TORCHBEARER.

[toirsire2]

toirsire, noun: TORCHBEARER.

indie roleplay blog for kyle rayner / green lantern 2814.4 of the dc universe. private & mutuals only. minors & personals will be blocked on sight. based primarily on gl1990, ion: guardian of the universe, omega men (2015) & jla (1997). canon divergent. themes of cosmic horror, godhood vs. humanity, love and grief, the burden of power and the burden of guilt.

as written by equinox / nox. blog roll: @1rstflight, @knightlier.

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continued from here. | @aculeonervus

"you need rest, ayleen. trust me, if we have more battles to face, you'll be better off well-rested rather than not, okay? same goes for the people you're trying to protect."

gentle, he places a gloved hand upon her shoulder, the gesture mostly meant as a reassurance. he knows she cares about the children and the other refugees. he does, too, and it is his duty as a lantern to make sure they won't be harmed any further from now on.

"rest up and i'll be here. if anything happens, i'll wake you up."

[clawsextended]

@toirsire asked: “maybe i should leave you some hard light toys. for the cats, i mean." rayner sips on his cup of coffee, watching the construct cat play with the other, living ones. it's quite strange, imagining he has created a life—it still doesn't make sense to him, that he should be gifted with a power like this. "i think the others would like 'em too. what d'you think?"

“y’know, baby, you’ve gotta real good head on your shoulders.”

she’s refilling her cup of coffee — it’s her second one — and she drops a kiss to his temple as she passes. her smile is warm, soft, absolutely gentle. she’s a very grounding creature for someone so flighty.

“yeah. i bet the little buddy would love that. y’wanna name her? i wanted you to so i didn’t. i’ve just been calling her baby. what a sweetheart.”

she coos, leaning forward on folded hands, chocolate eyes sparkling. fingers steeply beneath her chin with a soft gleaming beam. she sighs lovingly, lashes fluttering, brightened solely by the presence of her little feline cluster.

“thanks for this one, ky. it was very sweet of you. and it gives you the best excuse to come visit, doesn’t it? what’s a better excuse than a cute little kitten? and also the cat.”

she snorts with a chuckle.

“by that i mean holly. but i can totally understand how you might mean me.”

she’s exhausting.

[candycandymemes]

Send "Stumble" for your severely injured muse to fall into my muse's arms.

send "Catch" for the reverse

[vitrumbra-a]

@toirsire replied:

"can you absorb my constructs?" there is a theory he wants to test. something about the emotional electromagnetic spectrum and how it'd react to taro's skill.

" i...maybe? " if it was light, then they should be able to manipulate it--or absorb it. reconstruct it. taro's fingers twitched a little, a bit nervous. it wouldn't hurt kyle at all, would it? they didn't entirely know how connected he was to his constructs- though given he was asking, they doubted it would would hurt him.

" i could try? "

[toirsire2]

"we only gotta do this if you're fine with it, taro. i was wondering how it'd feel, each of the different colors of the spectrum. it's... got a bit to do with emotions and such, and i just let my mind wander a little."

in a way, the white lantern wonders if this isn't a bit dangerous. it's not like he himself knows what a non-lantern wielding the emotional spectrum could do and it's true that technically he could heal the younger one from any bad effects, but the risk is still there, like in everything that encompasses the spectrum.

with a flick of his fingers, the ring on his hand turns from white to green. green is the easiest one for him, the one color he has learned how to use since he began this bizarre hero journey.

"if you're down, we can try. but you tell me if it feels weird, okay?"

[toirsire2]

so, as general updates as to why i'm dead quiet / my sudden hiatus:

end of semester at college means i'm dead as hell mentally, but on top of that, there's more!

as a family we got some bad news about mom's health. nothing abt it is fatal but it is very jarring routine-wise and it probably means she will have to undergo major surgery. she is the biggest chunk of my support system in what regards mental and physical health, so naturally this hit me Pretty hard.

my health took a bad dive. probs bc of the emotional component + stress but i have been dealing w/ daily jaw issues and migraines so writing has been admittedly Hard.

as the cherry on top of it all, yesterday my computer stopped working so i'm basically stuck on my dad's laptop, which means i have no icons and none of my extensions AND my online time outside mobile is very limited, most of which i am probably gonna focus on finishing college work. i don't like writing on mobile 80% of the time. i have no idea when my computer will be back, since i need a tech to come over to check it.

blog-wise, what does that mean? it means i'm pppprobably gonna be quiet until mid-late december. you can find me on discord (add me on it on nihilnihil if we are mutuals) bc mobile works fine for that but i won't be very active over here until i'm done with classes / my computer is back.

