Fire does not cleanse you

[shimmerfires]

18+ as themes on this blog will be heavy by nature of canon & will be tagged accordingly. (Mun is 21+ he/him)

-multiverse, multimuse, crossover, oc friendly -things will be tagged as asked/graphic,etc an couple themes in particular that will come up: child neglect, family image, kidnapping resulting in saving themself, shimmer, things done in the name of survival, bad coping methods, an fascination with fire -iconless, multi para -sideblog, cannot follow back (would if i could) also can be found over at Steb

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Rules

-Hate isn't allowed, should go without saying but (transphobia, racism, ableism) and all that is not welcome -Don't godmod -Multiple memes, threads and interaction are highly encouraged (this is a coop hobby after all)

-It should go without saying but I'm not romantizing their mental illness/conditions+do not condone all their very iffy morals are just that *There is overlap with J.inx in some aspects but they are very much their own flavor of unmedicated/unhinged etc

-Only familiar with the show and bits of info from what people mention of the game lore

Bio

Name: Mercer Alias(s): Solaris- birth name, Rebel- go to alias before the firelights, Firecracker- one of a few with the firelights Age: 21 Species: Human Gender: genderfluid, usually defaults to they/them Orientation: hypersexual, pansexual Weapon of choice: Fire

An misplaced child of one, of Piltover's many notable families. To be handled with discretion; handled poorly because of the vastness of the undercity. Even when confronted with black mail- failure on both ends to make the deal. Up in literal flames from a bored child taking the unattended lighter. Getting lost running away from the fire; after maybe a few too many seconds spent admiring it. Never really getting looked out by anybody for too long, especially of good intentions because of their behavior. Odd jobs usually in the name of fiery distraction for whoever pays. Still a fairly new recruit to the firelights in s1, bit of a solo act still and trying to abide by the rules. Winding up with them when caught up in a disrupted shipment of shimmer; had been there to steal some. Not for standard use- no it was how it looked on fire.

Appearance:

5' 6' with a short hair cut, cut in such a way that it's black unless styled so that the neon colors underneath are visible (usually red/orange but sometimes a sparkly purple or neon green)

-Slender build, not to be mistaken for lack of strength has it+speed an agility plenty

-White, silver eyes (highlighted, to an can be painful to look at degree with bright makeup frequently) as well favors either black/dark mismatched clothing or reflective clothing meant to make it painful to look at them *can vary though but an constant is certainly shiny gray boots

[dfj-9-deactivated20250823]

you could know me for years but still don’t know a thing about me

[aboutoriginality]

[shimmerfires]

It was late, had left the hideout in need of setting fires and mild respect given to the rules. Smoke like a warm blanket clinging to the fabric of their clothes. Hood up as played with their lighter on the way back. Pausing in a twirl of it around fingers; at the person in their way and standing still. "Need a light?" Giving it the spin but with an flourish to shut it. Not out of consideration but fuel saving.

[shimmerfires]

Mercer definitely never gets babysitting duty in the firelights. Is clearly more friendly towards them than adults; but still very much only short lived patience and not the best behavior model. Plus just an awareness of it being a bad idea. Which is one of those signs that could be rational+taught better than they've taught themselves & their life of survival.

Very willing to play games with them though/it best behaved in those cases. Tag, hopscotch etc. Or unafraid to sometimes mild scare tactics 'if you don't eat your healthy things, you'll become super flammable'.

[memepocalypse]

Something's Wrong With You (senses)

Eyes

"Can you focus on me?"

"Hey... I'm over here?"

"What are you looking at?"

"Whoa, hey - sorry, didn't mean to startle you."

"I'm - I'm right in front of you."

"Can you... can you not see?"

"When did you lose your vision?"

"Hey, it's okay - it's okay. Let me take your hand and lead you."

"Don't be scared - it'll be okay. We'll fix it."

"Don't flinch - I'm going to touch you."

Ears

"Hello? Hellloooo?"

"Are you ignoring me?"

"God, you never pay attention -"

"I'm talking to you!"

"Why aren't you listening?"

"Pay attention!"

"Listen!"

"Can you not hear me or something?"

"Why are you looking at me like that..?"

"What - wait... you can't hear? Why am I saying this you can't hear it."

Mouth

"Why are you making that face? I spent ages cooking that."

"Why are you adding salt to that?"

"Whoa, you're drooling like crazy."

"Are you choking?"

"Bland? How can it be bland?"

"I can't taste anything."

"My mouth just tastes like blood."

"Everything tastes of nothing."

"My tongue's gone numb."

"Bleh."

Nose

"Eugh, can't you smell that?"

"Oh, that smells hideous."

"It reeks in here!"

"You stink."

"I think I broke my nose."

"I can't smell anything?"

"I think I've gone nose-blind."

"Should I... be able to smell anything?"

"I think I burnt my nostril hairs out."

"Everything just smells like smoke."

Feeling

"I think I just burnt my fingerprints off."

"My hands have gone numb."

"I can't - I can't feel anything. At all."

"Are you touching me? I can't tell -"

"Your hands are shaking."

"Okay - if you're going to keep dropping things you need to put them down."

"Can you feel this?"

"I'm going to run my fingers through your hair."

"I'm taking your hand."

