Beware the ambiguously supernatural creature

Have a good day please- Spooky S Skeletons

[spookysrealmofodd]

Imbecilic and Stubborn

Mini writing practice featuring my characters, Phoenix and Chronos. Hope you enjoy!

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“What?”

That one word rang across the room, sounding less like a question, and more like a statement. Chronos stared at Phoenix as if she had grown a second head, mouth slightly ajar. It looked as though he wasn’t sure whether to be frustrated or amazed.

Phoenix just gave him what she hoped was a cold stare in response. At this point, she had already put up with almost two hours of Chronos criticizing her every move. She realized that she probably looked like an arrogant asshole, leaning back in the chair, feet resting on top of his desk. And frankly, she didn’t care.

Up until this point, Chronos had his back to her, so focused on his miniature library that he had not looked at her even once since she came in. It was admittedly humorous to see him have such a reaction.

Just as quickly as he lost his composure, Chronos quickly collected him, turning around fully to address her properly. Even with his cool demeanour returned, though, his voice betrayed an inner struggle to not completely lose it.

“…You’re telling me… that you, a member of your kingdom’s royal family, heir to the throne, who would have access to any learning resources there is… does not understand how the most basic aspects of the world we live in work?”

Phoenix only response was to scowl. A familiar flame started to rise in her chest, but she decided to bite her tongue and say nothing. For now.

The two stared at each other, evenly matched in intensity and ill-hidden annoyance, silently daring the other to react. Chronos narrowed his eyes. Phoenix broke eye contact only to inspect her nails. Chronos finally seemed to cave, but he clearly wasn’t letting up until he got answers.

“If you are unfamiliar with how humans inherit their powers, how the gods influence the events of our world, and of the existence of almost every non human species there is, then I can only assume that you refused knowledge your entire life.”

Seeing that this still prompted no response from Phoenix, he gave an agitated, resigned sigh, and turned away. Phoenix was content to let him leave. He’d probably just complain to Persephone again, and would be about as successful as the last several attempts he made trying to paint Phoenix as being completely unqualified.

As he was reaching for the door handle, however, it was then that Chronos decided to let slip one last attack on her pride.

“I suppose I shouldn’t expect any less from a spoiled princess who’s had everything handed to her, should I.”

This time, it worked.

Phoenix flew from her spot and grabbed him by the collar of his jacket. She considered punching him, or kneeing him in the gut. Undecided, she settled on making it clear just how utterly livid she was.

“Listen, you fucking hat rack!” She snapped, “I’m not enough of a pansy to let you go stroke your ego, thinking you got everything figured out! You’re so smart, eh? Well answer me this, Mr Know It All, how’s a kid supposed to learn shit they’re not taught?”

“I highly doubt you were not taught material a seven year old would know-”

“Oh, you doubt? As in ya can’t prove it, and you’re making up a bunch of fairy tales to make yourself feel smart? Is that it?”

“You, ironically, happen to be rather assumptive yourself if that is what you have deluded yourself into thinking.”

“Oh, I’m delusional now? What next, are you going to tell me that my tutors totally cared when they didn’t bother actually teaching me, or helping me? Or when they gave me papers I can’t read-!”

Chronos cut her off, his expression changing from annoyance to shock.

“Phoenix… Can you not read?”

Keeping her grip on his jacket, Phoenix turned her face away with a huff.

“I can read! I… just can’t read some stuff super easily.” She admitted, “Like… small black letters on white paper is hard, ok? And I keep mixing up letters and numbers. Like… a lot.

Look, I dunno why reading is hard for me, ok? I’ve tried to tell tutors and everyone that, like, I get sick reading, like, super nauseous. ‘Cause… of how it blurs on the page? Look, I dunno, ok?”

To her surprise, when Chronos spoke again, he sounded… concerned?

“If I recall correctly… earlier today, you mentioned that you frequently mess up directions. Was that an exaggeration… or were you being genuine?”

“Wh… Of course I was! Being serious, I mean! I mess up directions a lot, so what?”

Chronos didn’t respond. He pulled himself from her grip, and exited the room, muttering about ‘needing to talk to Persephone’.

Phoenix found herself alone, feeling stunned and confused. She found herself repeating the very question Chronos initially asked her.

“…What?”

[spookysrealmofodd]

Meet my OCs- Flaga

I’ve been in the mood for talking about my story’s antagonists recently, so of course I’m going to babble about one of the most violent and unstable characters I’ve written so for.

Thank god I figured out how to use the read more function on mobile

Gender: Male

Gender: Male

Species/ Nationality: Fairy, Norwegian

Powers:

Flaga can travel through mirrors, entering one and exiting through another. The space inside the mirrors is of course named the Mirror Realm.

Flaga can fly, although he has some difficulty with this. His natural illusion abilities he would have been born with have grown weaker and less usable over time

He fights with an enchanted ace that can change size. He has never lost his formidable skills with it, and is incredibly brutal and violent when fighting with it.

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Flaga was born in the Northern Fairy Kingdom, which covers most of Scandinavia, but descriptions of where he grew up and his accent points specifically to the Norwegian fjords.

Being the first born child to his family, Flaga was handed over to the military to be trained to be a soldier (it’s a thing with fairies). Flaga was considered a prodigy in his class, and many had high expectations for him. However, Flaga only served in a few fights before deserting the army. He observed how his fellow soldiers would die more often by suicide than in a war due to the poor and messed up conditions they lived in. After a particularly horrific night where Flaga woke up only to find his bunk mate’s body, he snuck out of the camp and sought out a new life.

Flaga bumped into Persephone and Chronos in a bar, and decided to join them to start a new life. Noting his skills in battle, Chronos and Seph were only too happy to have him join. His ability to travel through mirrors, a power exclusive to northern fairy soldiers, was particularly useful, especially since he could bring other people with him.

Being the first recruit of the group, Flaga did his best to befriend the other two, wanting to further validate their choice to let him join. He and Chronos became close friends over time. It started off as both of them respecting each other’s individual strengths and skills, and their bond grew as they hung out more and would spend much of their time bantering with each other. Flaga was always particularly fascinated by Chronos’ powers. Not just that, but Flaga saw Chronos as one of the most intelligent people he knew, and would trust his decisions and opinions over even his own. While Chronos didn’t see much use in Flaga apart from being a good transport and muscle, he did appreciate Flaga for the friendly banter and the ego boost.

One day, when Seph was off on a job, she gets captured. Flaga, of course, hops into a mirror to go after her, closely followed by Chronos. Little did Flaga know, Chronos wasn’t in the best state of mind. See, Seph was going to die, and Chronos had reversed time over and over again, and was on perhaps his sixty eighth attempt. He still hadn’t figured out how to save her yet, and, due to the limit on his powers, he had to find a solution on this attempt, or he’d have to either let Seph die, or he’d die from the overuse of his powers.

Flaga is caught off guard when Chronos orders him to not go save Seph. He’s confused, and he asks for clarification. Chronos, irritated by his current situation, snaps at Flaga, calling him nothing but brainless muscle that shouldn’t ask questions. Flaga takes offence to this, and, in a huff, turns his back on Chronos. Chronos misinterpretes this as Flaga going through with going after Seph, and, in a fit of panic, pulls out his gun, shoots Flaga in the back, and leaves the Mirror Realm, abandoning Flaga and leaving him to die.

Chronos was able to save Seph, but didn’t have the power to turn back time to save Flaga. Thus, he assumed that Flaga was dead, lied to Seph by saying that “Flaga disappeared”, and wiped his memory of the event. Little did Chronos know, Flaga actually survived. However, due to his injury, he struggled to leave the Mirror Realm. Due to the illogical and warped nature of the Realm, Flaga’s mental health took a considerable blow. The holes in his wings were actually caused by him as he would claw at his back in a despite, fruitless attempt to remove the bullet from his back.

