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goinggremlin · 8 months
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WIP: The Man Who Walked With Death
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Death finds his successor in a humble gravekeeper.
Genre: literary fiction, ~vaguely~ modern fantasy
Status: outlining/first draft
Tag: #project: tmwwwd
Setting: Woodhaven, a small fictional town in northern Wisconsin, current day
Summary: Death comes us for all. Matthew Harker knows this fact better than most, and he likes to think he's made his peace with it. But when, deep in the throes of a fatal overdose, Death himself offers Matthew a different path, he realizes he may have misjudged how ready he is to abandon being alive.
Warnings: copious amounts of death and discussions about it, drugs, brief instances of homophobia, suicidal ideation and other assorted mental health trials
Vibes/themes: the love was there - it didn't change anything, but it was there, and that matters. foggy forest mornings. losing religion, finding devotion. small town gossip. parable of the prodigal son. midnight bonfires. death as mercy. smiling dogs. the trials of godhood vs the drawbacks of mortality. messy love.
Brief Mood Playlist: das mädchen und der tod, oonagh // our way out, nico collins // alive, the scarlet opera // head up, broken back // six feet under, aeseaes // oblivion, bastille // one more light, linkin park
Characters:
Asher Moore (472, he/it): god of death. passionate about good food/drink, plants, and ensuring the dead pass over as peacefully as possible. desperately needs a hug and for someone to tell him he's doing the right thing.
Matthew Harker (32, he/him): son of Woodhaven's preacher, recovering addict, current gravekeeper of Holy Hill Cemetery. passionate about learning, organization, and making sure people feel wanted. enjoys reading on rainy afternoons and gives great hugs (mostly to Asher but he'll give you one if you ask).
Caine Slater (194, he/they/she): god of life. passionate about pestering Asher, good sex, and making sure life is worth living. always down to play videogames and cause a ruckus.
Mortimer the "Dog": Asher's Grim. passionate about getting petted, big sticks, and making the newly-departed smile. loves dancing, but he's not very good.
(photos in graphic via Unsplash, free to use | graphic made in Canva)
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thethirdromana · 3 months
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Ages of Dracula casts
This ask made me wonder how close past Dracula casts were to the ages of the characters as established in the novel. Looking at these adaptations:
Dracula (1931)
Horror of Dracula (1958)
Dracula (1974)
Count Dracula (1977)
Dracula (1979)
Bram Stoker’s Dracula (1992)
Dracula (2020)
In some cases characters are merged or changed; I've associated each character with the person who comes closest to having the same name.
Jonathan Harker (early 20s)
Dracula (1931) - David Manners, 31
Horror of Dracula (1958) - John Van Eyssen, 36
Dracula (1974) - Murray Brown, 37
Count Dracula (1977) - Bosco Hogan, 28
Dracula (1979) - Trevor Eve, 28
Bram Stoker's Dracula (1992) - Keanu Reeves, 28
Dracula (2020) - John Heffernan, 39
On average, Jonathan Harker is cast as 32.
Mina Murray (early 20s)
Dracula (1931) - Helen Chandler, 25
Horror of Dracula (1958) - Melissa Stribling, 32
Dracula (1974) - Penelope Horner, 35
Count Dracula (1977) - Judi Bowker, 23
Dracula (1979) - Jan Francis, 32
Bram Stoker's Dracula (1992) - Winona Ryder, 21
Dracula (2020) - Morfydd Clark, 31
On average, Mina Murray is cast as 28.
Lucy Westenra (19)
Dracula (1931) - Frances Dade, 24
Horror of Dracula (1958) - Carol Marsh, 32
Dracula (1974) - Fiona Lewis, 28
Count Dracula (1977) - Susan Penhaligon, 28
Dracula (1979) - Kate Nelligan, 29
Bram Stoker's Dracula (1992) - Sadie Frost, 27
Dracula (2020) - Lydia West, 27
On average, Lucy Westenra is cast as 28.
Jack Seward (29)
Dracula (1931) - Herbert Bunston, 57 (aged up to be Mina's dad)
Horror of Dracula (1958) - Charles Lloyd-Pack, 56
Dracula (1974) - none
Count Dracula (1977) - Mark Burns, 41
Dracula (1979) - Donald Pleasence, 60 (Lucy's dad in this one)
Bram Stoker's Dracula (1992) - Richard E Grant, 35
Dracula (2020) - Matthew Beard, 31
On average, Jack Seward is cast as 47, and also assigned Dad.
Quincey Morris (mid to late 20s)
Dracula (1931) - none
Horror of Dracula (1958) - none
Dracula (1974) - none
Count Dracula (1977) - Richard Barnes, 33
Dracula (1979) - none
Bram Stoker's Dracula (1992) - Billy Campbell, 33
Dracula (2020) - Phil Dunster, 28
On average, Quincey Morris doesn't exist. But when he does, he's 31.
Arthur Holmwood (mid to late 20s)
Dracula (1931) - none
Horror of Dracula (1958) - Michael Gough, 42
Dracula (1974) - Simon Ward, 33
Count Dracula (1977) - none
Dracula (1979) - none
Bram Stoker's Dracula (1992) - Cary Elwes, 30
Dracula (2020) - none
On average, Arthur Holmwood doesn't exist either. But when he does, he's 35.
Van Helsing (a generation older)
Dracula (1931) - Edward Van Sloan, 49
Horror of Dracula (1958) - Peter Cushing, 45
Dracula (1974) - Nigel Davenport, 46
Count Dracula (1977) - Frank Finlay, 51
Dracula (1979) - Laurence Olivier, 72
Bram Stoker's Dracula (1992) - Anthony Hopkins, 55
Dracula (2020) - Dolly Wells, 49
On average, Van Helsing is cast as 52.
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Pride and Prejudice
Classic and loose adaptions from 1940, 1967, 1980, 1995, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2012, 2016, 2018, 2019
The second of Jane Austen’s novels, first published in 1813, is the most often adapted, inspiring various different takes on it. The ones pictures above are detailed below:
Pride and Prejudice (1940 Film)
This black and white film departs from the original novel in some (or should I say many?) points
Written by Aldous Huxley and Jane Murfin, adapted from the stage adaptation by Helen Jerome; directed by Robert Z. Leonard
Starring Greer Garson as Elizabeth Bennet, Laurence Olivier as Mr. Fitzwilliam Darcy, Edward Ashley Cooper as George Wickham, Maureen O'Sullivan as Jane Bennet, Bruce Lester as Mr. Charles Bingley, Ann Rutherford as Lydia Bennet, Melville Cooper as Mr. William Collins, among others.
Pride and Prejudice (1967 Miniseries)
6 episodes x 24min. Black and White footage Written by Nemone Lethbridge, directed by Joan Craft
Starring Celia Bannerman as Elizabeth Bennet, Lewis Fiander as Mr. Fitzwilliam Darcy, Richard Hampton as George Wickham, Polly Adams as Jane Bennet, David Savile as Mr. Charles Bingley, Lucy Fleming as Lydia Bennet, Julian Curry as Mr. William Collins, among others.
Pride and Prejudice (1980 Miniseries)
5 episodes x 54 min Written by Fay Weldon, directed by Cyril Coke
Starring Elizabeth Garvie as Elizabeth Bennet, David Rintoul as Mr. Fitzwilliam Darcy, Peter Settelen as George Wickham, Sabina Franklyn as Jane Bennet, Osmund Bullock as Mr. Charles Bingley, Natalie Ogle as Lydia Bennet, Malcolm Rennie as Mr. William Collins, among others.
Pride and Prejudice (1995 Miniseries)
6 episodes x 54 min Written by Andrew Davies, directed by Simon Langton
Starring Jennifer Ehle as Elizabeth Bennet, Colin Firth as Mr. Fitzwilliam Darcy, Adrian Lukis as George Wickham, Susannah Harker as Jane Bennet, Crispin Bonham-Carter as Mr. Charles Bingley, Julia Sawalha as Lydia Bennet, David Bamber as Mr. William Collins, among others.
Pride and Prejudice (2003 Indie Film)
Loose adaption set in modern Utah, USA Written by Anne Black, Jason Faller, Katherine Swigert; directed by Andrew Black
Starring Kam Heskin as Elizabeth Bennet, Orlando Seale as Will Darcy, Henry Maguire as Jack Wickham, Lucila Sola as Jane Vasquez, Ben Gourley as Charles Bingley, Kelly Stables as Lydia Meryton, Hubbel Palmer as William Collins, among others.
Bride and Prejudice (2004 Film)
Bollywood-style Musical. Loose adaption set in modern India and England. Written by Paul Mayeda Berges, Gurinder Chadha; directed by Gurinder Chadha
Starring Aishwarya Rai as Lalita Bakshi (Elizabeth), Martin Henderson as William "Will" Darcy,  Daniel Gillies as Johnny Wickham, Namrata Shirodkar as Jaya Bakshi (Jane), Naveen Andrews as Mr Balraj Uppal (Bingley), Peeya Rai Chowdhary as Lakhi Bakshi (Lydia), Nitin Ganatra as Kohli Saab (Collins), among others.
Pride and Prejudice (2005 Film)
Written by Deborah Moggach, directed by Joe Wright
Starring Keira Knightley as Elizabeth Bennet, Matthew Macfadyen as Mr. Fitzwilliam Darcy, Rupert Friend as George Wickham, Rosamund Pike as Jane Bennet, Simon Woods as Mr. Charles Bingley, Jena Malone as Lydia Bennet, Claudie Blakley as Charlotte Lucas, Tom Hollander as Mr. Collins, Donald Sutherland as Mr. Bennet, Judi Dench as Lady Catherine de Bourgh, among others.
