A European asp (Vipera aspis) in France
by Alexandre Roux
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A European asp (Vipera aspis) in France
by Alexandre Roux
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Cylons attack the Valley Forge Agro ships, "The Magnificent Warriors"
Uncharismatic Fact of the Day
Reptiles don't have hair, but that hasn't stopped the hairy bush viper from rocking a killer 'do! This species gets its name from the raised scales that run along its back, giving it a shaggy appearance. While it does look very cool, the main function of this unique style is likely to help it blend in with its leafy surroundings.
(Image: An african hairy viper (Atheris hispida) by Daniel Hughes)
Robert Hainard (1906 - 1999). Vipères. April 19th, 1927.
Hainard Foundation
Everything We Know About Marcus and his Prince
order it's done: cannon BV events -> cannon SV events -> Rina's socials (music, Q and A etc...)
Title: Tempting Venom
About: Preston Armstrong and Marcus Osborn
Preston is number 13 for the Viper
Preston publicly is âoften labeled as the teamâs princeâ
Prestonâs face is âgorgeously attractiveâ
Preston has sandy blonde hair (always styled) and Caribbean green eyes
Preston has refined mannerisms and has a sleek appearance
Preston is the most vicious snake on and off the ice
Prestonâs appearances are a tool for his goals
Preston is calmer than Jude and more calculated
Preston has a sombr undertone
Dahlia thinks Preston is the most dangerous on the team (she could not tell whether he would release Jude or âchoke him while smilingâ)
Preston has mastered non-verbal taunting
Preston is âeffortlessly annoyingâ according to Kane
Preston is beginning to find messing with people boring (=marcus is the person heâs obsessed with because heâs the only interesting one)
The Armstrong family symbol is a sun and crescent moon
Preston has strong conviction/manipulation skills
Preston asked the last initiate to drink his blood and Preston nearly killed her (so blood play possibly (flashbacks to akira and ren))
The Stanton Wolves are the Vipers biggest rivals
Preston says every saying wrong (heâs an icon and also if heâs saying itâs not wrong)
Preston likes watching people die
Other than Violet Preston matters the most to Jude
Preston and Jude team up against Kane since boarding school
Preston went to boarding school with the other 2
Preston is a master of pressing buttons (what else is new?)
Preston exploits his opponents weaknesses
Preston is an âexpert in studying human nature and singling out the exact words that will ruffle the other personâs feathersâ
Preston generally smiles after getting attacked for provoking someone on the ice
Since boarding school when people picked on Preston Jude dealt with them occasionally bringing Kane with him (this continues now)
Preston is described by Kane as âscrawny and weak lookingâ while in school, saying he was picked on for it
When Preston grew up his physical weakness left but he maintained his provocative nature
Prestonâs moods shift fast
Preston is diagnosed with sociopathy, bipolar disorder and âbasketful of other mental health issuesâ
Kane says heâs the textbook definition of ASPD
Note he is diagnosed with sociopathy not psychopathy meaning he was made to be like this but his born nature made him much more dangerous and made it more likely for him to develop this
The only person who knows if Preston killed his mom is Preston himself (on one hand I totally see it as he did not do that at all and maybe even grieves her but we had that storyline for Jude so she probably deserved death.)
