NEMESIS

I ALONE AM THE REMEDY.

[umbane]

independent & selective 𝐒𝐡𝐢𝐞𝐝𝐚 𝐊𝐚𝐲𝐧 from riot games’ League of Legends 18+ for violence and adult content | writer & muse are both 20+. kayn’s age varies.

𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐜𝐡𝐢𝐥𝐝 𝐢𝐬 𝐠𝐨𝐧𝐞; 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐤𝐢𝐥𝐥𝐞𝐫 𝐫𝐞𝐦𝐚𝐢𝐧𝐬.

the rules are really simple — respect me and I respect you. don’t discriminate, no hate speech, all the usual don’ts. don’t approach me just because you want to ship with an edgy boy. communicate like adults. let’s just have fun with it. tracking #𝐮𝐦𝐛𝐚𝐧𝐞.

rules / headcanons / lore / verses / promo / writer​​​

[soldier-of-death]

im only attracted to worthy opponents

[killxbunnyyy]

im not casual i will carve your name into my skin.

[zaabjam]

i love them ;;

[umbane]

😖 & 🍡 !!!

𝐦𝐢𝐬𝐜. 𝐬𝐲𝐦𝐛𝐨𝐥 𝐡𝐞𝐚𝐝𝐜𝐚𝐧𝐨𝐧𝐬

😖 - Does your muse have any embarrassing moments that they still think about? Do they laugh at them, or do they haunt them?

Answered here!

🍡 - Can your muse cook? Can they bake? How well can they do either? Do they have any kitchen disaster stories?

Cooking was one of the first things Kayn did to help out at the order while he was healing and integrating! He initially helped out in the infirmary because he spent so much time there anyway and began to learn the language the language through that experience, and then when he was healthy enough he was moved to help cook. Though it became quite clear when he was healed enough to start combat training that he was a born warrior, he was quite good at both infirmary and kitchen work, as they both require a level of precision and patience that Kayn naturally has.

When he has time, Kayn still helps out in the kitchen when he can. It calms him down and, though he might not realise it on a conscious level, it's nice to heal and nourish for a change, instead of just harm.

Modern learns to cook MUCH lateer, thanks to Zed, and it eventually becomes a calming activity for him, but it's definitely not that way at first.

And H.eartsteel... it's best not to talk about the horrors that he cooks up. He's a GOOD cook, but that means that his victims will walk away from the experience having to admit that hot cheetos lasagna and doritos pizza are good, actually. He has too much power.

[maniachybrid]

Based on this challenge …He destroyed my socks

[umbane]

💤🍺🎩

𝐦𝐢𝐬𝐜. 𝐬𝐲𝐦𝐛𝐨𝐥 𝐡𝐞𝐚𝐝𝐜𝐚𝐧𝐨𝐧𝐬

💤 - How does your muse sleep? Are they a light sleeper, or are they out the moment their head hits the pillow? Do they nap? Do they struggle to sleep due to things like insomnia, or nightmares?

Answered here!

🍺 - How does your muse feel about the consumption of alcohol? Do they drink? Are they a heavy drinker, or are they on the lighter side? What's your muse's favorite alcoholic drink?

Kayn generally doesn't drink. In mainverse, he doesn't like the vulnerability of being intoxicated, and he knows it'll ruin his 'gains', so he generally avoids it. I'm sure he's been to a few events or diplomatic meetings where he ended up drinking, but it's not something he enjoys. Similar in modern — as soon as he starts to get tipsy or clumsy, his paranoia spikes and he starts, like, pushing furniture in front of the door. Man does not have a good time with drinking.

H.eartsteel and Odyssey are the ones who drink. Odyssey enjoys all the finer luxuries of life, and has a selection of the best drinks from across his empire, plus an army of bartenders ready to serve him and his guests at a moment's notice, and he's been known to get quite messy, especially at his raves.

