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red-hemlock · 6 hours

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#Red #Killer Style ( Killer Aesthetic )#(HNNNGH THAT ONE ON THE RIGHT THOOOO.)#(It'd be one pain in the ass to cover-up her back scars to wear it but Riv would totally wear that dress to some fancy-pants party. 8P <3)

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red-hemlock · 7 hours

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" i. . . i didn't mean to. . . "

Bloody Good Starters! @isitrecording

"Poor form, because they're gone either way!" Flown far into the night no doubt, a blood trail lies fresh upon the ground, but the target will have re-blended back into society by now. Goddammit. River curses under her breath as a hand raises, seeking to stymie free-flowing crimson that trickles from a wound sustained just above her eyebrow.

Distractions, distractions, they're completely unaffordable. Her injury throbs as if in 'agreement'.

"You know your surprise appearances are really starting to burn one nasty hole in my bank account, 'dear'."

#isitrecording #(8T SOMEONE'S crabby. Must be the growing concussion lol.)

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Well, now there's something you don't see every day.

River wasn't sure what she'd expected the whole 'transformation' thing to actually look like... A blink and you miss it moment? Or perhaps a cute twirl and some razzle-dazzle sparkle, like the transformations in those shows her kid liked to watch? 'Melty-face' morphage hardly breached a Top Ten in ideas; And the result? Goodness, the end result.

The assassin recoils at the sight, hand to chest. "Good Lord, you-! Ahem."

"...That's probably one of the most horrifying things I've ever seen, I honestly don't know whether to laugh or cry! Good job, I think?"

There's some kind of faint 'threat' to never do this again hidden within those words. Somewhere. Buried underneath a big desire to retch all over the floor.

Oh that gets the ole eyebrows climbing for his hair line. And then a wicked smile, 'cuz that gives him an idea. One moment he's Chi, the next the flesh around his face melts and swirls around along with the rest of his body, his clothes, and after a bit ole River is looking at her twin. If her twin was cute. All pink and bubbly and generally not her vibe.

"Hi River! I'm River too!"

#dontstepinmypuddle #(LOLOLOL I think she's too shocked and/or impressed by his ballsy-ness to get mad. YET.)

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red-hemlock · 1 day

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sender spits out a mouthful of blood at receiver's feet ((she overexerted herself :) ))

Bloody Good Starters! @smilingmxsk

"Hmn. Friendly bit of advice, Cheshire? The idea's that you want to keep the 'red stuff' inside you... Well, your own at any rate."

The back of River's hand meets her jaw, a gentle brush against purpling skin, knuckles still crimson-flecked. Green eyes simply stare at the glistening glob lain at her toes in unabashed bemusement. If that bold little show was meant to intimidate her, then it needs to turn around and take a trip back to the old drawing-board; because it's done one piss-poor job. What a waste of some good blood.

But she's got spunk, this one does. Spirit and strength in spades, if a bit unpolished in the realm of overall skill. All Margaret needs is a little... Push, in the right direction. That hand drops, exposing a toothy grin as the sound of a fist striking palm echoes sharp.

There's a diamond to be found here, yet. River can feel it.

"...Now come-on. Up, up up onto those feet! Time waits for no one, dear, and your next opponent won't be nice enough to let you take-five."

#smilingmxsk #(NOTHING LIKE A FRIENDLY BIT OF SPARRING BETWEEN BLOSSOMING BUDDIES RIGHT? RIGHT?? 83)#(Saw in her About that she's not 'trained' in close combat per say so I hope it's okay that I ran with that!)

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red-hemlock · 1 day

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(-Go on Youtube.-)

(-Notice in my front page feed that there's a trailer for a brand neW ARKHAM GAME, WTF LIKE WUUUUUUT????!!!!-)

(-CLICK THE VID WITH THE SPEED OF A ROCKETING COMET.-)

(-SCREM A SILENT SCREM AS I WAIT NOT-SO-PATIENTLY FOR IT TO LOAD.-)

(FIRST THING THAT GREETS MY INNOCENT EYEBALLS? FECKING 'META QUEST' AND HOW DOES IT END? 'ONLY ON META QUEST'.)

(WELP. Color me bamboozled and beset with The Sad.)