Preston has a Prince Charming reputation
(Genuinely lolâd when I read this line again) âHe loves girls and fucks anything in a skirt whoâs willing to choke on his c***â (then again pre relationship Marcus is no better but itâs not his time just yet)
Preston is an expert in maintaining an image, and is described as the best at it of the trio
Kane describes Preston as a âmonster who loves to watch others sufferâ
Preston rarely indulges in violence
Preston loves the sight of blood and the view of eyes going empty
Prestonâs weapon of choice is a knife
When Preston kills he stretches it out as long as possible (kills with knife)
Preston loathes ppl who ruin his plans, aspirations
Preston becomes âa fucking lunatic when things donât go his wayâ (no wonder heâs the boss of the relationship)
Preston is not impulsive but is deadly
Preston always thinks of games against the wolves as âmy gameâ
Jude and Preston protect each other once second and also want to kill each other immediately after
The trio will never turn on each other due to their pact from Highschool to be a team etcâŚ
Kane describes Preston as a âticking time bombâ
Preston always says Dahliaâs name wrong even before finding out about her romantic history
Preston is shows to preposition people near immediately an example being Dahlia though that is motivated by wanting to mess with Kane
Prestonâs family, the Armstrongs control energy production and resource management from oil to various alternative sources
Marcusâs family though he is illegitimate, the Osborns, run realestate, construction and urban development
Preston has a girl on his lap at Draytonâs party
Homophobia runs deep in the town and Vencor
No gay members are allowed in and Vencor will kill you if your frolicking with the same sex
Marcus has an older half sister Serena Osborn
Serena is described as the only reason the Osborns still have power
The Osborns at the beginning of BV were attempting to bring Marcus into the family since heâs the only healthy male heir despite being illegitimate
Marcus according to Kane âgrew up like a thug in Stantonvilleâ
The Osborns threw Marcus and his mom out on the street
Marcus holds a grudge against them (presumably for point 63)
The Armstrongs âcrushed and diminishedâ the Osborns power a bit before BV adding to the family animosity
Preston is with Marcus before BV since Kane says Preston is hiding something incredibly early in the book
Preston is âslippingâ presumably due to his relationship with Marcus, enough so that Kane and Jude who is very unstable right now are being more careful about him
Preston takes psychology
Preston instantly gets suspicious when SRC, Marcusâs college is mentioned
Marcus went out with Dahlia briefly
Preston instantly loses interest with anyone who was involved with Marcus, he claims it because Marcus stole his sort of gf but letâs be realâŚ
Preston has despised Marcus since the first game with the Wolves
Marcus checks Preston every chance he gets
Marcus does not care about being penalised
Preston does care about being penalised
Preston isnât as aggressive in his plays
Marcus is the only hockey player in the entire league other than Kane who doesnât react to Prestonâs antagonism
Point 77 enrages Preston
Preston tries to exploit as many of Marcusâs weaknesses as possible to take him down
The score of the game is irrelevant to them, they always have their own game within the game
Their game will only end when Preston gets the upper hand (your only kidding Kane buddy)
Preston refuses to remove himself from a situation that doesnât go his way
Preston is insufferable when pursuing a goal
Preston is disgusted by Marcusâs friends
Preston calls the Wolves the âcharity teamâ
When Preston finds out Dahlia was Marcusâ ex, his eyes are âmutedâ
Preston is effortlessly attracts everyone and is the most popular
Marcus has many rumours going around about him and his past
Marcus is a major psycho even to Dahlia
Marcus attends the Blackhawks v Vipers game
Marcus by Dahlia is described as an "unsettling prescence, a force of chaotic energy barely contained within his tall lean frame."
Marcus has an angualr face with high cheekbones and a sharp jaw. His eyes are nearly black and he has a thin scar across his right eyebrow.
Marcus' eyes are descrived as "cold", "hollow" with some
"wildness"
Marcus is oftwn wearing a cruel smirk
Marcus and Preston both like pushing people to their limits
Marcus has bruises on his knuckles at the blackhawks game
Marcus claims he came to scout the competition (keep on kidding yourself man)
Marcus has a wiry, muscular build
Marcus enjoys violence
Marcus knows the Vipers hockey MOs
Marcus waves and mouths something at Preston to which Preston glares at him for
Preston is precise on the ice but not violent
Preston at least on the ice thinks 5 steps ahead of everyone else
Dahlia tells Marcus about Preston's jealous moment. Sorry dislike of her since she dated Marcus
Marcus enjoys seeing "THE LITTLE PRINCE out of his depth"
Something about the way he talks makes it seem like for at least a period of his childhood he was with the Osborns
Marcus describes Preston as technical when it comes to hockey due to expensive coaches and camps
Marcus knows Preston avoids violence because it's beneath him, (as coorberated by Kane saying he thinks people who use their muscles are peasents.)