The Lizzie Bennet Diaries (2012–13 Webseries)
160 episodes x 2-8 min, available on Youtube Loose adaption set in modern US, told in a vlog format
Created by Hank Green and Bernie Su, from Pemberley Digital
Starring Ashley Clements as Elizabeth Bennet, Daniel Vincent Gordh as William Darcy, Wes Aderhold as George Wickham, Laura Spencer as Jane Bennet, Christopher Sean as Bing Lee, Mary Kate Wiles as Lydia Bennet, Julia Cho as Charlotte Lu, Maxwell Glick as Ricky Collins, among others.
Lizzie’s videos amount to 100 episodes + 10 Q&A, but shorter series enrich the story by offering other characters’ perspectives, most notably Lydia’s (and also Georgiana’s). A playlist at Pemberley Digital’s Youtube channel features them all in order.
The series has also been adapted into a book, The Secret Diary of Lizzie Bennet (2014), and spawned a sequel novel, The Epic Adventures of Lydia Bennet (2015).
Pride and Prejudice and Zombies (2016 Film)
Loose adaption inspired by the 2009 novel of the same name by Seth Grahame-Smith, which adds zombies to Austen’s original story. The movie makes alterations from the zombie book as well.
Written and directed by Burr Steers
Starring Lily James as Elizabeth Bennet, Sam Riley as Colonel Fitzwilliam Darcy, Jack Huston as George Wickham, Bella Heathcote as Jane Bennet, Douglas Booth as Mr. Charles Bingley, Ellie Bamber as Lydia Bennet, Matt Smith as Parson William Collins, among others.
Orgulho e Paixão (Pride and Passion) (2018 Telenovela)
Brazilian telenovela in Brazilian-Portuguese
162 episodes x 30-40min (original version) Loose adaption set in 1910s São Paulo state, Brazil
Created by Marcos Bernstein, directed by Fred Mayrink
Starring Nathalia Dill as Elisabeta Benetido, Thiago Lacerda as Sr. Darcy Williamson, Pâmela Tomé as Jane Benedito, Maurício Destri as Camilo Bittencourt (Bingley), Bruna Giphao as Lídia Benedito, Bruno Gissoni as Diogo Uirapuru (Wickham/Willoughby), among others.
The story takes inspiration from all 6 of Austen’s major novels (plus Lady Susan), but mostly from Pride and Prejudice. Others stars include Chandelly Braz as Mariana Benedito (Marianne Dashwood) and Anajú Dorigon as Cecília Benedito (Catherine Morland).
Features 100 episodes in the International cut. The telenovela has been broadcast in other countries and languages (such as Spanish) but as far as I know, not in English.
Pride and Prejudice: Atlanta (2019 TV Film)
Loose adaption set in modern Atlanta, USA. All-black cast. Written by Tracy McMillan, directed by Rhonda Baraka
Starring Tiffany Hines as Elizabeth Bennet, Juan Antonio as Will Darcy, Raney Branch as Jane Bennet, Brad James as Charles Bingley, Reginae Carter as Lydia Bennet, Carl Anthony Payne as Rev. Collins, among others.
*****
Personal favorites: 2005, then 1995. But also: The Lizzie Bennet Diaries, Orgulho e Paixão
I also enjoyed Atlanta and, while it’s been a while since I’ve seen Bride and Prejudice, it’s got Indian musical numbers so c’mon, one gotta watch it.
Back to the closer adaptions, despite its age, 1980 is also good! 1940 is...very different, but fun in its own way.
In fact, while I find some of these versions weaker, I could find enjoyment in all of them - but maybe that’s cause I’m a sucker for P&P.
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Drum rolls, please...
We're happy to reveal the roster for the Pathetic Men Scuffle! Thanks again to everyone who submitted characters, and we hope everyone's looking forward to this as much as we are.
We will begin posting the polls around 10pm GMT (4pm US CST) tomorrow 3/10. Each poll will be open for one week.
With this announcement, we will now be accepting propaganda! Feel free to send some in or tag us in any posts you'd like and we'll share them on here. Propaganda posts will be tagged as #propaganda and each character will also have their own propaganda tag.
Click the Read More below to see all of the contestants and their first matchups in text form as well as where they're from!
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Thranduil and Josie Pt. 163- Soul Seekers
Summary: Rahl gains strength. Josie experiences it in her very soul. She and Legolas speak of current events. Thoughts of Thranduil are heard by the Prince. The Elvenking finds an opening. The King and the Prince have words. A threat is made. Jace, Clover and Matthew enjoy breakfast until upsetting news triggers both Clover and the vampire. The dhampir gets a glimpse of new magic. Legolas faces unexpected feelings as he and Lola bond over shared concerns. The Prince also bonds with his sightful soul sister, but not in the way he expected.
*Chapter Warnings* language, angst,
Chapter characters: Thranduil, Josie, Legolas, Lola, Boromir, Leean, Narcisse, Rahl, Amara, Conde', Jace, Clover, Matthew,
Chapter word count: 6,080
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"Josie, Lola. It is best if we all go inside." Legolas proclaimed after his father's manic meltdown that triggered a chain of earthquake like effects all throughout middle earth.
The Black Rhun was still angry as white capped waves rocked and raced with the whistling wind and a sinister stormy sky of dancing lightning levitated low above ominous ocean.
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"Legolas. What was that??? Jareth??" you panted, refusing to let go of the rail you clung to for a crutch.
Boromir had the same question in his panicked eyes and when they connected with Legolas's, the answer had become crystal clear to the man of Gondor.
"Please, my lady. Come inside. The conditions are not stable out here." replied the King as you still believed him to be, totally avoiding your question as he reached for you.
You refused to release the railing as Lola quickly took Leean inside with Boromir, for you suddenly caught sight of Stephane standing on the shoreline.
"No. Stephane. He's out there alone. Harker could be lurking!"
You still cared deeply for Narcisse, no matter what state of mind he was in, for it wasn't his fault.
Narcisse, in his altered state, stood vulnerable at the water's dangerous edge, flooded by flashes of lightning and happily hypnotized by it. He knew in that moment that the Elvenking was in fact alive and was no longer in the evil clutches of the goblin king. It didn't matter to Rahl, but it certainly did to Stephane who was unable to overpower the dark lord. What was still unclear though to both warlocks that were trapped in the same body, was if Thranduil was a product of Jareth's resurrected evil dead. Either way, the Elvenking was back and to put it quite simply, he was pissed.
"Narcisse!!!" you screeched as the howling gusty winds abused your body.
The man that retained Stephane's physical image, made no acknowledgment to your shrill call as he remained locked in the mammoth moon's blinding luminosity, as if he were being charged by it's incandescence.
"Ok, well maybe you'll answer to this." you mumbled.
"Darken Rahl!!!!"
Your tactic seemed to have worked. Narcisse slowly turned to you in an eerie manner and then, before your very bedazzled eyes, he vanished.
You released the rail and spun around multiple times, your eyes darting about the grounds for any sight of him. The wind ceased like it had simply been shut off by a switch and all went silent as if you were in the eye of the storm. Your attention quickly went to Legolas, who was now standing just inside the patio doors comforting both a crying Leean and Lola and then, there came a sound of flapping, like the wings of a very large bird.
As you whipped around, there in the moon's path, appeared exactly that. A white feathered species you couldn't place with the wingspan of a giant eagle's and it was heading right for you.
The raptor like animal screeched in it's descent and morphed into ribbons of black smoke as it landed and out of that vision swiftly walked a red robed man with long jet black strands and Stephane's face.
You froze solid, paralyzed from head to toe as his blazing blue orbs glared you down and he didn't stop. His long fast strides carried forth, right to you and through you as if he...or you...were a hologram.
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Gasping loud and heavily, your eyes rolled back as your body followed suit and you found yourself slowly falling to the ground....and then, cool soft hands vigorously but gently caressed your cheeks.
"Josie! Josie my lady. Wake up." Legolas's frantic voice echoed through your head.
Your eyes fluttered open to see widened moonstone's and platinum strands flowing over you in the lingering breeze of Rahl's hit and run, for as you flung to your feet, the wicked warlock was gone.
"Where...what the hell was...where did he go??"
"Whom do you speak of? There...is no one here Josie."
"Yes?? Yes there was...I...you didn't see that??"
You gazed off in the direction Rahl been going to see nothing but an empty patio. Jesus, did you hallucinate again? No...no, it was real, wasn't it? It had to be. You had felt him. You could smell him, the pepper, as you clutched your dress and buried your nose into it. He had moved right through you...through your very soul.
"I...I have to find Stephane. I...I...ah...ahhh...CHOO!!!"
The sneeze was so powerful, it knocked you right into Legolas's arms. Now you knew it had to be real. The spicy pepper triggered your sneeze, just as it had when Rahl's panther form blasted his scorching breath over you, burning your nose just as it was doing now. You needed to confront Stephane, or...Rahl and you needed to try and coax out the man who loved you, the man who had the power help your fever dreams, per se. But first...
"Leggy...I...I'm really frightened." you admitted in a most vulnerable way as you gazed up into the elf's worried eyes, which wasn't about what his father had just done. It was about you. The Prince noticed something off about you and if Haldir had been there, he would have been the first to see it with his superpower of reading one's soul.
"That is quite understandable after what has occurred but..."
"No...not about any of that. It's...do...oh god...I don't even know how to say it. D..do..you think that...Jareth could have brought...."
Your words were ceased by Legolas's single word as his eyes darted to the forest.
