SMOKE FILLED DREAMS.

OH PERCIVAL, YOU FOOL! an indie orthax from critical role. written by maxi. DON'T FORGET OUR DEAL.

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oceansburned:

         SHE CAN FEEL HIS TREMOR.  It reverberates around the room and down her spine but she has trained long and hard to keep her emotions in check.  The face of vengeance startles her as it takes form,  her own mask slipping away for a moment as she stares him down.  This was what coddled her friend through a time of need but she had no need for vengeance, her brother and friends were alive.  For now.  That was what resonated, a whisper in the darkest corner of her mind.  “ I’ve died once, ”  though she barely remembers it.  “ I won’t let them die.  Vax has the Raven Queen, he is her champion.  He won’t leave me. ”

      “ you have TOO MUCH faith. ”  it’s her name that sends him spiraling for just a moment. fallen -- fallen -- fallen. a disgrace to her name. how he spits in the face of her name.  “ his little queen will not save him from the inevitable. ”  he growls and trails of smoke curl towards vax’s face and settle against her cheeks.  “ when his time comes he will be swept away and you cannot do anything about it. ”  there’s almost a hiss to his words.  “ not if you are without help. ”

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ok it’s headcanon time.

i’ve seen a few theories on orthax’s connection to the raven queen and i highkey love it? it’s super interesting and even before i read this i always thought of orthax with bird like features ( probably bc of percy’s mask but who knows ). it’s also neato bc it makes percy’s talk with the raven queen just a lil more cooler than it already was. did it choose me because i was broken or did it break me. she would know wouldn’t she? orthax was one of hers once upon a time. 

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oceansburned:

       EVEN AS SMOKE, she could sense his hesitation.  A question avoided meant that there was something hidden.  She was observant and from what they had seen with Percy, Vex wasn’t willing to drop her guard.  His voice is like a breath, icy against the nape of her neck causing a shiver.  “ But not gold? ”  She asked.  Her friends believed her to be greedy but a comfortable life was nothing to frown upon.  There is no anger in her tone, only mild curiosity at what he can offer but she did not know if she could ever be  sated.  Her desires lied elsewhere, there was no need for revenge and those who had stolen her mother where also her biggest fear.  Her eyes flash, turning to watch the curling wisps of smoke.  “ Who says we can’t protect ourselves?  Percival rid himself of you, we made sure of that. ”

       annoyance rumbles across stone. he makes no comment on the gold. best to leave that alone unless she continues to pick at it. finally he lets a face blink in the darkness. but for just a moment. just so she knows how close he is. how intently he’s watching her. who says we can’t protect ourselves? this question make orthax laugh once more.  “ tell me, vex’ahlia, how many times have you died? ”  no one ever said he had to play fair. he knows things he shouldn’t know. he watches.  “ how many of your precious little companions have died? will your brother be the next? ”  he’s intent on poking and plucking at these fragile little nerves. he wants a rise out of her. 

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lookchivalrous:

he backs up immediately, and raises his pistol. it shouldn’t be much of a surprise that alarm bells are ringing in his head right now. anybody with any sense would be able to see that this is wrong. mind you, teddy isn’t entirely certain of what he’s seeing. or if it’s something he can shoot. 

      ‘ –who’s that? ’ 

      “ fine question. ”  orthax laughs in a way that is low and rumbling. a sound no human could possibly make.  “ i am something every book and every tale warns you about. ”  smoke begins to trail onto percys shoulders and from the fog forms something that almost looks like hands with claws grasping at his shoulders.  “ are you a friend of percival’s? ”

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@lookchivalrous / starter call.

        “ do not touch him. ”  percival, who sits limp and eyes glazed over, does not say these words. it’s a voice that sounds nothing like his -- eerie and dark -- as smoke begins to pool around him.  “ he is fine. you, however, won’t be if you touch him. ”

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reaper is truly such a good aesthetic

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hey,,, starter call,,,

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'i’m beginning to think you’re getting sweet on me.'

meme. / accepting.

      “ you think wrong, vax’ildan. ”  there’s a grumble of slight annoyance that settles in the bottom of his tone. this is something he’s come to learn about his new found deal, vax just does this mostly for reaction. orthax is not some small child that will give in to such things. aside from groans of disapproval there’s little else orthax gives to the behavior.  “ you are merely a tool to me. nothing more. ”

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dvskmeadow replied to your post

( vax voice ) oh voyeurism. how fun.

( orthax voice ) i’m chillin with percival for the rest of the night Bye

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dvskmeadow replied to your post

( vax voice ) i call you daddy because i call percy Sir

( orthax voice ) trust me I Know the things you call each other when you think you’re alone

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( vax'ildan vessar, grinning ) are you cranky too?

( orthax voice ) go bother your boyfriend with this shit he’d appreciate it better than i ever will

[chandlerwatches]

westworld, part 1. s1e1 - the original.

i’m sorry. i’m not quite feeling myself.

do you know where you are?

i’m in a dream.

would you like to wake up from this dream.

i’m terrified.

there’s nothing to be afraid of, ____, as long as you answer my questions correctly.

have you ever questioned the nature of your reality?

tell us what you think of your world.

some people choose to see the ugliness in this world. the disarray. i choose to see the beauty. to believe there is an order to our days, a purpose.

you’re new. not got much of a rind on you.

i’d rather earn a woman’s affection than pay for it.

don’t mind me — just trying to look chivalrous.

you saying i’m predictable?

there’s a path for everyone. your path leads you back to me.

you still don’t remember me, do you? after all we’ve been through.

winning doesn’t mean anything unless someone else loses. which means you’re here to be the loser.

i’ll do whatever you say!

every new person i meet reminds me how lucky i am to be alive, and how beautiful this world can be.

perfect’s boring.

we should be cautious.

i’ll take care of it myself.

they don’t make that like they used to.

i’m not a child anymore.

it’s beautiful. your brow. when you’re angry but trying to control it, the fine muscles pull into a little arc. it’s elegant.

this place is fucking wild.

there’s bandits in these hills.

the guy’s gonna chase his demons right over the deep end.

i’m beginning to think you’re getting sweet on me.

