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— the game isn't over until it's over.

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NOW AT @stillgrows

✕  //  i swallowed the dice — i make my own luck now.

#fortunegambled : a private, independent, and low-activity roleplay blog for luxord / ludor of the kingdom hearts series, as interpreted and written by syd. heavily based on headcanons and theories, as well as plotting with friends. initially established july 2018 and reimagined april 2022.

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a study in: the concept of a legacy as a virus, fair-play villain, the transient bounds of time and reality, spotting the thread, holding one’s cards close to one’s chest, & taking fate into one’s own hands.

[stillgrows]

Something inside my head—growing. Something inside my chest—growing. (You'll never be the same again.)

STILLGROWS ft. Sigma of Bungou Stray Dogs and a canon-divergent Scaramouche of Genshin Impact, as well as original characters & muses from various videogame, podcast, literature, and animanga sources—all interpreted and written by Syd.

[fortunegambled]

hi friends.

i believe i'm going to be moving all my muses to my multifandom multimuse, including luxord. i understand if i lose people this way, but i'm trying to focus most of my creative energy on an original novel i'm already 50k words into; my goal is to get it all written and edited by the end of the year. because of that, i don't have it in me to maintain multiple blogs. as it is, i'm finding myself too stressed thinking about which blog to go on that i end up not going on a blog at all. i'll be crossposting this on all my blogs, and i may reblog it a time or two and add a note to the pinned.

nothing's been transferred over to the carrd yet, but i have quite a few blogs i need to transfer so that will take some time.

give me a follow over there if you're up for it and want to keep writing with this guy. if not, no hard feelings—it's been real.

[voidedgear]

@fortunegambled

Vanitas had no idea why he needed a babysitter. So what if he’d tried to pull Ventus’ heart out to rejoin with him before Xehanort’s little plan had been complete? Sure, it would have eliminated one of Xehanort’s darknesses that he needed so badly, but Vanitas didn’t see how that was his problem. All Xehanort would need to do is pull some other poor sap out of cold storage to use.

The Master had more. Probably.

Either way, there was hardly anything he could do about it now. Vanitas uncrosses his arms looks around the world they’ve landed on.

The Dwarf Woodlands was a quiet world, it had been the first that Ventus had visited. The air was sweeter than any other he’d been to, and the way the light hit was so different from the Graveyard… it was almost gentle.

It was as good a place as any to hide a sleeping Ventus.

“Right. Since that loser went and got his heart lost, I’m not gonna be able to sense where his body is. We’ll need to find him the old fashioned way.” It was time to start searching on foot.

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This world was peaceful. It was beautiful, even, all bright woodlands brimming with life. Birds sang in the trees, blissfully unaware of the two interlopers in their world. Not that Luxord minded, of course.

He also didn't mind what he knew was being thought of as 'babysitting' by the one he was meant to be keeping an eye on; in a way, it was, although it was less about Vanitas being unable to look out for himself like a child and more to do with him being a veritable wildcard that Xehanort didn't seem able to trust. The thought amused Luxord, but that was something he kept to himself.

“It seems we have our work cut out for us,” Luxord mused, cards fluttering between his fingers before disappearing from sight. “So be it. I do so love a fool's errand.” He made a sweeping gesture with one hand and a directional nod of his head. “After you.”

[fortunegambled]

hello gay people in my phone

my last post was september, huh. well! a lot has happened! did nano, which means i wrote 50k of an original cosmic horror novel in november. now that that's done, i plan on reading a lot more going into 2024 but i also want to return to my blogs on weekdays while doing original stuff as a focus on weekends. my formatting style has also changed to mirror my novel writing (i.e. proper capitalization and past tense).

i may end up doing a schedule for myself without it being too rigid, just so i can commit to doing replies on a certain blog on certain days... but we shall see.

anyway! the plan is to be back but it may take me a little while to get the balancing act worked out. much love.

