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lucreziab0rgia · 2 years
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TW: Amnesia, drowning, parental death, child death, stalking, age-gaps, obsession, implied incest, manipulation, corruption arc.
REQUEST: {The Dreamer & The Nightmare} One inadvertedly created her whilst searching for the perfect girl to take centre stage in a con, whilst the other was responsible for the real Grace Lombard’s death and has an unhealthy obsession with her dreamthing.
{The Dreamer} - 26+ - Professional Con-Artist - Dreamwalker - Open
Suggested Fc’s: Regé-Jean Page, Victoria Pedretti, Dev Patel, Anya Chalotra  
The Dreamer unconsciously created her for a con they hoped to pull off, after becoming desperate to find the perfect girl to play the role of the long lost, presumed dead Grace Lombard. They dreamt her up for several weeks, basing her appearance off photographs of her parents and imbuing her with what they knew of her life and family albeit locked behind the only thing that would make the implausible plausible: amnesia caused by almost drowning.
Everything else they dreamt about her was merely fantasy, the Dreamer’s idea of what would happen to a six year old amnesiac and where they might be twenty years later. Their creation broke free from the fade and the Dreamer considered it nothing more than coincidence when they and their partner-in-crime came across the very girl they’d been searching for on the wrong side of Paris. Over the year they spent prepping her for the con, the Dreamer suspected more than once that she might be a dreamthing but brushed it off until it became too hard to ignore.
By then, it was too late. The Dreamer had fallen for their own creation and worse, the plot was about to backfire spectacularly. It’s been three weeks since and now the Dreamer is on the run from the law and the Lombards, and is reward-less thanks to the betrayal of their partner-in-crime. Now the only path left to them is to return to their hometown of Magnolia where they’ll come face to face with their creation once more, under the name Ophelia Ives.
Enter a complex relationship between creator and creation as they try to navigate the mess they’ve made. 
{The Nightmare} - 38+ - Witchhunter or Lombard Witch - Witch/Open - Open
Suggested Fc’s: Joel Kinnaman, Eva Green, Alexander Skarsgard, Gemma Chan
The Nightmare was responsible for the death of Grace Lombard and her parents twenty years ago, though whether it was directly or indirectly depends on which option you take with them. Either way, they’ve found themselves obsessed with Grace’s dreamthing and have followed her to Magnolia with the idea of ridding themselves of her for good. 
Unfortunately for them, that’s more easily thought than it is acted upon. After all it’s much easier to look than to touch. More soothing to consider your obsession with the thing that isn’t her but looks like she should (and could almost be her if only you didn’t know better) merely the desire to complete a task. Thoughts will quickly turn to actions as The Nightmare inserts themselves in to Ophelia’s life, intent on unsettling and corrupting her as much as they are intent on ending her life or finally getting a taste of what they’ve been craving for so long.
Option A; The Nightmare is Grace’s uncle/aunt and is responsible for organising the attack on the family (and specifically Grace’s and her parents deaths). They did it to gain more power and a better inheritance within the family (as the Matriarch played to favourites rather than a more logical system) but really, more than anything else they did it out of jealousy. Grace’s mother was the golden child who could do no wrong whereas the aunt/uncle was always the black sheep, no matter how hard they tried to appease the Matriarch. There was also underlying sexual jealousy that they’ve never acknowledged but their obsession with Grace’s dreamthing (who looks uncannily like a young Grace’s mother) is bringing that back to the fore.
Option B; The Nightmare is one of the witchhunter’s hired by one of the Lombard’s to get rid of the Matriarch’s golden child and her daughter. They were directly responsible for their deaths and likely had a personal hand in them. Initially they were hired to expell the family from Paris whilst specifically targeting Grace and her parent’s, but things turned sour quickly as they owed little allegiance to the Lombard that had hired them. Taking down more members of the family than they were meant to, it was little short of a miracle that the few remaining members got away at all. Ever since that day, twenty-years ago, The Nightmare has been haunted by their part in it and specifically by the six year old girl and her mother that they killed. Haunting turned to obsession and once they got wind of the Lombard matriarch’s reward for information and The Dreamer’s con, they quickly found a new occupation. Having followed The Dreamer and Grace’s dreamthing thus far, they now find themselves solely alone with the dreamthing at last. 
So much about these two characters is open, I’d just really love these two dynamics! If you’re interested pls dm me on Discord @let them grumble#8859, I promise playlists, moodboards, and lots of plots.
