#lyss-muse

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Eileen Coniff (she/her) // Lesbian 🫘

The second eldest dog shifter of the massive Coniff family (one brother and six sisters, woof), Eileen grew up feeling overlooked and misunderstood, which primed her perfectly to be fascinated by art and history. Among the misfits of creatives, she feels at home and with her people. The more eccentric and out-there, the better. And after completing her PhD in art history (partially sponsored by her brother Eli, thanks big bro), she now works as an art museum curator, spending her days planning future exhibits, and is always on the look for the next thing to wow the museum patrons.

Outside of work, Eileen is a bit of a mess. Best described as an emotional wreck. She can't help it. Between her obsessions with plants and making pottery, her wolfcut, and her adorable black cat Carmilla, Eileen is essentially catnip for lesbians, and often finds herself falling in love and being broken up with over and over again. Good thing she has her best friend in the whole wide world to fall back on, but these days, she's wondering why no one is really quite measuring up to her bestie...

Credit to @darksideofseoul for helping me bring the muse to life 💜

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She has a black cat named Carmilla!

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So remember how Eli had seven sisters? Well, here they are. Any of them can be turned into full muses, but for now, this is more of a list for reference.

Eileen - 31 - lesbian art museum curator with a wolf cut, single with a messy string of ex-lovers

Eden - 29 - bright pink hair, sunny and optimistic, loves waving her freak flag, free-spirited, works as a hairstylist

Evelyn - 27 - already married with four of her own kids, at home baker

Erina - 25 - paramedic, caffeine addict, low tolerance for bullshit

Enya & Esma - 23 - twin troublemakers, both in PhD programs for biology and chemistry, incredibly intelligent despite acting as if they only have one brain cell

Emmy - 21 - soft spoken and in training to be a florist

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Honey (she/her) // Pansexual 🍳

Honey started off as a human, a human with a simple desire. To be loved passionately. But no, she was stuck with an absolute bore of a fiancé, one that her family had picked for her. Her whole life, she had been raised in preparation for marriage, dreaming of some handsome prince to come and take her away. Instead, she was stuck with some lethargic man with a personality bland as white toast.

In her frustration and rage, she began to hear whispers, a voice that promised her more. He promised a whirlwind romance, passionate and fiery love, and a place by his side. It was an offer she couldn't refuse, surely anything was better than this arranged marriage? Deciding to take things into her own hands, Honey agreed and struck a deal with the infamous Gwi-ma. And surprise surprise, she completely regretted it. Being a demon sucked. Gwi-ma would barely give her the time of day. Yes, he was a very hot demon king, but he barely remembered her name. Yeah, no, she was over it and willing to do anything to get out of it.

A new voice started to enter her mind, this time promising her a way to get out of the demon realm. Desperate and with little alternative, she agreed and was suddenly filled with the powers of the Honmoon and teleported back to the human realm. Ever since, she's been charged with maintaining the Honmoon and influencing the Hunters to bolster it further. Eternal life is a blessing and curse, but at least she was finally able to shut Gwi-ma out of her mind.

These days she tries to lead a quieter existence, not directly interacting with the Hunters, keeping mostly to herself, her apartment, and her garden.

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Bonus facts:

- Sweet tooth, of course.

- Living for centuries means she's learned a lot about plants and gardening and has developed quite the green thumb.

- Being imbued with the power of the Honmoon means she has a general omniscient sense of the mood of the human population as well as the location of the Huntrix girls. She can tell where the Honmoon is weak and will often visit the spots in person to reinforce the barrier. However, her power waxes and wanes with the fans of Huntrix. After all, happy fans, happy honmoon.

- She tries to avoid interacting with the hunters, finding that meeting her causes quite a bit of confusion. She'll live to see them age and die so she prefers to stay unattached. Honey chooses to indirectly influence them, providing weapons and shielding them when she can.

- She doesn't have much in terms of attack, but defense-wise, she is untouchable, given that the Hunters are performing well.

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Elias Coniff (he/him) // Pansexual 🍳

The eldest brother of a massive family of 8, Elias grew up responsible. Responsible for taking care of his younger siblings, managing his mother's difficult emotions, explaining his father's mysterious absences. He was the one who held it all together.

When he went off to college, he got stuck with this horribly obnoxious Alpha roommate. They constantly butted heads and the guy was a total slob. Cute, but a slob.

Everything changed on that fateful day when Oliver tackled him to the ground and frantically showed him that their soul marks matched. It took them time and quite a number of fights, but the two Alphas found a way to make their relationship work. Eli constantly struggles with feeling worthy enough for Oliver, but he does enjoy working as his mate's personal assistant. He takes great pleasure in managing his calendar and making sure he eats. As a dog shifter, he's incredibly loyal and is always on guard to protect those he loves. He eagerly awaits the day where his loyalty can extend to their mysterious third.