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"Amara..." he whispered with a grimace, for her scent burned his eyes as well, one that only his kind could pick up.
"What? Where??" you asked with a gasp as you spun around, but did not see her anywhere. "I..I have been looking for her! I think she knows where Garrett is. Amara!!!"
"I do not see her, but I can sense her."
Legolas knew that Amara knew he had returned and was watching him, waiting to collect on their arrangement. He also knew that she knew his father had caused the sonic like boom and that was why she was hiding. If there was anyone the Seelie queen feared, it was the Elvenking and it brought a slight curling smile to Legolas's lips, for he knew his father's hatred of her would soon unbind him to the fiendish faerie.
"Josie, please. We must go inside now."
"But...I need to speak to her! She's obviously here for a reason?? Garrett...I..I saw him with Kate in a vision and I..I believed it at first, but...he woudln't..he wouldn't do that and I think Amara knows something."
"Amara will not surface right now. Even she has fears. And the vampire is not my concern and should not be yours at this time, or even at all for that matter. If Kate is back, like you say, then it is not wise to be outside. Now, Josie, please...."
"Stop it Leggy. Don't tell me what to be concerned about. And...what even WAS that apocalyptic explosion anyways?? You never answered me. Surely, you must know something? When you arrived here, you said you sensed something in the air and now this happens less than a day later."
Legolas had never straight up lied to you, especially not to your face and the fact that he had to do it, had the power to turn his stomach.
"It was possibly Jareth, as you had asked." he rattled off as he walked to the opened patio doors so he would not have to look you in the eyes, for you would see his untruth through the windows of his soul.
You glanced behind you once more into the darkness, feeling uncertain that it had been the goblin king. Jareth was powerful, but was the wacked out warlock THAT powerful? The familiar vibes in the air were hard for you to ignore. This felt more...elvenly....and Legolas said possibly.
"Yeah...possibly. But...what if...."
You turned to the anxious elf lord with resumed thoughts of Thranduil that you were scared to reveal, which forced Legolas's lying eyes to meet yours after he heard you finish your sentence, not yet realizing you had not spoke them aloud.
"he brought Thranduil back?"
"If anything is possible, it is not that." he immediately responded, feeling that much to be true, for Thranduil had not been summoned by the book of shadows.
With gaping eyes, you slowly walked to Legolas, who had stepped inside and held his hand out to you. Your good hand slid into his and then you yanked him to the side once the door was secured.
"Legolas?? How...I...I spoke those words in my mind!"
His head tilted and his eyes narrowed, then widened when he recalled the other times this had happened, believing it to have either been the dark forest's trickery or his longing for you due to your prior separation.
"So it was real..." Legolas softly spoke as he gently touched your cheek.
"Leggy? What...was real? What just happened?"
"I..I have heard you before, calling my name. More than once."
Reality finally struck you as well. "Oh my god, yes. I...I have heard you too! But I was sure it was only a dream or vision of some sort, because I...I saw the orcs! I saw you fighting them. You were near the Celduin...which that is where it really happened and Boromir was injured. Leggy, how is this possible??"
"It must be that we both share my father's blood. I am just not sure why this has never happened until now or that it only seems to occur at certain times. It may be due to your shield, which you can control like myself and my father ca...could."
And Legolas knew that was exactly why his father was so angry, for blocking him out.
"Yes...I think you are right Legolas. When I am weakened, my mind is vulnerable as well. It makes sense now and...oh wow. So does seeing your grandmother, Carandolel! I...I saw her once when your father was visiting hers and Oropher's secret graves. She...she had came to him. And I saw her yet again. She...she is the one who pulled me from the ocean after I was knocked out of Garrett's arms. And at Lestat's too...in the mirror! She was with Thranduil! Legolas, we ALL share the same blood."
You smiled and then so did he. "We do. Josie...about my father..."
Due to the Prince's distraction, the Elvenking found a doorway into his son's mind...and soul.
"Yesss Legolas. About your father."
Being caught off guard by his father's intrusion, Legolas knew he had to quickly find a way to excuse himself, for he could not hold a feasible conversation with both you and the mad King's plausible words at the same time, nor did he feel right in doing so.
"Legolas??" you asked as he abandoned his words. "What about Thranduil?"
Leeanduil conveniently began to fuss and squeal as she stared up at her big brother, relieving him of his non-existent reasons to depart, for now he had one.
"Let me take her for a little walk through the halls, if that is alright with you Josie?" he quickly asked as he gently pulled the petite Princess from Lola's arms.
"Yes, of course Leggy. It will calm her after all this commotion. She loves spending time with you and she certainly seems to want you right now."
After Legolas left and before you decided to go look for Stephane, you stood with Lola to keep her company until Legolas returned and also to ask her about the young girl you saw earlier.
"Lola...is there by chance a little girl staying here or visiting, possibly about ten years old, reddish brown hair? She..she said her name is Rosie?"
"Hmmm. It does not ring a bell. I know of every child in this castle, even visiting ones. Why do you ask?"
You felt your stomach do a flip, realizing it was either another vision or a hallucination, but something inside your soul told you it was different, but different how?
"I'm just trying to figure out what's real anymore. My visions, dreams and such, they are changing. Lola...I saw her. I...spoke..to her. I've seen her before, long ago in a dream. Who could she be?"
"I'm sorry Josie. I wish I could be of better assistance."
The man who was told to you by Lola to be Conde', Francis's deputy assistant, approached Lola and offered his hand with a sweet smile.
"You could assist me my lady. Would you like to dance?"
Lola seemed starstruck by the tall, dark and handsome man's offer and quickly accepted.
"I'd love to."
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You giggled as they left hand in hand and watched them dance for awhile until you suddenly felt this overwhelming urge to eat and strangely, all you craved was meat.
As you nitpicked through the buffet, choosing solely ham and chicken carvings, Legolas was off in his chambers, simultaneously entertaining his sister and trying to stabilize his father.
"Tell me my only begotten son, which storm was it that weakened your mind? Mine, or the one that brews between your legs for my Queen?"
The Elvenking calmly paced about his chambers with a wine goblet firmly in hand, continuing his charade of having returned to his old self, but Legolas had concluded long before his arrival in Dorwinion that it was a trick to reclaim his daughter.
"I assure you I suffer from no such storm and yours was received loud and clear."
"Is that so? Explain to me then, why my attempts to speak with you have been blatantly disregarded."
"There have been many happenings here, some that you are not aware of, that required my full attention."
"I am quite aware of where your full attention has been. Here....you say? That being of Lord Narcisse's realm and not on your return travel with my daughter? Or...Josephine as you were ordered to do?"
"Yes Adar. I remain in Dorwinion. Traveling is not safe for Leeanduil or Josie. Harker threatens the lands. He has killed many of Narcisse's men and Jareth's whereabouts are unknown as are any of the dead he has brought forth."
"Surely you do not wish me to believe such nonsense? Your proficient skills, along with Haldir's, the bowman's and Josephine's power are quite sufficient for travel."
"I disagree. Four of us, all highly skilled, myself, Boromir, Aragorn and Gimli were all attacked by Jareth's man made orcs and Boromir was severely wounded. Surely you do not want Leean to be caught in a war?? Haldir, Bard, Aragorn and Gimli are not even here. It is only Boromir and I."
"Tell me Legolas, have you informed Josephine of my existence as I have commanded? For surely, if you had, her love for her King would not keep here there."
"Surely, her love for her daughter would. She would not be so willing as you are to risk her safety. Although she had saved Boromir, I feel her powers are now not in tact and for unknown reasons, she has been concealing that from me. She has suffered greatly over your loss and it has taken an everlasting toll on her. She even believes Jareth may have brought you back from the dead as well and wishes to know my thoughts of it."
Thranduil's thoughts briefly veered off again to the words of your soulful letter and to seeing you crying. He also recalled your possible projection when he held and kissed you in Mirkwood's forest and he even recalled his own out of body travel as the white hart. Your reactions at both instances to seeing him, verified the grief you suffered that Legolas spoke of and he could only figure that you did not remember it or believe it to be real, which would explain why you still believed him dead, aside from Legolas not telling you the truth and the Elvenking...well...he did not care in the least for your pain.
"Preposterous. The spell of resurrection merely opens the door to life. The dead have a choice if they want to walk through it, for they know what they will become. Those of light become dark and those of darkness become death in itself. They become lost souls."
"How do you know this to be true?"
"Because even I would not choose such a fate."
"You would not? You relished in what Jareth had done to you and now you claim your own soul is yours again, but I do not feel that it is. Even in the Elvenking's natural darkness, he would not risk his Queen and daughter's well being. If you want Josie to know you are alive, why do you not inform her yourself? Is it because you do not want her to know who you are? For then, she would not wish to come and so you have forced me to do your bidding."
"You dare to question who I am?? Was my storm too subtle for you to know your place??!! If I have not received confirmation of your impending arrival by the rise of the sun, you will have confirmation of mine. I will come to reclaim what is mine and you, my insubordinate son, will suffer dearly."
Legolas then knew his father had closed the conversation and he now regretted calling him out, but by doing so, it proved to him just as he believed. Thranduil was not Thranduil. His soul was severely compromised and if he came to Dorwinion, all hell would break loose, mostly for you.
As the sun had set in middle earth, it was rising in the modern world of Manhattan with Jace and Clover awaking in each other's arms after their night of love confessions and sweet love making.
"Good morning my beautiful Clover." the blue and brown eyed warlock softly whispered with a smile as he kissed the ginger haired dhampir's forehead.