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lucreziab0rgia · 2 years
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{Ophelia Ives ~ 26 ~ Stripper ~ Pawn; Dreamthing}
“I am calm. I am calm. It is the calm before something awful”. (Sylvia Plath; Three Women)
Ophelia Ives is a runaway; a former con-artist; a woman with many identities and yet no real one. Unconsciously dreamt up by a man looking for the perfect girl to portray one long lost and presumed dead, Margot Hope came in to existence. Imbued with a past buried in the depths of her mind, she believed she was some luckless orphan getting by as best she could. Enter the dreamer and suddenly she’s playing the part of an heir presumed dead; the prodigal daughter of the remains of an ancient witch dynasty. Now she becomes Grace Lombard and she really believes it this time; she really thinks she could be she. Enter mishaps three and as soon as she thinks she’s found, she’s lost once again.
Following the implosion of the con-job, Grace became Ophelia and found herself hitchhiking with no real destination in mind. Magnolia called out to her and now she’s caught in between who she thought she was and who she really is, falling back on familiarity when she can find it.
Her past is catching up with her though so expect a request for the dreamer whose responsible for her existence as well as the disgruntled and obsessed member of the Lombard family, who knew full well she was an imposter.
Highly volatile, desperate, attention-seeking, foolhardy, sarcastic, and a liar; she’s struggling to comprehend two false lives and what she’s left with. She always thought she was good person deep down, but now she’s not so sure. Highly suggestable and open to corruption.
Inspiration: Anastasia (Anastasia 1997) - Sydney Barrett (Legion) - Persephone (Greek Mythology) - Laura Moon (American Gods) - Lily Frankenstein (Penny Dreadful).
Here for any and all plots, feel free to add me on the discord if you want to talk!
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lucreziab0rgia · 2 years
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name: bex
age: 27
timezone: gmt
favorite play-bys: too many but some of my go-to’s are oscar isaac, sarah gadon, diego luna, anya taylor-joy, gugu mbatha-raw, lea seydoux, and francois arnaud
tell us about your character ideas: i’ve got lots i’m torn between but so far all i know is i’d love to make a witch, psychic or dreamwalker but expect a character who is a mess™, possibly chaotic, and definitely morally challenged.
favorite horror movie/tv show: crimson peak but bram stoker’s dracula and byzantium are honorable mentions
a song that should be on the of unholy things playlist: cross by echos 100% but churchyard by aurora is also too good not to mention andddd werewolf heart by dead man’s bones!! 
what would you like to see from us? subplots or site-wide events everyone can get stuck in to, but i’d love love love a welcoming writing community and i’m a sucker for a solid concept with fantastic aesthetics (and tbh you guys are nailing it) oh and i love a site with a functional scrollbar 🤡
a gif of your favorite fictional character:
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lucreziab0rgia · 3 years
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WANTED: Characters in an Anastasia inspired plot
This is a wanted ad loosely inspired by the plot of the 1997 animated masterpiece, Anastasia, but you don’t have to have seen it or really know too much about it to participate. Just bring the right vibes and off we go~ 
Anyway, to sum up, the basic premise is that our Anastasia (Esme Harlow) is currently an essential part of a con-job involving the Dimitri and the Vlad with the Dowager Empress as their target. The DE is the last living member of a prestigous witch family (the Lombard’s who are throughly embedded in the current regime and were/are important figures in witch society) or so many have assumed. The real story is that the DE’s niece also survived the tragic attack on their family during the revolt but was believed drowned following a difficult escape. That niece just so happens to be our Anastasia, not that authenticity was ever a concern for the Dimitri or the Vlad who were prepared simply to find a good lookalike and go. Now the aim of their con is to take the DE’s reward money (something that she’s been offering on and off for several years in the hopes of finding her niece who she swears didn’t actually drown) but perhaps there might be something more valuable at stake... 
In any case the Anastasia is surprisingly unaware of the true depravities of her fellow conmen, fully taken in by the promise of adventure and simply ‘exploring the possibility of an identity’. Or is she? She’s not quite as naive as they think and has an idea of the prize that’s at stake, not to mention the risk that she personally will be taking in the con. So anything goes... I mean there might be cause for a rift between the trio at some point.
Now, on the other side of things, is the Rasputin who was part of the group of individuals who murdered the Lombards during the revolt. They had something of a personal grudge against them and happily took part in a largely political plot organized against the witch family by another group. They were supposed to take the DE and the Anastasia hostage but suceeded only in capturing the Anastasia on a hazardous crossing of the sea. Nearly drowning her, they were forcibly stopped by the group before yet more hell broke loose and they lost track of her completely. Flash forward fourteen years and the Rasputin is in a very different state indeed, but who should come waltzing in to Salem but the little girl they almost killed all those years ago? Man, are they pissed.
