✖ THIS CITY HAS ITS SECRETS. and i just heard a rumour that eurydice of thrace was spotted by the entrance to the tunnels below the city. let’s hope they review the checklist and find their way home in twenty-four hours. after all, who knows what they might find down there? paulina singer is now taken.
✖ ▒ OH, WHAT A COINCIDENCE! i was just thinking of [ EURYDICE OF THRACE ]. most swear their resemblance to [ PAULINA SINGER ] is unmistakable, but she has been around since the [ BRONZE AGE ]. it is rumoured that the [ WOMAN ] was born in [ THRACE ] in the year [ 1290 BCE ], even though they don’t look a day over [ TWENTY-FIVE ]. what a shame, though: they were once famed for being [ HARD-WORKING ] and [ ENDURING ] ; yet now, they seem more and more [ PESSIMISTIC ] and [ LONELY ]. but while [ EURYDICE ] spends their days working as [ A WRITER ], they are already notorious around town for [ HANDS REACHING FOR EACH OTHER IN THE DARK, THUNDERSTORMS ROLLING ABOVE, THE SWISH OF SKIRTS WHILE DANCING BARE FOOT IN A MEADOW, A COLOURFUL CANARY IN A COAL MINE, A MATCH IN THE DARKNESS ]. when you live forever, you might as well make the most of it. ( alicia. 23. aest/gmt+10. she/they. )
✖ THIS CITY HAS ITS SECRETS. and i just heard a rumour that elizabeth lavenza was spotted by the entrance to the tunnels below the city. let’s hope they review the checklist and find their way home in twenty-four hours. after all, who knows what they might find down there? sarah gadon is now taken.
✖ ▒ OH, WHAT A COINCIDENCE! i was just thinking of [ ELIZABETH LAVENZA ]. most swear their resemblance to [ SARAH GADON ] is unmistakable, but she has been around since the [ EIGHTEENTH CENTURY ]. it is rumoured that the [ CIS FEMALE ] was born in [ ITALY ] in the year [ UNKNOWN ], even though they don’t look a day over [ THIRTY-FOUR ]. what a shame, though: they were once famed for being [ SUASIVE ] and [ NURTURING ] ; yet now, they seem more and more [ PARANOIAC ] and [ IRASCIBLE ]. but while [ ELIZABETH ] spends their days working as [ AN AUTOPSIST ], they are already notorious around town for [ AIRY LAUGHTER POORLY CONCEALED BEHIND FINGERS WHILE WATCHING SOMEONE FALL PREY TO A PRANK, A FORGOTTEN DUST GATHERED CHESSBOARD HALF PLAYED, FRANTICALLY SCRUBBING BLOODY HANDS RAW IN THE SINK AFTER AN UNFORTUNATE VENTURE, A TWISTED PIECE OF METAL RESEMBLING A RING THAT’S MISSING IT’S GEM ]. when you live forever, you might as well make the most of it. ( wyn. twenty-four. cst. she/her. )
CONGRATULATIONS, EVERYONE !! this marks our very first round of acceptances and the official beginning of QISMATRPG !!
please remember to go through the checklist and send your blog into the main within twenty-four hours. i can’t wait to get started with all of you –– and we’re now officially open for plotting !!