His despair, terror, and feelings of betrayal, mixed with the influence of the Realm, drove him insane. Still, the Realm, being its illogical and psychedelic self, also amazingly kept him alive until he managed to crawl out.... almost a year later.

I would like to point out some things about his design here. A pre betrayal Flaga was super buff, had short greyish hair, and was healthy. Current Flaga, with his skeletal figure and blueish skin, is meant to look like a corpse. Whether or not I was successful with this is up to you.

Since escaping the Realm, Flaga has been seeking revenge on Chronos for the hell he went through. He also, narrative wise, represents the guilt and fear of failure and worthlessness Chronos surpresses. While Chronos has erased his memories of the event, he knows it happened. He has to remember that it happened, so he doesn’t forget to avoid mirrors. Because of this, he’s never been able to rid himself of the shame and regret he feels because of his actions. It’s also revealed after character development and what not, that his guilt was the main motivation for erasing his relationship with Chess and distancing himself from everyone, as he feels unable and unworthy to be in a close relationship with anyone.

Personality wise, Flaga is a shell of his formerly hopeful, and friendly self. While he retains the impulsive streak he’s always had, he’s undoubtedly unstable. He’s easy to provoke, neorotic, hysterical, and aggressive. He’s much more mellow when he’s drunk, but he’s also more depressive during those moments. While he’s had the bullet removed, and doctors have assured him that he’ll live, he’s in constant pain and convinced that he’s slowly dying. Whenever someone tries to dissauade him from attacking Chronos, his immediate response is to beg that person to put him out of his misery. Outside of his desire for revenge, Flaga sees no point in his life, and would give anything “for the pain to stop”. It’s difficult to aid Flaga, since unfortunately a lot of his condition is just in his mind. He’s seemingly constant pain is actually a result of his trauma, as he still feels stuck inside the Mirror Realm. He’s also grown a dependence on the Realm, convinced he’ll die without it. It’s clear that Flaga is in need of some kind of help, but due to the circumstances of how he became this way, it’s unclear if there’ll ever be a good resolution to the problem.

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I hope you guys like this character. Let me know your thoughts and if you’d like to see more stuff with him in it.

I apologize for wasting your time

- Spooky S Skeletons

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Some words to use when writing things:

winking

clenching

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sucking

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throbbing

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precision

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Appetite -  craving, demand, gluttony, greed, hunger, inclination, insatiable, longing, lust, passion, ravenousness, relish, taste, thirst, urge, voracity, weakness, willingness, yearning, ardor, dedication, desire, devotion, enthusiasm, excitement, fervor, horny, intensity, keenness, wholeheartedness, zeal

Arouse -  agitate, awaken, electrify, enliven, excite, entice, foment, goad, incite, inflame, instigate, kindle, provoke, rally, rouse, spark, stimulate, stir, thrill, waken, warm, whet, attract, charm, coax, fire up, fuel, heat up, lure, produce, stir up, tantalize, tease, tempt, thrum, torment, wind up, work up

