YOU ARE THE HAND,

I WORSHIP THE BRUISE!

[lazaruswaters]

𝗪𝗛𝗢 𝗛𝗔𝗦 𝗡𝗘𝗩𝗘𝗥 𝗞𝗜𝗟𝗟𝗘𝗗 𝗔𝗡 𝗛𝗢𝗨𝗥? not casually or without thought, but carefully: a PREMEDITATED MURDER of MINUTES. the violence comes from a combination of giving up, not caring, and a resignation that getting past it is all you can hope to accomplish. 𝘚𝘖 𝘠𝘖𝘜 𝘒𝘐𝘓𝘓 𝘛𝘏𝘌 𝘏𝘖𝘜𝘙. you do not work, you do not read, you do not daydream. if you sleep it is not because you need to sleep. and when at last it is over, there is no evidence: 𝐍𝐎 𝐖𝐄𝐀𝐏𝐎𝐍, 𝘕𝘖 𝘉𝘓𝘖𝘖𝘋, and 𝗡𝗢 𝗕𝗢𝗗𝗬. the only clue might be the shadows beneath your eyes or a terribly thin line near the corner of your mouth indicating something has been suffered, that in the privacy of your life you have lost something and the loss is too empty to share.

#lazaruswaters : semi - private & selective, multimuse written by tim (20s, he + it, pst). activity level varies but trends towards low. replies will always be fairly slow, i tend to overthink what i write and won't post anything until i think it's perfect. that being said, i'm always down to plot things and start threads, you've just gotta give me some grace for getting things done. sometimes i drop threads but mainly it's because i forgot about them... you're always free to shoot me a message if you want to check or remind me? i dunno man, i'm just here for a good time and i hope we can all have fun. feel free to vibe and never worry about sending asks! i'll respond to them as i can but know i'm always very excited to see them.

guidelines. muse roster. blogs: @arkhamverses + @magicofrobin + @neuralimpulses

[lazaruswaters]

/ there's so many different rp things i could be doing but yknow what im thinking about instead? akira and jeanne-marie / aurora friendship... very vague thoughts but i think they'd be kinda cool

[lazaruswaters]

/ i know it in my heart that dove and helena met sometime during no man's land because dove would've stayed in gotham, they wouldn't have had much of a choice honestly. their entire life is there, their foster family was there, all of their friends were there (except for karina who left very early on). there was nowhere for them to go if they left gotham. they have no family in the states that would've taken them in (their mother did try and get them to leave the city but they refused), they were aging out of the foster system so whatever new placement they might have gotten wouldn't have been ideal and that's IF things were together enough to find placements for foster kids which i doubt they were + they would've been so inundated with kids to place that someone like dove would have easily slipped through the cracks, and its not like they had the money to take care of themself somewhere else.

so they stayed in gotham and they do their part to help out their neighborhood. even if it means making deals and doing things they otherwise wouldn't. even if it took them so far away from their neighborhood that they ran into huntress.

and i do think dove would've been someone that groups would think was useful. they're quick, street smart, charming, and a good thief. they could talk people into trading things or giving them stuff they need or they could just take it, they're GOOD at that. and they'd been a runner before, when they were younger and in between placements and just trying to survive and the easiest (only) work they could find was taking stuff from point a to point b for whoever was willing to pay them.

but they do have lines they wouldn't cross yknow? theyve got no problem stealing from an asshole or taking back something that was already stolen but they won't take anything from kids or families or people obviously need it more than they do. somehow they're able to maintain being a good / kind person during the horrors that are no man's land and i am gonna think about that for awhile

[lazaruswaters]

𝗖𝗛𝗔𝗥𝗔𝗖𝗧𝗘𝗥 𝗔𝗦𝗦𝗢𝗖𝗜𝗔𝗧𝗜𝗢𝗡𝗦. (for akira nomura) repost & fill in the words you most associate with your character!

animal: snakes because she has a pet corn snake. and crows.

colour: dark greens.

month: january, her birthmonth!

song: the fruits by paris paloma, first love/late spring by mitski, burned at both ends ii & disguise by motionless in white

number: 8

day or night: night

season: winter i think.

plant: anenome / windflowers.

smell: something light but warm? like not overwhelming at all. vaguely apple-y?

food: most sweet things. peach cake especially.

astrological sign: capricorn sun, scorpio moon, libra rising

element: fire.

drink: mountain cooler capri sun baby!

thank you for the tag sans :) i love getting to talk about my dudes

[lazaruswaters]

GET TO KNOW TIM! ☢️

nicknames: kier, kid, kira (rarely), vash, tim is in and of itself a nickname so you're free to riff off that if you want. probably more but i cant remember them off the top of my head.

