shapeshifter

[foxfavors]

Huli Jing oc from Chinese mythology. || about || rules

21+ only. mutuals only. selective. written by holly (any pronouns, 30+).

established June 2026.

[gummi-stims]

🐍Slit Pupil Contacts🐱

[foxfavors]

Onitsune Mask.

[rpclefairy]

growing closer.

prompts for characters getting to know each other.

“i don't think you realize how much people notice you.”

“you don't seem particularly trusting. then again, maybe neither am i.”

“you have a habit of appearing at interesting moments.”

“you strike me as someone who trusts their gut. am i wrong?”

“i've noticed you always leave before everyone else.”

“i think you enjoy keeping people guessing.”

“you seem restless.”

“it's strange how you can be surrounded by people and still feel alone.”

“have i ever told you that you're difficult to read?”

“you look like you haven't slept.”

“you know this place well enough that i'm starting to wonder if you've always lived here.”

“do you ever worry about the kind of person you're becoming?”

“i've known a lot of people. none of them were quite like you.”

“i can't decide whether people truly change, or if they just become better at hiding parts of themselves.”

“i had the strangest dream last night. do you remember yours when you wake up?”

“the more i get to know you, the more i keep noticing little similarities between the two of us.”

“i didn't realize you'd remember that.”

“most people seem uncomfortable with silence. i never minded it much.”

“you seem to know more than you're saying.”

“you seem comfortable on your own. i wonder if that's the same thing as never feeling lonely.”

“do you always look this serious?”

“you're easier to talk to than i expected.”

“i've always thought trust is harder to earn than people pretend.”

“you always seem to be watching.”

“i think you've been avoiding me.”

“you're not at all what i thought you would be.”

“whenever i ignore my instincts, i end up regretting it. what about you?”

“i wasn't expecting to run into you again.”

“i can't tell if you're someone who enjoys solitude or just tolerates it.”

“i know it sounds childish, but i can't help believing some people are meant to find one another.”

“you make a terrible liar.”

“you don't strike me as the sort of person people forget.”

“i think people underestimate you.”

“i can't decide whether you're charming or frustrating.”

“i don't think i've seen you smile before.”

“i wasn't sure you'd come.”

“it's a little strange. i think i've started looking forward to seeing you.”

“sometimes i wonder if we ever really know anyone.”

“you're surprisingly good company.”

“i think most people would like to believe they're good. i'm not sure it's always that simple.”

“i think being truly understood is a far rarer thing than people realize.”

“i don't usually tell people this...”

“you make that look easy.”

[inkpressedpetals]

[mythshire]

⋆ · 𖤓 · ⋆ 𝐓𝐇𝐄 𝐒𝐖𝐎𝐑𝐃 𝐀𝐍𝐃 𝐓𝐇𝐄 𝐎𝐀𝐓𝐇 ··· a collection of sworn oaths and rusted honour, the men and women who guard a city that would sooner forget them, loyalty that bleeds but never bends. genre: drama, romance, angst, medieval.

I didn't take this post for the glory. There is no glory in this.

I swore an oath before I knew what oaths cost. I have been paying ever since.

You should not be in this part of the city at this hour. I will not ask again.

My loyalty belongs to the crown. 

Stand down. All of you. I said stand down! 

I have kept this city's peace for fifteen years. You have undone me in fifteen days.

You come to me with this now. At this hour. With blood on your hands and no explanation.

The gate closes at sundown. You knew that. Why are you only arriving now?

There are things I have done in service of this city that I will not speak of. Not to you. Not to anyone.

Lower your voice. These walls remember everything said within them.

I have followed orders my entire life. I am looking at you and wondering, for the first time, what it would mean to refuse one.

You are not safe here. 

My men did not see you. As far as this watch is concerned you were never here tonight.

I have held this post through three rulers. I will not compromise it. Not even for you.

The city does not sleep. Neither do I. We have that in common, at least.

Tell me what you know and tell me quickly. I have neither time nor patience for half truths.

I understand sacrifice. What I do not understand is being asked to sacrifice you.

Nobody passes through this gate without my leave.

I have drawn this sword in service of causes I did not believe in. I will not draw it against you.

You ask me to look the other way. You do not know what you are asking.

A commander does not have the luxury of doubt. I have been doubting since the moment I met you.

The fog comes in heavy off the river at this hour. Stay close.

I know every shadow in this city. I know every place a person might hide. I will find who did this.

You should fear me. Most people do. The fact that you do not is either very brave or very foolish.

I have given this city everything it has asked of me. Tonight it is asking for something I cannot give.

My second will take the watch. You and I need to speak somewhere without ears in the walls.

The law is the law. I did not write it. I do not always agree with it. I enforce it nonetheless.

You, of all people, came to the barracks. What has happened?

I have seen men break under far less. You are still standing. That means something.

Do not mistake my silence for approval, boy. Do not mistake it for indifference either.

I was told you were trouble the day you arrived in this city. I should have listened.