"It's okay - it's okay. Just take a breath. The feeling will come back."

[shimmerfires]

does your muse feel strongly about helping others?

morality / ethics / one's character headcanon q's

For the most part, they don't really actually care about helping others. Present the image frequently to get by; but feels so jaded by their life that helping others isn't the most authentic thing for them. Does warm up to the idea of it within time (or presented with people that ease them into the concept of helping others). But when they want to help sincerely, good luck getting rid of them. Very much the sort to be like 'oh hey you're cooking in a small kitchen, let me help' and proceeds to be very much in the way. Offering tools to fix things but due to their eye condition accidentally smacking people with the tools,etc.

[shimmerfires]

does your muse accept responsibility for mistakes, or are they prone to making excuses to avoid it?

morality / ethics / one's character headcanon q's

It depends on the mistake, often they tend to double down if feel really cornered about it. Toss fuel onto the fire- rather than apologize or own up to them. But with time or if somebody has been fairly patient they will sheepishly appear at some point afterwards to apologize. Maybe just to bury the mistake in the ground, sometimes though it'll be a genuine one.

And even more often that apology, accepting of responsibility comes in less typical forms. Like doing something they view as equal (in their eyes) to balance things out. If it is direct+sincere they will also likely just disappear afterwards because it's a taxing vulnerability, chore to them. "I'm sorry." Proceeds to vanish before it can be accepted or rejected/or another lecture and reappear hours later.

[shimmerfires]

what importance does your muse place on rules?

morality / ethics / one's character headcanon q's

For the most part rules, are viewed as suggestion or a joke if made by anybody else. They don't grasp a lot of rules+have the instinct formed to 'you said I can't so now I want to.' As well lingering traces of a childhood impression of being above such things. The only ones they adhere being their own, but even those usually change with the ebb flow of their mood.

Secretly though they slightly crave reasonable restrictions/rules,etc. Can work around their attitude by simple careful framing of things, or behavior redirection though. Might give somebody a little grief if its blatantly obvious but will take the trade off if it's intriguing enough.

[shimmerfires]

WHAT'S PECULIAR ABOUT YOUR SOUL?

Your soul is... Volatile There is a deep, painful energy harbored within this soul… At its very core festers malice, and a deeply rooted pain that craves nothing more but to inflict itself onto everything around it. Special care has been given to it- to stop examiners from coming into any harm should they draw too near to it. You coil like a serpent, awaiting a moment to strike. To claim your revenge. It never comes.

tagged by: @vastayan--vigilante tagging: viewers like you

[kosmogrl]

google search will this uneasy feeling in my stomach I've felt since I was 13 ever go away

[wordfather]

*covered in blood* I'm literally fine guys. im still funny. Would you like to hear a joke Im going to tell you a joke

[plasmalogical]

i honestly prefer to kick a man when hes down. its the easiest time to do it

[rpmemes-galore]

morality / ethics / one's character headcanon q's

is your muse opposed to violence?

does your muse often lie by omission?

how often does your muse self-reflect?

how good is your muse at setting boundaries?

does your muse believe some death is justified?

what importance does your muse place on rules?

is your muse one to follow through on their word?

does your muse think some laws are fine to break?

does your muse feel strongly about helping others?

does your muse think of themselves as a good person?

does your muse often butt up against authority figures?

does your muse feel motivated by recognition and praise?

what answer would your muse give to the trolley problem?

does your muse think it's important to help those less fortunate?

how would your muse respond to seeing a crime being committed?

what would your muse be willing to sacrifice to achieve their goals?

is your muse overly competitive? would others describe them as such?

does your muse have self-control? are they in in control of their impulses?

are there any morals your muse learned in childhood that they still live by?

does your muse believe it's justified to hurt one person to protect another?

how often does your muse find themselves disagreeing with established rules?

what does your muse think of the saying, "treat others as you want to be treated"?

does your muse consider themselves petty? would others describe them that way?

would your muse consider themselves entitled? would others describe them that way?

how often does your muse lie? Do they regret lying or do they feel their lies are justified?

are there any morals your muse learned in childhood that they disagree with / no longer live by?

is your muse loyal to those in their lives? does their loyalty tend to be genuine or can it be bought?

does your muse accept responsibility for mistakes, or are they prone to making excuses to avoid it?

[shimmerfires]

"So what do you think?" It was somewhat rhetorical in tone; self preservation tactic as much the question for once was genuine. White hood knocked off their head to reveal the animal mask. Upper face that of scrap metal worked into an rabbit shape for fun. Still an work in progress especially given the lack of ears but the design was organized chaos. The only time they bothered let their face be visible. Especially since had actually taken to less eye distracting makeup. Skin all sparkly however with some little white, silver stars painted all over especially where the mask didn't cover.

[shimmerfires]

Fake it, till you make it or whatever the phrase was. Hood of their reflective jacket up as determined to not mess up what they had been trusted with. A supply run for the group of misfits that was their current semi stable address. It was going just fine till their vision messed up right as they tried walking around somebody.

World going black- their hands defensively and offensively shoving the body they collided into away. "Hey watch it."

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me [completely out of touch with my feelings, trying to describe an emotion]: I feel, um, glittery? buzzy. like peeling my skin off