Yuri Lowell

"It doesn’t seem to me like there’s any reason why we get dumped into the world. But once you’re here, you just do what you can to give this life everything you’ve got." [Relationship Status: Taken by Flynn - ThePathofLight] [M!A: none] [Tracking tag: thedarkenedpath] [Independent Yuri Lowell Roleplay blog for Tales] [x] In town (online) [] On a job (offline) [] Wandering with Repede (lurking)

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And So It Falls AU || thepathoflight & thedarkenedpath

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the-darkened-path:

"Really? I’m surprised." Flynn murmured, teasing but internally relieved he wouldn’t be put into any more embarrassing situations. At least, not at the moment. That didn’t mean he wouldn’t be put in plenty later when Yuri decided to publicly claim him in front of all the girls who kept asking.

The blonde situated himself comfortably, curled up on the other with his face snuggled up in Yuri’s neck. “Sleep sounds nice.” He murmured, glad he had finally gotten his Yuri. After all that stressing of keeping emotions hidden and trying to pretend he didn’t have incredibly deep feelings for his best friend, he had him wrapped up in his arms.

"And tomorrow, we deal with awkward Ioder… and all those girls." His words were mumbled into a chest sleepily, his own exhaustion from the day’s events wearing him down until he was sleeping peacefully on top of Yuri.

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All Yuri could do was give an amused snort. Yeah, tomorrow they could deal with awkward Ioder and mobbing suitors. Because Yuri wouldn't deal with that completely and utterly in the most blunt way possible. That would be funny and very satisfying all at the same time, and the thought only left him wishing it was the morning.

Flynn wasn't followed immediately to his slumber, the ebony haired student merely holding him close as the minutes ticked by. So much time had passed between them before they'd gotten to this point, able to freely share their affections with one another and not have to worry how the other will take it. Having the restraint gone at last felt... weird. Like a switch had been flipped and got stuck there. 

Morning came with much the same feelings he,d finally managed to fall asleep with, rousing him from a usually mobile slumber to find that he,d barely moved at all. That was something: not accidentally attacking Flynn in his sleep with mobile limbs. With a yawn he lifted himself up, arms stretching out above his head to rid him of the tired feeling in his limbs. Seeing as his companion still slept he climbed out of bed in an attempt to not disturb him, moving over to peer out the window. Not horribly early morning, by the look of the sky.

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[vidmorna]

yuri lowell.

Of course it would be that one to find him first. of course    it would be that one who thought to rip to shreds an alibi    (death) to keep him safe from swords which wished for a    head upon a platter if known his existence. that was just    how it worked, how it always had.

   And Alexei was now in the precarious position of being     among a man who had every right — thought — dignity    to run him through { again. stabbing pain, ripping    through his abdomen, blood sprayed, dripping down    lips, copper biting his tongue } and leave the ex-    commandant as dead.

      “The same could be said for I you," it had been a     cruel hope. thought to leave him alone for long enough    that when he was learned of, he would already be once    again dead. “Now, would you mind removing yourself    from my cloak so I may stand and not worry another    fall?”

   Words were said with a bite to them. no sign of grudge    held upon his face, in his tone, or along his posture, but    he was careful to keep formal. a thing learned from     years upon years of politics.

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"Sure." The distinct lack of hostility in both tone and stance was what helped Yuri remove his foot with the same returned, his face not showing any particular outward feeling for the older man's appearance. Because there wasn't one, at least not in the moment. Surprise, perhaps, was the most prevalent thing he felt, though that too was rapidly waning to give way to a more neutral standpoint.

There was always the little bit that liked to hide behind outward expression that would be warily watched despite his lack of major concerns. Alexei had plenty of reason to be planning something with this life most didn't believe him to have, and a good chunk of that could be understandably hostile. The man was a planner, one who could spend mass amounts of years getting pieces into the places he wanted them.

That being said, Yuri Lowell was not a person to jump without reason. It was a balance that kept his life as simplistic as it looked, one that only called for violence if such was shown to him or the people around him. Currently he was seeing none of that, with the added bonus of a recollection bringing him back to the top of the old Commandant's supposed resting place. A cracked sanity, something akin to understanding of what he'd done. Not wholly evil.