H.eartsteel is the heaviest drinker (he doesn't have an empire to run, and can't just blow up a planet when he's feeling down). He has quite a history with drinking, and it's been well documented with tabloids and celebrity articles alike. H/s Kayn when he's drunk is either the best guy to have around or an absolute nightmare, and if he's already in a bad state of mind he'll lean towards the second pretty heavily. By the time he joins h/s, Kayn is doing his very best to be sober, though it's really hard for him. He'll get there eventually, but he's gonna relapse a few times first. And if asked his favourite drink, Kayn would of course say >VODKAAAAAAAA

🎩 - What would your muse wear to a formal event? Do they dress more modestly, or do they go all out?

Oh, he definitely goes all out. Kayn in all verses loves to dress up, though in verses where he's more tied to Zed, he might lean a bit more modest (Zed strikes me as a 'take off two accessories before leaving the house' kinda guy). That being said, if he has the means? He's dressing up.

[thedemonlady]

Kayn and Aatrox - Wild Rift Darkin Event promo by 绿图哥

[umbane]

🎶 - What kind of music does your muse listen to? Do they have a favorite genre? Do you think the aux cord would be taken away from them? ( for odyssey! :> )

𝐦𝐢𝐬𝐜. 𝐬𝐲𝐦𝐛𝐨𝐥 𝐡𝐞𝐚𝐝𝐜𝐚𝐧𝐨𝐧𝐬

You know? I have never in my life thought of what kind of music exists in Runeterra. Uhhh... in mainverse he probably likes whatever Zed likes, honestly. Incapable of forming a unique thought. And anything that reminds him of the Noxian army propaganda songs he LOVED as a kid he probably hates to death now. He's moved on to different military propaganda now, thanks.

In modern he doesn't listen to music. All it does is spike his paranoia because he can't hear absolutely everything going on around him. This man would never wear a pair of headphones. If Zed listened to music, Kayn would probably develop an affinity for that genre (I see Zed as a classic rock kinda guy? Kayn could get behind that, if he was somewhere he felt safe), but it's just not something that modern Kayn really had the bandwidth to get into. He's unfortunately busy.

H.eartsteel as a rule listens to everything — if you grabbed his headphones at any time he could be listening to literally anything. Classical or like. Lo-fi or something. He has STRONG opinions on every genre you could imagine, and he will talk for ages about where the lines between different subgenres are, with citations. That being said, he has a preference for anything in the metal <--> pop/punk <--> electronic <--> dubstep/nightcore type window? He definitely does not get the aux cable taken from him because he bites (and he can whip up a pretty good playlist to suit anyone's tastes).

You know? I just read the last two words of your ask :) LMAO

Odyssey I think would lean more into the electronic/dubstep/nightcore genre. Also things like FIR Losing My Mind because it would energize him in the absolute worst way possible. Stuff that you would listen to at a rave. I don't know anything about that though so just trust me on that one.

[umbane]

🗺️ - How often does your muse travel? Do they like to travel? Would they prefer to travel alone, or with friends? Where have they been? What was their favorite trip?

𝐦𝐢𝐬𝐜. 𝐬𝐲𝐦𝐛𝐨𝐥 𝐡𝐞𝐚𝐝𝐜𝐚𝐧𝐨𝐧𝐬

As a general rule, Kayn doesn't travel much. Zed's mission is mostly within Ionia, and he likes to keep Kayn close because he's really too valuable of a resource to just allow out into the world. Plus there's the whole... being traumatized by boats and water thing, which makes leaving Ionia pretty difficult.

That being said, I think he travels within Ionia a fair bit, whether it's to massacre another group of vastaya (is this still canon??), or something more diplomatic. In terms of champions, however, I think he's one of the more stationary ones, and he likes it that way. He's generally very satisfied with his life and everything he wants to do is within a few days' travel of the Order's temple anyway.

Modern is similar; he doesn't have enough money to even daydream about travelling until he's been in cahoots with Zed for a few years, and even then he would just baulk at the price of plane tickets. Maybe a more local trip with someone he trusts (see: Zed). One of his favourite "trips," if it counts, is when he moved to Japan with Zed and Zed indulged him in some tourism. It was all very new and interesting to Kayn, who'd never left the city he was born in, and having Zed with him assuaged most of his anxiety. That being said, he's absolutely terrified of being on an airplane, so he's really rather not do that again, thanks.