"Mmmm." she hummed as she stretched and yawned, squinting at the sunlight beaming through the stained glass window. "I gotta get used to not being called Raven. It's been years since I have went by Clover and it was a brief period since dhampirs grow so fast."
"Yes, well, batten down the hatches, for there is much more here to get used to. Come on. Take a shower with me and then I will show you the rest of the compound."
"You mean this old church?"
"Yes, but remember, I told you it's real contents are only visible to the warlocks unless we show you, which is what I said I would do. Chop chop. I smell Matthews cooking and I am famished after last night."
Jace wickedly grinned, slapped her ass and hopped out of bed, standing in bare form with his hand extended out, among "other" things.
Clover's grin matched his as she quickly took his hand and was pulled up against his growing girth, only to then be swooped up into his arms and carried off to the bathroom, laughing and squealing.
After an hour of more love making under the steaming stream of water, the two dressed and headed to the dining area where Matthew De Clermont sat, sipping on his wine. It was always 5 o'clock in a vampire's world.
The dark haired vamp's cobalt eyes gazed at a blushing Clover and then they rolled to Jace with his wet slicked back hair. One would have thought by Matthew's expression, that he did not approve of their obvious night of passion, but that was just his usual look, for he really had nothing to smile about, not for at least 20 more years when he would unite with Leeanduil. All in all, he was thrilled for his pal Jace, but even still...he was quite envious and lonely.
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"Now that you both are....recharged...I presume you will be heading to Dorwinion as we discussed last evening over dinner?"
"Yes." Jace confirmed. "When the sun sets here, for it will then be daylight there. Speaking of food, what is that I smell?"
"Scrambled eggs, and an array of "undercooked" meats to suit the needs of our guest. Strength must be kept up for what's to come."
"Cheese. You put cheese in the eggs right Matty?" Jace asked with serious concern.
A slight and short lived smile came over Matthew's lips. "Sharp cheddar, of course."
"Hell yes!" Jace applauded and bolted off to the kitchen. "Hey! No biscuits and gra...oh, never mind, Found it!"
Clover giggled as Matthew resumed his resting bitch face, then pulled out a cell phone and began scrolling.
"What...is that?" she curiously asked, for she had never seen one before.
"You, my dear, have a lot to learn of the modern world. This is a cell phone. I can speak to others on it, out loud or by texting."
"T..texting?"
"You know, typing words? Like this."
Matthew held the mobile device out and demonstrated as he typed in her name.
Clover's blazing blues popped wide open. "Oh my. All I have ever known was the power of a pencil. How bad ass!"
"I'll tell you what's bad ass!" Jace happily attested as he sat a filled plate before her. "This! Babe, you gotta try the biscuits and sausage gravy. It's fucking killer."
Clover chuckled and rolled her eyes. "You and your biscuits."
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"Damn straight. Although these are way better than KFC's. Matty here is a master chef."
The two ate with Jace scarfing down 3 plates to Clover's one while Matt enjoyed his wine. Once they were finished, the vampire then spoke as he looked up from his phone with dire eyes.
"There has been a change of plans for your trip tonight. We will all be going."
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"Matthew? What is it?" Jace inquired with all seriousness to match the vexed vamp's face.
"I have word from my contact that other vampires, dealers to be exact, are sniffing around the area. There's only one reason for that to happen and that is the probability that they have picked up on Clover's scent."
"What??!!" Clover shouted in panic and flung from her seat.
"Easy, easy sweetheart." Jace lovingly said as he took her in his arms to comfort her. "I will never let anyone hurt you ever again. I put my life on it. Matthew, who is the contact?"
"Ryan. I don't think you have met him but he is a vampire I trust with my own life. Although, Clover, you may know who he is?"
'I..I'm sorry? I..I do not know of any vampires named Ryan. Should I? I mean, I have been imprisoned half of my life in case you have forgotten?"
"No, I have not forgotten. My mistake. Garrett must not have spoken of him."
"Garrett?? What the fuck does he have to do with any of this? Garrett hates me!"
"Hey, calm down." Jace firmly stated. "If Matthew trusts this vampire, then so do I."
"Ok?? But I don't trust Garrett!"
All the commotion triggered Matthew's blood rage. He stood so fast, slamming his hands upon the table, knocking one of the wooden legs loose and sending Clover's head to burrow in Jace's armpit.
"Enough! As far as I am aware, Garrett and Ryan do not speak. They have not seen each other in years. Now, do you want to live or die?? Prepare yourselves. We leave in the twilight hours."
Matthew was gone in the blink of an eye and Jace did as he was told.
"Come on. I need to show you some things as promised, and then we will prepare.
Down the steps, Jace led a frazzled and frightened Clover to the foyer of the old church that only showed a battered and broken interior.
"Ok." Jace sighed. "Try to remain calm. What I am about to do may look painful and scary, but trust me, I have done this many times and it only stings a a bit."
"Jesus Jace. Remain calm knowing death dealers are still seeking out my soul and also after what you just told me? What the fuck is going on?"
"Did I not just say trust me? I know what I am doing Clover."
"Fine. Have at it then." she huffed.
Jace then took out what looked like a pen to the dhampir. "This...is my stele that I told you about. The thing my father took from me. I told you I went back for it after you left with Thranduil."
"Yes, I remember that/ So, what's so big about it? Is it some kind of magic wand or something?"
Jace grinned. "Something like that. Watch."
He rolled up the sleeve of his black leather jacket and placed the tip of the object close to his skin. It then lit up as Jace began to burn some kind of symbol onto his forearm, which smoked and even made a searing noise that the tougher than nails warlock actually flinched over with a hissing sound.
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"Jace! Oh my god, you're...burning yourself!!"
"It's alright Clover. I'm drawing the rune to show you my underground world per se. It will heal right up in seconds and look merely like a tattoo. Now, look straight ahead."
The old ruins of the church began to transform right before Clover's astonished eyes, into a futuristic world of things she had only ever read about in books. Technology and people were everywhere, mostly dresses like Jace.
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"Oh...my...god..." Clover whispered, quite hysterically as she froze solid. "C..can...they...see us?"
Jace bellowed in laughter. "Of course they can see us silly. Come on. I'll show you around and introduce you to the people I call my real family."
"People? they're...humans?"
"Somewhat. They're warlocks and witches, just like me and you, well...minus the vampiness, but still just as powerful." he chuckled.
"So...that little gadget can do all of this? Hide you from the world?" Clover asked as they walked around the digitalized fortress that could have no way fit inside the simple two story church...but it did.
"It can and it can do much much more my lady. Do you remember when I told you I needed this to travel through portals? Well, this will open a portal for us to hit middle earth in 2.1 seconds. If I had had it that day in goblin town, Thranduil would have been eating our dust."
"So, that's what all those symbols are on your body? Runes? I can't believe I called them tattoos when I first met you. But wait...I...I saw one on Josie's neck...at Lestat's? How does she have one? I mean...she's..not your sister."
"She's still blood though. It must have been drawn on her somehow, most likely in a dream, from someone of blood trying to protect her. A rune placed on the neck signifies an intensified angelic power that one of light would wear. I saw it on her too but it was faded or dormant per se. Thing is, I'm pretty sure she knows nothing of what it truly is and I didn't have time to explain it when I had to explain being her brother. Let's just say, she's one super powered witch, even without the rune mark."
"Great...I'm definitely dead when she finds out what I've done."
"Hey, no. I won't let that happen. I'll talk to her, try to explain things on your behalf."
"Oh great, she'll just kill you too then."
"Alright, enough. I said I will keep you safe and I will. I love you Clover. Let's go mingle and what not to waste some time until twilight, then we will zap across the pond."
The castle party continued on into the night despite the earth's shake up and now you were dealing with Catherine's soul stealing glare from across the dance hall as she mingled with her son Francis and his Queen Mary. Still, there was no sign of Stephane. He was either avoiding the entire shindig or simply just..you.
When you returned to the hall and joined Legolas and Leean, Conde' and Lola were dancing once again.
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The Lake Town deputy seemed to be smitten with her and possibly she felt the same, although you knew her heart truly lied with Legolas, but he had made it abundantly clear to you that his feelings were not reciprocated, still you tried once more to spark his interest despite the fact he had told you to drop it.
"Leggy. Doesn't Lola look so beautiful in that red velvet dress? You should ask her to dance too."
The blonde elf had always been a spitting image of his father, and in that moment, did he ever as his eyes narrowed and side eyed you.
"I know what you are trying to do. Did I not ask you to relinquish such attempts?"
"Oh, don't be a party pooper Leggy. It's just a simple question and a dance."
"A simple question of entrapment and a dance I would much rather share with you."
You sighed and turned back to Lola who now wandered off with Mary's sister Kenna after her dance ended.
"Well...I suppose you, me and Leean could share a dance?" you offered with a grin as you stared straight ahead, feeling Legolas' eyes burning in your direction.
He happily stood up, cradling Leean in one arm and extending his other to you.
"My lady. May we have this dance?"
"Why yes my lord, we shall."
You took his hand with a sweet smile and he led you to the dance floor and for not one, but two harp filled songs, the three of you danced and twirled as you and Legolas chuckled along with Leeanduil's giggles and coos.
Lola headed for a goblet of wine as Kenna went to converse with Bash. From what you understood from Lola, Kenna used to fool around with the deputy warlock and that is why she tagged along with Francis and Mary. You hoped that Bash's fancy of her would not deter him from going to find Delphine during the night when all turned in form the party.
As Lola was making her way back to you, she caught sight of a vision she wished she could unsee. Narcisse kissing Claude, Catherine's daughter, in a remote corner of the hall. If there was any way to stick it to his wicked ex, and even to you, that was it.