#Outof'Lock #(MY DISSAPOINTMENT.)#(IT IS IMMESURABLE. T_T)#(DAFUQ IS EVEN A META QUEST A VR 2: ELECTRIC BOOGALOO???? I WAS SO PREPARED TO START TRYING TO SAVE-UP FOR A PS5 TO GAWDDAMMIT.)#(UGGGGH... Guess I'll just have to settle for watching Batman Arkham Videos play this one too. WHY WB. =T)#(The ONLY silver lining so far is that it looks like Otis might be THE baddie or A baddie at least in it.)#(Unless they screw him over like Roman was in Origins and it's Joker controlling a rat-army the entire time lol. x'D;;;;;)

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Four stars because after stabbing a guy the butterfly knife wouldn't come out of his leg and I was forced to leave it there.

— most popular review of a ~15 euro butterfly knife [x]

#Kill City Killer ( Riverisms )#On the Clock ( Just Murder Things )#TW: Knives #(River's probably tried almost every knife available for purchase on Amazon.)#(Just for shits and gigz.)#(And has probably left cheeky-ass reviews on all of them under a really dumb pseudonym with an obnoxious amount of numbers. xDD)

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🌀- Were they a social, giggly baby? Or were they a shy baby who did not like forced socialization? 🍳- What is their favorite childhood dish? 🐻- Did they have a favorite teddy bear/stuffed animal?

Ask about River's Kid! @smilingmxsk

🌀- Were they a social, giggly baby? Or were they a shy baby who did not like forced socialization?

(Answered HERE but have something about Toddler!Dagny instead!)

Once Dagny finally grew out of the colic-y baby stage things did get a little easier, but toddlerhood brought its own set of 'challenges' as it were. Once they arrived in Gotham, River didn't immediately return to assassination, instead using the funds she'd pilfered from the family coffers to stay afloat and just try to settle. But 'settling' at that time meant rarely leaving the small apartment River rented unless necessary, partly to make absolutely sure that none of her family members had followed them there and partly due to the fact that she felt intensely nervous about how vulnerable Dagny was.

But the money wouldn't last forever. River and Jamey had also promised each other that they would give their daughter everything River didn't have as a child, which meant schooling; and so Dagny's first experience with kids her age was when she started Preschool. It was very difficult and jarring for her, given that her mom was, quite literally, the only real form of social interaction that she had at that point. 'Goodbyes' in the morning were tear-filled, and for the longest while she would refuse to participate or even interact with the teacher and other children.

Thankfully she's 'mostly' grown out of it. Dagny still prefers to hang around her mother and her friends, but is far more willing to play with another kid, usually if they ask first.

🍳- What is their favorite childhood dish?

(Answered HERE but who the heck has only one fave food?!)

Nothing will ever top dino nuggets in Dagny's eyes, but a good extra-thick, extra-cheesy grilled cheese sandwich comes pretty close: Especially when paired with a bowl of tomato-basil soup on the side! She also likes it when there's tomatoes cooked into the grilled cheese sandwich, as well.

The only thing that sucks? Not all dine-out establishments will include the soup, so sometimes she needs to settle for tossing a less-superior canned variant into the microwave when River brings home dinner.

🐻- Did they have a favorite teddy bear/stuffed animal?

(Answered HERE but Dags has a lot of toys, so have another odd one of hers!)

After River purchased Sausage for Dagny, it was pretty clear to her that 'weird-looking' toys were probably going to be a bit of a thing for her daughter... So, she made it a side-mission of hers to keep an eye out for anything Dagny might enjoy. Half to please her daughter of course, and half in a hopeful bid to find a replacement for Sausage whenever her child asked to sleep in the same bed. Much to her shock though, Gotham is surprisingly lacking in the odd toys department.

That is, until one fateful day when River brought Dagny to an amusement park on an outing, and she pointed out this little number. One muscle frog plush, worth an arm and a leg's worth in tickets; all they had to do was play enough games and win enough of them. Was it a pain in the ass? Extremely, those carny bastards love to cheat after all! Did River manage to do it? You bet your buttons she did.

This little guy is lovingly dubbed Beefcake.

#smilingmxsk #Long Post #Headcanon #Dagny #(LOL River probably played so damn many rounds of those carnival darts that she couldn't look at them OR balloons for a week. x'DD)#(But yeah River was unhealthily over-protective of Dagny as a baby. Not that she still isn't protective but it was in srs over-drive.)#(I mean she had pretty good reason but it also really didn't do a whole lot of favors for her socially since she thinks her classmates are)#(weird and she'd rather hang around MURDEROUS ADULTS if given the choice.)#(Of course she ALSO thinks being an assassin is cool too so uh-... Yeah there's that also. 8T;;;;)

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red-hemlock · 2 days

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blood, blood, gallons of the stuff ! a collection of icky, bloody prompts for those who like to choose violence. actions are reversible. general warning for blood, violence, murder, death.