zodiac: libra sun, capricorn moon, pisces rising

last movie seen: aliens (1986) or lego batman family matters i can't remember which one i watched last for sure

last thing i googled: "arkham city museum" because i'm playing through arkham city again and couldn't remember how to get out of the gladiator pit and progress forward

favourite musician: fuckkkkkk this is hard as hellll uh alec benjamin maybe for a solo artist? or ashnikko? lately i'd probably say bug hunter tho. a favourite band is a bit easier bc its either badflower or ice nine kills

other blogs: my personal -> /arkhamverses; writing -> /morticiansassistant; old multimuse -> /th3houseofleaves; jason todd -> /magicofrobin, akira nomura (oc) -> /neuralimpulses, and muse hub -> /lazaruschild

do i get asks: yep :) it might take me forever to answer them but i do get them

following: no idea tbh i don't pay much attention to how many people i follow

amount of sleep: it varies greatly but usually not a lot honestly

lucky number: don't have one but 15 is pretty chill

what i'm wearing: blue camo shorts and a black magnus archives shirt that says "statement begins" / "statement ends" and has signs for all the fears

dream trip: dude idk i'm poor as hell so traveling anywhere is a dream but it'd be cool to connect with my long distance friends and stuff. on a more local thing i am dying to go to mopop so badddd

play any instruments: i can play the violin technically but i haven't played in years and some piano and guitar but not a lot bc i was teaching myself and i dont have access to either of those instruments anymore

languages: english. some very basic spanish and i can read it a little better than i can speak it. and a handful of words / phrases in japanese but only like in terms of understanding it when its spoken to me? i cannot hold a conversation or read but by god will i know if you tell me to be quiet / quiet down lmao (+ some other things). i would love to learn more japanese but i haven't found like a Thing thats worked for me yknow?

favourite songs: there's way too many but right now probably number 1 by badflower or hungover in jonestown by amigo the devil OR CONTROL BABY by jhariah

random fact: i was assigned mark grayson kin by tumblr poll one time and i think about it a lot.

describe yourself as an aesthetic: uh no idea. kind of basic nerd? idk dude i like what i like and i wear a lot of tshirts and cargo shorts / pants if thats anything

thank you for tagging me sans (@helraising) <3 i don't follow enough people over here to tag anyone but! i had fun and thats what matters

[lazaruswaters]

/ thinking abt the arkhamverse and my dc ocs hmm. i don't think dove would have an arkhamverse variant but kit would. i can feel that in my bones and morgan would thrive in the arkhamverse ngl. idk it feels right for her

[lazaruswaters]

/ anyways started writing some dove journal / drabble things that take place during contagion all the way through to nml when i get there.

the first one is already kind of haunting to me ngl

but basically its their way of keeping track and sharing information as they try to help out as best they can. usually by getting supplies and first aid to people that need them but can't or won't leave where they're at. also by helping people find safe places to be and if possible getting them medical attention when they can

their impact isnt huge because they're only one person, in one neighborhood (mainly) in gotham but they're doing whatever they can

[lazaruswaters]

/ as im reading stuff leading up to no man's land, i'm realizing that dove has probably seen some shit. and they'd definitely be messed up during contagion and legacy when people are dying from the clench because they're someone with a natural immunity to it

(listen. i just feel in my bones they'd be immune to it. maybe just because they are, maybe its somehow a speedster thing. we just don't know. plus it makes sense for their character to ME and thats what matters)

like they're doing everything they can to help people but they're still a teenager and there's only so much they can do. and through all of it they're wishing that they could get sick – not because they want to die or anything but because it isn't fair that everyone around them is getting sick or losing people and there they are, perfectly fine when they don't deserve to be. because thats one of their biggest flaws, they don't think they deserve good things. they don't think they deserve to succeed. they don't think that they deserve to survive when other people that have less than them are dying.

it's a lot like how they believe they aren't deserving of love or a family because they've already had those things and there are people out there who haven't. its why they'd run from good placements as a kid because they didn't deserve that second chance, not when there's another kid that never got a chance at all. they think because they had their dad (for as short a time as they did) that they don't get to have something like that again.

[lazaruswaters]

/ picrews of the current rotation :)

/ from the left: kit warren, dove baek, and akira nomura

/ dove is the only one with an obvious smile bc thats how they are. kit doesn't emote a lot bc he has flat affect and isn't actively masking. akira is just shy and not used to showing the bottom half of her face off.