Preston def loses it after the girls follow him out of the arena, not to mention Dahlia herself
Preston hates messy thinks he didn't trigger
The armstrongs hosted a members only party
Serena is the current CEO of Osborn Enterprises
Serena is rumoured to have put a target on Marcus' back (Marcus probably avoided the attempts)
Marcus looks down on everything Vencor represents
Preston has a little sister
Preston at the party is angrier than usual at Marcus as indicated by calling him disposable and this is probably due to the jealousy
The Vipers lost their winning streak to the Stanton Wolves
Osborn during their first match this season targetted Preston (even though that's what they alwaus do) this the first time he made Preston completely lose it
During the match Preston was different. Not his usual coldblooded self. He completely lost that aspect after the first period of the game.
Marcus consistently checked and fell on top of Preston and the note of this makes me think he was pushing Preston's isssues with their relationship. Maybe reminding him of it.
Marcus whispered stuff to him everytime he knocked Preston down I'm sure we can all gues what
third period was the first time he willingly did violence by smashing Marcus into the boards to which Marcus laughed and Preston got penalized.
Marcus waved at Preston everytime he scored
Preston hates monogamy (wow....yeah thats why you hate Dahlia)
Preston before wolves games forces the team to be at their best
Preston ditched open skate (we all know it's for Marcus)
the trio's gc is named The Vipers' Den by Preston
Preston allegedly got with his step-mom's friend aka Preston started a rumour to piss off Marcus
Marcus said Preston is a "dainty prince who can't even defend himself"
Preston started a riot with Armstrongs over their match
Preston when provoked by Dahla about Marcus seems to continue his argument with Marcus with Dahlia saying he can kill them both whenever. I see this as a mirror to Gareth since he convinced himself he could kill Kayden even they both knew he was to obssessed to do it
Preston's bloodlust increases when other people mention Marcus
Preston is only violent in private
Preston's footsteps barely leave a trace
Preston is clincally unstable enough to have lost his mind
Preston's family own a forest and this forest only the trio has access too
Preston calls killing people after a hunt a 'death ceremony' and it's his favourite part
Preston missed the death ceremony to hunt down Marcus when he snuck on the property
Marcus sneaks into the forest wearing a white mask and is punching Preston repetivly when Kane and Jude show up though Preston has various other injuries such as a knife slash on his arm and his shirt is ripped as well just being soaked in blood
Preston laughs kinda insanely as he's being punched but gets even more derranged at the idea of Jude and Kane going after Marcus saying he's "my prey
" (I love possesive Preston)
Kane makes it clear that when Preston's in this state nobody can help him so they knock him out though I suspect the punching thing was after a lot of goading and possibly done in some way for Preston's benfefit
Preston doesn't care how Marcus got in
as a child Preston was slim, bony, had baby features and faced bullying for looking feminine
Preston even then manipulated the scenario for revenge but was never able to physically defend himself which is what Jude did for him later
Preston's first murder was a teacher who attempted to SA him at 10 years old (GOD I HOPE MARCUS AND PRESTON TORTURE HIM IN HELL)
That teacher probably wasn't the first (I'm dying)
Preston had a "dead" look in his eye but killing him brought the light back in his eyes
Preston had long hair at some point
Preston has been under control for a long time which is why this episode is so concerning
Marcus triggered Preston in some way which is why he doesn't fight back even though he would never let himself get hit defense less in any situation (I wonder if Marcus was trying to make Preston fight back because he wasn't and it freaked him out)
Jude and Kane refrence an unknown third party that woudn't attack Preston as he is now but obviously caused serous damage in the past and possibly inflicted some of the heaviest mental scars. These people were targetting Preston.