Assault -  attack, advancing, aggressive, assailing, charging, incursion, inundated, invasion, offensive, onset, onslaught, overwhelmed, ruinous, tempestuous, strike, violation, ambush, assail, barrage, bombard, bombardment, crackdown, wound Beautiful -  admirable, alluring, angelic, appealing, bewitching, charming, dazzling, delicate, delightful, divine, elegant, enticing, exquisite, fascinating, gorgeous, graceful, grand, magnificent, marvelous, pleasing, radiant, ravishing, resplendent, splendid, stunning, sublime, attractive, beguiling, captivating, enchanting, engaging, enthralling, eye-catching, fetching, fine, fine-looking, good-looking, handsome, inviting, lovely, mesmeric, mesmerizing, pretty, rakish, refined, striking, tantalizing, tempting Brutal -  atrocious, barbarous, bloodthirsty, callous, cruel, feral, ferocious, hard, harsh, heartless, inhuman, merciless, murderous, pitiless, remorseless, rough, rude, ruthless, savage, severe, terrible, unmerciful, vicious, bestial, brute, brutish, cold-blooded, fierce, gory, nasty, rancorous, sadistic, uncompromising, unfeeling, unforgiving, unpitying, violent, wild Burly – able-bodied, athletic, beefy, big, brawny, broad-shouldered, bulky, dense, enormous, great, hard, hardy, hearty, heavily built, heavy, hefty, huge, husky, immense, large, massive, muscular, mighty, outsized, oversized, powerful, powerfully built, prodigious, robust, solid, stalwart, stocky, stout, strapping, strong, strongly built, sturdy, thick, thickset, tough, well-built, well-developed Carnal -  animalistic, bodily, impure, lascivious, lecherous, lewd, libidinous, licentious, lustful, physical, prurient, salacious, sensuous, voluptuous, vulgar, wanton, , coarse, crude, dirty, raunchy, rough, unclean Dangerous -  alarming, critical, fatal, formidable, impending, malignant, menacing, mortal, nasty, perilous, precarious, pressing, serious, terrible, threatening, treacherous, urgent, vulnerable, wicked, acute, damaging, deadly, death-defying, deathly, destructive, detrimental, explosive, grave, harmful, hazardous, injurious, lethal, life-threatening, noxious, poisonous, risky, severe, terrifying, toxic, unsafe, unstable, venomous Dark -  atrocious, corrupt, forbidding, foul, infernal, midnight, morbid, ominous, sinful, sinister, somber, threatening, twilight, vile, wicked, abject, alarming, appalling, baleful, bizarre, bleak, bloodcurdling, boding evil, chilling, cold, condemned, creepy, damned, daunting, demented, desolate, dire, dismal, disturbing, doomed, dour, dread, dreary, dusk, eerie, fear, fearsome, frightening, ghastly, ghostly, ghoulish, gloom, gloomy, grave, grim, grisly, gruesome, hair-raising, haunted, hideous, hopeless, horrendous, horrible, horrid, horrific, horrifying, horror, ill-fated, ill-omened, ill-starred, inauspicious, inhospitable, looming, lost, macabre, malice, malignant, menacing, murky, mysterious, night, panic, pessimistic, petrifying, scary, shadows, shadowy, shade, shady, shocking, soul-destroying, sour, spine-chilling, spine-tingling, strange, terrifying, uncanny, unearthly, unlucky, unnatural, unnerving, weird, wretched Delicious - enticing, exquisite, luscious, lush, rich, savory, sweet, tasty, tempting, appetizing, delectable, flavorsome, full of flavor, juicy, lip-smacking, mouth-watering, piquant, relish, ripe, salty, spicy, scrummy, scrumptious, succulent, tangy, tart, tasty, yummy, zesty Ecstasy -  delectation, delirium, elation, euphoria, fervor, frenzy, joy, rapture, transport, bliss, excitement, happiness, heaven, high, paradise, rhapsody, thrill, blissful, delighted, elated, extremely happy, in raptures (of delight), in seventh heaven, jubilant, on cloud nine, overexcited, overjoyed, rapturous, thrilled Ecstatic -  delirious, enraptured, euphoric, fervent, frenzied, joyous, transported, wild Erotic -  amatory, amorous, aphrodisiac, carnal, earthy, erogenous, fervid, filthy, hot, impassioned, lascivious, lecherous, lewd, raw, romantic, rousing, salacious, seductive, sensual, sexual, spicy, steamy, stimulating, suggestive, titillating, voluptuous, tantalizing Gasp -  catch of breath, choke, gulp, heave, inhale, pant, puff, snort, wheeze, huff, rasp, sharp intake of air, short of breath, struggle for breath, swallow, winded  Heated - ardent, avid, excited, fervent, fervid, fierce, fiery, frenzied, furious, impassioned, intense, passionate, raging, scalding, scorched, stormy, tempestuous, vehement, violent, ablaze, aflame, all-consuming, blazing, blistering, burning, crazed, explosive, febrile, feverish, fired up, flaming, flushed, frantic, hot, hot-blooded, impatient, incensed, maddening, obsessed, possessed, randy, searing, sizzling, smoldering, sweltering, torrid, turbulent, volatile, worked up, zealous Hunger -  appetite, ache, craving, gluttony, greed, longing, lust, mania, mouth-watering, ravenous, voracious, want, yearning, thirst Hungry -  avid, carnivorous, covetous, craving, eager, greedy, hungered, rapacious, ravenous, starved, unsatisfied, voracious, avaricious, desirous, famished, grasping, insatiable, keen, longing, predatory, ravening, starving, thirsty, wanting Intense -  forceful, severe, passionate, acute, agonizing, ardent, anxious, biting, bitter, burning, close, consuming, cutting, deep, eager, earnest, excessive, exquisite, extreme, fervent, fervid, fierce, forcible, great, harsh, impassioned, keen, marked, piercing, powerful, profound, severe, sharp, strong, vehement, violent, vivid, vigorous Liquid -  damp, cream, creamy, dripping, ichorous, juicy, moist, luscious, melted, moist, pulpy, sappy, soaking, solvent, sopping, succulent, viscous, wet / aqueous, broth, elixir, extract, flux, juice, liquor, nectar, sap, sauce, secretion, solution, vitae, awash, moisture, boggy, dewy, drenched, drip, drop, droplet, drowning, flood, flooded, flowing, fountain, jewel, leaky, milky, overflowing, saturated, slick, slippery, soaked, sodden, soggy, stream, swamp, tear, teardrop, torrent, waterlogged, watery, weeping Lithe - agile, lean, pliant, slight, spare, sinewy, slender, supple, deft, fit, flexible, lanky, leggy, limber, lissom, lissome, nimble, sinuous, skinny, sleek, slender, slim, svelte, trim, thin, willowy, wiry Moan - beef, cry, gripe, grouse, grumble, lament, lamentation, plaint, sob, wail, whine, bemoan, bewail, carp, deplore, grieve, gripe, grouse, grumble, keen, lament, sigh, sob, wail, whine, mewl Moving -  (exciting,) affecting, effective  arousing, awakening, breathless, dynamic, eloquent, emotional, emotive, expressive, fecund, far-out, felt in gut, grabbed by, gripping, heartbreaking, heartrending, impelling, impressive, inspirational, meaningful, mind-bending, mind-blowing, motivating, persuasive, poignant, propelling, provoking, quickening, rallying, rousing, significant, stimulating, simulative, stirring, stunning, touching, awe-inspiring, energizing, exhilarating, fascinating, heart pounding, heart stopping, inspiring, riveting, thrilling Need -  compulsion, demand, desperate, devoir, extremity, impatient longing, must, urge, urgency / desire, appetite, avid, burn, craving, eagerness, fascination, greed, hunger, insatiable, longing, lust, taste, thirst, voracious, want, yearning, ache, addiction, aspiration, desire, fever, fixation, hankering, hope, impulse, inclination, infatuation, itch, obsession, passion, pining, wish, yen Pain -  ache, afflict, affliction, agony, agonize, anguish, bite, burn, chafe, distress, fever, grief, hurt, inflame, laceration, misery, pang, punish, sting, suffering, tenderness, throb, throe, torment, torture, smart Painful -  aching, agonizing, arduous, awful, biting, burning, caustic, dire, distressing, dreadful, excruciating, extreme, grievous, inflamed, piercing, raw, sensitive, severe, sharp, tender, terrible, throbbing, tormenting, angry, bleeding, bloody, bruised, cutting, hurting, injured, irritated, prickly, skinned, smarting, sore, stinging, unbearable, uncomfortable, upsetting, wounded Perverted -  aberrant, abnormal, corrupt, debased, debauched, defiling, depraved, deviant, monstrous, tainted, twisted, vicious, warped, wicked, abhorrent, base, decadent, degenerate, degrading, dirty, disgusting, dissipated, dissolute, distasteful, hedonistic, immodest, immoral, indecent, indulgent, licentious, nasty, profligate, repellent, repugnant, repulsive, revolting, shameful, shameless, sickening, sinful, smutty, sordid, unscrupulous, vile  Pleasurable -  charming, gratifying, luscious, satisfying, savory, agreeable, delicious, delightful, enjoyable, nice, pleasant, pleasing, soothing, succulent Pleasure -  bliss, delight, gluttony, gratification, relish, satisfaction, thrill, adventure, amusement, buzz, contentment, delight, desire, ecstasy, enjoyment, excitement, fun, happiness, harmony, heaven, joy, kick, liking, paradise, seventh heaven  Rapacious-  avaricious, ferocious, furious, greedy, predatory, ravening, ravenous, savage, voracious, aggressive, gluttonous, grasping, insatiable, marauding, plundering Rapture -  bliss, ecstasy, elation, exaltation, glory, gratification, passion, pleasure, floating, unbridled joy Rigid -  adamant, austere, definite, determined, exact, firm, hard, rigorous, solid, stern, uncompromising, unrelenting, unyielding, concrete, fixed, harsh, immovable, inflexible, obstinate, resolute, resolved, severe, steadfast, steady, stiff, strong, strict, stubborn, taut, tense, tight, tough, unbending, unchangeable, unwavering Sudden -  abrupt, accelerated, acute, fast, flashing, fleeting, hasty, headlong, hurried, immediate, impetuous, impulsive, quick, quickening, rapid, rash, rushing, swift, brash, brisk, brusque, instant, instantaneous, out of the blue, reckless, rushed, sharp, spontaneous, urgent, without warning Thrust -  (forward) advance, drive, forge, impetus, impulsion, lunge, momentum, onslaught, poke, pressure, prod, propulsion, punch, push, shove, power, proceed, progress, propel (push hard) assail, assault, attack, bear down, buck, drive, force, heave, impale, impel, jab, lunge, plunge, press, pound, prod, ram, shove, stab, transfix, urge, bang, burrow, cram, gouge, jam, pierce, punch, slam, spear, spike, stick Thunder-struck - amazed, astonished, aghast, astounded, awestruck, confounded, dazed, dazed, dismayed, overwhelmed, shocked, staggered, startled, stunned, gob-smacked, bewildered, dumbfounded, flabbergasted, horrified, incredulous, surprised, taken aback  Torment - agony, anguish, hurt, misery, pain, punishment, suffering, afflict, angst, conflict, distress, grief, heartache, misfortune, nightmare, persecute, plague, sorrow, strife, tease, test, trial, tribulation, torture, turmoil, vex, woe Touch -  (physical) - blow, brush, caress, collide, come together, contact, converge, crash, cuddle, embrace, feel, feel up, finger, fondle, frisk, glance, glide, graze, grope, handle, hit, hug, impact, join, junction, kiss, lick, line, manipulate, march, massage, meet, nudge, palm, partake, pat, paw, peck, pet, pinch, probe, push, reach, rub, scratch, skim, slide, smooth, strike, stroke, suck, sweep, tag, tap, taste, thumb, tickle, tip, touching, toy, bite, bump, burrow, buss, bury, circle, claw, clean, clutch, cover, creep, crush, cup, curl, delve, dig, drag, draw, ease, edge, fiddle with, flick, flit, fumble, grind, grip, grub, hold, huddle, knead, lap, lave, lay a hand on, maneuver, manhandle, mash, mold, muzzle, neck, nestle, nibble, nip, nuzzle, outline, play, polish, press, pull, rasp, ravish, ream, rim, run, scoop, scrabble, scrape, scrub, shave, shift, shunt, skate, slip, slither, smack, snake, snuggle, soothe, spank, splay, spread, squeeze, stretch, swipe, tangle, tease, thump, tongue, trace, trail, tunnel twiddle, twirl, twist, tug, work, wrap  (mental) - communicate, examine, inspect, perception, scrutinize Wet - bathe, bleed, burst, cascade, course, cover, cream, damp, dampen, deluge, dip, douse, drench, dribble, drip, drizzle, drool, drop, drown, dunk, erupt, flood, flow, gush, immerse, issue, jet, leach, leak, moisten, ooze, overflow, permeate, plunge, pour, rain, rinse, run, salivate, saturate, secrete, seep, shower, shoot, slaver, slobber, slop, slosh, sluice, spill, soak, souse, spew, spit, splash, splatter, spout, spray, sprinkle, spurt, squirt, steep, stream, submerge, surge, swab, swamp, swill, swim, trickle, wash, water Wicked -  abominable, amoral, atrocious, awful, base, barbarous, dangerous, debased, depraved, distressing, dreadful, evil, fearful, fiendish, fierce, foul, heartless, hazardous, heinous, immoral, indecent, intense, mean, nasty, naughty, nefarious, offensive, profane, scandalous, severe, shameful, shameless, sinful, terrible, unholy, vicious, vile, villainous, wayward, bad, criminal, cruel, deplorable, despicable, devious, ill-intentioned, impious, impish, iniquitous, irreverent, loathsome, Machiavellian, mad, malevolent, malicious, merciless, mischievous, monstrous, perverse, ruthless, spiteful, uncaring, unkind, unscrupulous, vindictive, virulent, wretched Writhe -  agonize, bend, jerk, recoil, lurch, plunge, slither, squirm, struggle, suffer, thrash, thresh, twist, wiggle, wriggle, angle, arc, bow, buck, coil, contort, convulse, curl, curve, fidget, fight, flex, go into spasm, grind, heave, jiggle, jolt, kick, rear, reel, ripple, resist, roll, lash, lash out, screw up, shake, shift, slide, spasm, stir, strain, stretch, surge, swell, swivel, thrust, turn violently, tussle, twitch, undulate, warp, worm, wrench, wrestle, yank 