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Lola was now between a rock and a hard place, for she knew you should know, but she had no inkling of how to tell you. Her gut was telling her not to, for she did not want to add fuel to the fire that was already burning between you and her employer. Also, she did not want to face Narcisse's wrath if she were found out to be the tattle tale. It would soon turn out though, that Lola wouldn't have to say a word.
The gigantic grandfather clock struck 10 o'clock, echoing through the ballroom and the people were getting more rowdy. You could clearly see that the real party was just beginning and you didn't want Leean around the all the noise.
"Lola, I feel it is time for Leean to turn in for the night. Legolas, would you walk them back to my chambers please?"
There was that side eye again. "Of course, but I will return after my sister is asleep." he duly noted with adamant eyes.
"You...do not want to feed her and tuck her in?" Lola asked, a bit confused.
"No, Lola. I do not. Is that alright with you??" you snapped, not even realizing you had.
"Josie? Are..you alright?" Legolas then asked, in which you huffed, rolled your eyes and walked away.
Legolas reluctantly escorted Lola back to your chambers where she decided to voice her concerns over your behavior that Legolas had already picked up on much earlier.
"Legolas, something...is not right with her. I realize she has been drinking and would not want to breast feed, but it is not like her to not want to put her to bed like she does every night."
"Yes, I would agree with you. I believe the night's earlier events have caused her great worry upon all that she is already suffering. A bottle of Mirkwood's water will be suffice."
"I just feel so bad for her." Lola sympathized. "Mostly everyone she loves is gone. Her King, her dad, Haldir, Garrett, her brother that she found out tonight is not her brother and now learns she has another brother she never knew about and then there's this whole Jareth and Harker ordeal and not to mention Lord Narcisse is also not acting himself. He freed that wretched Catherine which adds to Josie's distress. She was quite upset about something else earlier too and cut her hand on a broken mirror that I believe she herself broke. I just do not know what to do for her Legolas. She's so lost and...I..I love her like a sister that I've never had. She's...she's my best friend and I think she is keeping things from me and...She's done so much for me and I just want to help her and I can't. She won't let me."
Lola shamefully turned from the Prince and began to quietly sob.
Legolas laid Leean down and took Lola's hand.
"Lola...I can see how deeply you care for her. I do as well. All that you said is true, but I know she did not mean to be cruel to you. It's not in her nature, even with all she has endured, which is why I am certain something has happened to cause her behavior. You say she cut her hand?"
Lola's leaking blue eyes peered up into Legolas's and for a split second, he felt something he never deemed possible. Attraction.
"Yes...but...I tended to her wound and...it looked pretty bad. Infected maybe and the healing water...it..it burned her."
Legolas's brows pinched together in confusion and concerned thought. "Burned? It should heal."
Lola fell against his chest in full blown tears. "What is happening Legolas? What can we do??"
The stunned elf froze for a moment, not sure what to do but his instincts, or maybe even unknown desires, quickly took over as he brought his arms up to cradle the fragile crying beauty.
"I..I wish to take her and Leean back home where it is safe, but...that cannot be at this time. It is too dangerous to travel."
Lola sniffled and raised her head to meet his sorrowful moonstones.
"And...me too? She..she said she would take me with her, that I..I was family to her. I mean..if..that is alright with you, since you are now the King of Mirkwood. I..I don't want to be left here alone."
Legolas found his fingers trailing over her tear soaked cheek, like satin to his touch.
"When the time comes, you are more than welcome in my kingdom, lady Lola."
There was a silence and an intense stare that delved into each other's souls and then, a sudden urge perplexed the Prince. An urge to kiss the girl.
As he slowly leaned down to do so, Leean began to cry. Legolas swiftly snapped out of his trance and then backed away with baffled eyes.
"I..I will tend to her. Why don't you relax in a bath to calm you while I do so and when you are finished, I will go tend to her mother as well."
"As you wish Prin..I mean King..Legolas." Lola bashfully stuttered and scurried off with butterflies fluttering through her very soul that she had never known to exist.
Legolas cradled and comforted his baby sister as he fed her and while she suckled, her tiny hand came to touch her big brother's cheek. In that moment, soul to soul, through the windows of their moonstones, Legolas realized what a very powerful Princess Leeanduil would be as he was taken aback by a vision. A vision she had the power to show him. A power unbeknownst to him that she had or could have at such a premature age, for she was only less than 2 months old. A power she possessed to show him things she had seen and also, like you, things that were to come...and the vision was so unsettling, that he swore he would never speak of it. It was of you and your distant future that would change everything as he knew it....as you knew it....as his father knew it.
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The full list of characters in the Bracket!
The full list of characters who made it into the tournament are listed under the readmore.
Ada Paige- Rhythm Doctor
Adam Parrish- The Raven Cycle
Adora- She-Ra
Aki Hayakawa- Chainsaw man
Alfred Pennyworth- Batman
Almond Cookie - Cookie Run
Angela- Lobotomy Corporation
Anthy Himemiya- Revolutionary Girl Utena
Arthur Lester- Malevolent
Aymeric De Borel- Final Fantasy
Benjamin Franklin "Hawkeye" Pierce- MASH
Bucky Barnes- Marvel
Buffy Summers- Buffy the Vampire Slayer
Burgerpants- Undertale
Carmen Sandiego- Carmen Sandiego
Carol Hathaway- ER
Charlie Magne Morningstar- Hazbin hotel
Chip Revvington- Toontown: Corporate Clash
Cliopher "Kip" Mdang- The Hands of the Emperor
Commander Peepers- Wander Over Yonder
Dana Scully- The X Files
Danny Fenton- Danny Phantom
David Jacobs- Newsies
DC/GOV- Welcome to the table
Dean Winchester- Supernatural
Dick Gumshoe- Ace attorney
Doppo Kannonzaka- Hypnosis Mic
Dot Campbell- The Wilds
Dr Charlotte Dubois- Falsettos
Emma Perkins- The Guy Who Didn't Like Musicals
Five Pebbles- Rain World
Ford Pines- Gravity Falls
Fu Hua- Honkai Impact 3rd
George Karim/Cubbins - Lockwood and Co
Gilgamesh "Gil" Wulfenbach- Girl Genius
Gordon Michael Schwinn- A New Brain
Gregor Samsa- The Metamorphosis
Guillermo de la Cruz- What We Do In The Shadows
Harrowhark Nonagesimus- The Locked Tomb
Hera- Wolf 359
Homura Akemi- Puella Magi Madoka Magica
Hunter- The Owl House
Isabelle - Animal Crossing
Izzy Hands- Our Flag Means Death
Jaehee Kang- Mystic Messenger
Jafar- Twisted
Jamil Viper- Twisted Wonderland
Jean Gunnhildr - Genshin Impact
Jeremie Belpois- Code Lyoko
Jess Jordan- Succession
Jonathan Harker- Dracula
Jonathan Sims- The Magnus Archives
Jotaro Kujo- Jojo’s Bizarre Adventure
Keito Hasumi- Ensemble Stars!
Kento Nanami- Jujutsu Kaisen
Kevin Kandy- Spooky Month
Kim Dokja- Omniscient Reader's Viewpoint
Kim Kitsuragi- Disco Elysium
Kiyotaka Ishimaru- Danganronpa
Kunikida Doppo- Bungo Stray Dogs
Kurapika- Hunter x Hunter
Kusuo Saiki - The disastrous life of saiki k
Laerryn Coramar Seelie- Critical Role
Lamplighter/plight- OneShot
Larry- Pokemon
Larry Needlemeyer - The Amazing World of Gumball
Ling Wen- Tian Guan Ci Fu (Heaven Official’s Blessing)
Link- The Legend of Zelda
Lisa Cuddy- House M.D
Lisa Wilbourn- Worm
Logainne Schwartzandgrubenierre- The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee
Loid Forger/Twilight- Spy x Family
Lucifer- Obey Me!
Lucretia- The Adventure Zone
Luisa Madrigal- Encanto
Maedhros Feanorian- The Silmarillion
Mafuyu Asahina- Project Sekai/Colorful Stage
Marinette Dupain-Cheng- Miraculous Ladybug
Marsh- Mistborn
Matthew Venn- The Long Call
Merlin- BBC Merlin
Miles O’Brien- Star Trek
Miss Pauling- Team Fortress 2
MK- Lego Monkie Kid
Molly Blyndeff- Epithet Erased
Mrs Doyle- Father ted
Munkustrap- Cats 1998
Nicholas Benedict- The Mysterious Benedict Society
Nishida- Yakuza
Obi-Wan Kenobi- Star Wars
Olruggio- Witch Hat Atelier
Pandemonica- Helltaker
Parsley Botch- Smile for Me
Peppino Spaghetti- Pizza Tower
Percy Jackson- Percy Jackson
Peregrine Mendicant- Homestuck
Ponder Stibbons- Discworld
Raphael Walt/Sirius Dieke- My Next Life as a Villainess
Ratchet- Transformers
Reagan Ridley- Inside Job
Reim Lunettes- Pandora Hearts
Retsuko- Aggretsuko
Riza Hawkeye- Fullmetal Alchemist
Robin- Smash Legends
Rory Williams- Doctor Who
Ryotaro Dojima - Persona
Sara Chidouin- Your Turn To Die
SecUnit- The Murderbot Diaries
Shang Qinghua - Scum Villain's Self-Saving System
Shota Aizawa- My Hero Academia
Sips- Fool’s Gold
Squidward Tentacles- Spongebob Squarepants
Stanley- The Stanley Parable
Steven Alen Starphase- Blood Blockade Battlefront/Kekkai Sensen
Steven Universe- Steven Universe
Super Mario Bros.- Mario Series
Susan Taxpayer- Susan Taxpayer
The Cabbage Merchant- Avatar the Last Airbender
The Captain- BBC Ghosts
The Elsen- Off
The Manager- The Hotel Podcast
Touta Matsuda- Death Note
Trafalgar Law- One Piece
Twilight Sparkle- My Little Pony
Vera Oberlin- Monster Prom
Walter Pensive- Hello from the Hallowoods
Will Graham- Hannibal
William T Spears- Black Butler
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-> state the character, romantic or platonic, the format of the request, and a plot
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!!WHAT I WILL WRITE!!