𝚂𝙿𝙾𝙺𝙴𝙽 :

" that's a lot of blood. "

" it isn't mine. "

" what did you do ? "

[ sigh ] " what did you do ? "

" come on. have a taste. "

" holy shit, are you okay ? "

" it looks worse than it feels. "

" you should see the other guy. "

" it's a good look on you. you should get covered in blood more often. "

" lean on me. "

" oh my god. oh my god, oh my god, what the fuck ? is that what i fucking think it is ? "

" . . . gross. "

[ standing over a body ] " oops. "

" is that a fucking body ? "

" look, i'm sorry, okay ? "

" what the hell happened ? "

" before you say anything, it wasn't me. "

" at least it wasn't me this time. "

" look at me. this is who i am, no matter how much you pretend it isn't. "

" look at me. this is who i am, no matter how much you wish it wasn't. "

" i'm not scared of you. "

" you don't scare me. "

" shut up and let me help you. "

" i got your shirt all bloody. "

" let's get you cleaned up. "

" that looks like it hurts. "

" i'm fine, just. . . give me a minute. "

" we are so fucked. "

" what the fuck is wrong with you ? "

" are you gonna help me clean it up or not ? "

" the fucker deserved it. "

" red looks good on you. "

" what the hell did you do ; tap - dance all over the body with ice - skates ? "

" what, did you run over the body with your car a couple times after ? "

" i. . . i didn't mean to. . . "

" sorry. fuck, i'm sorry. "

" this isn't what it looks like. "

" it was an accident. "

" motherfucker ran right into my knife, i swear. "

" people need to look both ways before crossing. . . bullets. "

" would you believe me if i said wrong place, wrong time ? "

" hey, look at me. i don't care. are you okay ? "

" they deserved it, right ? please tell me they deserved it. "

" you're bleeding. "

" what the fuck happened to you ? "

" you're getting blood on the carpet. "

" sit down before you fall down. "

" that looks like a you problem. "

𝚄𝙽𝚂𝙿𝙾𝙺𝙴𝙽 :

sender spits out a mouthful of blood at receiver's feet

sender spits out a mouthful of blood on receiver

receiver finds sender covered in blood

sender tries desperately to stop receiver's bleeding

sender helps receiver clean up after a kill

sender wipes blood from receiver's face with a washcloth

sender wipes blood from receiver's face with their thumb

sender licks receiver's blood off a knife

sender licks receiver's blood off their thumb

sender lights up a cigarette a foot away from someone they killed before offering one to receiver

receiver finds sender stood over a body

sender stitches up receiver's wound [ optional wound placement ]

sender digs their finger into receiver's wound [ optional wound placement ]

sender frantically checks receiver for injuries under all the blood

sender guides receiver's bloody hands under a faucet / water source and begins washing them clean

sender bites receiver hard enough to draw blood

sender tilts receiver's head back to staunch a nosebleed

sender draws a smiley face out of the blood they spilled :)

receiver finds sender cleaning up a kill in a daze

sender looks receiver in the eye as they shoot / stab / kill someone

sender ruffles receiver's hair, getting blood all over their hand

sender gets some of receiver's blood on them and makes a face

sender flicks blood at receiver to annoy them

sender stomps in a pool of blood to splash it on receiver

sender slips in their victim's blood but receiver steadies them before they can fall

sender steadies receiver when they slip in the blood sender spilled

receiver comes home to sender covered in blood and waiting for them with all the lights off

sender spits out a tooth and it hits receiver

sender tries to wipe blood off receiver but the blood on their hands just makes it worse

sender takes an injury meant for receiver

sender shows up on receiver's doorstep covered in blood

sender sits down quietly next to receiver after receiver kills someone

sender punches receiver in the mouth

receiver watches sender lick the blood off their fingers like its cheeto dust

sender helps receiver bury a body

sender hugs receiver just to get their victim's blood all over them <3

sender hugs receiver just to get their blood all over them <3

sender leans on receiver for support

sender kills someone to protect receiver

receiver finds sender in a frenzy maiming a body after they've already killed it

sender kills someone and the blood spatters on receiver

receiver finds sender desperately trying to wash the blood off of themself

sender kisses receiver to taste the blood on their busted lip

sender shoots / stabs receiver non - fatally as a warning

#Ask Meme

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red-hemlock · 2 days

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@question-marked

#question-marked #Kill City Killer ( Riverisms )#(I'm just gonna.)#(Leave this here. Yup. :3)#(LOLOL I bet they 'fought' over who got to wear the 'Bitch 1' shirt because both wanted to be Number 1. xDDD)

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red-hemlock · 2 days

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Send me 🌺 to place a flower in my muse’s hair. @tootyfuckingfruity

"Did you know, some consider these pretty little dears to mean 'death'?"