THE ANASTASIA: (Taken by Bex)
(Witch) - Here for a good time and to find herself; unaware of her true family and all that history.
THE DIMITRI: (Open)
(Shifter/Ex-Familiar or Open) - A conman out to make their fortune and possibly assuage a guilty conscience. They might also have something of a past with the Lombards...
THE VLAD: (Open)
(Witch) - Cast out of the fold for illegal practices, they’re part of the con in the hopes of regaining their place in witch society. Currently functioning as a familial figure to the Dimitri and surprisingly cheery for an outcast.
THE RASPUTIN: (Open)
(Human/Fae/Vampire) - Here to wreak havoc and get their own personal revenge, whether they still have contact with the original group out to get the Lombards is another matter... The years have not been kind.
THE DOWAGER EMPRESS: (Open)
(Witch) - The last surviving member of the Lombards who still wields power in Salem. Of French origin, they might just be tiring of a hopeless search for a lost niece, assumed dead by everyone else.
OTHERS:
If you fancy bringing a Bartok or a Sophie in to the plot, I wouldn’t say no 👀 Also all genders, names, and some species are open! Feel free to message me here or on discord @let them grumble#8859 if you’re interested! Can definitely be combined with other ads and existing characters.
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lucreziab0rgia · 3 years
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Esmé Harlow - Witch - Bex
Purple: The colour of power, royalty, ceremony, vanity, individualism, attention, artificiality, unconventionality, ambiguity, mourning, and loss.
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lucreziab0rgia · 3 years
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Peter Castillo - Werewolf - Bex
Red: The colour of sacrifice, blood, anger, hatred, war, passion, heat, warning, danger, attention, immorality, guilt, murder, and revenge.
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lucreziab0rgia · 3 years
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WANTED: Peter’s ex - Witch - 30-38 - Suggested fcs: Lea Seydoux, Gugu Mbatha-Raw, open!
Meet Peter’s ex, a witch with an extreme grudge against him following a chaotic relationship where they brought the worst out in each other before it finally imploded culminating in some very toxic decisions on both their parts. You see Peter might have broken her heart and in return, she not only cursed him to a life as a werewolf but she also killed his entire family. Just to put the cherry on top.
Once she was satisfied that she’d been well and truly revenged, she abandoned him to his fate and went on her merry way. (Though perhaps it might not be so merry considering the dangerous and illegal magic she wielded in her revenge and well... all the murder). Since then, Peter has made it his life’s goal to hunt her down and make her pay for what she did to him. An eye for an eye. He doesn’t care if they both go blind. Y’know the stuff. Which is one of the reasons he’s now in Salem and again the reason he’s found himself horribly in debt to a fae. You see word on the street has it that this particular witch is in Salem though just what she’s up to in Salem is well, anyone’s guess.
So lets have chaos, lovers to enemies, revenge on revenge on revenge, toxicity, corruption, and all that dark and terrible stuff! They’re both terrible people and maybe that’s why they worked so well together, despite everything? Maybe it’s why neither of them will be able to find peace whilst the other lives? Perhaps they both just need to get their shit together? Either way, what fun!
A lot about her is open, so feel free to make her your own! I’ve suggested Lea Seydoux (the picspam...) and Gugu Mbatha-Raw (I just love her) but i’m open to others. If you’re interested feel free to message me here or on discord @let them grumble#8859.
(Also, as a bonus fact I’m currently torn between making Peter a lycan prior to him becoming a werewolf or keeping him as a human-turned-werewolf. So for plot fodder there’s that!)
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lucreziab0rgia · 3 years
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Evelina Lombard Esmé Harlow | 24 | Witch | Anya Taylor-Joy
Esmé is a witch lost in a world where her kind comes out on top. To tell the truth she’s been lost since she was ten years old when, following an ‘accident’, she wound up in a children’s home with little to no memory of her past. Passed between foster homes, eventually she ran away in search of something better but found herself more lost than before. She hitchhiked around states for a while, stealing to survive, before finding some security as a stripper in New York. Recently, she’s found herself back in Salem hoping to discover a past lost to her. Though that past might be better left buried... You see, Esmé is actually the lost presumed dead daughter (and last surviving heir) of a powerful family of witches who played an important role in the creation of the new order and whom, save for an aunt, were killed as an early casualty in the revolt. Enter a reward, two conmen, and Esmé’s insatiable lust for adventure and answers, and you’ll have her purpose here in the closest thing she has to a hometown.
