape of a nest.
There up in the rafters hanging from one particularly strong beam by his tail with his wings wrapped tightly around his body is Phantombur.He's sobbing openly into his hands, his body trembling with grief.
Bur has tried so hard to try and search for Sienna and to try and hunt Ri like last time, but the bastard has covered his tracks too well and his hostage is nowhere to be found.
The place he encountered Ri before at was completely abandoned; not a hair, not a fingerprint, not a scent.
The phantom's freckles glow weakly, not at all happy or bright like they are usually.
Eventually he unfolds his wings and tries to calm down a little, his glowing eyes dull and wrought with sadness. He feels...numb.
Dropping down from the rafters onto his bed, claws burying into the covers when he lands, Bur curls up like a cat in his makeshift nest, his feathered tail puffed and moving at a slow pace, and closes his eyes to picture his fledgling beside him in his arms while his wings are wrapped around the teen.
Please... He whispers, voice cracking and full of numb grief.
The kid , who was fighting outside with their sibling in your shop, got kidnapped
The sound of ceramic breaking could be heard all over the shop, he was alone and it was good from the reaction he just had.
Fuck- sorry, oh dear- Oh, I should call the police! But I don't even know how they look, oh and I was just thinking of giving them a small bouquet for them too-
(Florence's so devastated, it's not her fault though. Way to hurt us here man/j/lh)
Phantombur freezes in place where he's gazing at different flowers in the store, his pointed ears perking up at the voice who said that a child just got taken in front of the shop. He feels his heart twist in fear and anxiety for this random child he probably doesn't know, and the phantom immediately puts his brimmed hat back on and lets the dark but transparent veil fall over his face.
Grabbing a chunk of bread from his satchel, Bur wolfs it down before shifting and leaving the shop into the sunlight. His large wings stretch out in the open area now he's out of the shop. When Phantombur looks around to see if he can see who or what apparently took this child, his gaze falls to the ground.
An unearthly, primal screech of fear and horror escapes Phantombur. Dropping to his knees, pupils shrunk to slits and tail thrashing about hard, the phantom carefully picks up the cluster of beautiful dark feathers laying on the ground.
Sienna's feathers.
He covers his mouth with one hand and clutches at his heart with the other, curling into himself as another brutal wail leaves his body, Bur feeling his skin buzzing and freckles flashing violently.
S-SIENNA! NO!
He screams. He was right there, in the shop, barely metres away from his fledgling. He had no idea.
And now his precious, precious shrike fledgling is in danger.
Florence got startled from cleaning the dirt and ceramic at such loud screech coming from outside, just a few seconds after that phantom had left her shop. They cleaned their hands before going outside and seeing them on the floor, the next scream scaring bloom out of his skin.
"Sir?! Are you alright?!"
Sun runs outside and can't help the wave of panic that washes over him, less so when it seems that this person knows the kid that was kidnapped. They tried to get closer, but by the way their tail kept trashing around so fastly it made it impossible to get closer without getting hurt.
It was starting to bring a lot of attention, and Florence wasn't sure how to handle this. Her anxiety was going up every passing second as bloom tried to help the phantom.
"Sir come on, I- Please I need you to listen to me, you need to calm down. It's not safe for you to stay out here in the sun."
God, he wasn't meant for this but would be damned if she didn't try to help him.
Phantombur's trembling with grief, his breathing slowly getting faster and faster, but when he hears the florist's voice his gaze shifts to look up at bloom.
Bur knows he must look strange, being invisible right now to escape the sun except for his clothes and hat. He gulps for air while he whines like a wounded animal, feeling Phantombur's heart splitting apart.
Standing up quickly, he follows the other's words and immediately heads inside, shifting visible once he gets inside the shop and immediately scrambling over to the only flowers he knows the symbolism for.
Phantombur sinks to the floor, his wings folding up around himself as he curls up inbetween zinnia flowers and asphodel flowers, burying his head in his hands as he wails and whimpers softly.
The kid , who was fighting outside with their sibling in your shop, got kidnapped
The sound of ceramic breaking could be heard all over the shop, he was alone and it was good from the reaction he just had.
Fuck- sorry, oh dear- Oh, I should call the police! But I don't even know how they look, oh and I was just thinking of giving them a small bouquet for them too-
(Florence's so devastated, it's not her fault though. Way to hurt us here man/j/lh)
Phantombur freezes in place where he's gazing at different flowers in the store, his pointed ears perking up at the voice who said that a child just got taken in front of the shop. He feels his heart twist in fear and anxiety for this random child he probably doesn't know, and the phantom immediately puts his brimmed hat back on and lets the dark but transparent veil fall over his face.