[toirsire2]

which lover are you?

the composer

to you, love is something created. it is born and it is nurtured, and it is entirely intentional. what could be more beautiful than that? we possess the enigmatic power to create deep, impossible, meaningful bonds with other people. it is not something we should take for granted. we choose to care for each other. we inconvenience ourselves with the sheer enormity of the love we have for others. in your eyes, it is the deliberate nature of love that makes it so beautiful.

tagged by: @playedbetter, thank you! tagging: @ygbsm, @warled, @asteritm, @proditeur, @who-is-muses, and you, reading this.

[lunememes]

🌙  *  ―     𝐓𝐇𝐄 𝐅𝐈𝐕𝐄 𝐒𝐄𝐍𝐒𝐄𝐒  (  prompts for the five senses. add [reversed] to reverse the action. feel free to change wording as needed & add details )

𝐓𝐎𝐔𝐂𝐇.

[ 𝐒𝐎𝐅𝐓 ] ― sender wraps a soft blanket around receiver’s shoulders [ 𝐒𝐈𝐋𝐊 ] ― sender and receiver fall into bed together on silk sheets [ 𝐏𝐔𝐋𝐋 ] ― sender pulls receiver’s hair ( gently / hard ) [ 𝐇𝐀𝐈𝐑 ] ― sender strokes receiver’s hair [ 𝐁𝐑𝐔𝐒𝐇 ] ― sender brushes receiver’s hair [ 𝐏𝐀𝐈𝐍𝐓 ] ― sender paints a picture onto part of receiver’s body ( specify what & where ) [ 𝐓𝐑𝐀𝐂𝐄 ] ― sender traces their fingertips over receiver’s body [ 𝐒𝐂𝐀𝐑 ] ― sender traces a scar on receiver’s body [ 𝐇𝐎𝐋𝐃 ] ― sender reaches out to hold receiver’s hand [ 𝐖𝐎𝐑𝐒𝐇𝐈𝐏 ] ― sender worships receiver’s body

𝐓𝐀𝐒𝐓𝐄.

[ 𝐔𝐍𝐔𝐒𝐔𝐀𝐋 ] ― sender feeds receiver something they’ve never tried before ( specify what ) [ 𝐒𝐎𝐔𝐑 ] ― sender feeds receiver something sour ( specify what ) [ 𝐒𝐖𝐄𝐄𝐓 ] ― sender feeds receiver something sweet ( specify what ) [ 𝐒𝐏𝐈𝐂𝐄 ] ― sender feeds receiver something spicy ( specify what ) [ 𝐋𝐈𝐍𝐆𝐄𝐑 ] ― sender kisses receiver to taste the lingering flavour of what they ate or drank on their lips ( specify what ) [ 𝐂𝐎𝐏𝐏𝐄𝐑 ] ― sender bites receiver hard enough to draw blood [ 𝐔𝐍𝐖𝐄𝐋𝐋 ] ― sender feeds receiver soup when they’ve fallen ill [ 𝐃𝐑𝐈𝐍𝐊 ] ― sender makes receiver a cocktail to try [ 𝐃𝐈𝐒𝐇 ] ― sender cooks receiver their favourite meal [ 𝐓𝐑𝐘 ] ―  sender gives receiver a taste of what they’re cooking / baking for their opinion

𝐒𝐈𝐆𝐇𝐓.