Needs: People she might have known in the children’s home/people who knew her as Esmé - Those that know more about her past than they’d like to let on and, consequently, see her as a means to an end - The two conmen (or women) who have roped her in to their scheme - The very creature responsible for the Lombard’s demise and who definitely has a personal vendetta against her - Other witches who might help her reconnect with her heritage (magical or familial) - Anyone wishing to help or hinder their scheme!
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lucreziab0rgia · 3 years
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Anya Taylor-Joy by Gavin Bond at the BAFTA Nominees’ Party
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lucreziab0rgia · 3 years
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Peter Castillo - Werewolf - (Played by Bex)
                                     {three quotes}
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lucreziab0rgia · 3 years
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I too have taken the god into my mouth, chewed it up and tried not to choke on the bones Rattlesnake it was, pantries and good though a little oily. (Forget the phallic symbolism: two differences: snake tastes like chicken, and who ever credited the prick with wisdom?) All people are driven to the point of eating their gods after a time: it’s the old greed for a plateful of outer space, that craving for darkness, the lust to feel what it does to you when your teeth meet in divinity, in the flesh when you swallow it down and you can see with it’s own cold eyes look out through murder. This is a lot of fuss to make about mere lunch: metaphysics with onions. The snake was not served with it’s tail in it’s mouth as would have been appropriate. Instead the cook nailed the skin to the wall, complete with rattles, and the head was mounted. It was only a snake after all. (Nevertheless, the authorities agreed: God is round.)
Margaret Atwood, Eating Snake (via ilvalentinos)
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lucreziab0rgia · 3 years
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The snake enters your dreams through paintings: this one, of a formal garden in which there are always three: the thin man with the green-white skin that marks him vegetarian and the woman with a swayback and hard breasts that look stuck on and the snake, vertical and with a head that’s face-coloured and haired like a woman’s. Everyone looks unhappy, even the few zoo animals, stippled with sun, even the angel who’s like a slab of flaming laundry, hovering up there with his sword of fire, unable as yet to strike. There’s no love here. Maybe it’s the boredom. And that’s no apple but a heart torn out of someone in this myth gone suddenly Aztec. This is the possibility of death the snake is offering: death upon death squeezed together, a blood snowball. To devour it is to fall out of the still unending noon to a hard ground with a straight horizon and you are no longer the idea of a body but a body, you slide down into your body as into hot mud. You feel the membranes of disease close over your head, and history occurs to you and space enfolds you in its armies, in its nights, and you must learn to see in darkness. Here you can praise the light, having so little of it: it’s the death you carry in you red and captured, that makes the world shine for you as it never did before. This is how you learn prayer. Love is choosing, the snake said. The kingdom of god is within you because you ate it.
Margaret Atwood, Quattrocento (via ilvalentinos)
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lucreziab0rgia · 3 years
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Peter T. Vargas Castillo | 38 | Werewolf | Oscar Isaac
Peter is always one step away from falling over the edge of morality, sanity, and self-control. He’s a man with a death wish and one goal: revenge. To say he was fucked up before he was turned in to a werewolf is only partially true; he’s much much worse now. Bound by a contract with a fae he’s found himself in Salem, which might just finally push him over that precarious edge.
Needs: Friends, companions, acquaintances People who can stand him, because who doesn’t need companionship? / Fellow werewolves whom he can loathe and commiserate with / Enemies, people he can fight, people he can hate, though his hate is firmly concentrated on one person in particular / The ex that ruined his pathetic human life by turning him and killing his family just to top it off / The fae that has him bound and likely has bigger fish to fry / Give him some romantic entanglements! Though he can’t promise that love or feelings will ever enter the equation at all / Though there might be a antagonistic thing with a witch that gets complicated.
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lucreziab0rgia · 3 years
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OSCAR ISAAC THE BOURNE LEGACY (2012) dir. Tony Gilroy
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lucreziab0rgia · 3 years
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Polestar x Wall Street Journal - Making aNew with Oscar Isaac
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lucreziab0rgia · 3 years
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make me choose ↳ abelmorales asked: santi in his dark green shirt or santi in his black shirt 
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lucreziab0rgia · 3 years
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sarah gadon in american woman (2019) dir. semi chellas
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