C H A R L A T A N

are you flirting, or starting a fight?

[knivesong]

ONE DAY I'M GONNA SAY "FIGHT ME!" AND SOMEONE'S JUST GONNA FUCKIN' DECK ME.

Annette Harlow. Independent & Selective "Tav" from Baldur's Gate 3. As rolled by Vex.

a character study in: playing the hand you're dealt, making your own luck, sticky fingers and silver tongues.

CARRD. MEMES. HEADCANONS. SPOTIFY.

blogroll: @murderbled ; @featherfletched

[knivesong]

*touches the dash*

When will my motivation to write this chaos elf come back from the war?

[featherfletched]

she left pieces of her life behind her everywhere she went. it's easier to feel the sunlight without them, she said.

------------------------------- THE FEY WANDERER.

[likeironarchive-blog-blog]

jaclcfrost:

[steps on my own emotions and grinds them into the dirt with my heel] anyways

[lovelyghostv]

actually everything ever is about patpran

[knivesong]

small starter call ! i’ll probably hop in your inbox to plot just a lil bit

[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. ❜

[knivesong]

@softersinned ♥'d

Watching the fighter in action was akin to watching a ballerina on the stage - mesmerizing, breathtaking, beautiful. Annie was acutely aware of her weakness for pretty faces but FUCK, she was smitten. Like a giddy school girl anxious about a crush, she did her best to keep a cool facade. Her best was not always adequate.

It took an embarrassing amount of courage ( she, the bard with seemingly endless charisma ) to approach Stori as she sat near their campfire.

❝ What's a babe like you doing alone on a night like this ? ❞

[knivesong]

A quick lil PSA I want to make sure everyone knows:

Do I have extremely sexual muses ? Yes. Does that mean smut/romance is expected ? ABSOLUTELY FUCKING NOT.

I don’t want anyone to ever think all I’m after is sexual threads or romantic shipping just because Annie and Asthora use sex as a coping mechanism due to trauma. I want to explore every dynamic possible.

[knivesong]

small starter call ! i’ll probably hop in your inbox to plot just a lil bit

[knivesong]

Annie has died on several occasions, for various reasons (both her fault and not her fault). The people in her life, whether they be circus affiliated or her current criminal partners, find her to be too valuable an asset to lose so they just don’t let her stay dead.

She starts a tab with Withers as a joke but it very quickly becomes not a joke.

[knivesong]

Annie: is an incredibly intelligent criminal and professional charmer

Also Annie: immediately wants to fuck all the Durges

[knivesong]

@bhaalsfavorite ♥'d

❝ what the fuck. ❞

Annie was no stranger to the sight of blood - she'd given and received quite a few beatings in her time. Some worse than others. But this ? This was true horror.

The half-elf stood at the edge of the pool of crimson slowly bleeding out from Alfira's body, amber eyes wide and lithe fingers trembling. She knew the path they were on was a dangerous one; death was sure to find them eventually. She just didn't know it would be so soon and so violently intimate.

[dracourge-deactivated20240613]

Draconic purrs would emit from his maul as she spoke. A poet? How interesting, the dragonborn was not in any sense related to dragonkind as many thought but he certainly had the pride of one. To have himself spoken of in such a way, yes, he deeply wished to covet these compliments. Flattery truly would get one everywhere with him, provided they were strangers. No matter how silver one's tongue was he had no patience for those he knew were riddled with ill designs.

" You are hardly sitting close enough to be saying such things to me. Come here."

He'd tap next to himself, beckoning her forward with his claws. She might not have wanted to push her luck but such things came so naturally to him. What had he to lose, truly? To deprive him of her attention meant she would be deprived of his, a happening of which she would be far more lessor for.

" I want to hear those words in my ear. Directly, whisper them to me."

[knivesong]

❝ Oh ? And what’s next ? Want me to sit in your lap and play my flute for you ? That’s gonna cost ya - double if you want me naked. ❞

Annie batted her lashes at Druj before a deep, joyous laugh escaped her parted lips. It felt good to laugh, despite the mortal peril that seemed to follow their every step. She mentally reminded herself not to get too comfortable, however, as how easily these amicable strangers could turn into threats of their own nature.

The half elf sauntered over slowly - slowly enough to allow herself time to take mental inventory of the various knives strapped along her body: one at the thigh, two at her ankles, one slipped quite precariously between her breasts. As easy going as she was, a sordid past taught her to not trust a soul. She wasn't a complete idiot.

❝ Careful, you're asking a bard to perform. It's not easy to get me to shut up once I get going. ❞

[veraziqua]

[knivesong]

Annie: is an incredibly intelligent criminal and professional charmer

Also Annie: immediately wants to fuck all the Durges

[knivesong]

A quick lil PSA I want to make sure everyone knows:

Do I have extremely sexual muses ? Yes. Does that mean smut/romance is expected ? ABSOLUTELY FUCKING NOT.

I don’t want anyone to ever think all I’m after is sexual threads or romantic shipping just because Annie and Asthora use sex as a coping mechanism due to trauma. I want to explore every dynamic possible.