A knight serves. That is the whole of it. Serve, protect, endure. I have never wanted more than that until now.

I have enemies in every quarter of this city. I will not have you become a target because of your association with me.

The order came from above me. I am not certain it came from a place I still respect.

Put the blade down. I am asking you as someone who does not wish to see you hanged.

There are two kinds of people in a city like this. Those who are protected and those who do the protecting. I have always known which one I am.

You should not trust me simply because I wear this cloak. Trust must be earned. Let me earn it.

I will not pretend the law bends for sentiment. I will also not pretend I am without sentiment where you are concerned.

My duty ends at that door. What happens beyond it is between you and whatever gods you keep.

You are asking me to betray everything I have built my life upon.

The city watch answers to the crown. I answer to the city watch. Tonight I find myself answering to something else entirely.

I have buried men I called brothers. I have mourned them quietly and moved on because the realm does not pause for grief.

I am not accustomed to being seen. Only to being obeyed.

Ride out at first light. Take nothing that marks you as known to me. I will follow when I can.

You remind me of something I gave up a long time ago.

I have protected this city from every threat that has come for it. I did not anticipate that the thing I most needed protecting from would walk through my own gate.

[toyboxcore]

嬉しくてシッポフリフリなエマちゃん🦊

[infernal-veins]

“I have a small apartment not far from here,” the vampire replied, unfazed by the shapeshifting, “we can make it there if we hurry. It’s not much, but it’s dry.”

[foxfavors]

"That will work, if you don't mind a temporary visitor," he said, shifting back to a more "publicly acceptable" form in his relief, one devoid of ears and a tail.

He could have found a shop or cafe to linger in, but those places expected you to buy something after so long.

"Lead the way."

[infernal-veins]

@foxfavors from here

~*~

“Mm. I have to focus a bit, but once I do I can hear it pretty easily. Enhanced senses for hunting, I suppose.”

“You okay?”

[foxfavors]

Hunting. That made sense. He could hear a mouse under two feet of snow, after all. Tan Xi didn't answer immediately. Instead he paced a few steps one way, shifted forms (a black, seven-tailed fox the size of a Toyota Tundra), and paced the other way. No, that didn't help... especially considering the scent of approaching wind and rain he caught with his better sense of smell.

"... I will be once we get somewhere indoors." He finally said.

[lyricalrpmemes]

Blackmore's Night lyric sentence starters

Selected songs from their album Ghost Of A Rose (2003)

Way to Mandalay

I wandered down the pathway, through the misty moor

I have heard the stories, her legend served her well...

A mystic's myth or fable, truth or fairy tale

And the road goes on...

Forever will I wander on the way to Mandalay

Could I have been misguided by the mystic's ways?

The moment lasts forever, at least it does for me

Caught between what happened and what could never be

Cartouche

If I share this with you never speak a word

They would never understand if they ever heard

Memories, black and white, hide behind the glass

In the mirrors and the smoke, it's all fading fast

Ivory Tower 

The winds that blew from out of the tree / Were calling out to me

I followed fortune 'round the tower/Searching in vain

I laid and dreamed on a featherbed / My dream was of you

Ghost of a Rose 

Promise me, when you see / A white rose you'll think of me

I love you so, never let go...

And quiet and mild and he loved her

And ever more he thought he saw / A glimpse of her upon the moors forever...

Loreley 

Legend's faded storyline / Tried to warn us all

Oh, they called her: "Loreley / Careful or you'll fall"

Oh, the stories we were told / Quite a vision to behold

You would not believe your eyes / How a voice could hypnotize

Promises are only lies

She will get inside your mind

All for One

And if we drink, we'll drink together, not alone!

And when we sing, we'll sing together, not alone!

And when we fight, we'll fight together, not alone!

And if we fall, we'll fall together, not alone!

All for one, and one for all!

Dandelion Wine 

Where has the time gone? It seems to fly so fast

One moment you're having fun, the next it's come to pass

Days turn into yesteryear, old friends find their own way

Until the moment you leave, I wish that you would stay

So here's to you, all our friends, surely we will meet again

Don't stay away too long this time

We'll raise a glass, maybe two, and we'll be thinking of you

Until our paths cross again, maybe next time

Let's remember the moments that leave us all too soon

Pressed flowers and dreams we had, our fingerprint on time...

The first moment we ever met, when your eyes met mine

I remember the summers of dandelion wine

[foxfavors]

SLEEP HABITS

NAME: Tan Xi

RESIDENCE: wherever he happens to be.

TYPE OF BED: a blanket nest or on the ground.

NUMBER OF BLANKETS: as many as he has at his disposal.

NUMBER OF PILLOWS: two or three

TYPE OF CLOTHING: pants and shirt.

DO THEY SLEEP WITH COMPANY?: sometimes.

DO THEY SLEEP BETTER WITH COMPANY?: yes!