[lazaruswaters]

/ possessed... gonna make some fun picrews for the ocs (kit, dove, akira)

[lazaruswaters]

/ transfem akira is canon. she doesn't know that yet but yknow! she'll figure it out eventually. probably.

[lazaruswaters]

/ dazzler and akira friendship is so dear to me and so silly like what do you mean you're friends now but you met when one of you broke into the other's apartment. how does this happen

[helraising-archived]

✞‎ ‎ ·‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ @lazaruswaters / @magicofrobin ‎ ‎‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ :‎ ‎ ‎ ‎‎ ‎ / &. /‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ impromptu starter for jason and/or dove. love you tim, have fun & go wild with this if you want! <3

SOMEWHERE‎‎ ‎ IN‎‎ ‎ GOTHAM‎‎ ‎ THAT‎‎ ‎ NIGHT…NONDESCRIPT‎‎ ‎ GARAGE,‎‎ ‎ CRIME‎‎ ‎ ALLEY.

9:46‎‎ ‎ P.M.‎‎

while‎‎ ‎ jay-lad‎‎ ‎ works‎‎ ‎ on‎‎ ‎ her‎‎ ‎ bike,‎‎ ‎ taking‎‎ ‎ a‎‎ ‎ look‎‎ ‎ at‎‎ ‎ what’s‎‎ ‎ tripping‎‎ ‎ up‎‎ ‎ her‎‎ ‎ mode‎‎ ‎ of‎‎ ‎ transportation‎‎ ‎ exactly,‎‎ ‎ helena‎‎ ‎ lets‎‎ ‎ him‎‎ ‎ do‎‎ ‎ his‎‎ ‎ thing‎‎ ‎ in‎‎ ‎ peace‎‎ ‎ and‎‎ ‎ takes‎‎ ‎ the‎‎ ‎ moment‎‎ ‎ to‎‎ ‎ browse‎‎ ‎ her‎‎ ‎ phone‎‎ ‎ and‎‎ ‎ catch‎‎ ‎ up‎‎ ‎ on‎‎ ‎ her‎‎ ‎ notifications.‎‎ ‎ not‎‎ ‎ her‎‎ ‎ favourite‎‎ ‎ thing‎‎ ‎ in‎‎ ‎ the‎‎ ‎ world,‎‎ ‎ especially‎‎ ‎ if‎‎ ‎ it’s‎‎ ‎ texting,‎‎ ‎ but‎‎ ‎ helena‎‎ ‎ prioritises‎‎ ‎ responsibility‎‎ ‎ over‎‎ ‎ her‎‎ ‎ personal‎‎ ‎ comfort,‎‎ ‎ as‎‎ ‎ usual.

“red‎‎ ‎ hood,”‎‎ ‎ huntress‎‎ ‎ says‎‎ ‎ as‎‎ ‎ she‎‎ ‎ taps‎‎ ‎ him‎‎ ‎ on‎‎ ‎ the‎‎ ‎ shoulder‎‎ ‎ a‎‎ ‎ couple‎‎ ‎ of‎‎ ‎ times,‎‎ ‎ gentle‎‎ ‎ but‎‎ ‎ making‎‎ ‎ sure‎‎ ‎ she‎‎ ‎ has‎‎ ‎ his‎‎ ‎ attention‎‎ ‎ before‎‎ ‎ she‎‎ ‎ continues.‎‎‎ “dove’s‎‎ ‎ planning‎‎ ‎ dinner‎‎ ‎ and‎‎ ‎ wants‎‎ ‎ to‎‎ ‎ know‎‎ ‎ what‎‎ ‎ your‎‎ ‎ schedule‎‎ ‎ looks‎‎ ‎ like‎‎ ‎ tonight.‎‎ ‎ what‎‎ ‎ should‎‎ ‎ i‎‎ ‎ tell‎‎ ‎ them?”

[lazaruswaters]

MEANWHILE — AT THE BAEK APARTMENT

the same song plays for the third time in a row (it has the right mix of bass and energy that ticks something nice in their brain and channels restless energy into something useful) and they make no move to turn it off or skip to the next track.

they've already cleaned their apartment twice (the second pass through was to actually do things they skipped the first time) and now they're just sitting on their kitchen counter, bouncing between three different games and texting helena.

(they forwent trying to text jay, they figured they'd have better luck getting in touch with both of them if they tried helena first)

[ voice memo -> lena 🏹💜 : is thai food chill for dinner? it sounds good as hell to me right now and 'm literally so hungryyy i think 'm gonna die. 'm wastin' away lena, i mean it ]

[ txt -> lena 🏹💜 : tbh im getting thai even if u 2 arent comin ]

[ voice memo -> lena 🏹💜 : oh and tell jay i say hi, please and thank you ]

let it be said that dove baek does not possess endless patience. not even close. nor are they afraid of double or triple texting.