[ 𝐁𝐋𝐈𝐍𝐃 ] ― sender blindfolds receiver [ 𝐑𝐄𝐔𝐍𝐈𝐓𝐄 ] ― sender and receiver see each other again after a period of being apart [ 𝐂𝐇𝐀𝐍𝐆𝐄 ] ― sender notices something different about receiver ( injury / haircut / tattoo / piercing / etc ) [ 𝐅𝐎𝐑𝐌𝐀𝐋 ] ― sender greets receiver in formal partywear ( feel free to add detail ) [ 𝐋𝐀𝐍𝐓𝐄𝐑𝐍𝐒 ] ― sender takes receiver to see lanterns in the sky [ 𝐒𝐓𝐀𝐑𝐒 ] ― sender and receiver lay under the stars to stargaze [ 𝐆𝐀𝐙𝐄 ] ― sender and receiver lock eyes across the room [ 𝐒𝐇𝐀𝐃𝐎𝐖 ] ― sender and receiver see a shadow move out the corner of their eye [ 𝐁𝐔𝐑𝐍 ] ― sender and receive watch as something burns ( candles / a building / a campfire / etc ) [ 𝐅𝐈𝐒𝐇 ] ― sender takes receiver to the aquarium to watch the sea life [ 𝐌𝐀𝐒𝐊 ] ― sender recognises receiver at a masquerade party

𝐒𝐎𝐔𝐍𝐃.

[ 𝐌𝐔𝐒𝐈𝐂 ] ― sender puts on the radio to listen to music with receiver [ 𝐏𝐋𝐀𝐘 ] ― sender plays receiver their favourite song on an instrument ( specify what ) [ 𝐑𝐀𝐈𝐍 ] ― sender and receiver are in bed together while rain lashes against the windows / tent / etc [ 𝐖𝐇𝐈𝐒𝐏𝐄𝐑 ] ― sender whispers something in receiver’s ear ( specify what ) [ 𝐃𝐀𝐍𝐂𝐄 ] ― sender asks receiver for a dance upon hearing a song [ 𝐂𝐎𝐌𝐏𝐀𝐍𝐘 ] ― sender and receiver hear a sound when they should be alone ( footsteps / creaking floorboards / a scream / etc ) [ 𝐇𝐔𝐌 ] ― sender hums a lullaby to lull receiver to sleep [ 𝐌𝐔𝐅𝐅𝐋𝐄𝐃 ] ― sender comforts a temporally deaf receiver after a loud sound ( gunshot / explosion / etc ) [ 𝐎𝐕𝐄𝐑𝐖𝐇𝐄𝐋𝐌 ] ― sender calms receiver down from a panic attack in a loud place [ 𝐀𝐅𝐀𝐑 ] ― sender and receiver hear a muffled sound from another room / outside ( music / people / creature / etc ) [ 𝐒𝐎𝐑𝐑𝐎𝐖 ] ― sender hears receiver crying and approaches comfort them

𝐒𝐌𝐄𝐋𝐋.

[ 𝐁𝐀𝐓𝐇 ] ― sender puts a scented bath bomb into receiver’s bath [ 𝐂𝐀𝐍𝐃𝐋𝐄 ] ― sender lights a scented candle for receiver [ 𝐅𝐑𝐀𝐆𝐑𝐀𝐍𝐂𝐄 ] ― sender puts perfume / aftershave on receiver’s ( wrist / neck / cheek ) [ 𝐒𝐂𝐄𝐍𝐓 ] ― sender inhales receiver’s scent [ 𝐂𝐎𝐎𝐊 ] ― sender is drawn to the kitchen by receiver’s cooking [ 𝐂𝐋𝐎𝐓𝐇𝐄𝐒 ] ― sender steals an item of receiver’s clothes because it smells like them [ 𝐒𝐇𝐎𝐖𝐄𝐑 ] ― sender notices receiver smells of their shampoo / shower gel [ 𝐅𝐋𝐎𝐖𝐄𝐑𝐒 ] ― sender gives receiver flowers [ 𝐖𝐀𝐒𝐇 ] ― sender helps clean receiver after a long day / stressful situation [ 𝐒𝐓𝐈𝐍𝐊𝐘 ] ― sender and receiver walk through the sewers to escape capture / avoid detection / chase someone [ 𝐌𝐀𝐒𝐒𝐀𝐆𝐄 ] ― sender massages receiver with a scented oil

[toirsire2]

"i know i fucked up ,  you can stop rubbing it in ." (Jason)

prompts i forgot. @playedbetter

"what, you can dish it out but you can't take it, batboy? don't remember you lettin' me off when you thought i was fucking up."