Whether he was irredeemably evil was something else entirely. "Looks like we were both lucky to survive that death trap," he commented easily, the hand not wrapped in the cords of his katana finding its way down to rest on the head of his canine companion. Repede looked up at him, jaws opening in the yawn that told Yuri of a lack of concern. 

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get himout of there. out of the memories, out of the    pain that wreaked havoc upon his heart. down    -trodden lips pursing in calculation what he knew    would be his downfall if he played his card just so.

   Yes, he had to be — [ CRASH ]                                                          careful.

   Entangled cape upon feet behind him and a frown    marring his features, Alexei went to turn, having    tripped quite undignified thanks to this stranger. or    whom he thought to be a stranger, only to be left    with a feeling ripping in gut that made him wish it     were just a stranger.               “I do believe, you    are stepping upon my cloak.”

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Nothing said suspicious quite like a stranger shrouded in the obscuring cloth of a cloak, making their way like they were thinking quite intensely about something. Of course, such a thing would be almost impossible to decipher with little to see in line of body language, but Yuri felt fairly confident in his assessment without having to second guess himself. 

Which clearly meant he needed figure it out.

His foot landed on the trailing edge of that outfit, clamping down just enough to trap it on the floor and sent the man toppling in a totally unplanned albeit undignified manner. 

"Sorry about that." Fully prepared for his usual bullshit excuse covering the on-purpose act, Yuri was forced to stop midway through by the sight greeting him. Ashen irises sat fixed on the incredibly familiar man for a long moment, gathering the information in front of his eyes before finally speaking. "Well, that's one face I never thought I'd be seeing again." 

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;{ XD Hello! I see you liked my post. Would you perhaps then like a starter? (see if Yuri tries to kill Alexei again--*coughcough* imeanwhat) }

[ Hello new friend! Sure, that sounds fun. It'd totally be fun to see what they do. ] 

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Test of Temptation || ThePathofLight & TheDarkenedPath

Honestly, why did Flynn even bother sometimes?

Frustration still boiled in his system as was so customary with one Yuri Lowell. Even though they were together they still had such petty fights. Because, really, was it so hard for him to just agree to come to at least one dance at the palace? When both Lady Estellise and himself wanted the raven-haired renegade to be there, could he not even consider it? Sometimes the man was so thick-headed that it gave Flynn equal levels of baffled and infuriated.

It was just one dance. Surely the great hero of the world could at least show up for that. Yuri seemed to just be adamantly opposed to anything that might acknowledge his deeds one way or the other. Or anything that was considered normal, socially acceptable fun. Or anything that was what Flynn wanted him to do for once in his life.

The man just refused to listen for the sole fact of being against Flynn. Being in a relationship apparently wasn’t going to change that in the slightest bit. Which left a grumpy Commandant standing off to the side while everyone swirled around and enjoyed themselves, his head swimming with that stupid man he was stupidly in love with.

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There was something inherently uncomfortable about being dressed up.

Yuri was going to go ahead and say it was the fact that he felt that if he moved, there would be a distinct restraining sensation coming from the outfit currently adorning his body. It was well made, he could give it that, but it was also incredibly fancy. Very knight-like. The kind of thing he never wanted to get into again, especially after having leaving the Empire behind to join a guild. 

The reason he was in such a ridiculous outfit that didn't fit him in terms of... anything, really, was quite simple. After cooling down from a rather irritating fight, he'd decided to grudgingly give in. It wasn't like he got to spend much time with his boyfriend anyway, and seeing as he most of their time together consisted of Yuri watching Flynn work from the windowsill, he figured it wouldn't be bad to try something else.

Ioder giving him this outfit, however, hadn't been part of the plan. He'd intended to just sort of go as he normally was, because what problem was there with that? If people had a problem with it, that was their issue. A mentality that had lasted long enough for him to get a better look at the thing, and a nice little comment from Judy that was a little more suggestive than Yuri would have thought of.