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//MY BROTHERS AND SISTERS - HERE IS THE ANSWER TO THE PROBLEM OF FINDING THAT RIGHT WORD!!!!!

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[mudblood-and-snakes]

I’ll reblog until I die.

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Wow I definitely needed this!

[spookysrealmofodd]

So, I forgot to post this sketch of Vlad.

A couple weeks ago, Tove Lo's "High All the Time " came on the radio for the first time in... forever. It was actually one of Vlad's OG inspiration songs, and thus a sketch was born.

It also got me thinking. While I didn't initially intend this, I'm starting to realize that a lot of Vlad's personality, habits, etc reads as someone with an anxiety disorder.

To be fair, when I was developing Vlad's backstory, I took a bit from my own childhood, and Vlad is himself inspired by my own emo phase. I've since been diagnosed with social anxiety, and having learned more about it... yeah.

To better demonstrate what I mean, here are some things about Vlad that were already cannon.

He was victim to constant severe bullying throughout most of his early life. See, the Dragula family are very traditional vampires, and they follow an old set of rules known as the Old Customs, that are said to best dictate how vampires should live. Vlad's parents didn't believe in the customs, and thus neither did Vlad. Thus, it came as a shock when he was dubbed the next Vlad Dracula. In an effort to get his grandfather to revoke this decision, the rest of the family (barring Vlad's parents) would go out of their way to prove that Vlad was unworthy.

His cousins would beat him up and harass him on a regular basis, and his every move and interest was mocked by the adults. Eventually, his parents decided to move away from the family, but Vlad never got over it.

Vlad became incredibly self conscious about every part of himself (his interests, his appearance, his personality, etc). He eventually began isolating himself from people, as he had developed a fear of ever being hurt emotionally again.

Vlad can behave genuinely, but only around people who he trusts. Mina was the only example of this for years, and while she loves him dearly, she was ill equipped to deal with and help him, unintentionally becoming an enabler to his behavior. He struggles to open up, panics whenever someone questions him, and the only reason he can stand Phoenix's teasing is because he knows that she doesn't actually mean anything by it.

There are also moments in the story where Vlad experiences episodes that can be interpreted as panic attacks. He also has knee jerk reactions to people bringing up him being a vampire in any negative connotation around his friends. He's the easiest to discourage, and often the first to panic.

Vlad's usual coping mechanism is to distract himself from his emotions. This usually involves video games, but in the past, it's suggested that he had a habit of downing booze, then wandering around drunk.

Vlad's character development also involves him being lead to confront the source of his troubles, while also helping him leave it behind. Basically not letting his worries and insecurities control his life, and allowing him to live a life where he's genuinely happy and surrounded by people he trusts.

I've even considered having him revert back to his original name, Lucian, as the story goes on, and leaving the name "Vlad " to only be used in the company of his family.

Idk, a lot about Vlad reads as anxiety to me, and there's more I could go over, but... we'd be here forever. What do you guys think?

[spookysrealmofodd]

A small voice

To accompany this image. Will update when art is completed. Art, story and characters belong to me.

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There was no need to worry.

That's what Lithie reminded herself whenever she woke up. It was the truth, wasn't it? Her sister had assured her several times that such was the case. If Arryn said everything was fine, then it was. Arryn was smart. She would tell Lithie if things were wrong.

Wouldn't she?

The forest was a truly lovely place, full of wonderful sounds and beautiful sights. Lithie could spend all day climbing trees to better hear the birds sing, or running along the babbling brook, just to see where it lead. During the early hours of the morning, a beautiful sunrise could be spotted. It was best viewed from the top of one of the many ginormous trees, although the climb up could be a challenge. The sight of blues, purples, oranges, reds and pinks, however, were a fine reward for such a grueling task. Lithie found herself entranced by the colours all blending together like a watercolour painting.

The afternoon was just as wonderful. The sunbeams would pierce through the branches, covering the ground with pockets of light and warmth. Wild animals would come out and go about their daily lives. The afternoon also meant time spent alone for Lithie. While it could be a little lonely, she distracted herself by planning and preparing a surprise for her sister.

Like now, as she stood beside the creek, taking care not to go too close. Her big, smart sister warned her about falling in, which could easily happen if Lithie were to trip on one of the many tree roots jetting out of, and back into, the ground. Falling in wouldn't be good. Her dress would get wet, and her trusty rabbit companion, Lord Beelzebunny the Destroyer of Worlds wouldn't like being awoken from his slumber on top of her head.

Reaching up to scratch her rabbit behind the ears, Lithie wished that she could be as relaxed as he was. It wasn't like she didn't try. But, there were times....

Times when the air became cold, and the forest fell completely silent. When the sunlight lost its warm and dulled. When it felt as though life itself was holding its breath. When Arryn would come back home, looking upset and exhausted. When Lithie would unintentionally stumble across her crying, all alone, hiding behind a tree.

When that woman appeared.