A Black Jade rose... Happy coincidence, or brilliant subtlety? She couldn't think of anything more fitting if she tried. For either of them. The ghost of a smirk smiles back at River from the reflection of her compact, as a hand ascends to brush soft petals of deepest red.

Or maybe Baby just liked the way it looked.

"...The loveliest death threat one can give, I'd say."

#tootyfuckingfruity #River: “U flirting or threatening to kill me again?”#River: “Or is there even a difference??” BT;;;;;

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red-hemlock · 2 days

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Send me 🌺 to place a flower in my muse’s hair.

#Ask Meme

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#Pleasures ( These Little Things )#Terribly Toxic Things ( Pretty Poisons )

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red-hemlock · 2 days

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🏡 🎀

Ask about River's Kid!

🏡- What kind of environment did they grow up in? Was it in a rural or farm-like home? Or did they grow up in the cities? Or were they a small town/suburban child?

Almost as 'rural' as rural could be. Dagny was born in Oregon, in the same home that River was also born in: A series of what appeared to be small homes hidden deep in the woods, which hid a sprawling compound, connected together underground; and bordering on a small town that's quickly becoming a ghost town. However, Dagny was only there for a short while, before River spirited the two of them away into the night... She'd stolen enough money from her family to stay in hotels and the like, but didn't want to leave any sort of paper-trail while they were still within the boundaries of the Pacific Northwest.

They lived very rough for a long while, never staying in one place for more than a day or two. River would steal cars that the two of them would live out of, and use to put distance them and the rest of the Locke family; or would break into empty vacation homes to temporarily squat in. River showed-up in Gotham with Dagny just before her first birthday, and they've been there ever since.

Now they dodge heroes, cops, and other villains instead of assassins for now, currently rotating between a number of hideouts of varying quality. Occasionally Dagny will also stay with her paternal grandfather, a wealthy and legit entrepreneur who lives in a luxurious condo.

🎀- What kinds of games/activities did they like to play?

Bug-catching in the warmer months, pranking people. Standard stuff like hide-and-seek and tag too, though since River is often her only 'game-mate', she doesn't always get to play those since her mother works. Likewise, her grandfather is a busy man and also rather stuffy, so he isn't apt to play those sorts of games with her period. Luckily Dagny enjoys quieter activities such as reading and doodling too, but she's pretty good at 'entertaining' herself otherwise.

She's in possession of one very active imagination, and being by herself for extended periods allows her to turn the hideouts and room she stays in at her grandfather's into whatever fantastical place her mind can cook-up. She'll gather-up her toys and use everything at her disposal to create forts and cities; and the zaniest, drama-filled stories to go along with them.

One of Dagny's biggest loves, though? Strategy games. She enjoys 4X games especially, like Endless Space and Endless Legend, and the Civilization series. However, she often needs help reading the words and descriptions on-screen, so her mother is frequently asked to pop-in and help with that.

Beware though, River and Dagny both love Uno; and are incredibly aggressive players.

#Anonymous #Long Post #Headcanon #Dagny #(If Dagny had a normal childhood and she and River lived in a house that allowed it she would've LOVED having a treehouse.)#(Just her own little space away from everything complete with a 'No boyz allowed' sign and water-balloon 'defenses' haha.)#(The closest thing she has now is her reading nooks that she has in most of the hideouts but they're not the saaaame.)

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red-hemlock · 2 days

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#Pleasures ( These Little Things )

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"WELL GOLLY-GEE, HAVE YOU EVER TRIED STICKING YOUR MUG UNDERWATER AND TAKING DEEP BREATH, IT'S KIND-OF LIKE THAT. DIFFERENT PLANTS, DIFFERENT NEEDS, DEAR!"

"FOR CRIMMITY'S SAKE IT'S A SUCCULENT, YOU DIDN'T EVEN PUT IT IN THE SUN! LOOK AT IT. IT LOOKS LIKE THE WORLD'S LIMPEST DICK."

"Y' SUPPOSED T' WATER 'EM EVERY DAY, AIN'T DAT RIGHT? 'S WHAT I WAS FUCKIN' TOLD!

