𝓢𝓬𝓪𝓻𝓵𝒆𝓽 ℱ𝓸𝔁

{Indie Joanne Harcourt ;; Kuroshitsuji/Black Butler}

[arimiechi]

weston arc cuties / ♔

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♔——; One major headcanon I have for Joanne is that he’s the one who wrote and sent the prefects the poem that gave them clues about the bullying that was happening at Weston. We know from seeing him reach for a translation of Hegel’s The Science of Logic and Sebastian’s subsequent comments that Joanne is an avid, highly advanced reader. Those who are frequent readers, especially those with an in-depth comprehension of what they read, tend to be better writers.

That point aside, the biggest hint that Joanne is the author of that poem is within the poem itself, just like all the other clues that Redmond interpreted. He said that the “gracious apostle” (or “benevolent”, depending on the translation) referred to the apostle John, and that fact combined with the clue about the harp with pearls pointed him to Bach—Johann Sebastian Bach. Joanne’s name is a derivative of John/Joan, and “Johann,” while not pronounced the same way, looks a lot like the name “Joanne.”

There’s also the matter that the poem was found in Redmond’s mailbox as opposed to those belonging to the other prefects, which means that the sender would almost have to be someone from Red House.

Maybe I’m just reaching, but I swear it looks like the clues are there to me. Joanne is one hell of a smart cookie, and he wrote that poem.

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Send my muse “👀 + a question” and they’ll have to answer with 100% honesty.

No deleting questions, either!

[reiiciel]

Joanne Harcourt requested by the lovelies @thebeautifulmacabre , @easterneuropeswife

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((That moment when life gets busy and another blog distracts you too and then you realize you just missed your muse’s birthday by two days... gdi.))

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Which one of the prefects scare you the most?

Joanne’s head tilted to the side for a split second, surprise gracing his features while he considered the sudden question. It was unusual, but not unwelcome, and he didn’t mind answering. After all, the prefects as he knew them now were his friends—all of them, not just the one belonging to his own house.

“That’s an…unexpected question. If I were to choose from among the current prefects, I can’t say that I’m scared of any of them anymore. I was a little wary of Cheslock when I first met him, and Clayton has a tendency to be rather strict, but I’ve gotten used to being around both of them since I’ve had the opportunity to get to know them better. Even though three of the prefects are from other houses, I consider all of them my friends. I feel at ease when I’m with them; not afraid.”

Unbidden, his thoughts wandered to the other group of four that were the former prefects; the ones who had left the school in shame. The smile that had formed while he spoke of his current friends suddenly wavered, and he sighed quietly. 

“As for the former prefects, I… I truly hope they never repeat their mistakes. They were once dear friends to me too, especially Redmond. Weston isn’t the same without them, but I’m unsure if I’ll ever be able to completely forgive them. Their view of justice somehow became so twisted that they…”  Here he hesitated, his voice cracking slightly as if recalling what he knew was enough to put him on the verge of tears. It deeply upset him to remember that the former prefects were responsible for murder, and he couldn’t bring himself to say the very word either. “They did something horrible because they thought it was right. I know they regret it, so I’m not scared of them, though perhaps I should be. When I think about the former prefects, what scares me the most is the possibility that I could make a grave mistake one day, just like they did. I’m only human after all, and even though I can’t condone what they did…I can still understand why they did it. In a way, it’s even my fault.” 

Tears were built up in the corners of his eyes, and he tried to blink them away before they could fall. “I-I know that sounds ridiculous, which is why I always tell myself that it’s not my fault, and that I couldn’t have known for sure what they would do after they read the poem I sent, but sometimes even the truth is difficult to believe.”

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Have you ever gotten off to thoughts of a professor?

♔——; Sexual Sunday Honesty!

“W-Why would you ask something like that?! I... I haven’t, no. I must admit that I have had...certain thoughts about a professor before, but I’ve never used them to do something so indecent. I just can’t help thinking things sometimes, and I’ve been tempted to do it, but I’ve never actually done it. It’s not bad if I just think about it, right..?”

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Would Joanne want to be spanked, or be the one doing the spanking?

♔——; Sexual Sunday Honesty!

“I-I... I wouldn’t want to spank anyone. I’m not one for causing others any unnecessary pain. It simply wouldn’t feel right for me to do something like that. So between the two options... It’s embarrassing to say, but I would prefer being spanked. I-I’m not sure if I would actually enjoy it, but I wouldn’t be opposed to trying it at least once if my partner wanted to do it. It...might feel nice.”

[justanotherrpmemeblog]

sexual sunday honesty! send my muse a nsfw/sexual question and they have to answer it honestly.

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🕹-🏚🌋

♔——; Unusual Questions for the Muse!

🕹- What does your muse do to occupy themselves when bored?

Answered here!

🏚- Does your muse like to explore dangerous places?

Unless someone managed to convince Joanne that he isn’t about to go somewhere dangerous, the answer to that is a huge nope. He’s easily frightened, and given the choice, he would much rather read about a dangerous place than go visit it in person. 

