❛ I’m trying to 𝐂𝐀𝐑𝐕𝐄 𝐎𝐔𝐓 what is left of me that’s 𝐇𝐔𝐌𝐀𝐍 ; become something 𝐌𝐎𝐑𝐄 , become something 𝐇𝐎𝐋𝐘 ⸻ And when the 𝐓𝐈𝐌𝐄 came , 𝐍𝐎𝐓𝐇𝐈𝐍𝐆 could 𝐒𝐓𝐎𝐏 𝐌𝐄 . I made a 𝐋𝐈𝐕𝐈𝐍𝐆 of my 𝐃𝐄𝐀𝐓𝐇 . ❜
𝐕𝐄𝐑𝐔𝐌𝐊𝐈𝐍𝐆 ⸻ An independent & extremely selective portrayal of 𝐘𝐎𝐙𝐎𝐑𝐀 from 𝐕𝐄𝐑𝐔𝐌 𝐑𝐄𝐗 and 𝐊𝐈𝐍𝐆𝐃𝐎𝐌 𝐇𝐄𝐀𝐑𝐓𝐒 , based entirely on 𝐎𝐑𝐈𝐆𝐈𝐍𝐀𝐋 𝐋𝐎𝐑𝐄 with some influences & references to canon material . Unlocked by 𝐅𝐀𝐋𝐋𝐀𝐂𝐘 ( 25+ , they/them ) & written since February 2019 .
a meme that i'm too lazy to link // not accepting.
saga resists fiddling with the skull charm on her bracelet, opting to take a sip from the mug of coffee she held delicately in her hands instead. her companion ( or was he her friend? lover? saga aggressively marks out the last word when it manifests on a notepad beside his image on her case board ) joins her, quietly savoring the flavor of the black coffee she had made for him. his nose immediately scrunches up slightly in disapproval once he tastes the cube of sugar she had snuck in and the agent can't help but smile softly at that. the smile is followed by a laugh, the sound warm and melodic, as the suit jacket he had draped around her bare shoulders threatens to slip off due to her laughter. it's moments like these in particular that makes him remind her of casey: classically brooding and sarcastic, disliker of anything too sweet.
well, except when it comes to her.
❛ we...can't keep doing this. ’ saga finally whispers quietly, the laughter fading as her lips dip down into a frown and her grip on the coffee mug tightens. she can hear the faint but frantic sound of a typewriter in the distance; a sign that the writer was writing again. another reminder that her time here was soon rapidly coming to a close once again. ❛ i can't keep getting distracted here. my daughter needs me. ’ i need to solve this case - save my family. saga thinks. even it means going back to the mundane.
silence continues to sit between the odd pair before the king of this otherworldly place decides to grace her with a response, ❛ we're just having a drink together. ’ a simple shrug of his shoulders follows his flat reply before he continued sipping his coffee; it made saga grateful that her curls were down loose and down for once, allowing them to partially hide the frustrated side glare she was giving him.
❛ you know what i mean. i don't belong here... at least not yet. ’ saga quickly adds the last sentence when she hears him quickly scoff at her words. ❛ i'm not dead! i'm just...visiting. this entire thing is just the story trying to distract me from saving logan.’ yozora doesn't say anything while saga nods her own head in affirmation, almost as if the deed made her words true. no, she wasn't dead - and neither was her daughter. this isn't how the story goes. that had been the writer's words - alan's words - that she's desperately latched onto since she first heard them; silently repeating them to herself like a mantra each and every time she died.
the first time happened after the very murder victim that had brought her to bright falls, federal agent nightingale, rose from the dead right before all of their eyes. a man with no heart was up just like that - her inspection in the morgue interrupted as his pale, bloated fingers dug into her throat and slowly crushed her to death despite how hard she fought to grab her gun. all saga could remember was the faint sounds of casey screaming followed by gun shots. there was also the sound of...ocean waves? she could've sworn she heard them ( inside the mind place, she mentally makes a note of the memory inside the case file dedicated to her series of deaths ).
as everything faded to darkness and she eventually awoke, alone here in this city before alan's typing sharply stopped. then she was back in the morgue, safe in the light with her gun in hand as nightingale prowled in the darkness for her. she had followed the writer's guidance via the manuscripts left behind and defeated nightingale - but saga still found herself meeting death once more. the next time was due to hatchet to the back, the agent had been too slow to dodge an incoming taken's attack. emptiness was followed by darkness, the waves of a beach crashing against her the more her life faded away. then the air rushed back in, filling her lungs again before she awakes and is greeted by death in the form of a man.