kyle's expression is hard even behind his mask. he can't help himself, you see—as much as he tries to fashion himself a proper hero, as the best man he can be, he's just human and pettiness comes as a part of the package. jason and him have exchanged enough barbs it's hard to be the bigger man in the picture.

it takes him a moment to take a breath, look away from the younger man to take a glance at their surroundings, peek out of their hideout in a little alleyway away from the initial commotion. sure, that little slip up caught their enemy's attention and they have no clue where donna or bob may be, but this doesn't have to be a lost cause yet.

conjuring up a shield and sword, he squints as he tries to catch wind of their pursuers. "here's to hoping my ring and your spartan bat training can get us out of this mess you made."

[toirsire2]

tip toes in to press a kiss to his cheek because he is cute and super nice and good! and he deserves a cheek kiss ( as a treat )!!

@asteritm

"WOAH, what did i do?"

[toirsire2]

i love watching you work.

old prompts. @ygbsm

THERE'S AN ARTISTIC FLAIR to all that rayner does, even when he isn't kyle rayner, the comic artist, the cartoonist, the designer—it is as much part of him as any other part of his identity, perhaps just as much as his ring now turned into a part of his soul. it's evident in his constructs, sure, but it's not like he's ever made himself discreet even outside the battlefield: he brings his sketchbook anywhere he goes and often refuses elaborate plans in alien lands to just capture the fauna and flora, to learn how to etch them to paper.

that is no secret. it has never been. what kyle doesn't expect is the unbidden praise from the older man, cheeks warming up slightly as he finishes moving debris from the city with his ring, using cartoon construct to do so.

it's silly, really, but while his creativity has been lauded to be his strongest asset as a lantern, hearing that from a man he admires as deeply as hal jordan makes him feel giddy with pride.

"yeah?" he grins, masking his own insecurities with a very lantern-brand of bravado. "we both know this is nothing that impressive, hal. i mean," he gestures at the ring on his finger with his chin, constructs vanishing in thin air. "it's just part of the trade but. thanks. means a lot, y'know. coming from the lanterniest of all lanterns around."

[toirsire2]

verses explained.

mainverse: green of all hues.

this is the default mainverse of this blog, where kyle has given away the power of the life equation to make the white lantern corps, but hasn't lost the white ring. instead, since the white lanterns are meant to be active only in case of emergencies, he returns to his origins and wields the green ring once more. it's his "current" timeline. unless otherwise tagged, you can assume this is where interactions are happening.

verse: white lantern.

self-explanatory! that is when he has both the life equation embedded in his soul and the mastery over the seven passions. can also go with omega lantern continuity. timeline-wise, it goes from new guardians to midway into hal jordan and the green lantern corps (a bit after godhead).

verse: ion returns.

this is basically any verse that has to do with the version of ion he becomes in ion: the guardian of the universe. less powerful as a god but perhaps the most frightening version of a green lantern, given how he is host to the willpower entity itself.

verse: last green on earth.

events between emerald twilight and the reinstating of the green lantern corps go here. basically, this goes for anything that has kyle be a fresh-faced rookie and the "only" ringbearer on earth.

verse: hand of god.

ion the first was his closest iteration to being a proper deity; omnipotent and omniscient, his status as such was brief but given he could manipulate time, it's possible to use him at any given point since time was not a constraint that applies to him.

verse: a self fulfilling prophecy.

this isn't exactly a verse as much as it is oblivion's tag. for those unfamiliar, oblivion is a construct entity made out of kyle's worst feelings and traumas that he subconsciously tried to expunge from himself while under duress on his early days as green lantern. he feeds on kyle's life force and is as strong as he is, as well as not exactly a "living" creature, therefore remaining mostly unkillable. during his brief tenure in circle of fire, oblivion singlehandedly defeated the justice league given his nature as an entity rather than a person, so caution is always advised when facing him. the only known way to defeat him is to either absorb all of his energy (which may prove taxing, given how negative his energy is) or have kyle reabsorb the creature himself.

[toirsire2]

like this for kyle in your inbox. might be ion, might be wl. we'll see.

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