-> platonic
-> romantic
-> familial
-> any gender x any gender
-> headcanons
-> long fics
-> multi character
-> blurbs
-> poly relationships
-> x reader
-> i will only write cheating if it’s a character comforting r after being cheated on, not a character cheating on r
!!WHAT I WONT WRITE!!
-> smut (i’m 14)
-> yandere
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-> age gaps
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character list
keeper of the lost cities
sophie foster, dex dizznee, fitz vacker, keefe sencen, biana vacker, marella redek, maruca chebota, tam song, linh song, wylie endal, jensi babblos, stina heks, elwin hesledge
chronicles of narnia
peter pevensie, edmund pevensie, susan pevensie, lucy pevensie, caspian
riordanverse
percy jackson, annabeth chase, grover underwood, jason grace, piper mclean, leo valdez, hazel levesque, frank zhang, nico di angelo, will solace, reyna arellano, rachel dare, travis stoll, connor stoll, thalia grace, magnus chase, alex fierro, carter kane, sadie kane
harry potter
harry potter, ron weasley, hermione granger, neville longbottom, luna lovegood, ginny weasley, fred weasley, george weasley, sirius black, james potter, remus lupin, mary macdonald, marlene mckinnon, lily evans, dorcas meadows, regulus black, barty crouch jr, narcissa black, andromeda black, bellatrix lestrange
ride the cyclone
ocean o’connell rosenberg, noel gruber, mischa bachinski, ricky potts, jane doe/penny lamb, constance blackwood
shadow and bone
alina starkov, malyen oretsev, genya safin, zoya nazyalensky, david kostyk, tamaar & tolya, nikolai lantsov
six of crows
kaz brekker, inej ghafa, jesper fahey, nina zenik, wylan van eck, matthias helvar
the outsiders
ponyboy curtis, johnny cade, sodapop curtis, darry curtis, steve randall, twobit matthews, dallas winston, cherry valance
the hunger games
katniss everdeen, peeta mellark, finnick odair, johanna mason, cinna, effie trinket
it (2017)
bill denbrough, eddie kaspbrak, richie tozier, stan uris, beverly marsh, ben hanscom, mike hanlon
the school for good and evil
agatha, sophie, tedros, hort, hester, anadil, dot, nicola, rhian mistral, rafal mistral, clarissa dovey, leonora lesso
the land of stories
connor bailey, alex bailey, red riding hood, jack, goldilocks
scooby doo
shaggy rogers, fred jones, daphne blake, velma dinkley, thorn, dusk, luna
little women
jo march, amy march, beth march, meg march, laurie
dracula
dracula, lucy westenra, arthur holmwood, john seward, mina harker, abraham van helsing, renfield, quincey morris, jonathan harker
frankenstein
victor frankenstein, elizabeth lavenza, henry clerval, adam frankenstein, justine mortiz, ernest frankenstein, the bride
dr jekyll and mr hyde
henry jekyll, edward hyde, richard enfield, gabriel utterson, hastie lanyon, lucy harris
phantom of the opera
christine daaé, erik destler, raoul de chagney, meg giry, carlotta giudicelli
a good girls guide to murder
pippa fitz-amobi, ravi singh, naomi ward, cara ward, connor reynolds, jamie reynolds, nat da silva
the mighty ducks
charlie conway, adam banks, lester averman, guy germaine, connie moreau, fulton reed, dean portman, julie gaffney, ken wu, luis mendoza, dwayne robertson
monster high
frankie stein, draculaura, clawdeen wolf, cleo de nile, abbey bominable, ghoulia yelps, operetta, rochelle goyle, spectra vondergeist, elissabat, clawd wolf, deuce gorgon, heath burns, jackson jekyll, holt hyde, kieran valentine
the powerpuff girls
blossom utonium, bubbles utonium, buttercup utonium, brick jojo, boomer jojo, butch jojo
david bowie
david bowie, ziggy stardust, jareth, thomas jerome newton, celliers
sweeney todd
sweeney todd, anthony hope, mrs lovett, johanna todd
the rosewood chronicles
lottie pumpkin, ellie wolf, jamie volk, ollie moreno, raphael wilcox, anastacia alcroft leblanc, saskia san martin, lola tomkins, mickey tomkins, binah fae
hairspray
corny collins, link larkin, amber von tussle, tracey turnblad, penny pingleton, seaweed j. stubbs
attack on titan
eren yeager, mikasa ackerman, armin arlert, jean kirstein, sasha braus, connie springer, annie leonhardt, bertholdt hoover, reiner braun, hange zoe, levi ackerman, erwin smith, colt grice, niccolo, yelena, onyakopon, zeke yeager
daisy jones and the six
daisy jones, billy dunne, graham dunne, karen sirko, warren rhodes, pete loving/roundtree, eddie loving/roundtree, camila dunne, simone jackson
miscellaneous characters
sarah williams, bernard the elf, rodrick heffley, varian, lisa frankenstein, the creature (lisa frankenstein)
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theflirtmeister · 27 days
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K, L, W, X!
K - What character has your favorite development arc/the best development arc?
all my fave characters are absolute bastards, but just because he's in my head, jonathan harker going from scared man to scaling a wall like a lizard <3
L - Say something genuinely nice about a character who isn’t one of your faves.
i think eric matthews genuinely cared for his son, but just didn't know how to show it
W - A trope which you are virtually certain to hate in any fandom.
any kind of high school au!! i've suffered enough!! i did my time!!!
X - A trope which you are almost certain to love in any fandom.
can i go for kinky tropes? anything with breeding is going to have my heart fluttering
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criticalwrites · 8 months
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i'm definitely looking for more writing partners (21+ only) to do more fandom 1x1s on discord! i prefer ccxcc but will do ccxoc. i only do fxf/nb or mxf/nb and will play either gender. i'm also happy to double and/or world build.
under the cut are canon characters that i either write as or would like to start writing as, and a list of ships. please read my rules and what i do first before interacting with me.
CANON CHARACTERS: - will write most of these against ocs
buffy the vampire slayer:
• buffy summers • spike • willow rosenberg • tara maclay • faith • cordelia chase • anya jenkins
charmed:
• leo wyatt • piper halliwell • phoebe halliwell • prue halliwell • paige matthews • cole turner • chris halliwell • wyatt halliwell
daughter of smoke and bone:
• karou • akiva
god of war:
• kratos • freya
marvel (mcu):
• bruce banner (before he becomes smart hulk) • natasha romanoff  • tony stark • pepper potts • thor odinson (post thor:ragnarok) • jane foster  • peter quill • gamora • sam wilson • m'baku • wanda maximoff • loki • bucky barnes (post falcon & the winter solider) • valkyrie • kate bishop • yelena belova
pirates of the caribbean:
• will turner • elizabeth swann
stranger things:
• joyce byers • jim hopper
snowpiercer (netflix):
• andre layton • melanie cavill
the addams family:
• morticia addams • gomez addams
the boys:
• hughie campbell • starlight • billy butcher • the deep • queen maeve
the witcher (netflix):
• geralt of rivera • yennefer of vengerberg
the mask of zorro:
• elena de la vega • alejandro de la vega
the munsters:
• lily munster • herman munster
the mummy:
• evelyn o’connell • rick o’connell 
twilight:
• emmett cullen • rosalie hale
underworld:
• selene • michael • david
van helsing (netflix):
• vanessa helsing • axel miller • jack • ivory • scarlet harker
SHIPS: - these are all ccxcc but will do ocs as well
buffy the vampire slayer:
• buffy summers & spike • willow rosenberg & tara maclay
charmed:
• leo wyatt & piper halliwell • phoebe halliwell & cole turner • prue halliwell & cole turner
daughter of smoke and bone:
• karou & akiva
god of war:
• kratos & freya
marvel (mcu):
• bruce banner & natasha romanoff  • tony stark & pepper potts • thor odinson & jane foster  • peter quill & gamora • kate bishop & yelena belova • wanda maximoff & oc (only adding this since i have a female oc i would like to play against wanda)
pirates of the caribbean:
• will turner & elizabeth swann
stranger things:
• joyce byers & jim hopper
snowpiercer (netflix):
• andre layton & melanie cavill
the addams family:
• morticia addams & gomez addams
the boys:
• hughie campbell & annie january • billy butcher & becca butcher
the witcher (netflix):
• geralt of rivera & yennefer of vengerberg
the mask of zorro:
• elena de la vega & alejandro de la vega
the munsters:
• lily munster & herman munster
the mummy:
• evelyn o’connell & rick o’connell 
twilight:
• emmett cullen & rosalie hale • oc vampire & oc werewolf (only adding this as i have a male wolf oc i want to use)
underworld:
• selene & michael • selene & david
van helsing (netflix):
• vanessa helsing & axel miller • jack & ivory
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mothomens · 6 months
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i've been tagged by the wonderful @voidbeantm to do the blorbo wrapped 2023 however, i haven't had that many hyperfixations this year and my memory's shit so let's see what i can come up with. compared to past blorbos most of them were more. fleeting? but here are some characters i've spent more than average time thinking about:
Blorbos (in no particular order):
Jonathan Sims (The Magnus Archives)
Homunkoloss (The City of Dreaming Books)
Robin Swift (Babel, or the Necessity of Violence)
Istra and Orual (Till We Have Faces)
Arthur Lester (Malevolent)
Jonathan Harker and Mina Murray (Dracula)
The Hero and the Princess or, more accurately, [REDACTED] and [REDACTED] (Slay the Princess)
Yomiel and Sissel (Ghost Trick)
Laudna (Critical Role)
Lottie Matthews (Yellowjackets); tbh half the team could fit on my list
Helly (Severance)
Shiv Roy (Succession)
Blorbos-in-law:
Ferdinand von Aegir and Hubert von Vestra (Fire Emblem: Three Houses)
Astarion (Baldur's Gate 3)
Wolfwood (Trigun)
David Ward (I am in Eskew), I promise I will listen to this one day
also half the cast from Mentopolis, they look so fun
Blorbos in progress:
Moros (Hades 2), I am very excited about this one tbh
i'm tagging @cherrycheering @thedarkivist @faestorian @aceforestnymph and you, yes you, if you want to do it. but really no pressure though, it just seems like fun and i'm genuinely so curious about the special little guys y'all microwave in your heads :3c
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esoterium · 7 months
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MUSES. list order: seasonal, ahs, marvel, sons of anarchy, twd, stephen king's universe, rob zombie's world, anne rice's novels, general horror && others
–SEASONAL / FEATURED. may become permanent if they gather partners. i won’t delete seasonal and featured muses if i am writing with people and we have threads and plots!