Grabbing a chunk of bread from his satchel, Bur wolfs it down before shifting and leaving the shop into the sunlight. His large wings stretch out in the open area now he's out of the shop. When Phantombur looks around to see if he can see who or what apparently took this child, his gaze falls to the ground.
An unearthly, primal screech of fear and horror escapes Phantombur. Dropping to his knees, pupils shrunk to slits and tail thrashing about hard, the phantom carefully picks up the cluster of beautiful dark feathers laying on the ground.
Sienna's feathers.
He covers his mouth with one hand and clutches at his heart with the other, curling into himself as another brutal wail leaves his body, Bur feeling his skin buzzing and freckles flashing violently.
S-SIENNA! NO!
He screams. He was right there, in the shop, barely metres away from his fledgling. He had no idea.
And now his precious, precious shrike fledgling is in danger.
Phantombur looks up and his eyes widen and pupils dilate immediately. He hasn't seen Sienna in so long, but their presence has his tail immediately wagging and a happy trill to escape his mouth.
S-Sienna! Hi fledgling, how are you doi-
Bur stops and stares at their wings, seeing that the colour of the feathers has changed. He immediately recognises the feather and colour pattern from his lessons about avians from his father as a child.
You're...You're a SHRIKE?! Oh my god that's so cool little one! When did this happen?!
He steps closer, grinning, but isn't sure if Sienna would be okay with him hugging him. Phantombur stops himself, but it's obvious that he'd like to embrace them by the way his wings are fluttering excitedly.
Sienna's wings fluttered in response to the thrill as a smile formed on his face at hearing the thrill and being able to see Phantom again as they got inside the bar, as they had been wanting to visit him for some time now.
-“Hi!” She then waved at him as he approached him. -“I'm good and you?” They then said before walking towards Phantom and hugging him suddenly.
He then nodded at the question as his feathered wings twitched. -“Mhm-! It happened a week or three ago!” She then said enthusiastically.
Phantombur's eyes widen when Sienna hugs him, and he wraps his arms around her tightly, burying his head in their hair and chirping happily. His tail wags harder.
"I'm...I'm doing alright thanks little one." Bur murmurs, voices muffled by their hair.
"What are you doing back here at the bar Sienna? Did you come to find me or something, hm?" He looks down at her, teasing softly with a warm expression in his eyes.
"You're lucky, fledgling. I don't go here often, and occasionally some shady people hang about at night looking for targets. Just, be careful, okay? You can message me whenever you like."
Sienna smiled happily as Phantombur returned his hug as his wings folded fully behind their back to give enough space for the hug.
-“Any time-!” She then said in a cheerful tone as he had to avoid thrilling happily in response as they felt themselves almost bouncing in their feet at receiving affection for once, something they were deprived off.
He then looked up. -“Mhm- And I know... But I just wanted to come and see if you were here...” he then looked away as she hesitated with her words. -“I um... also Wanted to ask... If it was okay, if I asked if you could go trick or treating with me...?” Sienna then confessed what was on their mind hesitantly to the phantom they had started seeing as an older brother.
Phantombur gasps, and his smile goes wide and toothy with excitement. It's been so long since he's had a little sibling-like friend to hang with, since he moved to this city and had to leave Tommy with Phil back in the mountains.
Oh my god, I would love to take you trick or treating fledgling! Have you got a costume, or would you like to choose one of the ones I have at home?
He turns back to the bar and pays for his drink quickly, before turning back to Sienna and chirping, his large wings shifting on his back, itching to spread out and be unfolded but not while he's still inside.
Then, Bur tilts his head and looks curiously at the shrike avian.
Would your older sibling mind if I take you trick or treating like you want?
Sienna's wings fluttered happily behind his back at being told yes, as he nodded. -“I have a costume already” He said with sincerity as he had gone out to buy his costume a while ago after work.
His eyes then looked away as soon as he was asked about his older brother. -“Wilbur, my brother, lives in another area now , but I'm sure she won't mind.” They then said half sincerely while also sounding unsure. -“I haven't really seen him, or been able to get in contact with her.”
Sienna's eyes widened for a second as his feathers fluffed up as she smiled happily.
-“Really?” They asked excitedly as he smiled enthusiastically at being told, they would be accompanied to go trick or treating. -“Thank you!” He then chirped happily as Phantom gently brushed their cheek with their tail, by accident, as he giggled at the sensation as ; she was ticklish.