✖ ▒ OH, WHAT A COINCIDENCE! i was just thinking of [ ELIZABETH OF YORK ]. most swear their resemblance to [ KEIRA KNIGHTLEY ] is unmistakable, but she has been around since the [ LATE MIDDLE AGES ]. it is rumoured that the [ CIS FEMALE ] was born in [ LONDON, UNITED KINGDOM ] in the year [ 1466 ], even though they don’t look a day over [ THIRTY ]. what a shame, though: they were once famed for being [ AMBITIOUS ] and [ STEADFAST ] ; yet now, they seem more and more [ STUBBORN ] and [ INTERFERING ]. but while [ ELIZABETH ] spends their days working as [ A POLITICAL AIDE ], they are already notorious around town for [ CRAFTING PRECISELY THE RIGHT WORDS AND FITTING THEM INTO SOMEONE ELSE’S MOUTH; METICULOUS & BEAUTIFUL PENMANSHIP; “ANCESTRAL” HALLS SHORTER-LIVED THAN YOU; THE CENTURIES’ OLD GLEAM OF A CROWN; A WAY TO WIN ON EITHER SIDE OF THE BATTLE ]. when you live forever, you might as well make the most of it. ( shannon. 20. bst/gmt+1. she/her. )
✖ ▒ OH, WHAT A COINCIDENCE! i was just thinking of [ HADES aka “AIDES DOUGLAS” ]. most swear their resemblance to [ OSCAR ISAAC ] is unmistakable, but he has have been around since [ ANCIENT GREECE ]. it is rumoured that the [ CIS MALE ] was born in [ UNKNOWN ] in the year [ UNKNOWN ], even though they don’t look a day over [ THIRTY SIX ]. what a shame, though: they were once famed for being [ STOIC ] and [ SOVEREIGN ] ; yet now, they seem more and more [ CYNICAL ] and [ MOODY ]. but while [ HADES ] spends their days working as [ A CEO ], they are already notorious around town for [ CLOUDS OF CIGARETTE SMOKE, SLEEK BLACK SUITS, THE FAINT SMELL OF EMBERS AND STRONG COFFEE ]. when you live forever, you might as well make the most of it. ( B. 22. EST. she/her. )
✖ ▒ OH, WHAT A COINCIDENCE! i was just thinking of [ ANNE OF CLEVES ]. most swear their resemblance to [ ANA DE ARMAS ] is unmistakable, but she has been around since the [ TUDOR ERA ]. it is rumoured that the [ CIS FEMALE ] was born in [ DÜSSELDORF, GERMANY ] in the year [ 1515 ], even though they don’t look a day over [ TWENTY-NINE ]. what a shame, though: they were once famed for being [ CLEVER ] and [ KINDHEARTED ] ; yet now, they seem more and more [ UNTRUSTING ] and [ REACTIVE ]. but while [ ANNIE ] spends their days working as [ AN ARCHIVIST FOR A MUSEUM ], they are already notorious around town for [ EMPTY CUPS OF TEA LITTERED AROUND HER WORK SPACE, FIRST EDITIONS OF BOOKS BOUGHT WHEN THEY ORIGINALLY CAME OUT, STORAGE BINS STUFFED WITH DUSTY JOURNALS, CENTURIES OLD JEWELS SITTING IN LOCKED BOXES, & OLD CASTLE HALLS FILLED WITH JOYOUS MEMORIES ]. when you live forever, you might as well make the most of it. ( alyssa. twenty-two. est. she/her. )
✖ ▒ OH, WHAT A COINCIDENCE! i was just thinking of [ ANASTASIA NIKOLAEVNA ROMANOV ]. most swear their resemblance to [ CHLOE BENNET ] is unmistakable, but she has been around since [ IMPERIAL RUSSIA ]. it is rumoured that the [ GIRL ] was born in [ SAINT PETERSBURG ] in the year [ 1901 ], even though they don’t look a day over [ TWENTY EIGHT ]. what a shame, though: they were once famed for being [ VIVACIOUS ] and [ INTELLIGENT ] ; yet now, they seem more and more [ PASSIONATE ] and [ DEVIOUS ]. but while [ ANASTASIA ] spends their days working as [ AN ART CONSULTANT ], they are already notorious around town for [ ALWAYS HAVING A NOTEBOOK AND PEN AT THE READY; THE FAINTEST SCENT OF PEPPERMINT; RUNNING AWAY FROM LOVE; NEVER REMEMBERING A FACE ]. when you live forever, you might as well make the most of it. ( tess. twenty-eight. pst. she/her. )