When that awful, nasty, scary woman would appear.

Ceries would always suck the life out of everything without even trying. Her arrival brought tension and fear. Lithie couldn't understand why she and Arryn had to stay with this woman, but she knew better than to argue.

Still, it wasn't uncommon for Lithie to be playing by herself, only to look over her shoulder and see her. Staring. Not blinking. A small, strange smile on her face. And Ceries would stay there, unmoving until Lithie darted away. Sometimes she'd be a considerable distance away. Other times she'd be only a few feet away, towering over her.

The thought of Ceries warranted a quick glance around, just to be safe. Once satisfied that she was alone, Lithie perched on top of one of the bigger tree roots, taking care to not let Beelzebunny fall off her head. In her hands she clutched a small flute. The skinny wooden instrument looked rather unimpressive, but it was nonetheless her most prized posession.

After all, it helped her do magic.

Magic was difficult, especially for her. Even what little magic Lithie could do was deemed unremarkable by others. While she was young, yes, she could still tell the obvious. She'd never grow up to be a big strong demon like her sister. Not even Arryn pretended that it wasn't true.

Oh well. If she couldn't be a scary demon, she could still be useful. She could make her big sis smile.

The air soon filled with the shrill sound of her first note. Grimacing a bit, she adjusted her mouth and tried again, this time making the note sweeter and more pleasant.

What followed was a light and bouncy song of her own making. She danced a bit in her seat as she played, immersing herself completely in her little performance. Quick jumps from low notes to high gave a chirpy sound she hoped was reminiscent of the birds in the forest. The sound of the water splashing and running in the creek made a surprising nice addition to her tune.

As she played, small roses begun to appear at her feet. To her delight, they mimicked the colours of the sunrise, growing in such a way that they replicated the watercolour effect. The roses covered the ground at started to spread to the tree she sat on. The dark coloured bark made the flowers seem all the more vibrant and pretty. They grew in size as she continued to play. Occasionally, a sudden accent in the piece caused the flowers to appear and grow in the shape of a spiral.

Eventually, her lungs started to hurt, and her lips started to go numb. With one last breath, she improvised a swooping ending to her song before setting the flute down and inspecting her work. Not only had the ground been covered, but so had much of the base of the tree. Lithie grinned widely, knowing that Arryn would be sure to see it on e she got home.

She felt a shifting weight on her head as Beelzebunny woke up, only to stretch a little before going back to sleep. Giggling, Lithie took the lazy rabbit into her arms and took another glance at her roses. Her eyes landing on one particular rose, she reached out and plucked it. This one had grown in half pink, half purple, and it would look lovely in Arryn's hair.

The thought of Arryn briefly made Lithie's smile falter. Despite what her big sister said, she couldn't help but feel that something was wrong. Terribly wrong. She wanted to help Arryn, but she couldn't think of how she could. It didn't help that it meant that Arryn was lying to her. Why wouldn't she just tell her? Did she think that Lithie was too dumb, too useless to not understand?

Her thoughts were interrupted by a sudden head bump from Beelzebunny. Shaking her head, Lithie hopped up from her spot, and made her way back to the campsite to wait for Arryn. Along the way, she did her best to put a smile back on her face. She didn't want to worry Arryn, especially because there was no need to worry.

If her big sister said everything was fine, then everything was fine.

[arethereanyoriginalusernames]

My characters being (vines) they're stupid selves.

Phoenix: *does a backflip over a car and lands in a wheelchair * I have crippling depression! 😊

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Completely giving up,

Starring Chronos, Featuring Chronos, Introducing Chronos....

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Vlad: *Crawling into a washing machine * I am disgusted, I am revolted, I dedicate my life to our lord and savior Jesus Christ, and this is the thanks I get???

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Missi: *hiding in a storage room * Hi, my name is Missi, what's your favorite dinner food?

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Phoenix: hey guys, it's my girlfriend's house!

Persephone: ... Phoenix, that's my house.

Phoenix: I know

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Phoenix: *crashes into a house through a hole in the ceiling *

Vlad: Hey Nix.

Phoenix: Hey Vlad.

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Chronos: Yeah, I really like to work here, we all have so much fun.

Chronos @ Chess: Fuck off Chess, I'm not going to your fucking "pretend baby shower "

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Persephone: If there are any supernatural entities here, please speak to us.

Trix: *starts singing Don't Stop Believing *

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Trix: We all die, you either kill yourself or get killed. *starts dancing *

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Phoenix: Hey, lookit the buns on that guy!

Vlad:*laying on the floor covered in hamburger buns*

Chronos: *enters room*

Missi: oh, it's the comedy police

Trix: The joke was too funny!

Phoenix: I'm not going back to jail! *draws weapon *

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Nymph: (signing) I don't care about my haters, and if you want to fight me, then fight me!

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Syrellis: Everyone is so obsessed with their phones nowadays, that not a single person has noticed how many metal chairs I have. *perches on top of a mountain of chairs *

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Chronos: Phoenix, can you read out what the letter says?

Phoenix: * holding an ipod * Nope. *presses play *

Ipod: hi, what up, my name's Phoenix, I'm 18, and I never fucking learned how to read ~

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Wasp: Hey, if you're feeling suicidal, you've come to the right place. Because I'm going to fucking kill myself as well. *flips table *

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Chess: He doesn't deserve you! If he doesn't treat you right by now, you're gone!

Ifrit : *teary eyed* I'm gone!

Chess: *hands him a knife * now go chop his dick off!

[arethereanyoriginalusernames]

Both Art and character belong to me

[arethereanyoriginalusernames]

Hey-oh! Decided to draw some minor characters.

Up top left, we have a currently unnamed elf princess/hunter. She’s trying to track down and punish Orchid for not only abandoning her tribe, but for incorporating bits of elvish culture into her rock music. She’s a bit of a snob, and has a tendency to look down on others. Her “holier than thou” attitude is often thrown off by random, dorky habits of her, such as her liking of chestnuts. As a result, not a ton of people take her seriously.

Next are some sketches of Orchid, Phoenix’s pen pal. She refers to Phoenix as her cover name, “Ginger “, but she’s aware of what her real name is. Orchid kind of invented these elf ear earrings, which are those fancy designs on her ears. I mostly drew her just vibing and having a good time.

Finally, we have a new character, “Zuzie” (pronounced like Susie, but with z). She works as an assistant for Surgat, the head of a demon legion + Trix’s dad. Zuzie is a common, lower level demon who isn’t powerful by any means (compared to other demons). She can be rather sadistic when she needs to be, as she previously worked as a tormentor of damned souls. For the most part, she’s chill and laidback. She tries to keep herself out of any drama, and not cause any trouble. As Surgat’s assistant, she delivers messages for him, and keeps track of his schedule. Zuzie is also Arryn’s ex, which comes in handy at a certain plot point. The two are still friends, but there’s a suspicious amount of hush hush regarding why they broke up. Zuzie also finds Trix super annoying, and the high chance she has of encountering him is the one thing she despises about her job.

All art and characters belong to me

[eclecticcoyote-deactivated20221]

1. Hmm... I think she might be the most unlikeable character for me xD (Not cause the character’s a bad character - just her personality). 2. Heh, I like how Phoenix’s code name is “Ginger” - I like ginger. I don’t know why I’m saying this but yeah. xD 3. Funny you mentioned that - due to being taught Polish first, I kept called “soup” “zoup” for a long time. Also, Zuzie is pretty cute, minus the sadism. XD

[arethereanyoriginalusernames]

1. Yeah... I don't blame you XD

2. Idk if this makes it funnier, but the joke behind Phoenix's code name is that she's awful with names. So, her real name's Phoenix Dawnsview, right? How about "Ginger Dawn " or "Dawn Ginger "(she alternates). She also gave Missi the name "River". Because, ya know, Mississippi.