H.eartsteel I think has travelled a lot more, going on trips with his previous bands and some trips solo and with friends, but he's really more of a homebody than he lets on. He loves just going home and hanging out with his dog.

Odyssey travels all over the universe. Nonstop. I don't know if he even considers any particular planet "home"; he seems much more likely to feel at home aboard his luxury ship. You know, the one with the Planet Cracker?

[skymagpieart]

Some soft Kayn and Akali because I can’t exist without them 🏮💙💚

[umbane]

💤 - How does your muse sleep? Are they a light sleeper, or are they out the moment their head hits the pillow? Do they nap? Do they struggle to sleep due to things like insomnia, or nightmares?

𝐦𝐢𝐬𝐜. 𝐬𝐲𝐦𝐛𝐨𝐥 𝐡𝐞𝐚𝐝𝐜𝐚𝐧𝐨𝐧𝐬

Kayn is quite a light sleeper at the beginning of his arc in any verse. That man is chronically sleep deprived in most verses, just due to paranoia/trauma keeping him awake. That being said, an easy indicator of his healing and how comfortable he is in his environment is how easily he sleeps. If someone else makes a noise and he doesn't wake up, they can be certain that he's VERY comfortable around them. It takes like, years and years for him to be comfortable enough with someone to not wake up when someone, especially someone sharing his bed, moves around within earshot of him (though he'll sometimes pretend to be asleep anyway).

He leans towards sleeping quickly, though this can change if he's in an unfamiliar environment or doesn't feel safe. He might fall asleep quickly but sleep very shallowly, or he could take a long time to fall asleep. If he's comfortable and it's quiet, though? He's out like a light especially after sex.

Not insomnia so much, but definitely nightmares. So many nightmares. In every verse :)

Bonus: He's naturally a back sleeper, but if he's feeling unsafe, he'll curl up on his side, preferably with his back to the wall. So if you get the privilege of seeing Kayn sleeping on his back, not waking up at the slighted sound? YOU are the chosen one.

[vampyre-mutagen]

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[umbane]

What is Kayn's favorite food? Whether it be sweet, savory, anything else?

A good rule of thumb for food that Kayn likes is that the messier it is, the more he likes it, and the more finicky the less he likes it. For example, he'd like hamburgers more than he'd like lasagna, just by virtue of being able to just pick it up and chow down. He'd like tacos more than sushi because it's more "satisfying" to eat them, I guess? And he loves any fruit that dribbles down his chin when he eats. It's the street urchin in him.

In terms of flavours, Kayn leans heavily into more savoury food. He'll have something sweet now and then, but much prefers savoury food if he's picking for himself. He likes spicy and umami more than anything that's too salty. And when I say he likes spicy, he LOVES spicy.

H.eartsteel is a completely different beast. Same tastes, but when I tell you that man is making monstrosities in the kitchen. Spicy cheetos lasagna, anyone? He's unhinged if left to his own devices.

That being said, his favourite food of all time, the quickest way to his heart, RAMEN, of course. All flavours, it just depends on his mood.

[noritaro]

take off your shirt Kayn!! do it!!

[umbane]

🍰 CAKE SLICE - Favourite cake flavour? Are they specific about types of cakes?

𝐞𝐦𝐨𝐣𝐢 𝐡𝐜 𝐚𝐬𝐤𝐬

To be honest, Kayn isn't much of a cake eater to begin with. He's not big on sweets in general, and cake is too finicky for him to really enjoy. He finds it annoying to use a knife and fork to eat, and would rather a dessert that he can just dig into. That being said, the ask isn't about what he wouldn't like...

Kayn would like something less sweet, and definitely something that doesn't have artificial flavours or a lot of sugar. I'm thinking something like a tiramisu, matcha, or a cake that's mostly fruit with plain cake layers.

[bakwaaas]

the thing is I just need to become perfect and then I’ll be loved