#virarosea

[dulein]

 every  time  he  looked  at  her  ,  he  felt  the  undeniable  urge  to  reach  up  and  grasp  at  his  collar  .  the  power  once  lain  somewhere  deep  in  his  chest  and  coated  his  throat  ,  but  the  hum  was  lost  to  him  now  .  lost  to  the  ages  ,  or  so  it  felt  ,  for  he  had  no  concept  of  time  ,  for  how  long  he  would  exist  without  his  thu’um  .  he  would  have  shouted  her  to  pieces  by  now  if  he’d  had  it  .  irritated  at  the  helplessness  ,  he  turned  from  her  ,  making  his  way  to  the  fire  ,  cool  stoned  now  warmth  beneath  his  feet  .      ❝  if  you  return  ,  return  with  something  ,  or  do  not  return  at  all  .  ❞

two angry lizard people who want to scream again for @virarosea .

[rosearcanum]

How did Viola and ZWEI meet? How have her thoughts about him changed over time?

@virarosea || impromptu headcanon ask

Zwei and Viola met when Viola had accidentally made some villagers angry and they were preparing to run her out of their town. Zwei had defended her from them and insisted that they stick together. I think that in the beginning Viola was rather guarded around Zwei. Thus far most everyone she encountered didn't like her and treated her like an outcast so it was very strange to her that someone would want to protect her now. So in the beginning she might even have gone as far as to assume he had some ulterior motive in wanting to keep her around. It took her some time to come around to the idea that there perhaps were people worth befriending in the world after all. As time went on, Viola began to slowly open herself up to Zwei and he became the most important person in the world to her.

[fatalistyc]

❛  how  can  i  fix  this ?  ❜ (Mileena to Tanya)

𝑵𝑶𝑻𝑯𝑰𝑵𝑮 𝑩𝑼𝑻 𝑽𝑼𝑳𝑵𝑬𝑹𝑨𝑩𝑳𝑬 || Open

With a slow sigh, the pyromancer approaches her palms and simply sits on the ground, letting herself fall over the scorched land, heels digging into the cracks while she tries to find the right words. "I think... I think there is no such thing as fixing, my dear Mileena." Even if her eyes glow like little stars, one could see the hopelessness in them, as if they were shutting off. They were losing their opportunity to regain the throne, the grip around Outworld's rulership seems to be more and more a fading dream rather than a reality. "Maybe... maybe we should wait this time."

[fatalistyc]

❛  why  are  you  doing  this ?  ❜ (Jade to Tanya)

𝑵𝑶𝑻𝑯𝑰𝑵𝑮 𝑩𝑼𝑻 𝑽𝑼𝑳𝑵𝑬𝑹𝑨𝑩𝑳𝑬 || Open

"What do you even know about my intentions?" Is she prejudging her? As expected from Jade, Tanya has prepared herself for whatever she wants to throw at her, but the green lady seems more like a tool, a shadow of her friend rather than an individual. "Imagine what we could do if we separate Edenia from Outworld, this wretched union will only bring a grim future, especially to us edenians that still roam this land, sooner or later the outworlders will uprise against your Kahn, please Jade, I take you as a smart one, don't you think that bringing back our home realm is much better than this?"

[withinycu-arch]

Headcanon Prompts | Always Accepting

@virarosea​ What does Liu Kang think of the champions of Earthrealm? What is it like training with each of them? Of the group, who does he think has the best chance of winning the tournament?

I already covered his rough thoughts on the champions here:  X 

As for what it’s like sparring with them. In general they’re still learning so Liu Kang approaches them as a teacher, inviting them to make certain movies, to find the openings in certain attacks, etc. It’s a bit taxing because he’s not really testing himself or his abilities even if he enjoys helping them realizing their potential. The only exception to this is Kung Lao and later Kitana who are already trained and capable fighters by the time they meet.

As for who he thinks will win, he definitely thinks it’s going to be Cole because of his heritage just like he assumed it would be Kung Lao before him.

[withinycu-arch]

Headcanon Prompts | Always Accepting

@virarosea​ What are Bruce's individual relationships with his kids like? How does he perceive each of them? How do they perceive him in return?

I’m glad you asked because I wanted to talk about this given how important his children are to him. 

Richard ‘Dick’ Grayson- Richard is the first of Bruce’s adopted children and on one hand there’s a super strong bond because of that. They both went through similar traumas and helped each other grow as people. But as Bruce’s eldest I think unfortunately that also meant Bruce made a lot of mistakes. I think he was harder on him that he should have been when it came to his training and could be extremely hurtful with how cold he could come across at times. So that’s definitely strained their relationship when Richard got older (not even getting into the fact the two have very different wiring in general) but I do headcanon that Bruce addressed his mistakes after Jason died and held himself accountable to how he’s hurt him which helped their relationship a great deal moving forward. 

And Bruce just is??? Super proud of Richard???? He’s so impressed with how outgoing he is and how easily he makes friends not to mention for making his own life for himself in Blüdhaven and what he’s accomplished there. Also while I do headcanon Bruce wanting ‘The Bat’ to die with him I think if he had to pass it off to one of his children Richard would be the one because he believes Richard is the only one who could survive and not be broken by that persona.