saga's died ten times since then. twelve times in total now. he's been there every time to greet her. she's never been a very superstitious woman; saga thanks her mom for that. she's mostly lived her life by following her own logic and intuition - but saga's also not a fool. after everything she's seen and learned? she couldn't take any chances. there couldn't be a thirteen meeting between them. ❛ i have to get back and make wake to fix this mess. there are too many people counting on me: my daughter. casey. hell, even grandpa and my grand uncle. and there's david too. ’ saga inhales sharply at the mention of david, her eyes closing as she retreats into her mind ( it's always david. never 'my husband'. what does that say saga? ).
brown, doe eyes look around the latest version of her mind place: a once cozy washington lodge replaced with a dark but lavish skyrise apartment, the bright neon lights of the cityscape illuminating her workspace. it had been a 'gift' from yozora as his guest, although saga secretly made a deliberate effort to not get too comfortable here. still, the familiar items of her life, from representations of loved ones to her own cherished experiences, decorated the room. her last letter from mom, shot glasses from drinking with casey, unfinished knitted blankets for logan...
slowly, she turns around the room with a frown. there was nothing of david here - not a wedding photo. no gifts from him. nothing to celebrate their relationship - their history. she had nothing from her husband here. a silver glint on her nightstand catches saga's eyes and she stares at the charm bracelet logan had made her right before this trip. a skull charm held in the middle stares straight back at her.
she didn't have anything of value representing her husband but a gift from another man she barely knew manifested here - in her mind place. it meant it was important to her. that he was important to her now.
many of the unusual charms she found around watery and bright falls sat around it, their use still unknown to her but she felt compelled to wear them anyway. they felt...safe. helpful. yozora had even asked her about them once, quirking an eyebrow at the various coffee mug charms that littered around her wrist. when she didn't have an answer, he simply slid a new one on, a skull, and never brought it up again even when asked. she had profiled him in her mind place for answers but even probing his mind for answers only had her hitting walls. he was carefully guarded and besides, he would only tell her what she already knew deep down even if she did manage to breakthrough.
❛ saga. ’ her eyes flicker open at the sound of her name and saga isn't sure if the shudder that runs down her spine is from nerves or the way her name sounds on his lips. reluctantly, she turns slightly to better observe him - only for his eyes not to be on her face anyway. his cold gaze eyed the silver band around her ring finger with an unreadable expression before reaching up to softly grip her chin to make her face him directly.
❛ if it makes you feel any more better, death is inevitable. you'll return here one day regardless. ’ before she has a chance to respond, to ask what exactly he means, his lips on hers and she's pleasantly surprised by their warmth - a sure sign that she was probably taking the whole god of death thing a bit too literally. his hand, gentle but desperate, slide into her hair and she moans into his mouth at the touch. she wants more, so, so much more - hungry to taste the forbidden fruit that is his entire being. her neck instinctively arches back as his mouth trails down her neck and her hands grip his own, tugging at the hair that falls along his neck and back-
and then the typing finally stops. the writer is done and before saga can realize what's happening, she's gone again - pulled backed into reality, right where the story needs her to be. she's standing almost knee-deep in cauldron lake's rising, dark waters with a dead body, a former taken, floating a few feet away from her. she's annoyingly wet but alive.
with a shaky, unsteady hand, saga pulls out her walkie talkie to radio casey. she hasn't heard from him since she left watery but she's desperate and needs someone to talk to. ' hey casey? ' nothing but static from the other end of the line. ' they say you can't cheat death but...can you cheat with death? ' a hysterical laugh breaks through the forest following her own shitty joke, scattering birds from trees as sobbing follows soon after.
OOC ⸻ Back with another inbox call ! Give this a like if you would like an unprompted ask , especially if you're a new follower or if we haven't plotted before ♥
⚔️ *:･ﾟ✧ ┆ pre-established relationship meme . ❪ always accepting ! ❫
send me a ✿ and i’ll fill out the template below .
bold for things i could definitely see or want , italics for things i could see or am unsure of and striked out for things i don’t want or cannot see .
FRIENDSHIP . childhood friends / work buddies or coworkers / family friends / friends with benefits / smoking buddies / adventure buddies / fake friends / recently friends / party buddies / friendship of need / dying friendship / circumstantial friendship / partners in crime / old friendship / [ your muse ] is the good influence / [ your muse ] is the bad influence / [ my muse ] is the good influence / [ my muse ] is the bad influence / opposites attract / ride or die / frenemies / roommates or flatmates / penpals / exes to friends / enemies to friends / other .
ROMANCE . childhood sweethearts / [ your muse is mines ] childhood crush / [ my muse is yours ] childhood crush / exes / exes to lovers / forbidden lovers / highschool sweethearts / secret relationship / opposites attract / long distance / unrequited [ from your muses side ] / unrequited [ from my muses side ] / unrequited [ from both sides ] / skinny love / friends to lovers / enemies to lovers / spurious relationship / power couple / newly entered / soulmates [ metaphorical ] / soulmates [ literal ] / awkward / turning toxic / toxic love / cheating [ on your muse ] / cheating [ with your muse ] / other .