IF THE PLANT LIKES WATER THEN WHY THE FUCK IS IT DYING FROM WATER?! THAT SHIT DON'T MAKE SENSE MAN!!"

#smilingmxsk #Crackalackin'#River: “PLANTS ARE MY PASSION M'KAY.” >8T #(LOL THAT ICON SHE'S SO DONE. ABSOLUTE CRIME SCENE YOU'VE MADE MARG.)#(To be fair tho succulents are stupid-hard to take care of if you're a beginner haha. 8'D)#BuT STILL. LOL-ING FOREVER. PEOPLE JUST PASSING THESE TWO FIGHTING ABOUT A PLANT ON THE DAMN LIKE WOW.)

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red-hemlock · 3 days

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Send 🌧️ for our muses to get caught in the rain together ~ @who-is-muses (from Jon)

Bad Situation Starters! @who-is-muses

Drescher. Some liken the district to a decaying corpse, the husk with which the shining jewel of Ryker Heights sprouts from: Each fresh sky-seeking beam erected, draining what lies just below. But decay has its own way of 'building' things too. Time and erosion, it patiently carves holes and scrapes secret nooks, the kind which all manner of things can wheedle and weave their way into.

It was here, nestled under one of those many overpasses, her 'peace' had been disturbed. She'd been watching him ever since he scuttled-in from the rain-slick streets: Quiet and perfectly content with letting him return none the wiser, once those showers ceased their blanketing downpour. But alas they didn't, and it didn't seem like he'd be absconding any time soon.

Well, then.

The dull scrape of a spiked boot against metal carries under that dilapidated structure, purposeful and intent; it 'announces' the assassin's presence long before her voice did.

"Well, well, now would you look who the rainwater's gone and washed-in!" A hand ascends, dragging the mask down over her grinning face. The thing's mechanics warping her voice into some indistinguishable tone as its lenses fire to life in soft orange, "I spy with my little eye: one lone stray Scarecrow, oh me oh my."

"So sorry to disappoint, but I'm afraid this shabby little shelter's already 'occupied'... Luckily for you though, I'm content to share."

The million dollar question is, was he? She's not particularly perturbed, not at this moment anyway. Reclined high-up in her perch of concrete and steel, it's a spot distant from the pointed-ends of any needles doubtlessly squirreled-away in that burlap ensemble of his; and this whisper of a storm wind favors her. If he decides to try anything 'funny', she'll drop him like a bagful of rocks.

But for now? For now, Hemlock likens herself the gracious 'host', queenlike in poise as she sits-up and crosses her legs one over the other. From off to the side a dampened bag is produced, hidden from view until held aloft with a doggish tilt of the head.

"...Sandwich, darling? I snatched extras."

#who-is-muses #Long Post #River: “My name is Riversong Locke.”#River: “And I like to smile and say 'hi' while also thinking of five different ways to suplex you into the mud if need be.” :3c #(Sorry this one took so darn long had a lot of stuff pop-up in between trying to catch-up on other stuff too. 8T;;;;;)#(Hope it was still worth the wait! Though I'm sure Jon's wishing he picked a different shitty overpass to park himself under haha.)

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red-hemlock · 3 days

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Ask about my Muse's children // 🌀- Were they a social, giggly baby? Or were they a shy baby who did not like forced socialization? (You know Stoplight's gotta ask about his favourite kid)

Ask about River's Kid! @teethofthedeeps

While Dagny is more or less a 'dream' kid in terms of behavior most of the time, unfortunately, she wasn't nearly as 'adorable' when she was a baby. Dagny was a colic baby, and for the first half of her first year on Earth, there really was no soothing her most of the time. She fussed, she whined, she'd scream like a hell-spat banshee; and it didn't matter if she was hungry or well-fed, or just laying there swaddled in her mother's arms. It made River's life absolutely miserable for that while, considering the lye scars were still fresh at the time and she was also recovering from Dagny's rather difficult birth... The near-constant screaming also made it harder to avoid the family members who were doggedly pursuing them at the time, too.

Granted, it was partly River's fault. She didn't know what she was doing when it came to motherhood, and tended to over-feed Dagny, which in turn upset her stomach and made the colic worse.

After those six hectic months things got better though, much better.

#teethofthedeeps #Headcanon #Dagny #(She might be Stoplight's favorite kiddo but he probably wouldn't have felt the same way about her if he met her as a baby!)#(Unless baby Trench shriek a lot too if so then maybe he'd already have been used to it haha. 8T)#(Stoplight go eat River's family so Dagny doesn't have to deal with them later plz k thnx. DX)

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