Jason Todd- While Bruce had learned a great deal with how to parent after Richard that doesn’t mean he was totally prepared for Jason. Richard was rambunctious but also fundamentally a very sweet kid whereas Jason had a lot of troubles that Bruce wasn’t necessarily equipped to handle. And he definitely let his worry about where Jason’s more troubling behavior might lead dictate how he handled him which isn’t great. 

That said his loss was devastating for Bruce. So much so I don’t think he intended to adopt again or have another kid. And then to see what Jason became is absolutely heartbreaking especially given Jason’s attitude towards killing. That line is so important for Bruce and not crossing it really defines his morality and sense of self and I think he feels by crossing it Jason is diminishing himself. But even having crossed that line Bruce’s door and arms are always open for him. He also keeps almost obsessive tabs on him since he’s come back and panicked if he loses track of him if even for a few days because he cannot and will not lose him again. 

Tim Drake- One of the things I find so interesting about Tim is that with Jason and Richard obviously Bruce’s taking them in comes from this very emotional place. Whereas Tim approached and appealed to Bruce from a more cerebral angle ‘you need a robin’ basically. So I think in some ways Bruce almost interacts with him more as an equal than he does with his two eldest children. 

Tim also strikes me as the son who’s most like Bruce in terms of how his mind works so I think he’s also Bruce’s easiest at least for Bruce. He’s constantly impressed by how intelligent Tim is and has no worries about the type of person he may or may not turn out to be. Imao he really should tho. 

Cassandra Cain- Okay so while Tim may be similar to Bruce in terms of wiring I think Cassandra is the child Bruce feels closest too. Because she gets what Bruce is about and what The Bat means symbolically and to Bruce personally. So I see Bruce as putting a lot of trust in her and confiding with her in a way he might not with his other kids. 

Though that said he’s also extremely protective of her as his only daughter and given her background. 

Damian Wang- Let’s start at the beginning, Bruce never expected or planned to have biological children if only because his relationships can be so messy. Talia is also one of the first loves of Bruce’s adult life (the way my headcanon is structured anyway) and I think even though he left her when he left the LoA he still carried a bit of a torch for her for a long time afterwards. But Damian’s very existence feels like a betrayal to Bruce. For one she didn’t tell him about their son until he was at least ten. And second she trained him to be an assassin which goes directly in the face of everything Bruce believes in from a moral standpoint. 

Given all that I think Bruce has much stronger emotional reactions to Damian and his antics than are necessarily appropriate. Also not to mention his fear Damian will end up like Jason. So he has very little trust in Damian and keeps him on a much, much shorter leash than he did his other kids but also tries to encourage his love of animals to teach him empathy and to care for other living things. 

Though fucked up upbringing aside Damian is still fundamentally a child so I don’t think he really understands why Bruce treats him the way he does especially when compared to Tim and Richard especially. Not to mention his values are radically different given how he was raised in the LoA which puts them at odds more often than not. Though that said I think Bruce will try and explain to Damian when he’s older what it means to not kill, why it’s so important to him and how it came to be important to him. Damian has so much potential and a very good heart underneath everything and Bruce will happily spend everyday of the rest of his life helping him realize that potential. 

[withinycu-arch]

@virarosea is in the shadow of vengeance and the night !

This was an investigation borne out of an odd mix of calculation and convenience.  He had been aware of the Kingpin for years now, but his focus had always been on his associate Carmine Falcone. Something he was beginning to consider a provincial mistake now that he was here in New York City. 

Well technically Bruce Wang was here on business, The Bat was just along for the ride. And the rhythms of this city were different enough that it kept him on edge even as it intrigued him. There was enough here that he felt he could understand why someone else might love it even if it made him eager to return to his own well worn routes and the inhabitants who populated them. 

Though if he had to pick one aspect of New York City he dislike it was the company. Too many other vigilantes swarming the alley ways and watching from the skies it seemed. Gotham was his, and for good or ill he belonged to the city itself. 

He had been tracking Wilson Fisk for most of the night when he became aware of someone else in the shadows. The next hour or so letting his surveillance on the gangster slip waiting, watching and luring whoever else had the Kingpin in their sights. When he finally did manage to find out who it was, was enough to make a man laugh.

“You don’t have a whip do you?” He asked, voice distorter or no something in his tone made it clear enough that he was smiling. 

[withinycu-arch]

Twilight Zone Meme | accepting

@virarosea​ “I hope I’m not interrupting you.”

He spun around the second he heard her voice. “We were just finishing,” Liu Kang said giving Johnny Cage a sidelong glance as he got up from the floor of the training arena. The new champion was a capable fighter but was like Kano always chattering away like a monkey. Though unlike Kano he had heart at least when he allowed himself to show it. 

It was almost undetectable to the naked eye but Liu Kang felt himself relaxing as soon as he and the princess were alone together. Though his heart seemed to beat faster now than it had during any of the the training exercises he’d taken the new champions through. 

“Is everything alright, majesty?” He asked as he approached her aware now of the slight ache in his arms and hands that came whenever he looked at her or thought of her now. It was impossible to not want her in his arms, unbelievable their first meeting had them coming to blows.