[fortunegambled]

i'm sorry luxord for abandoning you again

[thalxssas]

she felt like he was looking through her, as if he knew something that she didn't & was proud of the fact–––– it was almost enough to make her call the whole meeting off, but she stood her ground. tense & uneasy & ready to call her magic & keyblade at any moment. but then the cards vanished from his hands &, though his grin kept her a bit on edge, the disappearance of his weapons was enough to get her to begin to relax.

❛ that's...reassuring. ❜ if nothing else, at least she was fairly certain this encounter wouldn't end in a fight.

 ❛ i guess that's understandable. ❜ but as much as she could relate to his reasoning, it was still a bit surprising. she hadn't realized that, as much as she was going in blind about the organization, they were also going in blind about her. for a moment, she considered saying no to this proposition of his–––– there was always the possibility that she might give something away that would tip the scales in xehanort's favor–––– but this might have been her only opportunity to ensure that she wasn't going in completely blind. it was an opportunity she felt like she couldn't waste. ❛ but, if you're going to learn about me, then i also get to learn about you. ❜

standing her ground against his approach felt like her first real test. but, she didn't back down. she probably looked far from imposing, but she stood tall anyways. ❛ deal? ❜

[fortunegambled]

luxord doesn't recall much about her in their first encounter. there isn't much to recall. like the others, she'd been swept up as another piece in his fight against sora. even so, he can tell there's something different about her. a newfound confidence, perhaps? she stands her ground, posture upright. she seems less small.

his polite smile doesn't fade at her bargain, although it does shift — less rehearsed, more sincere. as sincere as it can be, at least. being a nobody once again nags at him, that emptiness in his chest a void that insists upon making its presence known. “you certainly drive a hard bargain,” he muses, his tone light.

“deal.” he doesn't bother hesitating, nor does he feign hesitation. and, as this little truce was his idea, he speaks first: “what do you think of this situation we've found ourselves thrust into? the war. this eternal battle that seems to be coming to a head.” it's likely not a question she would expect from him, but he's never shied away from speaking his mind.

she's too young for this, but everyone has always been too young for this. even as key players grow and age, younger ones with light in their hearts follow in their footsteps. it's a cyclical thing, never ending and always eating its own tail.

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luxord having to teach vexen how to play poker

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my only two ships for luxord are luxvex and xiglux and i'm like... okay, yeah, you like the older men. we get it.

[fortunegambled]

hey i hope you're prepared to answer the very detailed 50 question quiz WITH an essay prompt at the end in order to date my dad btw

i'm not sure how you found out and that is quite concerning, but if we do find ourselves getting to that unlikely point... i suppose i should begin practicing my essays.

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luxord sharing verbatim dialogue with eraqus as well as thought processes with mom + luxu... time powers like ymx... him being pitted against xigbar/luxu in kh3...

there is something here for sure and every time i think i have it worked out i feel like i'm missing something. my current theory as it stands feels so solid, but it also feels like something isn't quite right.

[fortunegambled]

hm. these posts are very interesting. i do believe whatever happened between luxu and brain will help explain this...

[fortunegambled]

i'll join in on the party by saying luxord is much more inclined towards sensuality than he is sexuality — which isn't to say he's particularly averse, because he isn't, and he is very go with the flow so if he's flirting and someone instigates, well... things will go as they will.

but his natural inclination is towards sensuality and intimacy.

[fortunegambled]

it's not a matter of fate it's just a question of time ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀——— we all fall down.

THE GAMBLER OF FATE & THE MELODIOUS NOCTURNE of the KINGDOM HEARTS series, as told by syd.

[fortunegambled]

missing toast/even time because of work... </3

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once again thinking about how luxord is in the caribbean in khii and khiii and clearly likes it, and how that's a world that sora loves so dearly and gets so excited about... add that to the wildcard and 'when we're just guys' thing and oohhhh something interesting is being set up with those two, for sure...

[fortunegambled]

now, whose lies are pleasing us?