So here he was. Walking into the crowded castle looking completely unlike himself, dressed head to toe in an outfit he wanted to sigh at. Of all things, it had to be a knight. Given it wasn't the kind of knight outfit any of the actual knight would wear, with dark colors likely chosen to imitate his normal attire, but it was a knight outfit nonetheless.

Stowing his sigh away for a later time he made his way across the room, dark irises locking onto the familiar blonde looking more surly than he was sure many of the nobles appreciated. His doing from the fight they'd had the day before, but whatever. At least he could try to do something to appease the Commandant now. "Don't you look happy," he commented sarcastically once he was within hearing range, raising an ebony brow at the other male. 

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multiples of 10 for the munday meme

[Peek under the cut, cause it felt long.]

10. What’s the hardest thing for you to write?

[I struggle with fight scenes in roleplay format, because it's hard to write a cohesive fight when you have to pause every two seconds to see if everything is running smoothly, or if your character got blocked, or dodged, or whatever. I'm okay at these when I'm on my own, though.]

20. How much time do you spend roleplaying on average a week?

[85% of the time, I'd say. The other 15% goes to sleeping and classes.]

30. What do you like about roleplaying fluff?

[Funnily enough, I'm not overly fond of fluff. At least not in large amounts or for too long at one time. But, um, I like it when the characters gets super cute over the little things. It's nice, and then you can bam end it with horribly, heart-wrenching angst.]

40. Do you like to plot or improv?

[Plot! I have a tendency to get bored with improv, as everyone is always just kind of meandering around without anything truly interesting happening.]

50. What’s something you like about FCs/Play-Bys?

[Not gonna lie, I had to google that second thing. And I'm still not entirely sure what it means.]

60. Who’s a roleplayer (or writer) you think you have learned a lot from?

[I'd go with thepathoflight. She's been writing with me for a little over a year now, and every thread we do improves my writing. Each one of my OC's feels better thought out, more balanced, and I think it's because just writing with her makes me want to be better.]

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Mun-Directed Questions About Roleplaying!

If you had to change your character’s FC for one day, who would you pick?

What drew you to rping this character?

What’s something you like about how you write?

What’s something you dislike about how you write or wish you were better at?

What’s something about your character that you’d like if you had to spend time with them?

What’s something about your character that you wouldn’t like if you had to spend time with them?

What’s a negative thing about your character that you enjoy writing?

What;s a similarly you have with your character?

What’s a difference you have with your character?

What’s the hardest thing for you to write?

Do you think you’ve gotten better at writing anything or any type of thing or situation since you started writing this character (or roleplaying in general)? 

Why do you roleplay?

Do you write fiction ever other than rping?

Do you like fanfiction more or less than reading rp threads between characters?

Do you like or dislike OC/Canon character interactions in principle?

What’s your favorite thing about rping a canon character?

What’s something you dislike about rping a canon character?

What’s your favorite thing about rping an original character?

What’s something you dislike about rping an original character?

How much time do you spend roleplaying on average a week?

Do you think about your threads and your character when you aren’t roleplaying? How and for how long on average?

Do you like lots of headcanons or few?

What’s your take on AUs?

What’s your favorite AU?

What’s your least favorite AU?

What’s a ship you really like rping?

What’s a ship you would never rp? For what reason? 

What do you like about roleplaying angst?

What do you dislike about roleplaying angst?

What do you like about roleplaying fluff?

What do you dislike about roleplaying fluff?

What do you like about roleplaying ships/romance?

What do you dislike about roleplaying ships/romance?

NSFW rp — yes or no? Why?

Do you ever read other people’s NSFW rp threads? (be honest!)

Do you ever read rp threads you aren’t involved in? What type of thread does it usually have to be to interest you?

If you do read threads you aren’t in, do you usually let the other authors know, or keep it under your hat?

Has a roleplayer ever changed your view on a character? If so, how? Good or bad? For better or for worse?

Do you like to title threads or not? 

Do you like to plot or improv?

Do you like to make open starters?

Do you like to answer open starters?

Do you usually prefer chat/short replies, or long/para/novella replies?

What’s your favorite thing about rping a chat/short style thread?

