never surrender

ᴄᴜᴛ ᴍʏ ʜᴇᴀʀᴛ ɪɴᴛᴏ ᴇᴍʙᴇʀꜱ ᴀɴᴅ ɪ ᴡɪʟʟ ʀᴇɪɢɴɪᴛᴇ

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#reigniite ( prev. mercyburned ) — making the choice to get back up and keep fighting. featuring mostly original characters from dragon age and baldur’s gate 3 with verses in various fantasy / medieval - based fandoms. by lori ( she/her, 35+, us est )

adventuring with . . . @fatedmuses | @lattehearted | @severthebl1ght | @mvndrvke | @pecatus

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ooc . . . dragon age world state | muse & preferences tracker | drowcanons

SHORT MOBILE RULES / INFO: don't force-ship, but please talk to me about ships, i love to ship. no smut if you are under 25. no minor muns OR minor muses. i welcome female oc's! but please don't ignore mine. memes are always open. on sundays we can send spicy memes for free. the worlds of thedas and faerûn are dark. i will assume you know this. please read muse bios thoroughly and fill out the interest tracker when you follow. PSA: PLEASE DO NOT USE SUPER TINY FONT, EXTENSIVE FORMATTING / COLORING, OR EXTRA SPACES BETWEEN WORDS IN OUR INTERACTIONS. it triggers eye strain for me which leads to optical migraines and can lead to temporary blindness. thanks!

MOBILE MUSE LIST:

DRAGON AGE clare cousland (hof, warrior/rogue, not queen, romanced alistair) margo hawke (former tranquil force mage, romanced anders) finn lavellan (dalish toymaker turned inquisitor, romanced dorian) lorien cousland (adopted son of clare, city elf mage warden, romanced bellara) thea carlisle (red jenny oc) angus hawke (margo's awkward cousin) sahar alami (margo's competent cousin) jowan (not a blood mage thank you!!) nelaros (amazingly, not dead)

BALDUR'S GATE 3 clare cousland (direct crossover verse, on the hunt for the cure, romances gale) rhys melzzavar (lolthite drow turned selûnite, fighter, twin brother to bree) bree melzzavar (lolthite drow turned eilistraeen, bard, twin sister to rhys) lyr dryaalane (warlock of eilistraee, the twins' younger brother) dammon (everyone's favorite blacksmith, testing) domenica "nicky" emberfall (half-drow companion, actress) nedani (tiefling companion, dancer) OTHER varl (horizon zero dawn / forbidden west) judy alvarez (cyberpunk 2077) valerie "v" skinner (v from cyberpunk 2077, romanced judy)

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i'm getting a lot of Ideas for dammon actually. i think he's going end up a very homebrewed version but i finally have ideas for him !!

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wishlist item: rhys using his ridiculous strength to protect your muse <3

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For fun, a list of crimes Rhys would be charged with the moment he set foot back in Menzo:

Disobedience

Insubordination

Killing spiders

Matricide

Blasphemy / apostasy

Killing of a priestess (x7)

Killing of a guard (x15+)

Fleeing the guard

Treason

There’s probably a lot more

He would have an immediate target on his back and they’d be trying to kill him right away

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good morning, today’s early morning headcanon is about Rhys and how much repressed anger he’s actually got. It’s buried very far down beneath all the bile he had to swallow as he started to realize how fucked up everything was in Menzo and since Bryn died (because she was Bryn, not Bree, to him). And normally that anger stays down …. until something triggers him, and it bursts out before he’s even cognizant of how upset something has made him.

Bite night is the first time that happens actually. Waking up to find someone he doesn’t know, who’s already tried to attack him once, hovering over him and poised to strike, is extremely triggering and he absolutely does react with immediate anger and violence as a result. It’s terrifying, and his fight or flight reaction is not just fighting but “annihilate.”