🌋- Has your muse done something stupid and not regret it?

Actually, yes. The only poor decision I can think of Joanne making at the moment is that he’s let himself fall for Sebastian, whom he has no idea is a demon. He questions if his feelings are wise at times, because although he doesn’t know about the butler’s true nature, Sebastian is still male and a servant as far as Joanne knows, both of which would make it scandalous for the two of them to be romantically and/or sexually involved in Victorian times. But ultimately, that hasn’t deterred him or diminished his feelings, and he doesn’t regret what he feels either.

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Alois made sure to be the first back to their room. Uniform stripped off, he stretched out across Joanne’s bed in nothing but his underwear and socks. Lying on his back (against Joanne’s pillows,) he waited for his roommate to return. Legs slid together in a tease of contact as the door opened and he let out a whine, back arching up in feigned pleasure. Alois panted, blinking toward his company. “I was *wondering* when you’d get back.”

“Trancy...!” 

The exclamation of his roommate’s name was filled with a mix of emotions—chiefly shock, horror, and utter embarrassment among them. Joanne immediately regretted lingering behind after his last class to speak with one of his professors, and he stared at Alois, his mouth hanging open. One hand flew up to cover his open mouth, and his cheeks turned bright red, the flush spreading all the way up to the tips of his ears. He shouldn’t be seeing this; shouldn’t have heard that sound; shouldn’t still be staring at Alois’ nearly naked form on his bed. 

“Y-You knew I’d be back soon...! Why are you—?! Why did you—?! Alois, please tell me you haven’t actually been doing that on my bed!”

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📇- Is your muse a gossiper?

♔——; Unusual Questions for the Muse!

📇- Is your muse a gossiper?

Not at all. Joanne absolutely loathes gossip. It’s the very thing that spread the word around Weston that he was a liar, and he avoids it like the plague. If he unintentionally overhears a piece of gossip that he knows to be false, he will call out the person spreading the gossip and correct them right then and there.

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🐰 🕹 🎟

♔——; Unusual Questions for the Muse!

🐰- Does your muse prefer soft, plush textures or smooth and glossy textures?

Oooooh, that’s a tough call tbh, since he’d appreciate both. If he had to choose just one, Joanne would definitely prefer soft, plush textures. If it’s cold outside and he has a soft blanket and a good book with some candlelight or a fireplace to read by, he’d be happy. 

🕹- What does your muse do to occupy themselves when bored?

Since he does indeed love reading, a book would be his go-to solution for boredom if he genuinely has nothing else to do. Other possibilities are writing something or studying if he feels he needs to do so. If those options were taken away, then he’d try spending time with a friend or friends. 

🎟- Do they like “so bad it’s good” movies?

It depends on the humor in the movie, honestly. If there isn’t any humor or it’s humor he doesn’t fully understand, then it’s a solid no. If there’s humor that doesn’t go over his head, then he’d watch a movie like that with friends to pass the time, but it isn’t something he’d intentionally watch alone.

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19, 22, 28, 38, and 45 just for laughs~!

♔——;  The Excessively Detailed Headcanon Tumblr Meme

19. What do they think about before falling asleep at night?

On a good day, Joanne would likely think about any assignments or tests/quizzes he has coming up in the near future, as well as any fag duties he knows about in advance (such as a button that came loose on his prefect’s uniform near the end of that day, or maybe papers he hasn’t had time to organize yet). If he’s not had a good day for whatever reason and he feels particularly stressed or down in the dumps...he dreads the nightmares, because he knows that’s what he’ll see when he closes his eyes.  

22. Given a blank piece of paper, a pencil, and nothing to do, what would happen?

He would write, 100% guaranteed. Depending on his mood, it could either be poetry, fleeting ideas for a short story, or perhaps a letter to his sisters. No matter what he chooses to write, he would become absorbed in it until he finished if left undisturbed. Boredom and the passage of time would be the furthest things from his mind. 

28. Who do they see as their best friend? Their worst enemy?

That’s...a tough question, actually. I don’t think Joanne has any one friend that he considers his best friend. He’s much more of an introvert than an extrovert, and he isn’t the most social person unless he feels comfortable in a given social situation. For him, feeling comfortable in a social situation basically means he feels he’s among friends. He does consider some people his friends too—the Phantom Five, plus Ciel and @mckeitbeautiful‘s Alois (and @domina-gladiis‘s Lizzy and @reapsickle‘s Othello, if I consider his reaper verse for this). 

I would include Sebastian in the list as well, at least from Joanne’s POV, but he’d rather have Sebastian as more than a friend, so...ahem, moving on. But it would be hard for Joanne, as his human self, to pick one person he sees as his absolute best friend. This is because he’s slowly learning to open up more, bit by bit, and he hasn’t really let anyone in close enough yet for them to be someone he would call his very best friend. 

As for his worst enemy, well... He wouldn’t like thinking of anyone as an enemy, per se, but if he had to choose one, it would be Maurice Cole—the one who, when Joanne was first introduced in the manga, had already convinced all the other students at Weston that Joanne was an awful, underhanded liar. 