They then nodded at the last words, as they immediately skipped outside the pub, excitedly. It had been far too long since he had been able to do family activities to someone he had considered family.
Bur's pupils dilate when he hears her chirp, which makes his wings flutter happily.
It had been so long then he had someone who reminded him of Tommy in spirit. His heart gives a nostalgic twinge.
He follows them with a chuckle out of the pub, quickly catching up to the teen and grabbing their hand in his, squeezing it happily. Phantombur smiles down at them, his wings unfolding now that they're outside, the indigo membrane stretching out and glimmering with teal markings.
Right, let's go fledgling. I'll take you to your house first so you can get changed into your costume before we go out to the neighbourhoods.
Phantombur warbles to Sienna softly as they walk; he finds it adorable that they respond to his calls to them.
Sienna smiled as he nodded as they walked at Phantom's pace, as their wings fluttered as they then got curious about Phantom's wings. -“How does it feel to fly?” He then asked curiously as they walked towards, his house.
Sienna then unlocked the door to her house as they picked up their pets, Patches ; a crow from the floor and their pet raccoon ; Rat from the table, as she moved them to a proper place away from the door and from each other.
-“Sorry, if the question - is invasive, by the way” Sienna then mumbled, as he opened the door up, all the way, after moving her pet away from getting squished by the door.
Phantombur feels a wave of shock and nausea roll through his system when Sienna asks the question. It's not the teen's fault, he doesn't know what happened.
As they go into Sienna's house his wings fold up and his markings flash. Bur can feel another past memory flashing up, making his teeth clench and tail flick anxiously. He leans against the doorway as the memory rolls through,
"I-I DON'T HAVE A HEARTBEAT!" Wilbur yells.
"I DON'T EVEN HAVE A FUCKING HEARTBEAT!!!"
"Wilbur, Will it's going to be oka-"
"NO!"
Wilbur jerks forward, clawed hands wrapping around his throat as he hyperventilates, mind muffling the frantic words for him to calm down from Phil and the others. He scrambles to his feet, wings spreading wide as his flight instinct kicks in, but the phantom lets out a sobbing screech when they only flap uselessly and can't generate enough lift to fly-
To his shock, Phantombur manages to keep his breathing even enough that the memory passes without him breaking down, but his hands still shake a bit.
Um, actually I can't fly fledgling-
Bur looks away ashamedly, taking a deep breath in.
The avian variant of the Phantom hybrid as opposed to wild Phantoms cannot fly, because Avian Phantoms usually damage their wings upon their death which begins their phantom revival.
Phantombur looks at Sienna, and walks over to them, bringing her into another hug.
So no, I can't fly properly, but I can glide down from high places. My wings were damaged when I died, so that's why.
Sienna had his raccon wrapped around her neck while his crow was on his head aa he turned around as Phantombur stood by the door of his home.
His eyes caught sight of Phantom clenching his fists for a second as he saw his tail flicker in anxiety, as she wondered if she had pressed into unwanted territory, for a second.
-“That's okay, I can't fly either, i'm sorry, for asking” They then said sincerely as their voice lowered from their usual loud tone to a much softer one.
Sienna then stepped upstairs to fetch their costume, as they came out with a black witch hat with golden jewels on it and a black dress on, with a blue scarf around their neck.
Phantombur chuckles at the sight of the crow and raccoon on Sienna, before they come over to him as the teen grabs their costume. He bends down and chitters to the raccoon before warbling to the crow, and suddenly both animals are crawling and hopping all over him excitedly.
Hahahaha get off you little rascals!
Bur giggles and closes his eyes as Rat sniffs his cheek while Patches hops onto his head and looks at him upside down.
Then he hears Sienna come down, and when he opens his eyes again Phantombur is impressed at the costume. His tail wags happily at the sight.
Oh wow fledgling, that looks awesome! Are you a witch, or a guardian or something?
-“I'm you!” Sienna then said with a wide smile as his wings twitched behind his back. -“I wanted to dress up, as the people I love! So I went for you this time!” He then said with a warm smile as he came from his room back downstairs.
She then chucked at seeing his pets all over Phantom already, as the memory reminded him when he had first introduced his pets to his brother, Wilbur.... who'm they missed a lot.
He takes a step forward, his pupils dilating again as he tilts his head inquisitively. Sure enough, Sienna is wearing a black hat that closely resembles the one he wears with a sunproof veil for when he doesn't feel like going invisible, and the dress reminds him of his black turtleneck sweater in its composition and pattern.