Jude and Kane would kill all of them and let Preston bathe in their blood (this is here cause their ultimate besties)
Dahlia takes Marcus to a Vipers' after party
Marcus admits to Dahlia the best person to date on the team is 'the prince' aka Preston and then gets possesive and says anyone but him (u r not subtle)
Preston sips a drink and looks bored when Marcus walks in with Dahlia
Marcus moves the jealousy plan up when Preston doesn't get angry
Preston shows visible signs of rage as they dance and Marcus accuratly counts to when Preston's possesivness will no longer be leashed
Preston head locks him after he almost kisses Dahlia
Marcus says Dahlia said she 'couldn't wait to ride him' to provoke Preston and it works since he gets strangled harder
Marcus is laughing by the end of this interaction
Preston has Marcus in choke hold as laughs dragging him away
Preston got into a fight after this, possibly with Marcus but you never know
Preston while rarely shows it is equally protective of Jude and Kane
Marcus threw Preston's car off a cliff somehow and blew it up (Kane and Jude were there as well)
Marcus watched his work with popcorn
Marcus' dad never recognised him but his grandfather forced him to take the Osborn last name as an insurance policy
Marcus doesn't hate the Osborn's because they're not worth that
Marcus promised "I'll still ruin each and every one of them until all their precious heirs are squashed beneath my feet. Just because I can." he was probably referring to Vencor as a whole
Dahlia takes the explosion as him putting this in action
Kayden and Gareth will probably make an appearance as they're the only other gay relationship in all of Vencor
I just need Gareth and Preston being diva's together
Preston is left wing
Preston does not have the patience for stalking (who's betting that changes for Marcus? Me.)
Preston likes gaming and TV
Preston plays until he wins (unsuprising that it applies to more than just video games)
Preston watches Ben & Jerry cartoons
Preston sleeps on the coach upside down
It's implied Preston can't get a good night's sleep in his own home
Preston has his essentials at Jude's and often crashes there
Preston likes doing nothing on weekends but enjoys maiming people more than that
Preston has daddy issues (bug suprise said no one ever)
Preston talking to himself is a sign he's triggered or in his manic head space
The trio protects Preston from both his mental and physical demons as much as they can
Preston is the person Jude will protect with his whole being equivilant to Violet platonically
Preston looks out for his friends in his own way
The Wolves are worshipped in Stantonville meaning Marcus is like their god
Preston carved up one of Jude's list targets the same way he did to a teacher who SA'd him at 12 because this person was a elementary school teacher facing accusations of SA (corroborates easily triggered aspect)
Preston would stab someone for just getting in his way on the street
Preston got whipped 75 times for chopping the mayor's aide to pieces and sending it to the mayor even though the mayor was loyal (his friends tried to take 2/3 of the punishment for him because it would make him care about it)
Preston has depressive episodes, his last depressive episode which was in the last year of highschool led to him throwing himself off the roof of the Armstrong mansions (he could have died but only fractured bones)
Preston loathes his friends getting punshed in a way that matters because of him
Preston took a ton of meds from the Callaghans before getting under control
Preston's meds have begun to stop working and the double dose is barely helping
Jude makes sure Preston takes his meds
Jude's dad nearly killed Preston by being his test subject
Preston's dad doesn't payy much attention to him anymore but Pres tries to get his attention even though he hates him more than his step mom
Preston is self destructive "by testing gravity and physics"shy
Preston burned Marcus's bike because Marcus fucked him up offering no futher explantion when asked and this is after the game they lost.......(i'll let you guys think abou that)
The bike is Marcus' only mode of transport
Despite Preston's claims of hate Jude seems to think there is some love there to some degree considering he trusts him to talk about Pres' spiraling but withdraws since it could hurt pres
Preston's grandfather is a frail honourary chairman
Preston's dad is an autocrat
Preston's grandmother calls his names from his mental illnesses
Preston's step-mom is a socialite
Preston's uncle Atlas is Julian's BFF
Preston's mother was crazy and did questionable things to stay relevant
Other than Kane and Jude Violet seems to be his closest friend
Preston's arrogance about his appearance is an act to some degree
Marcus meets Preston and Violet after a match and basically has a whole jealousy crisis (seeing this after knowing their related is hilarious)
Marcus's eyes light up from their dead state when Preston speaks to him (melting in a corner don't mind me)
Marcus striaght up tells Violet that calling Preston calling her smile beautiful is a death wish
Marcus' knuckles are bruised when he meets Pres and Violet
Marcus rips Preston's hand off Violet
Preston baically says the Marcus doesn't know when to quit so this still during the run away phase.