The thing is, in Menzo he would never have been able to express anger about anything, especially not once he was directly in Lolth’s service. But on the surface, he’s actually allowed to express thoughts and feelings and to assert his autonomy, and he starts learning that quickly. It’s difficult, but he starts to push back hard against anyone and everyone who tries to control him or who acts towards him in a way that makes those bad, dehumanized feelings come back up. He’s more likely to snap at other men and show anger at them, but it could possibly happen with a woman too.

“But Lori, why is he more likely to snap at men than women? Women were the ones doing most of the tormenting back in Menzo.” Because men are easier targets than women, for him. It’s harder for him to defy women and to talk back or show negative emotions, but it’s easier for him to do to men (though, like I said, it can happen with women too if he’s been triggered badly enough). He has a lot of deeply internalized misandry and disdain for his own sex/gender, and he doesn’t even realize it for a good while. Someone will probably have to point it out to him, because it’s so deeply ingrained in Menzo and the culture he was raised in and lived in for 90 years that it’s completely normalized.

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a weird mood has hit me and i don't love it. send me asks about my muses? random questions? pss pss pss?

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wee updates:

although the queue is paused, i'm dumping as much as i can into it each night. this is mostly to give myself time to get more caught up before more replies come in lmao

i'm so happy with how much y'all seem to like rhys! i would really love to continue exploring new dynamics with him. the more the merrier tbh!

i'll send van to ragebait people soon, but also, can u tell me what specifically would get ur muse rage-baited? he can be a general dick but like, let's make it funny

i feel like van has a two-part personal quest (regardless of if he's tav or not) where one part involves finding one of his parents and the other involves getting some kind of confirmation / closure that his former partners are safe and happy together with the baby that might or might not be his. but maybe he realizes his life is going in a different direction now ...

i've been watching vox machina too so like, i feel comfortable enough to interact with those muses! same goes for critical role. hi, i know who these characters are now a bit better and so if you have them, please throw them at me.

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Classic Trope Starters -- Bed Sharing

Alter as necessary!

“You’re telling me this is the only room they had left?”

“I can’t let you sleep on the floor. Here, get in bed with me.”

“You’re shivering…”

“Just to warn you, I kick a lot in my sleep.”

“Are you sure it’s okay for me to sleep here?”

“Let’s just lay facing away from each other and pretend this isn’t happening.”

“Are you… trying to cuddle with me?”

“Get your cold feet off of me!”

“Sorry, I guess we kind of ended up tangled together in our sleep.”

“And just WHERE do you think you’re putting your hands?”

“Did I wake you? I didn’t mean to.”

“This bed is way too small for both of us…”

“Whoa, this bed is huge!”

“Guess it’s kind of like a sleepover, huh?”

“Okay, hear me out… I say we build a pillow fort.”

“I can’t sleep. Let’s talk for a bit.”

“I never thought I’d end up in the same bed as you.”

“You’re so warm.”

“Can you move over just a bit?”

“Are you TRYING to push me off the bed?”

“You seem kind of nervous.”

“Don’t tell people we’ve slept together. Or at least don’t word it like that…”

“Is this comfortable? Do you have enough room?”

“To be honest, I’m kind of glad there was only one free bed…”

“Come back to bed.”

“Stop stealing the blanket!”

“You know you snore, right?”

“Hey, wake up. You keep talking your sleep.”

“Time to get up, sleepyhead.”

“What did you dream about?”

“Just five more minutes… Maybe six…”

“It’s kinda nice laying together like this.”

“I’m not getting up. It’s too cold.”

“This seems a little inappropriate, don’t you think?”

“Just go to sleep already…”

“Is this a bad time to mention that I prefer to sleep naked?”

“I promise I’ll stay on my side of the bed.”

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wee updates:

although the queue is paused, i'm dumping as much as i can into it each night. this is mostly to give myself time to get more caught up before more replies come in lmao

i'm so happy with how much y'all seem to like rhys! i would really love to continue exploring new dynamics with him. the more the merrier tbh!

i'll send van to ragebait people soon, but also, can u tell me what specifically would get ur muse rage-baited? he can be a general dick but like, let's make it funny

i feel like van has a two-part personal quest (regardless of if he's tav or not) where one part involves finding one of his parents and the other involves getting some kind of confirmation / closure that his former partners are safe and happy together with the baby that might or might not be his. but maybe he realizes his life is going in a different direction now ...

i've been watching vox machina too so like, i feel comfortable enough to interact with those muses! same goes for critical role. hi, i know who these characters are now a bit better and so if you have them, please throw them at me.