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AU without Oliver

Despite how infuriating it was at times to put up with his slob of a roommate, Eli and Oliver forged a close friendship, Eli always pushing Oliver to study and Oliver always pushing Eli to go out more. Once they graduated, Oliver offered Eli to be his personal assistant and well, he accepted. The two have worked tirelessly to build up Oliver's business, but the long days and nights have truly worn on Eli. He comes home to his empty apartment and sometimes wonders what it was all for.

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Bonus facts!

- The soul mark that his mates have for him is a Serch Bythol (a Celtic knot signifying everlasting/eternal love). Credits to @darksideofseoul for the fantastic idea 🖤

- He smells like sandalwood and cedar. Clean and woodsy.

- In his free time, he runs, cooks, and reads.

- Unlike Oliver, he doesn't need to bribe the doctor. His height is 6'2".

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Credit to @/nokkusuart on Twitter.

Oliver Ferguson (he/him) // Pansexual 🍳

A nepo baby fox shifter who's doing his best to make a name for himself. He was born into privilege, money, and the spotlight and embraces it. With his connections, he's become one of the youngest executive producers in the film industry. Oliver is known for his carefree cockiness and gregarious (although slightly arrogant) nature. Over time though, he's become numb to reality. Hundreds, even thousands of dollars, start to feel like no big deal when you can spend with no limits. When you can have anything you want, what is there for you to live for?

All of this changed when he and Elias got assigned to be roommates in college. He couldn't figure out why the other Alpha male's smell was simultaneously so appealing and repulsive. Don't get him wrong, Eli was hot and all, but he constantly nagged him to make sure he was eating and going to class. But then, he saw the soulmark on Eli's hipbone. A jack of hearts and a book. The same book that mirrored the one on his own hipbone. The man was just trying to make a bowl of cereal and Oliver pinned him to the ground, stripping off his shirt to compare their marks. Where Eli had a jack of hearts, he had a Celtic knot, and they both had the book. They were mates, but they were missing their third.

After this discovery, they tried to keep their relationship hidden, especially after college when Oliver hired Elias on as his personal assistant, but eventually the truth came out. The media thoroughly enjoyed writing about the scandalous romance between the alpha producer and his alpha assistant.

What the reports don't say is how Eli keeps Oliver tethered to reality. Whether with a harsh reality check or a gentle hand squeeze, Eli always reminds Oliver that he has so much to live for. Even if it's those stupid gambling games he enjoys playing on his phone.

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AU without Eli

Despite how infuriating it was at times to put up with his slob of a roommate, Eli and Oliver forged a close friendship, Eli always pushing Oliver to study and Oliver always pushing Eli to go out more. Once they graduated, Oliver offered Eli to be his personal assistant and well, he accepted. The two have worked tirelessly to build up Oliver's business, but success has made Oliver numb and he sometimes wonders what it's all even for.

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Bonus facts!

- His mates have a soul mark of a jack of hearts for him.

- He smells like mandarin oranges and caramel. Creamy and in your face.

- Although the doctors always measure him just under 6 feet, he unabashedly bribes them to round up.

- The entertainment company he runs is called Big O Entertainment.

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Maurice, but most call him Reese (he/him) // Gay?

Appearance: Dark brown hair that is in a permanent state of chaos. Why bother fixing it when it's going to get ruined from the woodshop PPE he's constantly wearing? Bright piercing blue eyes. People often tell him he's a spitting image of his father, Marlon, from his round nose to his angular face shape. It's just his eyes... they're definitely from his mother. 6'1" and muscular in a way that can be best described as functional. When you're constantly lifting lumber, tables, and also your little sister Ruby, you tend to develop a good amount of strength.

Personality: Rough around the edges, but sweet at heart. He isn't one to go out of his way to be friendly, but stick around and he'll eventually warm up to you. He tends to stick to his shop in the mountains, venturing into town mostly for necessities and the occasional festival. Many of the townsfolk have furniture pieces from him in their home and will often call on him for any tasks that need some heavy lifting.

History: Maurice is the son of Marlon, the head of Stardew's Adventurer's Guild. They share the same gruff features, but where his bright eyes came from is a mystery. He's never known his mother, all he's been told is that one day, Marlon returned from a trip to Zuzu City with a baby named Maurice in his arms. As one could imagine, growing up with a gruff adventurer as his sole parental figure led Maurice to be quite rough around the edges. He explored the mountain and mines with little to no supervision and always returned to the cabin in the evening with scrapes and cuts all over him. It wasn't until Robin and Demetrius decided to take the wild mountain child under their wing that Maurice became a bit softer. Under Robin's tutelage, he learned to channel his energy into carving and shaping wood. He decided to open up his own furniture shop, out of a woodshop that he and Robin built together next to the Adventurer's Guild. The town regards Maurice as one of their own and has nicknamed him Reese, but has found him always rather distant since he and Marlon tend to stick to the mountains and to themselves.

Family: In addition to Marlon, he has a younger sister named Ruby (7 years old). She was left at the doorstop of the Adventurer's Guild with no message, so Marlon and Reese have taken her in as their own. She often can be found in the mines, digging for pretty rocks and gems.

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Hopping back into roleplaying! Here's my Stardew Valley muse, Reese. Let me know if you want to roleplay with him!