FAMILIAL . siblings [ half ] / siblings [ step ] / [ my muse ] is an older sibling figure to your younger sibling figure / [ my muse ] is a younger sibling figure to your older sibling figure muse / [ my muse ] is a parental figure to yours / [ my muse ] is a child figure to your muse / guardian figure / legal guardian / adoptive child / foster child / [ your muse ] is taken under mines wing / [ my muse ] is taken under yours wing / other .
ANTAGONISTIC. dangerous to each other / dangerous to others / unpredictable / rivals / petty / developing into sexual or romantic tension / based off family matters / based of off circumstance / based of professional matters / based off misunderstanding or lies / conflict of ideology / betrayal / hero - villain dynamic / enemies / fight club / friends turned enemies / lovers turned enemies / exes turned enemies / other .
⚔️ *:･ﾟ✧ ┆ pre-established relationship meme . ❪ always accepting ! ❫
send me a ✿ and i’ll fill out the template below .
bold for things i could definitely see or want , italics for things i could see or am unsure of and striked out for things i don’t want or cannot see .
FRIENDSHIP . childhood friends / work buddies or coworkers / family friends / friends with benefits / smoking buddies / adventure buddies / fake friends / recently friends / party buddies / friendship of need / dying friendship / circumstantial friendship / partners in crime / old friendship / [ your muse ] is the good influence / [ your muse ] is the bad influence / [ my muse ] is the good influence / [ my muse ] is the bad influence / opposites attract / ride or die / frenemies / roommates or flatmates / penpals / exes to friends / enemies to friends / other .
ROMANCE . childhood sweethearts / [ your muse is mines ] childhood crush / [ my muse is yours ] childhood crush / exes / exes to lovers / forbidden lovers / highschool sweethearts / secret relationship / opposites attract / long distance / unrequited [ from your muses side ] / unrequited [ from my muses side ] / unrequited [ from both sides ] / skinny love / friends to lovers / enemies to lovers / spurious relationship / power couple / newly entered / soulmates [ metaphorical ] / soulmates [ literal ] / awkward / turning toxic / toxic love / cheating [ on your muse ] / cheating [ with your muse ] / other .
FAMILIAL . siblings [ half ] / siblings [ step ] / [ my muse ] is an older sibling figure to your younger sibling figure / [ my muse ] is a younger sibling figure to your older sibling figure muse / [ my muse ] is a parental figure to yours / [ my muse ] is a child figure to your muse / guardian figure / legal guardian / adoptive child / foster child / [ your muse ] is taken under mines wing / [ my muse ] is taken under yours wing / other .
ANTAGONISTIC. dangerous to each other / dangerous to others / unpredictable / rivals / petty / developing into sexual or romantic tension / based off family matters / based of off circumstance / based of professional matters / based off misunderstanding or lies / conflict of ideology / betrayal / hero - villain dynamic / enemies / fight club / friends turned enemies / lovers turned enemies / exes turned enemies / other .
⚔️ *:･ﾟ✧ ┆ pre-established relationship meme . ❪ always accepting ! ❫
send me a ✿ and i’ll fill out the template below .
bold for things i could definitely see or want , italics for things i could see or am unsure of and striked out for things i don’t want or cannot see .
FRIENDSHIP . childhood friends / work buddies or coworkers / family friends / friends with benefits / smoking buddies / adventure buddies / fake friends / recently friends / party buddies / friendship of need / dying friendship / circumstantial friendship / partners in crime / old friendship / [ your muse ] is the good influence / [ your muse ] is the bad influence / [ my muse ] is the good influence / [ my muse ] is the bad influence / opposites attract / ride or die / frenemies / roommates or flatmates / penpals / exes to friends / enemies to friends / other .
ROMANCE . childhood sweethearts / [ your muse is mines ] childhood crush / [ my muse is yours ] childhood crush / exes / exes to lovers / forbidden lovers / highschool sweethearts / secret relationship / opposites attract / long distance / unrequited [ from your muses side ] / unrequited [ from my muses side ] / unrequited [ from both sides ] / skinny love / friends to lovers / enemies to lovers / spurious relationship / power couple / newly entered / soulmates [ metaphorical ] / soulmates [ literal ] / awkward / turning toxic / toxic love / cheating [ on your muse ] / cheating [ with your muse ] / other .
FAMILIAL . siblings [ half ] / siblings [ step ] / [ my muse ] is an older sibling figure to your younger sibling figure / [ my muse ] is a younger sibling figure to your older sibling figure muse / [ my muse ] is a parental figure to yours / [ my muse ] is a child figure to your muse / guardian figure / legal guardian / adoptive child / foster child / [ your muse ] is taken under mines wing / [ my muse ] is taken under yours wing / other .