✖ ▒ OH, WHAT A COINCIDENCE! i was just thinking of [ CLEOPATRA VII PHILOPATOR ]. most swear their resemblance to [ ZOË KRAVITZ ] is unmistakable, but she has been around since the [ ANCIENT HISTORY ]. it is rumoured that the [ CIS FEMALE ] was born in [ ALEXANDRIA, PTOLEMAIC KINGDOM ] in the year [ 69 BC ], even though they don’t look a day over [ THIRTY-ONE ]. what a shame, though: they were once famed for being [ INTELLIGENT ] and [ CAPTIVATING ] ; yet now, they seem more and more [ MANIPULATIVE ] and [ CONCEITED ]. but while [ CLEO ] spends their days working as [ THE OWNER OF THE ASFOUR GALLERY ], they are already notorious around town for [ GOLDEN JEWELRY, SHARP EYELINER, A SOFT VOICE THAT EXUDES POWER, ENIGMATIC EYES AND ANCIENT KNOWLEDGE ]. when you live forever, you might as well make the most of it. ( jay. 20. gmt -3. she/her. )
✖ ▒ OH, WHAT A COINCIDENCE! i was just thinking of [ THE COUNT OF ST GERMAIN ]. most swear their resemblance to [ DEV PATEL ] is unmistakable, but he has been around since the [ RENAISSANCE ]. it is rumoured that the [ CIS MALE ] was born in [ LONDON ] in the year [ 1636 ], even though they don’t look a day over [ THIRTY ]. what a shame, though: they were once famed for being [ INTELLIGENT ] and [ AMIABLE ] ; yet now, they seem more and more [ DISHONEST ] and [ MATERIALISTIC ]. but while [ LEOPOLD ] spends their days working as [ MUSICIAN ], they are already notorious around town for [ A COLLECTION OF GEMSTONES, PRECIOUS METALS, AND ROYAL FABRICS THAT MAKE IT EASY TO PRETEND, TO BELIEVE HIS OWN UNTRUTHS ; A REFUSAL TO BEG FORGIVENESS, AND A GIFT AT CONVINCING OTHERS THAT PERMISSION HAD BEEN ASKED ; HIS ARTS HAVE FOUND PATRONAGE, BUT IT FEELS EMPTY, AS INSINCERE AS HE IS ]. when you live forever, you might as well make the most of it. ( rion. twenty two. est. she/her. )
✖ ▒ OH, WHAT A COINCIDENCE! i was just thinking of [ MEDEA ]. most swear their resemblance to [ GOLSHIFTEH FARAHANI ] is unmistakable, but she has been around since the [ BRONZE AGE ]. it is rumoured that the [ CIS FEMALE ] was born in [ COLCHIS ] in the year [ 1282 BCE ], even though they don’t look a day over [ THIRTY-SEVEN ]. what a shame, though: they were once famed for being [ SYCOPHANTIC ] and [ SERAPHIC ] ; yet now, they seem more and more [ CHOLERIC ] and [ AMORAL ]. but while [ MEDEA ] spends their days working as [ A MUSEUM CURATOR ], they are already notorious around town for [ THE TAR-THICK FEELING OF THE AIR AS A THUNDERSTORM APPROACHES AND EVERYWHERE YOU LOOK IS DARK LIKE AN OMEN GIVEN BY SOME WRATHFUL GOD TO THE FAITHLESS ; LOOKING INTO A BROKEN MIRROR AND NOT RECOGNIZING THE FACE STARING BACK — AN OLD FRIEND MAYBE THOUGH THEIR WICKED SMILE SUGGESTS OTHERWISE ; MEMORIES LIKE GHOSTS THAT HAUNT YOU WHEREVER YOU GO (A TAUNTING, LIKE A RITE, TO BE REVERED YET FEARED ALL THE SAME) ; TCHAIKOVSKY ECHOING AGAINST EMPTY STONE CORRIDORS LONG ABANDONED AND BECKONING YOU DEEPER INTO AN UNKNOWN PROVIDENCE / DIGITS ALONG BROKEN AND GILDED FRAMES THAT ONCE HELD PORTRAITS OF THOSE LONG SINCE BURIED AND THE FURTHER YOU WALK INTO THE RUIN THE DARKER IT GETS ; WOMANHOOD AS DEFINED BY HAVING A VOYEURISTIC RELATIONSHIP WITH PAIN — AM I SUFFERING BEAUTIFULLY? IS MY AGONY LOVABLE? WHEN I CLAW THE FLOWERS OUT OF THE GROUND WILL YOU MOURN THE DAMAGED EARTH? ]. when you live forever, you might as well make the most of it. ( rosie. twenty2. cst. she/her. )