‘mistakes’ is the word you’re too embarrassed to use. you ought not to be. you’re a product of a trillion of them.

evolution forged the entirety of sentient life on this planet using only one tool. the mistake.

about three litres. that’s how much blood i left in you. lose more than that, you die.

i don’t play. i only deal.

you should go. leave. don’t you see? hell is empty and all the devils are here.

i can barely contain myself.

you’re all here indulging your particular vices, and so i’ve come to indulge mine.

no matter how dirty the business, do it well.

problem with the righteous? they can’t shoot for shit.

it didn’t look like anything to me.

what do you want to say to your maker?

the things i will do… what they are, yet i know not, but they will be the terrors of the earth.

you’re in a prison of your own sins.

no cause for alarm, ____. simply our old work coming back to haunt us.

come on, sweetheart.

i know things will work out the way they’re meant to.

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lastdcrolo:

She could feel the smoke rising from her body, the echo of the words in her mind. This hadn’t been the first time she’s heard him egging her on. Originally she’d thought of it as no more than some fever dream, but lately it’s become more of a realization that this was very real. She was far enough from the rest of the group for them not to notice anything off of her, or so she hoped. 

     “I’m working on it.”

It was a shot in the dark, talking back to a voice in her head, but maybe she did need him. After all, she looked down at the body of an almost dead enemy beneath her, he did help at times. She let her rapier fly taking off the head of the person in front of her before whipping the blood off the blade.

       “ work faster. ”  the words are hissed out, streaming from him in the same fashion as the smoke. he grows impatient.  “ stop thinking about it. just do it. ”  it may not be seen, but the snarl was clear in his disembodied voice. the smoke was beginning to plume from beneath the sleeves of her shirt just as she made the final strike. his little temper calmed the moment the head rolled away a few inches from the body and the blood began to pool.  “ good girl. don’t you feel better now? ”

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( vax voice ) daddy don’t touch me i’m cranky

VAX’ILDAN DON’T MAKE ME KINKSHAME YOU

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why is orthax such an edgelord

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dvskmeadow:

Everything sort of snaps into place all at once as Vax’s mind catches up to everything happening around him. He almost feels ridiculous, having not put two and two together sooner, but he supposes smoke and an empty room aren’t exactly perfect math to work with. He’s wary, as presumably anyone would be, but again… he hasn’t completely dissected himself from the moment. The most rebellion he offers is to turn his head instinctively away from the claws at his face, no matter how seemingly gentle they make themselves out to be. As one who wields weapons that are fundamentally based on such extremities, he knows all too well how swiftly a kind touch can become cruel. 

“Orthax,” it comes out as a sigh, something clear yet still under his breath, but that hardly says anything really. In this empty space, even a whisper could sound like a scream to someone listening closely enough. “Haven’t you got yourself busy enough in other matters? Don’t make me be the one to break Percival’s heart and tell him you’ve grown bored.” He’s not calm, exactly - but he’s more like himself and less like a confused buffoon now, at the very least. Snark is easy when you know the thing you’re faced with. 

“…why me?” More aptly, why him and not one of the five others still seemingly untouched by Orthax - the rest of them have also lost a home, have they not? ( Ah, but not all of them have a deeply personal connection and an existing penchant for rash, anger-fueled decisions, do they? Thordak. Thordak. And how many times has Vax snapped during an interrogation after moments prior promising a person freedom? And Thordak. ) “If you’ve been watching, then why?”

        “ smart boy. ”  a face becomes more solid in the black and purple mass of smoke still in a contained and calm tornado like swirl in front of vax. before him, vax will see a beast that looks mangled and ungodly. something that looks like the very definition of a nightmare personified. the clawed hand outstretches once more and takes vax’s chin.  “ tell percival all you like. i am sure he’ll be eager to share. ”  there’s a laugh that beats against the walls of the room. like fists knocking against the walls. a thumb reaches close to vax’s lips.  “ he adores you. let him know he is the one that let me catch hint of your most wicked desires. ”

a pair of eyes shimmer in the darkness. a deep purple that seems to indicate a bit of excitement to vax’s question.  “ don’t you want to help your family? ”  the question is answered with a question. he holds onto vax’s face a bit tighter.  “ your sister. your mother. ”  at the mention of vax’s mother, orthax allows his voice a small boom that leaves an echo for but a moment.  “ don’t you want to see the thing that tore your mother from you suffer at your hands? ”  orthax brings his face closer now and he snarls while the smoke begins to envelope around vax, closing him in and making the space around them that much smaller. smoke begins to snake around vax’s limbs once more. 

“ push fate into your favor. ”  there is a rumble to orthax’s words now.  “ make it yours. make them suffer just as you have. i feel it, vax’ildan. your pain. i see the faces that have wronged you. make them pay for what they have done to you. they’re all going to die one day, aren’t they? but, what is stopping you from making that death yours. ”

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                                        GIVE ME YOUR SOUL.

                                                    by maxi.