DOES IT MATTER WHERE THEY SLEEP?: not really. He can sleep just about anywhere.

WHAT DO THEY DO IF THEY CANNOT FALL ASLEEP?: watch the stars.

FREQUENT DREAMS, NIGHTMARES: 

DEEP SLUMBER OR NAPS: both!

WHEN DO THEY SLEEP: at night and in the afternoons

WHAT COULD WAKE THEM UP: someone touching him.

EARLY OR LATE RISER: late, unless there's something he needs to do.

[foxfavors]

(infernal-veins) ❛ your heart is beating so fast right now. ❜

Assorted Dialogue || Accepting!

"Is it?" Tan Xi breathed, resisting the urge to rest a hand against his chest. "I can't imagine why."

"..."

"You can hear that from where you are?"

[nightprompts]

&. 𝐚𝐧 𝐚𝐬𝐬𝐨𝐫𝐭𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐨𝐟 𝐝𝐢𝐚𝐥𝐨𝐠𝐮𝐞 𝐩𝐫𝐨𝐦𝐩𝐭𝐬.

( this is basically just a very self indulgent list of various fluff, angst, and suggestive themed dialogue sentence starters. )

❛ i could keep you safe. they’re all afraid of me. ❜

❛ i’m trying to fix your hair, so hold still. ❜

❛ your heart is beating so fast right now. ❜

❛ promise me you’ll still be here when i wake up. ❜

❛ you’re not as bad as everyone says you are. ❜

❛ i thought you’d like some company. ❜ 

❛ clean yourself up. you're getting blood all over the place. ❜

❛ here, give this a try and tell me what you think. ❜

❛ you can kiss me, you know. ❜

❛ come back to bed. ❜

❛ you look good like this. ❜

❛ working together again, it’s just like old times. ❜

❛ how is it you always know what i need, huh? ❜

❛ you’re lucky you got away with only a scratch. ❜ 

❛ i can’t imagine losing someone like that. i’m sorry. ❜

❛ you know you can always talk to me. ❜

❛ the only one who gets to kill you, is me. ❜

❛ so, what do i owe this pleasure? ❜

❛ ah, so you aren’t heartless after all. ❜

❛ may i have this dance? ❜ 

❛ it’s okay, you can touch me. i won't break. ❜

❛ enemies make the best lovers, you know. ❜

❛ hold still. this might sting a little. ❜

❛ we can't keep doing this. ❜ 

❛ you look like you've got something to say. ❜

❛ just relax and let me take care of you. ❜

❛ thought you’d be lighter without all that blood. ❜

❛ i had it under control. you didn’t need to do that. ❜

❛ everything looks so beautiful from up here. ❜

❛ you treat all your ladies like this? ❜

❛ well? how do i look? ❜

❛ can’t sleep? ❜

❛ do you mind if i smoke? ❜

❛ i’m scared of ending up alone. ❜

❛ i don’t think i’ve ever seen you smile. ❜

❛ how long has it been since you've slept? ❜

❛ you are losing my interest, and that’s very dangerous. ❜

❛ i’d suffer hell if you’d tell me what you’d do to me tonight. ❜

❛ you look really pretty right now. ❜

❛ i’ve never cared for anyone the way i care for you. ❜

❛ i’m not wearing any underwear. thought you’d like to know. ❜

❛ just a few more stitches and you’ll be as good as new. ❜

❛ i’d say we make a pretty good team. ❜

❛ i want you to forget this ever happened. ❜

❛ i'm here for business — not pleasure. ❜

❛ if i didn't know any better, i'd say you were jealous. ❜

❛ you'd look better down on your knees. ❜

❛ fine, keep acting like you hate me. ❜

❛ kiss me again. ❜

❛ are you asking me out on a date? ❜

❛ just sit there and look pretty and let me handle this. ❜

❛ you okay? caught you staring off into space again. ❜

❛ well, i do feel better now that you're here. ❜

❛ i'm not drunk enough for this. ❜ 

❛ why is it whenever we see each other, you’re covered in blood? ❜

❛ i was wrong about you. ❜ 

❛ the first time i met you, i had no idea you'd mean this much. ❜

❛ you gonna be a good girl / boy for me? ❜

❛ i’m not afraid of you. ❜

❛ books mean more to me than people anyway. ❜

❛ i just wanted to say thank you for protecting me. ❜

❛ how about a kiss goodnight? ❜

❛ i don’t have time for distractions right now. ❜

❛ you shouldn’t be out here by yourself. ❜ 

❛ if i have to think about one more thing today, my head will explode. ❜

[faeberrywine]

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[foxfavors]

// Nixed the scarred/blind eye headcanon. Ended up not feeling it.

[megmelodia]

Painted scroll, Mori Tessan, early 1800s Japan

[camelidae]

Reminder that your local foxing society will be re-commencing their annual meetings this month! They meet from dusk to gloaming in the spooky, autumnal wood. This week’s topics of interest will be yowling, yammering, and, of course, yippering!