3. Aw, glad you like the bab 😊

[arethereanyoriginalusernames]

Recent arts

I decided to conceptualize some "end of story designs for my main cast. Here, we have the final designs for Nymph and Missi

Up top is Nymph. On the left is her design at the beginning, and beside it is her final design. Bonus points for anyone who can tell what she's saying in sign language in the left pic. Anyway, at the beginning, due to living in a snowy area, she has more fur trim. There's also more white, and if you all will allow me to go symbolic for a minute; since Nymph's whole hang up is being found guilty for a crime she didn't commit, this is kind of her making a point to be like "yo, I'm innocent ". Of curiosity, as she matures, and her need for validation simmers down, she doesn't feel the same need as before. She also turns to a more steampunk appearance due to her time in Dawnsview.

On the lower right is Missi. She's gone full pirate realness, as it better reflects her nature in battle. The "pirate" ness also reflects her motivation and desire for adventure, freedom and excitement. And yes, she looks more "mature " because... well, she is more mature.

On the bottom left is Clarisse. I wanted to draw her before she lost her wings. I mainly wanted to experiment with lineart and wings. Tell me what you think!

And tell me if there's any other final designs you wanna see:)

[spookysrealmofodd]

What's your story? - Arryn

Let's talk about what is perhaps one of the most unfortunate and sad (sad in a disappointing way) characters in my story.

Arryn is a minor, but reoccurring character who mainly contributes to the character arc of Trix, a member of the main cast. She mostly plays an antagonist role, but gets a chance at redemption at the end.

Spoiler alert, but Arryn's story is one big, prolonged downfall. So, to get the full picture, let's give context to Arryn's early life. As a child, she grew up alongside Trix, who's two years younger than her. They were extremely close as babs, and continued to be friends as they grew up, although they gradually drifted apart. During her teenage years, Arryn was under the mentorship of the Grim Reaper. While she was hardly his most powerful or impressive student, she was his favorite, and he dubbed her "a prodigy " and "his star pupil ". Her time with the Reaper is where Arryn learned to wield her scythe.

Spoiler alert, but Arryn's story is one big, prolonged downfall. So, to get the full picture, let's give context to Arryn's early life. As a child, she grew up alongside Trix, who's two years younger than her. They were extremely close as babs, and continued to be friends as they grew up, although they gradually drifted apart. During her teenage years, Arryn was under the mentorship of the Grim Reaper. While she was hardly his most powerful or impressive student, she was his favorite, and he dubbed her "a prodigy " and "his star pupil ". Her time with the Reaper is where Arryn learned to wield her scythe.

After her time with the Grim Reaper, Arryn looked for more places to improve herself. She enrolled in film making classes and art classes on Earth so she could find ways to make dreams more terrifying. During her time in these classes, Arryn "found her calling " as a makeup artist. She reserves this occupation as a side job, although she isn't often hired. She's still refining her makeup talents.

Also during these classes, she bumped into Zuzie, who had just been hired as Surgat's new assistant. They two quickly transitioned from being friends to dating, hitting it off right away. Their relationship was a happy one, albeit one that seemed to shift frequently between "super best buds" and "intensely passionate".

It was shortly after the start of the relationship that Arryn became responsible for her younger sister, Lithith (Lithie for short). Lithie the flower demon is perhaps one of the most harmless creatures out here, having a heart of gold, and the very intimidating ability to summon roses that might have powers. Lithie is also heavily implied to have a learning disability, and does not fit the bill for being a demon. The most disturbing aspect of Lithie is her idea of cuteness. For instance, she named her pet bunny "Beezelybunny the Destroyer of Worlds and Devourer of Earth." Arryn cares for Lithie very much, and is understandably very protective of her. Normally, she would leave Lithie in the care of Zuzie whenever work called.

One day, Arryn, due to being "full of potential", was assigned to watch over a demon known as Ceries the Unloved demon. This was a job that would require her to be gone for long periods of time, so she decided to bring Lithie with her. Now, not to get into too much detail, Ceries is an evil bitch. She wanders around the forest she's been confined to, and she convinces people to take their own lives. She has a grunge against Surgat, and has a plan to hurt him by hurting his son, Trix. Problem is that Ceries is confined to her forest, so she can't do much.

Then enter Arryn.

Ceries is able to quickly get Arryn on her side. Funny enough, holding one's sister hostage and threatening to kill her in a gruesome fashion is a sure way to get someone to do something for you. Ceries also made sure to isolate Arryn as much as possible so fewer people could interfere with her plans. Thus, cue an out of nowhere break up with Zuzie, an abandonment of her plans to rise through the ranks, and her drifting apart from all of her friends.

When Arryn first appears in the story, she's found guilty of attempting to murder someone she was not supposed to (which is kind of against demon law). She also has a sudden, one-sided rivalry with Trix.

Upon learning that Trix has gone off to work as a mercenary on Earth, she grasps the opportunity to bring him down. She attempts to murder him with her scythe, come after him in dreams, and all that doesn't work. This is where we get to see Arryn slowly lose her mind as she constantly fails, again and again. Each time, Ceries seems less inclined to keep Lithie alive.

As Arryn grows more desperate, she starts going for more immoral tactics. After learning of Trix's affection for Missi, Arryn not only kidnaps Missi, but puts her in a comatose state, constantly tormented by nightmares. She also threatens to kill Missi if Trix doesn't give himself up. Long story short, this also fails.

After this failure, Ceries pulls a "oh, you failed me repeatedly? Say bye to your sister, bitch!" And Lithie "mysteriously disappears ". During this time, Zuzie starts getting worried about Arryn and tries to confront her, only to be met with a mentally unstable Arryn who seems inclined to attack anyone who gets within a few feet of her.

She continues to attack Trix, each attempt becoming more emotionally charged and desperate, to the point where she's having full blown emotional breakdowns. At one point, she breaks her scythe, believing herself to be undeserving of it.

Luckily for Arryn, Trix has been experiencing the magic of characters development, and he finds out what's going on bc plot. He approaches Arryn, who, at this point, is a frail, starved, neurotic, sobbing mess. Arryn is convinced that Lithie is dead, and that either she or Zuzie are next. Trix suggests that hey, maybe because Ceries is a manipulative, gas lighting bitch, maybe she's just all talk and Lithie is alive. Arryn doesn't believe him, but after Trix explains how Ceries basically raised him on lies his entire life (long story), Arryn agrees to come with him to see if they can rescue Lithie. To sweeten the deal, Trix had gotten in contact with the Grim Reaper. As a result, Arryn gets a letter of reassurance from her former mentor, along with a sweet new scythe.

So, again, to keep a long story short, Ceries gets her ass kicked, Lithie is ok, and Arryn is given an opportunity to rebuild her life. She decides to take a break from demon business, and focus on the makeup artist thing. She does however plan to return to her demon duties eventually. She also doesn't get back into a relationship with Zuzie right away, but it's clear that (after some time) they'll try again. Arryn mostly dedicates her time to her sister, mainly helping the poor kid with her trauma. She and Trix also start slowly reigniting their friendship, especially when Trix becomes a mentor to Lithie.

And that's a summary of Arryn's role in the story. Feel free to request elaboration on any aspect mentioned here, or what character I should talk about next.

I apologize for wasting your time

- Spooky S Skeletons

[spookysrealmofodd]

[arethereanyoriginalusernames]

Chess Redesign

Since the one I was using was old and in desperate need of a Redesign, here we are.