✖ ▒ OH, WHAT A COINCIDENCE! i was just thinking of [ APHRODITE ]. most swear their resemblance to [ AYCA AYSIN TURAN ] is unmistakable, but she has / they have been around since the [ THEOGONIA ]. it is rumoured that the [ CIS FEMALE ] was born in [ CYTHERA ] in the year [ GOLDEN AGE ], even though they don’t look a day over [ TWENTY SEVEN ]. what a shame, though: they were once famed for being [ IDEALISTIC ] and [ COMPELLING ] ; yet now, they seem more and more [ TEMPERAMENTAL ] and [ VAIN ]. but while [ APHRODITE ] spends their days working as an [ ACTRESS ], they are already notorious around town for [ THE SCENT OF FRESHLY PICKED ROSES, RE-READ FAN LETTERS ON THE NIGHTSTAND, TWIRLING IN THE CENTER OF THE ROOM , A NEW APARTMENT EVERY MONTH, UNPOPULAR OPINIONS ] when you live forever, you might as well make the most of it. ( M. twenty-five. gmt +2. she/her. )
✖ ▒ OH, WHAT A COINCIDENCE! i was just thinking of [ ORPHEUS OF THRACE ]. most swear their resemblance to [ COLIN MORGAN ] is unmistakable, but he has been around since the [ BRONZE AGE ]. it is rumoured that the [ CIS MALE ] was born in [ THRACE ] in the year [ 1292 B.C.E. ], even though they don’t look a day over [ TWENTY-NINE ]. what a shame, though: they were once famed for being [ EARNEST ] and [ GENTLE ] ; yet now, they seem more and more [ MELANCHOLIC ] and [ REGRETFUL ]. but while [ ORPHEUS ] spends their days working as a [ MUSICIAN/POET ], they are already notorious around town for [ SOFT SMILES AND SAD EYES; TEAR-STAINED LINES OF POETRY; MOURNFUL MELODIES FILLING THE SILENCE; REACHING OUT FOR WHAT IS NO LONGER THERE; AND A FLICKER OF LIGHT BURNING EVEN IN THE DARKEST NIGHT ]. when you live forever, you might as well make the most of it. ( vic. twenty-two. EST. she/her. )
✖ ▒ OH, WHAT A COINCIDENCE! i was just thinking of [ ARIADNE OF CRETE ]. most swear their resemblance to [ PHEOBE TONKIN ] is unmistakable, but she has been around since the [ HELLENISTIC PERIOD ]. it is rumoured that the [ CIS FEMALE ] was born in [ CRETE ] in the year [ UNKNOWN ], even though they don’t look a day over [ TWENTY EIGHT ]. what a shame, though: they were once famed for being [ INTELLIGENT ] and [ PASSIONATE ] ; yet now, they seem more and more [ CYNICAL ] and [ APATHETIC ]. but while [ ARIADNE ] spends their days working as [ A FASHION DESIGNER ], they are already notorious around town for [ a bruised heart; pin-pricked fingers; red knit sweaters; saving crosswords and puzzles from the newspaper; wine-stained lips ]. when you live forever, you might as well make the most of it. ( Z. 27. GMT. she/her. )
✖ ▒ OH, WHAT A COINCIDENCE! i was just thinking of [ SASAKI NAOYUKI ]. most swear their resemblance to [ YAMAZAKI KENTO ] is unmistakable, but they have been around since the [ HEIAN PERIOD ]. it is rumoured that the [ NONBINARY PERSON ] was born in [ KYOTO ] in the year [ 996 ], even though they don’t look a day over [ TWENTY-FIVE ]. what a shame, though: they were once famed for being [ QUICK-WITTED ] and [ DETERMINED ] ; yet now, they seem more and more [ JADED ] and [ CRITICAL ]. but while [ NAOYUKI ] spends their days working as [ AN AUTHOR ], they are already notorious around town for [ A GARDEN CHOKED WITH ROSE BUSHES AND OVERFLOWING WITH CLOYING PERFUME, CAREFULLY MAINTAINED SWORDS DISPLAYED ON A WALL, EMBROIDERED FABRICS HOLDING CENTURIES OF HISTORY ]. when you live forever, you might as well make the most of it. ( anna. 18. aest. they/them. )