ANTAGONISTIC. dangerous to each other / dangerous to others / unpredictable / rivals / petty / developing into sexual or romantic tension / based off family matters / based of off circumstance / based of professional matters / based off misunderstanding or lies / conflict of ideology / betrayal / hero - villain dynamic / enemies / fight club / friends turned enemies / lovers turned enemies / exes turned enemies / other .
⚔️ *:･ﾟ✧ ┆ pre-established relationship meme . ❪ always accepting ! ❫
send me a ✿ and i’ll fill out the template below .
bold for things i could definitely see or want , italics for things i could see or am unsure of and striked out for things i don’t want or cannot see .
FRIENDSHIP . childhood friends / work buddies or coworkers / family friends / friends with benefits / smoking buddies / adventure buddies / fake friends / recently friends / party buddies / friendship of need / dying friendship / circumstantial friendship / partners in crime / old friendship / [ your muse ] is the good influence / [ your muse ] is the bad influence / [ my muse ] is the good influence / [ my muse ] is the bad influence / opposites attract / ride or die / frenemies / roommates or flatmates / penpals / exes to friends / enemies to friends / other .
ROMANCE . childhood sweethearts / [ your muse is mines ] childhood crush / [ my muse is yours ] childhood crush / exes / exes to lovers / forbidden lovers / highschool sweethearts / secret relationship / opposites attract / long distance / unrequited [ from your muses side ] / unrequited [ from my muses side ] / unrequited [ from both sides ] / skinny love / friends to lovers / enemies to lovers / spurious relationship / power couple / newly entered / soulmates [ metaphorical ] / soulmates [ literal ] / awkward / turning toxic / toxic love / cheating [ on your muse ] / cheating [ with your muse ] / other .
FAMILIAL . siblings [ half ] / siblings [ step ] / [ my muse ] is an older sibling figure to your younger sibling figure / [ my muse ] is a younger sibling figure to your older sibling figure muse / [ my muse ] is a parental figure to yours / [ my muse ] is a child figure to your muse / guardian figure / legal guardian / adoptive child / foster child / [ your muse ] is taken under mines wing / [ my muse ] is taken under yours wing / other .
ANTAGONISTIC. dangerous to each other / dangerous to others / unpredictable / rivals / petty / developing into sexual or romantic tension / based off family matters / based of off circumstance / based of professional matters / based off misunderstanding or lies / conflict of ideology / betrayal / hero - villain dynamic / enemies / fight club / friends turned enemies / lovers turned enemies / exes turned enemies / other .
over a year ago, i made this meme & since then, it’s blown up. so, over a year later — i thought i would make a new one. so here it is, after several requests & a pile of brains, THE PRE-ESTABLISHED RELATIONSHIP MEME 0.2
send me a ✿ and i’ll fill out the template below. bold for things i could definitely see or want, italics for things i could see or am unsure of and striked out for things i don’t want or cannot see.
FRIENDSHIP. childhood friends / work buddies or coworkers / family friends / friends with benefits / smoking buddies / adventure buddies / fake friends / recently friends / party buddies / friendship of need / dying friendship / circumstantial friendship / partners in crime / old friendship / [ your muse ] is the good influence / [ your muse ] is the bad influence / [ my muse ] is the good influence / [ my muse ] is the bad influence / opposites attract / ride or die / frenemies / roommates or flatmates / penpals / exes to friends / enemies to friends / other .
ROMANCE. childhood sweethearts / [ your muse is mines ] childhood crush / [ my muse is yours ] childhood crush / exes / exes to lovers / forbidden lovers / highschool sweethearts / secret relationship / opposites attract / long distance / unrequited [ from your muses side ] / unrequited [ from my muses side ] / unrequited [ from both sides ] / skinny love / friends to lovers / enemies to lovers / spurious relationship / power couple / newly entered / soulmates [ metaphorical ] / soulmates [ literal ] / awkward / turning toxic / toxic love / cheating [ on your muse ] / cheating [ with your muse ] / other .
FAMILIAL. siblings [ half ] / siblings [ step ] / [ my muse ] is an older sibling figure to your younger sibling figure / [ my muse ] is a younger sibling figure to your older sibling figure muse / [ my muse ] is a parental figure to yours / [ my muse ] is a child figure to your muse / guardian figure / legal guardian / adoptive child / foster child / [ your muse ] is taken under mines wing / [ my muse ] is taken under yours wing / other .
ANTAGONISTIC. dangerous to each other / dangerous to others / unpredictable / rivals / petty / developing into sexual or romantic tension / based off family matters / based of off circumstance / based of professional matters / based off misunderstanding or lies / conflict of ideology / betrayal / hero - villain dynamic / enemies / fight club / friends turned enemies / lovers turned enemies / exes turned enemies / other .
