For each “⭐️” I get, I’ll write a headcanon about our muses.
the first time they met, even though malachi was already dating travis, he thought sage was really cute. he felt guilty about it, and i think this planted the black seed. add in all of what sage is, who he is, that compounds it. he's truthfully been running from himself since day one and been blaming sage for it.
Marina doesn't remember a lot about that time - being pretty new to this earth and finals mixed with the constant fear of losing a loved one just didn't do well for her already fired up psychic brain.
What she remembers is either her not being able to grasp the full weight of her mother's diagnosis or at least being very much stuck in the denial and bargaining phases when Claire got diagnosed just a year after Marina's adoption. Things like that just didn't happen to you so they couldn't happen to her. She'd already had her share of weird made-for-the-movies type events, this was surely just another regular obstacle.
This thinking was 100% the reason Marina didn't spend as much time with her mother as she would've liked to in retrospect but you always know better after the fact. Marina was in junior year when the diagnosis had reached the new level of "terminal". It was then that she realized that, yes things did happen and life or fate or whatever didn't care and that bad, even unbelievably bad things, would just keep happening, randomly and without any reason actually.
That last year of high school is just one big blur and Marina wishes she had more memories of Claire. That woman quickly became just a small footnote in her file and now that she's in a completely different universe, not even pictures of them together exists anymore.
Now even the last bits of her remaining are fading away.
Send 'Locations' and I will tell you in great detail about a place my muse can be found at often.
Additionally, add + your location suggestion, and I will tell you how likely my muse can be found there and I'll write up a potential headcanon as to why or why not.
The handy thing about telekinesis is that it lets you reach and touch places that would've been otherwise off limits. Go feel your way into the inner workings of a machine, unlock any door by simply manipulating the mechanism that bolts it shut, go explode someone's heart while it's still beating in their chest. God, the sex when you can reach all of your partner and yourself, inside and out.
With the rise in touch displays ever since the 2010s, operating computers has become a bit more difficult, though. For some reason modern displays don't like the telekinetic touch. It's just too... tactile? A kind of weird and silly workaround for this is... rubber gloves. Since Marina is also good at blind texting, a common picture you'll get to see is her doing something with a floating invisible hand inside a rubber glove typing away at the phone next to her.
Verminkoor is more hands-on with crafting, unlike modern-day Marina. The rogue knows how to properly carve and string a bow, fletch her own arrows and bolts, and is surprisingly skilled in forging documents thanks to calligraphy training. As a hobby, she enjoys carving the most, just creating little trinkets and talismans that remind her of her adventures.
Main verse Marina isn't that handy when it comes to traditional crafting. She's good at fixing things but not at creating them. Digitally, however... Marina has been composing and mastering her own music ever since high school. She's not as deep into the subject to know the inner workings and wirings of analog soundboards and synthesizers too well but she does know her way around setting up a record studio and most importantly of all mixing and mastering the end results. Audio Engineering has been number three on the list of subjects to study right after the performing arts and general music studies. As much as she likes grunge music, she's been creating a surprising amount of old school hip hop and downtempo beats. There's just something about cutting other works into tiny pieces and rearranging it into something new.
🕊️ : do they believe in forgiveness? for themselves? in others?
He does believe in forgiveness , but he does not forget.
To themselves : hard, very hard , It depends of course on the offense comitted, but for those things linked to guilt, even if he knows its not his fault per say. He always carries responsbility of his actions like a medal sticking into his chest. He does not forgive himself because it's a form of punishment he considers justified for having failed the person in front of him. It eats at him slowly but surely. The "ifs" .
In Others : He grants more easily grace to other. He tries to understand what caused a certain behavior, but while he does give second chances, they require time. Where he struggles to accept the apology is when you really do something to break his trust, especially when it's someone close to him. It never really is the same after that. Bitten once as they say, Jack is unwillingly waiting for it to happen again and prays t does not.
🧸 What would their younger self think of them now?
Myrna
HC Meme
Scared of herself and what she would be forced to become, afraid of the loss of freedom that comes with the position of Inquisitor. Myrna has little say in how her life plays out now; she could certainly try, but that doesn't mean that it would be a successful try...or end well. Teen Myrna would be terrified of what's to come, more so than current Myrna already is. If she knew how it happened, she might not go to the Conclave at all; she'd fight her Keeper a little harder against the mission. Obvs that would end poorly for everyone because there's no guarantee that someone else would stumble on Corypheus and the Wardens.
HOWEVER, she would also be envious of the resources her older self has access to. So many books and scrolls and the connections to scholars...she'd be excited by that at least. It might balance out the horror of everything else.
🌙 Do they sleep peacefully / fight nightmares every night?
☕ What’s their comfort drink?
🦋 What seemingly insignificant memory do they cherish the most?
HC Meme
Maren sleeps like the dead. There's little keeping her up at night. And considering she only has to meditate to speak with Solas, she doesn't have many distractions in her sleep. Once she's out, she's out—usually dreamless. And she doesn't have many regrets that keep her from going to sleep either.
Some brandy once in a while is nice, but it's a luxury for her so she doesn't get it often. She likes the warm feeling that comes with it, and is grateful that she's forced into moderation because of it being out of her price range usually. She doesn't want to accidentally drink until drunk or tipsy.
Sharing drinks with her adopted father was always nice. They would meet for coffee or tea on weekends and just spend some time together, walking around Minrathous afterwards and talking about anything and nothing. She misses him.