What do you guys think?

[arethereanyoriginalusernames]

Anyways back to doing art stuff

I did some sketches of Vlad and Missi, just to try out different expressions on them. Vlad undoubtedly has some weird ones, as his weird cat pupil eyes+fangs certainly give off a weird effect. Some of Vlad’s sketches turned out quite cute, as me and @eclecticcoyote agreed on Discord. Missi... due to her not really being one to emote at all, a lot of expressions look pretty strange on her. Hence the red one. It’s not that she can’t emote at all, she’s just not good at forcing it. My favourite is the purple one, that turned out quite cute. Finally, in case anyone’s confused about the green one, Missi is a jellyfish that can turn into a human. Jellyfish eat plankton. The fact that humans do not eat plankton is something of an oddity in Missi’s head.

The other one is just a design idea for Phoenix later on in the story. Basically, she goes crazy and gets fully possessed by the alien she’s been hosting this entire time, and she starts burning everything. You know, a typical thing to happen on a Friday night.

All art+characters belong to me

[eclecticcoyote-deactivated20221]

Vlad is an adorababby! Tbh I’m slightly jealous he has a girlfriend, cause he’s so damn cute (note: jealous, not envious). xD

Also, Missi’s thought processes are fascinating to me. xD I wonder if she ever had trouble imagining the concept of encephalisation (developing a head, which sea jellies, being cnidarians, don’t have). I could imagine her saying something like “How do you think with your head? Don’t you think with your whole body?” [By that I mean, sea jellies have a nerve net, rather than one brain]. She may have been confused when doing her first shapeshift.

Oh yeah, aliens possessing people is totally normal here too. xD

[arethereanyoriginalusernames]

Actually, funfact about Missi. Her being emotionally unavailable and constantly lost in her own world is based on the fact that jellyfish don't have brains. Also, her mum was also a shifter, so Missi would have learned how to turn human when she was a baby. Tbh, though, considering how Missi spends most of her life spaced out, I doubt she would've noticed a difference between forms right away XD

[eclecticcoyote-deactivated20221]

Ah I see. ^^ I also hope she doesn’t poop out of her mouth in human form. XD

[arethereanyoriginalusernames]

Hopefully not. I also like to think that she keeps some part of her brain in jelly form (a sort of mid transformation thing), bc otherwise she'd just be drifting around the ocean forever

[spookysrealmofodd]

Name: Alyona Rabinovich Dmitriev (real name), Persephone Zima (mercenary alias)

Nicknames: Seph (most frequently used), Zima, Ally, Devin, Tikhiy Kotenok, (the) Witch

Gender: cis, female

Nationality: Russian

Age: 20

Powers/Abilities:

Necromancy- Seph has the ability to reanimate and control corpses. These include any and all corpses. She even has some dinosaur skeletons that she occasionally brings out to spice things up. She can also communicate with the dead, but prefers not to.

Swordsmanship- Seph's weapon of choice is a sword, and her fighting style is inspired by fencing. Her ability here is nothing to be sneezed at, especially given that she's easily one of, if not the best sword fighters in the series.

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Persephone was born as Alyona Rabinovich Dmitriev, in a small village located in central Russia. She lived with her grandfather, a candlestick maker, and would help him sell his products on the streets when she was a little girl. During these times, she would stay out late, in freezing temperatures, amusing herself with matches and talking to spirits she'd come across on along the way.

Alyona was sent to live with her grandfather in the hope that she'd escape the stigma surrounding her powers, the stigma that her mother endured every day where she lived. See, in those parts, necromancy was frowned upon, and considered an "evil power". Alyona managed to evade any trouble for most of her life, but things took a turn when her grandfather passed away unexpectedly. Living by herself, Alyona made pocket money as a fortune teller, and continued her grandfather's business. However, by the time Alyona was in her late teens, rumors begun to spread in regards to her heritage and powers.

One night, on one of her late night ventures, Alyona was ambushed by a group of men intending to murder her. Luckily, our favorite 1920s fashion thief Chronos shows up to save the day. With his powers, Chronos knew that Alyona would be doomed if she continued living here, and offered to help. After some deliberation, she agreed, and off they went.

Due to them needing to get money somehow, they eventually took up the mercenary business together. During this time, Alyona had decided that she might as well leave her old life behind her for good, and started to go by Persephone Zima (Zima being an old nickname some people would call her. She decided to keep it with her as a sort of nostalgic reference).

Seph and Chronos were eventually joined by the rest of their crew (Siren, Athan, Chess and Flaga), Seph was voted as leader, and the six of them had a pretty solid career in north western Europe for about a year. Following the "death " of Flaga, however, the group started to lose their footing. Seph and Chronos started to have regular, heated arguments due to Chronos attempting to control everything everyone did, as well as continuously ignoring Seph's orders.

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When the plot of story starts, and Seph is first introduced to Phoenix (after she was basically kidnapped by Chronos), she becomes the first person to befriend Phoenix. At first, Phoenix was scared of Seph, especially after the necromancer was able to kick her ass in a fight in under a minute. After Seph appoints herself as Phoenix's mentor, however, they start to hit it off.

Both Seph and Chronos take the mantle of mentoring Phoenix, and preparing her for mercenary life. Unlike the latter, however, Seph takes the more efficient approach by helping Phoenix with the things she struggles with, and lending an ear whenever she needs to vent out her grievances. Seph ends up being the one who teaches Phoenix how to read and write (with accommodations for her dyslexia), how to lead a group of people, how to control her emotions in a healthy way, and what to do whenever Phoenix finds herself in a rut.

Phoenix quickly develops feelings for Seph, and while the latter doesn't reciprocate those feelings right away, they become fast friends. After Phoenix sets off with Chronos, Seph remains her go to contact for advice, and they both will spend long hours talking with each other on the phone late into the night.

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Persephone is outwardly a cold, unflinching individual who cannot be swayed by any means of persuasion what so ever. She's well known for her icy demeanor, and there are few who can truthfully say that they aren't intimidated by her. On top of being over six feet tall, she can fix people with a cold stare that has yet to fail her even once; and she a knack for debating and arguing, so don't bother trying to question her. Seph always carries herself with an air of confidence and purpose, and she's someone people learn they should respect as soon as she walks in the room.

Seph attributes this to her childhood, claiming that the cold winter nights spent alone with the dead hardened her into the person she is today. She often brings up her past solely so that she can compare a current situation unfavorably to it. Example, "Chronos, I used to walk through fields of snow and ice in my bare feet, wearing nothing but a short dress and a smock. And I was four years old, and surrounded by the spirits of those who died of hypothermia in those very fields. And must I remind you what sort of temperatures you get where I'm from? Go wash the laundry, or I will make you bathe in ice water for the next thirty days, you sniveling wimp."

That being said, those who know Seph know that she has a heart of gold and will instinctively help anyone in need. She can occasionally be blindsided by this, and there have been people who have taken advantage of her kindness. Nonetheless, Seph will put her own health on the line to help someone she cares about. To her, it's her way of sharing something she was often denied of herself while growing up.

On the other hand, she will gut anyone who hurts the people she loves. You know that meme, "I've only known (blank) for a few minutes, but if anything happened to them, I would kill everyone, then myself "? That's basically Seph in a nutshell.

Seph is very levelheaded and mature, and can keep a cool head during dire situations. She's good at identifying the strengths and weaknesses of others, and where that person would best succeed. Whenever there's an issue, Seph will take the responsibility of resolving it by any means possible. While this makes her settle easily into a role of leadership, she can come off as condescending to others. She can also come off as passive aggressive when arguing with someone. She also tends to show favoritism to those she likes.