38. Would they consider themselves a Type A or Type B personality?

Type A, hands down. It fits Joanne too well.

45. Superstitions or views on the occult?

Pffffffft, I know why you included this one.

That said, Joanne isn’t a fan of scary stories or horror, so he stays away from anything related to the occult—or so he thinks, since the poor boy literally has a crush on a demon and is friends with said demon’s contractee. He doesn’t really believe in any superstitions either, other than maybe the basic “seven years of bad luck” for breaking a mirror because it’s the only one he’s heard before, and that would be only because of his sisters.

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Unusual questions for your muse

🛌- Does your muse prefer to sleep under many layers of blankets or only under a few? 🎀- Does your muse like to accessorize? What are their favorite pieces of accessories? 🎐- Does your muse like to collect/hoard anything? 🛋- Does your muse like to have company over? 📱- Is your muse the “oversharing” type? 🐰- Does your muse prefer soft, plush textures or smooth and glossy textures? 💎- Is your muse drawn to things that sparkle? 🔖- Is your muse a daydreamer? What do they tend to think about? Have they ever caught themselves while lost in thought? 📰- Does your muse like to read the news? 📇- Is your muse a gossiper? 🕹- What does your muse do to occupy themselves when bored? 🏚- Does your muse like to explore dangerous places? 🌋- Has your muse done something stupid and not regret it? ⛪️- Does your muse enjoy attending churches they don’t belong to? 🛣- Is your muse considered a wanderer? 🐺- Would your muse consider themselves a lone wolf or a social butterfly? 🤝- Does your muse forgive others easily? 🖖- What “Fandoms” would your muse belong to? 🎖- Does your muse enjoy praise? 🎟- Do they like “so bad it’s good” movies? 🎠- Does your muse like amusement parks/carnivals/festivals? 🏝- Could your muse survive on an uninhabited island all by themselves?

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The Excessively Detailed Headcanon Tumblr Meme

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tigersniper:

Send me some numbers, and I will tell you:

What does their bedroom look like?

Do they have any daily rituals?

Do they exercise, and if so, what do they do? How often?

What would they do if they needed to make dinner but the kitchen was busy?

Cleanliness habits (personal, workspace, etc.)

Eating habits and sample daily menu

Favorite way to waste time and feelings surrounding wasting time

Favorite indulgence and feelings surrounding indulging

Makeup?

Neuroses? Do they recognize them as such?

Intellectual pursuits?

Favorite book genre?

Sexual Orientation? And, regardless of own orientation, thoughts on sexual orientation in general?

Physical abnormalities? (Both visible and not, including injuries/disabilities, long-term illnesses, food-intolerances, etc.)

Biggest and smallest short term goal?

Biggest and smallest long term goal?

Preferred mode of dress and rituals surrounding dress

Favorite beverage?

What do they think about before falling asleep at night?

Childhood illnesses? Any interesting stories behind them?

Turn-ons? Turn-offs?

Given a blank piece of paper, a pencil, and nothing to do, what would happen?

How organized are they? How does this organization/disorganization manifest in their everyday life?

Is there one subject of study that they excel at? Or do they even care about intellectual pursuits at all?

How do they see themselves 5 years from today?

Do they have any plans for the future? Any contingency plans if things don’t workout?

What is their biggest regret?

Who do they see as their best friend? Their worst enemy?

Reaction to sudden extrapersonal disaster (eg The house is on fire! What do they do?)

Reaction to sudden intrapersonal disaster (eg close family member suddenly dies)

Most prized possession?

Thoughts on material possessions in general?

Concept of home and family?

Thoughts on privacy? (Are they a private person, or are they prone to ‘TMI’?)

What activities do they enjoy, but consider to be a waste of time?

What makes them feel guilty?

Are they more analytical or more emotional in their decision-making?

Would they consider themselves a Type A or Type B personality?

What recharges them when they’re feeling drained?

Would you say that they have a superiority-complex? Inferiority-complex? Neither?

How misanthropic are they?

Hobbies?

How far did they get in formal education? What are their views on formal education vs self-education?

Religion?

Superstitions or views on the occult?

Do they express their thoughts through words or deeds?

If they were to fall in love, who (or what) is their ideal?

How do they express love?

If this person were to get into a fist fight, what is their fighting style like?

Is this person afraid of dying? Why or why not?

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“Aren’t you a friend of Ciel’s?”

“Oh! You must mean Ciel Phantomhive. Yes, I do consider him a friend of mine, and we were schoolmates as well while he attended Weston College. He and his butler have helped me tremendously since I came to know both of them. You know Phantomhive as well, I assume?” 

Joanne paused for a moment, taking in the features of the girl before him. Golden blonde hair, striking green eyes...and she seemed familiar somehow as well. Realizing he’d failed to properly introduce himself up until this point, he offered her a warm smile. “Forgive me for not introducing myself sooner. My name is Joanne Harcourt, and you seem...oddly familiar, if you don’t mind me saying so. Have we met before?”