[lazaruswaters]

/ dove baek finally gets their own car but its such a beater it isnt even funny and the thing is? they love their piece of shit car. like yeah the radio doesn't work and it takes at minimum four tries for it to lock entirely and opening the trunk is a whole ordeal but its their's and thats all that matters.

[lazaruschild]

general :

name : dove baek

legal : anthony luka vicari baek preferred : dove nicknames : dove, colibrì [helena only], prettybird [jay only]

age : 20

dob : may 22nd

gender : agender [masc presenting]

pronouns : they + them

orientation : homosexual homoromantic

background : korean and sicillian

species : metahuman

powers : superspeed

health :

mental : diagnosed adhd. undiagnosed depression, anxiety, and c-ptsd. generally pretty low self esteem that they downplay or gloss over. an intense fear of abandonment. overall : their physical health is better now as an adult than it was during their childhood—their immune system isn’t great and led to them getting sick a lot as a kid, it’s not quite as bad anymore. they have accelerated healing and an accelerated metabolism as a result of their superspeed. the accelerated healing isn’t as fast as other speedster characters might experience, but it’s still significantly faster than the average person. they run warmer than the average person so sharing a bed with them can be difficult. they have undiagnosed dyslexia.

physical :

appearance :

thin, pretty proportionate after being lanky and awkward as a teenager. they’re strong but not muscular—they have a hard time building muscle. they have a squareish jaw and softer features overall, there's still a hint of baby fat to their cheekbones.

height : 5ft 7in

eyes : brown

a brown so dark it’s almost black. they’ve got their dad’s eye color but their mom’s eyes. when they were younger they thought their eyes were kind of boring but now they like them. they’ve always got this softness about them; its one of the big reasons they look so trustworthy and they’re the one part of the mask that they wear that gives them away every time.

hair : brown / black [naturally], pink [dyed]

currently styled in a grown out mullet. their hair is kind of wavy but not curly.

faceclaim : simon martyn [mostly for vibes and like one specific picture of him smiling that is SO dove its crazy]

mods :

piercings : snakebites, stacked lobe piercings on both ears, double helix piercings on both ears, and a septum. tattoos : a small fox on their hip, a sparrow near their heart, and assorted cybersigilism pieces on their arms and back.

notable features :

- a scar that cuts through both their lips and ends at their chin from a skateboard accident as a kid. various small acne scars on their cheeks. a long scar that starts on their back, just under the shoulder blade that curves down to their side and eventually stops at their hip.

- a small birthmark on their neck that’s sort of heart shaped.

- one of their front teeth is chipped from a skateboard accident as a kid. they don’t care about getting it fixed either, they like their smile as is.

- dimples on both sides of their mouth.

background :

location : park row, gotham city

birthplace : gotham city, new jersey formerly : somewhere on the edge of the bowery, where it meets park row, gotham city

socioeconomic status : lower class

while their mother comes from money and did originally send their father money to support them, they’ve refused any offer of help from her at this point in time. they live paycheck to paycheck; every dollar is accounted for and set aside for specific purposes, mainly for rent, necessities, and things for their son. they're a fairly frugal person and any big splurges are for their son, close friends, or their boyfriend. they don’t spend an excessive amount of money on themself. they've been working (officially) since they were fifteen—prior to that however, they did under the table work and odd jobs because they needed the money since they would regularly run away from the foster homes they’d been placed in.

education : graduated high school and they have no plans for college.

occupation : paramedic [in training]

secondary : barista formerly : odd jobs, cashier at a grocery store, student.

languages :

english  [fluent, speaking + reading/writing]

sicillian [fluent, speaking only. this is their first and most comfortable language]

italian [learning, speaking only]

faith : atheist

one day a year they go to church and that’s it. they don’t believe in god or any sort of higher power, they only ever cared because their dad did.

connections :

family :

father : ezio vicari [deceased] mother : adeline braddock [estranged] foster / adoptive mother : ruth covelli foster / adoptive parent : faye covelli sister : sylvie braddock sister :  maren braddock son : sparrow baek [their two year old son they share with karina] foster brother : miles langley

platonic :

best friend : karina downing [ex girlfriend] close friend : helena bertinelli

romantic :

status : ship 1 of 2 open [dual ship] partner : jason todd ship² : open

template cr: @rubymemes

[oc-loving]

which oc has taken on a parental role to their sibling(s)?

[oc-loving]

which oc works with animals?