In her downtime, Seph dabbles in various pastimes, including baking, art, poetry, writing, and dancing. She likes to keep herself busy by working on mini projects. When she's not doing any of those activities, she can usually be found meditating.

Despite her efforts to leave her past behind her, Seph often finds herself indulging in nostalgia. While she obviously doesn't think back fondly to the prejudice she endured due to her necromancy, she still has certain habits influenced by her upbringing. She still goes out on late night walks, carrying a set of matches. On nights when she doesn't do this, she'll simply light a candle and stare into the flame until she goes to sleep.

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Random Trivia

- Persephone is inspired by the story of "the matchstick girl "

- The name Persephone is an obvious reference to the Greek queen of the underworld.

- Alyona means "Light", Dmitriev means "servant to Demeter", and Zima means winter, but can also be used to refer to someone with a cold personality

- her clothing is inspired by pastel goth clothing

- Seph likes to tease people with nicknames that come from her native language. For instance, she'll often refer to Phoenix by using a Russian word for "fire" or "light". (This always frustrates Phoenix because she can never get Seph to tell her what those words mean. It gets worse when they start dating. Phoenix is internally screaming while scrambling through a Russian to English dictionary, while Seph is just laughing her head off and giving Phoenix all these silly and cute pet names)

[spookysrealmofodd]

Decided to do some art of my character, Wasp. He just chilling rn

Bonus sketch of sad Wasp with his boyfriend, the Grim Reaper (long story)

[arethereanyoriginalusernames]

Suggested by @eclecticcoyote

Don't worry! He's a shapeshifting bird, he's fine! He just vibing rn!

God, I forgot how much I like Syrellis' design + colour pallet XD BTW, in regards to this song, "Moves like Jagger " by Maroon 5, I wouldn't say that the song itself describes Syrellis that much. It's more so the energy and tone of it, if that makes any sense. Like, this, imo, is a song you just vibe to and not really take seriously. And Syrellis would absolutely spend his days vibing to some upbeat tunes if he could

Art and character belong to me

[arethereanyoriginalusernames]

Babbling about a random oc x oc ship

Mainly doing this for @eclecticcoyote , but also, I usually neglect these two, so I'm basically taking someone's passing interest as an excuse to talk about them XD.

Both characters belong to me, btw.

So, in a recent reblog, I made mention of Chess being the closest Chronos has ever gotten to being in a romantic relationship. However, if I were to expand on what that meant, we'd need some context. You may recall a post where I outlined all of Chronos' backstory. If you haven't seen it, or you've forgotten, you may want to read through it. You may also want to read through the information given on my recent Chess artwork post thing.

Before Chess became a mercenary, as you can probably guess, she was in the jewel stealing business. Something that should be noted is that this was a hereditary business. Chess is a member of an unnamed family of criminals who uphold their reputation by breeding some of the most notorious law breakers out there. Chess had dedicated most of her life to perfecting her craft and building her reputation.

She and Chronos met back when he was still setting up a mercenary group with Persephone. During a trip, Chronos received an anonymous tip off that the Bandit Queen herself would be interested in joining. The tip off also included instructions on where to find her, and a deal. If Chronos could keep Chess from stealing anything from him for an hour, she'd join.

After some deliberation, he finally ends up going, and meeting Chess at a bar. At first, he engages in conversation with her, Chess playing ignorant to the things he's talking about. Chronos ends up explaining why he's here, as well as the deal. However, no sooner had he finished talking than he realized that he had been robbed blind. He reverses time and tries again, and fails again. After a couple more attempts, he realizes that Chess is purposefully trying to distract him by playing dumb and getting him to explain.

This process goes on, with Chronos being outsmarted, and having to figure out what Chess is doing. Eventually, he manages to get through the hour without being robbed. Chess asks him why she'd become a mercenary, which Chronos figures out by deciphering something she said at the beginning of the conversation. She was bored, and wanted something new. Having lost, Chess agrees to join.

Then unbeknownst to Chronos, this encounter had won him Chess' respect. He did come to realize this by observing her behavior to similar situations. He saw this as an opportunity, as Chess was quickly becoming aggravating to him. She was someone whose actions he could never predict, and even after it became clear that her slutty and dumb personality was fake, she still continued to use it, never showing a trace of her actual personality.

They started to have lengthy interactions that were basically them trying to outsmart the other. For instance, during a trip to a restaurant, both claim to have no money. They both then tried to get the other person to admit that they're lying. The winner would pay for a meal. It seemed undoubtedly outrageous, but still entertaining to everyone else.

As these interactions went on, both had a mutual growing respect for the other, Chronos even starting to look up to Chess. They started to have more philosophical discussions with each other, where Chronos would bring up a topic just to see how Chess would argue it. She ended up changing his perspective on various topics.

Also, remember how Chronos nowadays is the negotiator of the group, and has a charismatic personality that encourages people to trust him? He learned all of these skills from Chess, although he'll never admit it.

As the "kinda friendship " continued, Chess did something unexpected. She started to act like herself. Behind her intentionally distracting front, Chess is actually quite miserable. The biggest aspect of her personality, the one which motivates her actions most, is that she's an absolute adrenaline junkie. She does things purely for the thrill, and boredom would make her go insane. However, due to her upbringing, she didn't have any interests or hobbies that didn't contribute to her thieving lifestyle. As time went on, her heists became increasingly repetitive and formulaic. The lack of motivation caused Chess to experience what she recognized as the first stages of depression, and she abandoned the lifestyle.

After getting to know Chronos, she realized that he had a similar problem. His goal of improving people's lives consumed his life, and he didn't have much outside of it. Seeing this commonality, Chess decided to drop any social barriers she had, simply to see what it'd be like. She started looking for more interesting things to do, more things to get involved with, and she encouraged Chronos to join her. While Chronos would never admit that she was right about the issue they shared, the "dates" they ended up having were genuinely some of the best moments in his life.

But then the incident with Flaga happened. And Chronos became obsessed with micromanaging everyone's lives since he lost trust in any of them in making correct decisions. Chess was no exception. And what both of them came to learn the hard way was that Chess' life had caused her to develop a heart of glass. Chronos was the first person to truly know her, and not only had he always treated her with respect and decency, she had basically taught him most of what he knows.

So when Chronos not only deletes most of his memories of Chess, but also starts to talk down to her and treat her ideas and issues as "trivial " and "unimportant "?

Yeah....

Chess has tried to get through to Chronos what his issues are, and has tried to help him, but has been brushed off every time. The bridge finally burned for good when Chess announced that she'd be retiring from mercenary work in a few months. When this happened, Chronos and Chess had one of their little showdowns of trying to outsmart each other, Chronos trying to convince Chess to explain her motivations and stay. In the end, he lost. In response, Chess chastised him, saying that if Chronos was the same man he was when they first met, he would have won.

Nowadays, Chronos avoids talking about Chess. It's implied that he does feel some level of guilt that he refuses to admit to. Meanwhile, Chess does feel disappointed in him, and wishes that things worked out differently. However, this relationship has inspired her to be more open and honest to more people. She continues to live her life on the edge, currently aiding in taking down Dawnsview's corrupt government.

She still never passes up the chance to make some passive aggressive comment about Chronos.

Finally, not to get to spoilery, but Chess fakes her death early in the story. While this news hasn't reached him yet, I wonder how Chronos would react to hearing that Chess is dead~

I hope you enjoyed XD

I apologize for wasting your time

- Spooky S Skeletons