Sienna dresses up as someone they love, which was him. They love him like a brother.
Bur's eyes go misty, and he chirps affectionately. In an instant, he's crossing the room and engulfing the teen in an embrace, his tail wagging a little as his large wings wrap around them as if to shield them from the outside world.
Th-Thank you Sienna- He chokes out, nuzzling his face into her hair and trilling softly, holding him close.
Sienna was startled as Phantombur started crying as she froze on her tracks as she thought, he might have done something wrong.
-“I'm sorry, did I do something?” She then asked worried as he heard him struggling to talk as his words became slurred.
Her blossom eyes looked up in confusion before she felt arms wrapped around them as he was startled for a second before hugging back, as they felt Phantom crying into their shoulder, as wet tears fell on them.
She then smiled softly as he hugged him back and tighter this time, almost protectively, as he chirped back. -“You're welcome” They then said softly ; unknowing of what else to say, at the moment.
The moment almost reminded her of his own brother who had left home to live with his girlfriend and also due college, who'm she missed dearly-
They then shook their head away as they shoved any thoughts of him, away from her mind, as she could just focus on being hugged by someone else who was family already to her.
And maybe that was unhealthy, but she couldn't afford to lose another person they considered family.
Phantombur chuckles, wiping his eyes and nuzzling into Sienna's hair more, chirping again.
Y-You did nothing wrong fledgling...I've just been having a hard time lately, and now you're being all precious and dressing like me and it makes me really happy.
He gazes at the teen with awestruck eyes, his freckles glowing. Bur then, while hugging Sienna still, presses a friendly brotherly kiss to her forehead, smiling softly. His tail keeps wagging.
Thank you so much fledgling. I very much enjoy your company.
Sienna's smile widened as Phantom called him precious and gently kissed his forehead brotherly like, as they chirped happily at the affection that they were receiving as they were touch and affection starved.
-“I'm glad, I'm making, things better for you” She then said sincerely as he gently held Phantombur wash away the tears from his face. -“But, I'm still sorry, if I still upset you” He said with sincerity in his voice.
-“I'm not the best, at comfort” She then hesitantly said as they engulfed him in another hug. -“But, I hope, I can continue to make things better for you, bur.... you're like a brother to me”
They then said genuinely as their small wings attempted to hug around Phantombur's shoulders.
Phantombur then smiles when she tries to wrap her smaller wings around him and tilts his head, warbling as Bur gently helps them to do so. He moves closer and pets his hair for a moment, before he very carefully holds Sienna's wings and helps them stretch out wider.
Your wings are beautiful, fledgling. Phantombur marvels as he strokes their feathers, preening them a little by gently tugging out loose and bent feathers.
They're made of some gorgeous shades, perfect wings for a shrike avian...
He helps Sienna's wings to hug his shoulders, chuckling fondly when the teen manages to do it.
There you go Sienna, is that what you wanted to do?
Sienna chirped as her wings were praised and gently preened by the older avían as he got scooped up in his arms.
-“Thank you” She then said sincerely with a wide smile as he folded his wings behind his back after a while. -“I did- I- ” He struggled to speak his mind properly for a few seconds. -“It'd been a while since I've been held like this” They then said sincerely.
-“Anyways let's go trick or treating!” He then said giggling and was already excited at the thought of getting free candy, again.
Phantombur holds Sienna for another moment before letting go of them and adjusting their hat and scarf so they sit better on them.
Of course Si, let's go now. Come on fledgling.
Bur gently grabs the teen's hand with a smile and flutter of his wings and leads him out of the house, but not before grabbing a spare silver pillowcase on the way out for Sienna to put lollies in. Once the house is locked up, Phantombur starts walking with them down the road. The sun is still out, and there's a lot of families still out with their children running around.
This will be fun won't it Sienna? Bur says with a little trill. It's been ages since he went trick or treating with someone, even though now he isn't the one getting lollies.
Sienna then nodded as they were placed down on the ground as their witch hat was fixed by Phantombur.
She then smiled as she grabbed the pillowcase while the phantom hybrid held his hand. -“It will!” He then said with a smile as they chirped happily as a small thrill escaped their lips as, they couldn't wait to go trick or treating, already ; as they let go.
They then waited outside as Phantombur closed the door to his home and locked it, not that she minded, since he was pretty much the only person living in her house, as his parents mostly worked and his older brother had left to live with his girlfriend.
He usually left the door unlocked tho, so she was grateful for how Phantombur, made sure to lock the door.