none, atm. removed to moved to permanent depending on interest!
–MARVEL/MCU. 
name: steven grant rogers age: verse dependent sexual preference: bisexual occupation: captain america faceclaim: chris evans notes: heavily canon divergent in endgame. if you are curious on my development and writing style for steve, his main blog was/may be again found @shieldbound.
name: james buchanan barnes age: 19+ sexual preference: bisexual occupation: wwii sergeant, former winter soldier, assassin, wanderer. faceclaim: sebastian stan notes: a long running character for me that i miss terribly and need to write again. i just don't have the spoons to run a lot of blogs. he is near and dear to me. if you're curious about how much i've developed and love him, you can find my main blog for him here. @loyaltyworn
name: wanda maximoff age: verse dependent sexual preference: bisexual occupation: verse dependent faceclaim: timeline dependent notes: will write any time in mcu/wandavision timeline only.
–SONS OF ANARCHY.
name: jax teller age: 25+ sexual preference: straight occupation: soa member of various ranks, mechanic faceclaim: charlie hunnam notes: divergent past last episode
–THE WALKING DEAD.
name: carol peletier age: 30+ and timeline dependent sexual preference: straight, bi-curious occupation: survivor, queen badass, woman who gets shit done faceclaim: melissa mcbride note: carol's blog can be found @peletier. any threads i start here can be moved over there once i open her blog back up. timeline on that is up in the air. she is and always will be a beloved muse. because she's carol and a loml.
name: daryl dixon age: 30+ and timeline dependent sexual preference: straight(ish?) occupation: survivalist, jack of all trades, dog dad faceclaim: norman reedus notes: i’m willing to play all timelines up to the end of season 11. so far, i’ve not watched twd: daryl dixon. i don’t plan to til i find out what happens with carol in it. tbh i’m not interested if they hurt her. lol! so i’ll be divergent with my own canon til then.
name: paul ‘jesus’ rovia age: 27+ sexual preference: homosexual occupation: thief, survivalist, menace, reluctant leader of hilltop faceclaim: tom payne note: i do have an alternative take on the graveyard scene that gives him his comic ending on this blog cause eff that noise. a lot of my paul content is on his singular blog @nomadical and you're more than welcome to check out my headcanons and writing for him there!
name: rick grimes age: 23+ sexual preference: bisexual, mostly curious til plotted occupation: father, husband, former deputy, leader, survivalist faceclaim: andrew lincoln
name: beth greene age: 25+ (prefer to write beth post season 7 and plotted!) sexual preference: straight occupation: former farmer’s daughter, survivor, thief faceclaim: emily kinney notes: heavily divergent. was found by a surgeon of the hospital and taken in. they have remained together since then. she is a thief/nomad who lies on the outskirts of the commonwealth and has yet to be encountered.
–GENERAL HORROR.
name: stuart 'stu' macher age: 18-40+ sexual preference: bisexual occupation: infamously known accomplice to william 'billy' loomis, ghostface killer 2, serial killer, all reformed of course, it was a bad childhood and a whole lot of crazy video games without supervision--okay? recently released from a maximum security psychiatric hospital much to the public's outrage. faceclaim: matthew lillard fandom: scream
name: wilhelmina "mina" murray / harker age: 20+ sexual preference: bisexual occupation: schoolmistress, wife (in other verses can range from warrior to dracula's lover and wife to agent for the british secret service and leader of the league of extraordinary gentleman as i'll play both versions of her. bram's or league's!) faceclaim: winona ryder in bram stoker's / peta wilson in league fandom: bram stoker (default) / abc/dc/disney (pick one. all over the place.)
name: david mills age: 32+ sexual preference: straight occupation: homicide detective faceclaim: brad pitt fandom: se7en
name: eric draven age: 24-28 living, 28+ post devil’s night sexual preference: straight, bi-curious occupation: heavy metal guitarist, mechanic to pay the bills, backup/side gig singer if forced. faceclaim: brandon lee fandom: the crow
name: shelly webster age: 21+ sexual preference: bisexual occupation: photographer faceclaim: sofia shinas, morena baccarin fandom: the crow
name: lydia deetz age: 39+ (will only write her in the first era w/ est. partners!) sexual preference: bisexual occupation: photographer faceclaim: winona ryder fandom: beetlejuice (film! see above for musical!)
name: ellison oswalt age: 35+ sexual preference: straight occupation: famous true crime author, currently on a comeback? kinda hated by some. mostly cops. and district attorneys. and most law enforcement. faceclaim: ethan hawke fandom: sinister
name: grace le domas age: 26 sexual preference: straight, bi-curious occupation: former server at a high end restaurant, writer, survivor of a hell of a honeymoon night faceclaim: samara weaving fandom: ready or not
name: timothy price bryce age: 27+ sexual preference: homosexual straight occupation: another vice president of mergers and acquisitions at pierce & pierce faceclaim: justin theroux fandom: american psycho notes: heavily influenced by headcanons. please see rules @traintracked as they are unique to him for extremely important reasons!
name: laurie strode age: 18+ sexual preference: demisexual occupation: babysitter (younger), former headmistress && teacher, writer faceclaim: jamie lee curtis fandom: halloween
–STEPHEN KING'S UNIVERSE.
name: pete moore age: 32+ sexual preference: bisexual occupation: wanted to be an astronaut but became a car salesman faceclaim: timothy olyphant fandom: stephen king's dreamcatcher, derry crossovers welcome!
name: joe 'beaver' clarendon age: 31+ sexual preference: bisexual occupation: the comic relief, the divorced drunk, the seer faceclaim: jason lee fandom: stephen king's dreamcatcher, derry crossovers welcome!
name: stanley "stan" uris age: 12+ sexual preference: bisexual occupation: the birdmad boy, accountant, the one who remembers faceclaim: wyatt oleff, andy bean fandom: stephen king's it, primary muse from it.
name: daniel “danny” torrance age: 35+ sexual preference: straight, bicurious occupation: drifter, janitor, caregiver, blessed/cursed with the shining. faceclaim: ewan mcgregor fandom: the shining & doctor sleep, stephen king verses
–ANNE RICE'S NOVELS.
name: louis de pointe du lac age: 25, born 1766 sexual preference: demisexual occupation: former plantation owner (mortal and beginning of vampire life), owns real estate in and around new orleans mostly now under various pseudonyms, vampire faceclaim: brad pitt (1994)
–OTHERS.
name: malcolm whitly bright age: 32+ sexual preference: questioning occupation: former special agent. profiler, psychologist, nypd consultant faceclaim: tom payne fandom: prodigal son
name: terry bellefleur age: 35+ sexual preference: open minded occupation: retired military, jack of all trades, construction worker faceclaim: todd lowe fandom: true blood
–&& THE SIDEBLOG // PLACES TO FIND ME.
name: dean winchester age: 21+ sexual preference: bisexual occupation: we'll just leave it at hunter. can we leave it there? okay. yeah. faceclaim: jensen ackles fandom: supernatural blog: bloodsalted
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goinggremlin · 8 months
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OC vs Cockroach Tag
@yamiuncornwrites tagged me a while back in this, thank you!!!
Rules: rate your OCs on how well they'd fare against a cockroach
Matthew: 0/10, will BURN down the house if he sees one (some ~spicy trauma-related~ reactions from him on that one)
Asher: 3.5/10, he is NOT a bug person but recognizes they're an easy source of energy (that he gets a burst of when he takes a soul)
Caine: 6/10, doesn't mind them but also doesn't want them around - bugs' life signatures often give him headaches, because they're so jittery and quick
Kestra: 12/10, she's immediately startled when they zoom out by her but then she'll talk to them as she guides them gently out of the house
Krynn: 2/10, holds respect for the fact they're living creatures but barely, and he's not afraid to "accidentally" step on them if he finds them in his lab
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mysoftboybensolo · 7 months
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My Completely Unasked but Needed Review of BBC's Dracula "The Dark Compass" Subplot
I had no real interest in watching the BBC's Dracula, especially since I heard not so good things from it, but after seeing the post by @luanna801 (x) I was compelled since Jack is one of my favorites from Dracula and I'm growing an interest in the actor Matthew Beard. So I figured I watch "The Dark Compass" with all the Jack/Lucy bits, and, well, there's a lot to discuss here. Warning, very long post, please bear with me, I have a point.