What’s your least favorite thing about rping a chat/short style thread?

What’s your favorite thing about rping a long/para/novella style thread?

What’s your least favorite thing about rping a long/para/novella style thread?

Do you prefer gifs or icons when roleplaying? Or no FC at all?

Do you roleplay with people whose characters aren’t from the same dimentional universe as yours? (For example, if your character is drawn or anime, will you RP with people who use actor face claims/play-bys?) 

What’s something you like about FCs/Play-Bys?

What’s something you dislike about FCs/Play-Bys?

What’s a trope or plot you think is overdone in roleplay?

What’s a trope or plot you’ll never get sick of roleplaying?

What’s a trope or plot you love but you’ve never gotten to roleplay or never gotten to roleplay in completion? 

What do you like to do as you reply to threads? Listen to music? Have TV on? Complete silence? Dark room? etc. 

How did you learn about roleplaying? How did you get started roleplaying yourself? 

What was your first roleplay character? 

What’s your newest roleplay character?

What/Who is a character you think you would like to roleplay? What’s currently stopping you from roleplaying them?

Who’s a roleplayer (or writer) you think you have learned a lot from? 

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thedarkenedpath:

"I was a… woman?"

His voice cracked upon repeating his choice of words. He was feminine in a few respects but he still identified himself as a man so it was strange to hear that from Yuri of all people.

"More of me you should know about? What are you inferring?"

It almost seemed as if Yuri was treating him someone else but he didn’t want to pester someone he had wronged in the past. It was strange that he was able to hold a normal dialogue with the other man given their history.

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"Well I would have asked if you have a sister, but I'm going to go with no." So that left him wondering why there was a sudden sex change in the knights, and he wasn't really sure he wanted to think of that becoming a thing. One of them miraculously changing was more than enough for Yuri, especially when it was with the gung ho second in command. 

He eyed the knight again. Nope, still definitely a man. Hm. Yuri could only wonder if Flynn had noticed yet with how unobservant the man was when he worked. "I'm not sure what's going on here and I doubt I want to know." As a general rule he didn't want to know about the lives of several people, and Sodia was at the top of that list. No matter how weird she -or he now- got. 

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hipster-yuri-lowell replied to your post:[ So I, um, redid my pages to try and make them...

[ did you make the themes you self pr dod you find them? They look really awesome. now i wish i had a relationship page like Y pause screen xD ]

[The background color/picture and the setup for the gold links across the top come from a style sheet I got from one of the Vesperia walkthrough sites. The setup for the actual pages were written by thepathoflight and I, yeah.]

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reidhershelrp replied to your post:[ So I, um, redid my pages to try and make them...

they look really nice o3o-b

[Oh good. I'm glad they're okay. Thanks for looking at them for me!]

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[ So I, um, redid my pages to try and make them look more Vesperia-y. Can anyone tell me if they look okay? My computer screen generally has a larger resolution than other peoples.

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It might be a weird request, but I just want to make sure they work for people other than me.]

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"Hello, Lowell."

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A single ebony brow rose at the sound of the voice that most definitely did not fit the person in his memory banks. Well. Now that was interesting. "I know it's been a while, but I'm pretty sure you were a woman last time I saw you." Amusement rang in his voice simply because he couldn't help it, not cat-eyes suddenly being... not the woman he recognized. Family, perhaps? "There more of you I should know about?"

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thepathoflight replied to your post:blastiabane replied to your post:[So, uh, my three...

[ So basically we’re the Adephagos. ]

[The One Piece fandom certainly thought so.]

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reidhershelrp replied to your post:reidhershelrp replied to...

mhmm lets try and make it double this time, or longer

[Sounds like a plan~!]

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blastiabane replied to your post:[So, uh, my three day hiatus ended up being...

//i was wondering what happened to y’all lol

[We disappeared unto the void, with the help of the life fading from the Children of the Full Moon.]

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reidhershelrp replied to your post:reidhershelrp replied to your post:[So, uh, my...

well i hope it was atleast a good 2 days, but nevertheless hope to see you more this round

[It was great! I'll hopefully be around for a lot longer this time.]