Preston admits to not wanting to kill Marcus (awwww. The way he even tries to make it an insult)
Preston chokes Marcus to make him shut up when he hints too much at their relationship
Preston is spiralling a bit now, being more risky with his own life etc.. (dyring the warriors game which is a bit after the last encounter with Marcus)
During the picnic Preston's eyes are dimmed (is this the good luck babe phase? OMG this happens right before his fake out death. HOLYYY. I'm gonna cry so fucking much)
Preston get's shot at by the hitman after Violet right after realising he and Violet are related
Marcus was there during the picnic hiding (as shown in the art below and from Violet's observations)
Marcus showed up when Preston was shot and tried to save him so when he goes to the hospital he's covered in blood
Marcus becomes completely blank while Preston is in surgery, (in my opinon it's like his body is a soulless husk) The thing giving him life (Preston) is just gone, but when arguing for Preston angry sparks come back (genuinly bawled my eyes out when I reread this, like I am not emotionally built for this shit)
Marcus is enraged by Preston's dad
Marcus blames Jude for Preston getting shot (he's projecting, most likely is actually blaming himself) and also very much blames Violet
Preston and Marcus are very much broken up when his death is faked (will do a theory post on that)
Marcus screams about how their all lying about Preston's death and fights the guards escorting him out
It takes four men to get him out of hospital
when Marcus hears about the death he's like an "injured animal"
Preston's funeral is four days after his death
Preston's sister hugged the casket and cried at Preston's funeral so they have a good relationship
Kane, Jude, Violet and Marcus are the only real mourners
Marcus looks unaffected at Preston's funeral but looks like he hasn't slept in days
Marcus only got to go to the funeral cause his dad got involved meaning he probably has joined the Osborn family offcially
Preston and Jude considered eachother brothers
Preston the most selfless person on the inside (most likely for only the people he loves but it still counts)
Preston's dad does love him in some twisted way
Marguerite Armstrong was the one targetting Violet and hence 'killed' Preston
Marcus found the gun man who 'killed' Preston and crucified him, carved his face and etched letters on him + scattered candy
The gunman's death was mourning as much as vengenance
Marcus continously slashed Marguerite and disfigured her face
Marcus was in a trance as he killed her, "completely controlled and unbothered" and only got out of it when Jude snapped at him
There was pure bloodlust in his eyes at first after this
He smiled at them too slowly and he was completely crazed
Marcus was whispering to himself as he killed her
Marcus flinches at Preston's name
Marcus doesn't take anything personal except his family but he took Preston's death personally "too personally" as Kane says (NO SUCH THING MARCUS)
Marcus killed Preston's killers because they took Preston from him
Kane knew about their relationship to some degree
Kane doesn't let Jude hurt Marcus because Preston wouldn't like that
Kane says Preston would have reacted the same to Marcus dying
Preston announces his lack of being in a grave at an after practice party
Preston was in a medically induced coma the whole time and it was his dad's idea
Preston loses his humour, laughs in a manic way (not happy or mocking) when he finds out Marcus killed his 'killers' (I have a theory coming on this)
Jude is also aware of Preston and Marcus' relationship and is going to do everything to protect Preston from Vencor since it's a killable offense (biggest bull I've ever heard, you show em Preston)
Lawrence and Preston are the only members of the Armstrong's Dahlia likes so as hinted at earlier Preston's dad may not be all bad, though Jude does say maybe on thisC=