✖ ▒ OH, WHAT A COINCIDENCE! i was just thinking of [ ACHILLES, SON OF PELEUS ]. most swear their resemblance to [ MAXENCE DANET-FAUVEL ] is unmistakable, but he has been around since the [ BRONZE AGE ]. it is rumoured that the [ MAN ] was born in [ PHTHIA ] in the year [ 1201 BC ], even though they don’t look a day over [ TWENTY-SEVEN ]. what a shame, though: they were once famed for being [ AUDACIOUS ] and [ STRONG-WILLED ] ; yet now, they seem more and more [ QUICK-TEMPERED ] and [ WITHDRAWN ]. but while [ ACHILLES ] spends their days working as [ EMPLOYEE AT BLUE-DOOR BOOKS ], they are already notorious around town for [ HOUSE PLANTS, BARE FEET, STRUMMING THE STRINGS OF A GUITAR, COLOURFUL CLUB LIGHTS, THE SIZZLING OF GARLIC IN A PAN ]. when you live forever, you might as well make the most of it. ( hyacinth. 22. gmt-3. she/her. )
✖ ▒ OH, WHAT A COINCIDENCE! i was just thinking of [ BOUDICA ]. most swear their resemblance to [ HOLLIDAY GRAINGER ] is unmistakable, but she has been around since the [ ROMAN EMPIRE ]. it is rumoured that the [ CIS FEMALE ] was born in [ BRITANNIA ] in the year [ 30 AD ], even though they don’t look a day over [ THIRTY-TWO ]. what a shame, though: they were once famed for being [ FERVID ] and [ MERITORIOUS ] ; yet now, they seem more and more [ DOCTRINAIRE ] and [ SPLENETIC ]. but while [ BOUDICA ] spends their days working as [ A GALLERY CURATOR & GUIDE AT ASFOUR GALLERY ], they are already notorious around town for [ THE WAY FADING, DIM SUNLIGHT WILL GLINT OFF A CRACKED MIRROR ( AND THE WAY GOLD IS NOTHING BUT A DULL GLIMMER, A THIN RIBBON AROUND THE COLUMN OF THAT WILD THROAT ), WOMAN UNHINGED ; THROAT RAW AND HOLLOW WHERE YOU CLAW SOMETHING FEROCIOUS AT THE SYLLABLES LODGED BEHIND GRITTED, GROUND TEETH. THE RAZOR-SHARP SHARDS OF GLASS THAT LINGER ON YOUR LIVING ROOM FLOOR / RED WINE AND BLOOD LOOK JUST THE SAME WHEN THEY DRIP SOMETHING UNHOLY DOWN YOUR FINGERS, COGNISANT OF THE STICKY WARMTH. ORNATE DAGGER, TUCKED UNDERNEATH A THREADBARE PILLOW - JUST IN CASE, ALWAYS PREPARED ]. when you live forever, you might as well make the most of it. ( cherry. 21. aest. she/they. )
✖ ▒ OH, WHAT A COINCIDENCE! i was just thinking of [ PERSEPHONE ]. most swear their resemblance to [ GUGU MBATHA RAW ] is unmistakable, but she has been around since the [ ANCIENT GREECE ]. it is rumoured that the [ CIS-FEMALE ] was born in [ OLYMPUS] in the year [ UNKNOWN ], even though they don’t look a day over [ THIRTY-THREE ]. what a shame, though: they were once famed for being [ KIND ] and [ TENDERHEARTED ] ; yet now, they seem more and more [ PROTECTIVE ] and [ NAIVE ]. but while [ KORE ] spends their days working as [ FLORIST ], they are already notorious around town for [ a smile that would block out the sun, roasted pomegranate seeds, hydrangeas tucked in to a tight braid ]. when you live forever, you might as well make the most of it. ( lu. twenty-one+. cst. she/her. none triggers. )