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everyone sending ‘💋’ in my inbox gets a kiss from my muse.

if you can’t see the symbol send ‘kiss mark emoji’.

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SEND “⚡️” AND A QUESTION AND MY MUSE WILL BE FORCED TO ANSWER HONESTLY

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good afternoon and happy pride, I am an extremely apathetic bisexual but most of my muses are bisexual or sapphic and all of them deserve love and affection 🖤

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once the school year ends and I get my brain power back it’s over for everyone

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PROMPTS FOR BEST FRIENDS WHO DON'T REALIZE THEY'RE TOTALLY IN LOVE WITH EACH OTHER *  assorted dialogue, adjust as necessary

what do you mean? i've always been okay with you dating other people. for some reason, this time just feels different.

do you think you could ever see us as more than friends?

i compare anyone i ever date to you. is that weird?

did they actually think we were dating? that's a little strange.

do you get asked a lot if we're a couple?

you're my best friend. i would never want to risk our friendship.

our friendship matters more to me than anything. i don't ever want you to leave my life.

i'll admit. i've started looking at you differently... in a good way.

guess i never realized how beautiful you are.

would you consider this a date?

seeing you with them... it made me so mad. i can't explain the feeling.

i'm afraid i'll lose you. i can't risk it.

you're not just my best friend, you're my... nevermind. forget i said anything.

sooner or later you'll probably realize you've been in love with me this whole time.

i don't want to ruin our friendship. that's the main issue i have.

but what if you're the one for me?

do you believe in soulmates?

no one else compares with you.

of course i care about you. you're my best friend. you always will be.

wow. you look... absolutely breathtaking.

i know i'm not supposed to have feelings for you, but i do.

they said we'd make a cute couple, you know.

if no one asks you, and no one asks me... maybe we could go to the dance together. as friends.

i'm always going to be by your side. that's what best friends do.

i won't let anything happen to you. i promise.

you have no idea the lengths i would go through to keep you safe.

you don't treat anyone else like this. just me.

how long have you had feelings for me?

whatever happens, we can't let this get in the way of our friendship.

what's a kiss between friends?

best friends cuddle. this is normal. this doesn't have to be romantic.

i've always viewed you differently than other people.

you're so special to me, and you don't even realize it.

i've never cared about anyone like i care about you.

i just don't want them to get in the way of our friendship.

when were you going to tell me you were seeing someone? i thought i was the first person you told about that stuff.

don't you get it? they're not you.

i'm not in love with them. i have feelings for someone else, someone i can't have.

would it make things weird between us if i kissed you right now?

no, i'm not staring at your lips. what are you talking about?

my parents keep insisting that we'd make a great couple.

you've always been my first priority.

you said something earlier about the people you love.

could you ever see yourself loving me?

and what about me? do you love me?

maybe we could go on a date sometime. an actual date where i plan nice things and bring you flowers.

i've been in love with you since the day we met. there. i said it. happy now?

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what i'm realizing about rhys as i do my drafts / replies is that when conversing with other drow, he'll almost always switch back to drowic after a few minutes. yes, he's completely capable of having a complex, advanced, and thoughtful conversation in common. yes, he hates menzoberranzan and almost everything about drow culture. but yes, he prefers using his native language whenever possible and will inevitably always switch back.

the same is true for bree and lyr, though bree is a little less likely to switch back, and lyr just doesn't want everybody knowing his business.

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not stroud's VA also being in horizon zero dawn. the moment he opened his mouth i KNEW i've heard that voice before and i was right.

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I have breakfast, lunch, and dinner sorted for the whole week, someone tell me they’re proud of me. 😭