TV soundtrack opener is "Girl With One Eye" - Florence + The Machine
Preston fights the attraction tooth and nail
Marcus has a "Good Luck, Babe!" era
PresMarc relationship song is "Fuck Me Like You Hate Me" by Jutes
Preston's song is :Popular Monster" by Falling In Reverse
TV is dark emotionally
TV spans most of SV and all of BV
PresMarc description emojis are đĽšđđđđđĽľđľđ
Preston is dominant in the relationship
Marcus is dominant in bed
The candy has meaning for Marcus and Preston
There is more protective Jude in TV
Obssesed by Kami Kehoe describes them
"THE DEATH OF PEACE OF MIND" by Bad Omens was used on a story about them so possibly on the playlist
Preston tells himself he'll be calm around Marcus all the time and then well Marcus is Marcus (GOD I LOVE THEM)
TEMPTING VENOM TROPES: HOLYYYYYYY I HAVE BEEN WAITING PRAYING LOSING MY MIND AN DOMGH YIGGYDLYILIYLBDEYHIBDHIBBH: Crashout over:
Unhinged Chaos x Unhinged Calm (If you ask my Marcus is calm, Preston is chaos)
Rivals to lovers
Hockey Romance
Power Dynamic (I'm curious about this, we know the basic domination but I'm curious about what stands out so much that it's a trope since I don't think this is just bed)
Secret Relationship (the angst is angsting)
Bi-awakening (So 2 options here. this is either Preston's bi awakening which he fights or Preston always knew and just always fought and it's Marcus' bi-awakening.
274. Marcus asks "can I see you tonight?" and Preston in his own way seems to want to save Marcus from their doomed relationship at least that's my interpretation of Rina's tiktok
275. Marcus chased Preston according to Rinaâs TikTok which was proven by a previous insta q and a as well
276. At the very beginning of TV Marcus grabs Prestonâs hair in the middle of rink while he holds some kind of alcohol and just MY BRAIN FUCKING SHORT CORCUITED OMGGGGHHSHAHEHWKWK
277. They have an I can fix him type relationship presumably Marcus towards Preston
278. TVâs top 5 horror stories,
Stay away from me Marcus - WHATTTT I CANât I CANâT WHHYYYYY THIS IS POST DEATH IâM BETTING RIGHT NOW
MommyâŚ.?DaddyâŚ.? - this is going to kill me I genuinly donât know who this is
i need to end it before it ends me - so this why Preston gets self destructive GODDDDD RINA R U GOING TO MURDER UR FANDOM
Itâs better like this believe me - I justâŚ.second act break up?đ
we tried our bestâŚ.- no. No the fight is not over donât u fucking say that
279. Marcus knows Prestonâs head inside out (Marcus also thinks Prestonâs adorable when sprouting murder/torture thoughts we all already knew this but glad to see it acknowledged)
280. The audiobook teaser scene is pivotal to the nature of their relationship (from Marcusâs commentary this is the switch from hate fuck to acknowledging the feelings idk whether itâs from both ends though)
281. audiobook teaser is the first time Preston calls Marcus Marcus
282. Prestonâs arm is tattooed and the centre of his chest.
283. Blow Hoodtrap/mylan core was used in the art TikTok so it is possibly on their playlist
284. Preston stole Marcusâs skates
285. Preston and maybe Marcus broke their hockey sticks
286. art 2 depicts a scene with the words, Marcus: what are you doing here, Preston?
Preston: Isnât this where you wanted me?
287. art 2 is confirmed angst (art 2 of TV not including SVâs)
a timeline courtesy of @littlemuse13
Official art of the picnic where Preston got shot from the SV art collection. Marcus is legit hiding in the trees lol.
so I kinda was avoiding Rina's socials cause I was super anxious about this list and then I saw the tropes etc... on tiktok proceeded to get an anxiety attack then spent 3+ hours finishing the list. That's what I call â¨motivationâ¨
THIS ART IS JUST SOOOOO FUCKING PERFECT.
Malabarian Pit Viper (Craspedocephalus malabaricus)
Observed by akshaybhandari95, CC BY-NC