Storyline:
Now set in the modern day, we see Jack getting ready in his house, ignoring the Jonathan Harker foundation, but picks up when he sees Lucy is calling him. She says that he can bring someone with him to the club tonight, and we see that they are clearly not in a romantic relationship, despite Jack having her picture as his home screen. A shot to Lucy in her own room taking selfies, ignoring her mother who is calling for her.
Jack arrives at the club alone, and has hearteyes for Lucy, who is dancing. She then introduces her friends to Quincy Morris, an American from Texas, and he's rich. Jack and Quincy talk, where we find out Jack is a student and junior doctor, wanting to specialize in mental health. Quincy doesn't seem to really care much for Lucy, saying he probably wouldn't be interested in her if she was not pretty, the same why she probably wouldn't be interested in him if he was poor. Outside, Zev, a gay friend of Lucy, tells her that he thinks she's a bit mean to Jack, who is clearly is in love with her, and she responds coldly. He tries to make Jack feel better, but after seeing Quincy propose, Jack accepts the call from the Harker foundation.
He is a student of Zoe Van Helsing, who suggested to him being part of the program for easy money to help his schooling, and they are debriefed on Dracula's return. Dracula is released from their custody because of lawyer Renfield, and Dracula steals Jack's phone, starting a conversation with Lucy. Now on her bachelorette party, Lucy decides she'll met Dracula, disregarding the fact that she is getting married real soon. They have a discussion of death, and Lucy is so disinterested in death that Dracula is drawn to make her a bride.
Jack is called by Zev to check on Lucy as she refuses to see doctors, and he sees the bite marks, informing Zoe. Lucy dies, and is cremating, which is something Dracula warned her about. Zoe and Jack confront Dracula, and Lucy turns up, unaware that she is no longer the beautiful young woman she was, but a horribly burned shell of herself. Jack, who was at first shocked and frightened at an undead Lucy, offers to kiss Lucy, reminding her that he had loved her and would always love her. They kiss and she feels the wooden stake in his hands, but rather than being upset, she begs him to kill her, and does, ending her misery. Dracula is mildly annoyed at her death, calling her an experiment, but Jack tells him that Lucy was never Dracula's or even Jack's. Zoe then, realizing what Dracula's weakness is, tells Jack to go, and despite his initial refusal, he goes when he sees the sun rising, leaving the place, saying "It's going to be a beautiful day."
Questions/Comments:
Ok, so this was, not great. Jack, played by Matthew Beard, was great, and it is such a shame that a Jack this good is in a plot line that is so bad. And really, the biggest flaw is in Lucy's character. In the book, Lucy is a sweet, innocent, and loving individual who hates to make anyone unhappy, but here, she is the total opposite of that. Something I can give Coppola's version of Lucy is that, while she is a flirt/promiscuous, is that she is at least kind. She cares deeply for Mina, is kind to her two other suitors and doesn't make them feel bad for not choosing them, but BBC's Lucy is so mean for no reason. She treats Jack poorly which made me wonder why he is so in love with her, especially since she barely takes note of him through the episode unless it's to laugh at him. This is not the fault of the actress, I think the actors were good, it's just their characters were so poorly written.
I am not saying Lucy owes Jack anything, but she is so mean about his feelings that it really bordered on bullying. I also am confused by the nature of their relationships. They are friends, but they slept together, but they still are hanging out? Is this an allosexual thing that am not getting? I wished that there was some explanation of how they were friends and exactly why he continues to hang out with her, even if it was for a sad, pathetic reason.
I also hated what they did to Quincy, because in the book he was a good character and, like Jack, loves her but respects her choice to choose Arthur. Here, he's a jerk who only seems to care about Lucy because she's beautiful and leaves immediately after her funeral back to America. The only nice characters in this segment was Jack and Zev, and they really got the short end of the stick here.
The one thing I can say I liked was the switch in the end with the "Bloofer Lady". In the book, when Lucy comes back, the children she attacks refer to her as "Bloofer Lady" and subverted expectations here was nice, but the build up to it was not great, because they were expecting the audience to care about her.
Changes I'd Make:
Keeping the general plot line, here is what I would have done. Have Lucy call Jack and instead of saying he's stalking her because he's being sentimental (weird, but whatever) have her be nicer to him, maybe asking if he's tired and if work is draining him, he doesn't have to come, but he insists because she wants him there. Have her not be aware that he has romantic feelings for her until the end, and she just thinks he's just being a great friend. Then we can keep Lucy being an influencer, but is unhappy about how people around her only see her as a pretty face, and not seeing her as anything more. Taking a cue from @forthegothicheroine make Mrs. Westenra be a bit antagonistic by fueling Lucy's insecurity by saying how she doesn't have to go to school when she could just marry a rich man, an easy thing for her since she's so pretty.
When Jack does to the club, have Lucy be so happy he's there, and introduce Quincy to everyone. Have it be that she and Quincy have been talking and having a long distance relationship and they finally met in person. The talk between Jack and Quincy can reveal more of the relationships the men have with Lucy. Maybe Jack met Lucy in college where he was a tutor to her and they grew to be friends. Quincy and she met on a dating app and although it's been three months, Quincy is nuts about her. Imagine their relationship being similar to the typical high school quarterback with the head cheerleader, but while they look like a good couple, one of them is not really happy because they want more. This would make Quincy a lot nicer, where he is misguided in what he believes Lucy is and loves her for that.
Zev sees that Jack is in love with Lucy, and tries to comfort him, even suggesting that he say something, considering that Lucy and Quincy have only dated for a short time, can't be serious. But then Quincy proposes, and Jack, disheartened, goes to the Harker foundation. Dracula still steals his phone, but instead of Lucy talking to him as a flirt, she has a one conversation with him, and intrigued, Dracula stalks her through her social media and sees she is out with her friends for her bachelorette party and goes to find her.
Lucy, having a moment of panic, realizing she really does not love Quincy and is only marrying him because everyone is expecting it of her and he is a good man, but he really doesn't know her, goes outside for fresh air. She meets Dracula, and feeling like she wants to escape, maybe wants to die, Dracula offers her the way out. Zev finds her, and asks Jack to check in on her. Let there be a nice moment between them, where Lucy is appreciative and sorry to drag him into this, but he dismisses her worries and checks on her. Seeing the marks he calls Zoe and Lucy dies.
After the funeral, Jack checks in on a distraught Quincy, who is devastated by her death, can't bear to stay in England so decides to return home, but says that if Jack's ever in America to look him up (which would be a nice reference to the friendship in the book). Keep Lucy being burned and meeting with Dracula, but have her interactions with Jack and Zoe a lot nicer. She'd say how happy she was to see Jack and be introduced to Zoe, who she knows because Jack talks about her.
Lucy would say to Jack how she could only imagine how happy her mother will be now, now that her little girl will always be beautiful, and people will always love her. She'll find out she's burned because Zoe suggests she take a picture to send to her mom, and she'll see that she is no longer beautiful. Have Dracula backhandedly comfort her but Jack to step in and say he'll kiss her, which leads to him admitting his feelings, making Lucy realize not only that Jack has been in love with her for the longest time, but also that despite how she looks, he still loves her for her. This would make her story more bittersweet, as she would have at last known that someone loved her for her, but to die when she did get that love.
I think this direction would have made it much better and less insulting to the original characters than the BBC did to them.
Tagging those who I think might be interested: @forthegothicheroine @luanna801 @spider-xan @the-timelord-a-tardis-stole @angelsbesides @spookbot
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versin-surfin-moved · 10 months
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For muns with multiple muses, past and present, on any blog.
Rules: Fill out the form according to which muse suits each title best. (The same muse can have multiple titles.) Repost and tag. Feel free to add more!
Favorite Muse: Finney. I love playing him. He captured my heart when I saw The Black  Phone, and it has been wonderful exploring his character.
Most Character Development: Hmmmm. The muse that has had the most development behind the scenes is probably Cassandra. But the one that I have put the most into developing is Michael.
Trash Muse: The Fizzle Bomber. Marla. Dorian. Renfield. They all suck and I love them.
The Meme-Lord: Steven, Marty and Michael.
Most Likely to Start a War: While he is not a muse I am currently writing I think this award goes to Cyrano. If he wasn’t already in the middle of a war he would’ve started one.
Worst Personality: Not!Jon. He is here to be weird and offputting and I hate it (affectionate)
Best Singer: Mother War, surprisingly. I operate off of the headcanon that it’s her singing in Mama which means she sounds like Liza Minnelli, and that is automatically a win for her.
Most Attractive Muse: I’m most attracted to Dan but if you’re looking at canonical evidence Dorian Gray.
Biggest Heart: Eleanor, Whitney and Finney.
Falls in Love Quickest: Marla.
Most Likely to Drop Their Phone in the Toilet: Dan and Matthew. Although the latter is mostly because he’s a bird.
Ice Ruler: God this one is hard... I’m going to go with a muse I don’t rp anymore and say Constance Langdon.
The Edgelord: Michael
Most Tragic Backstory: So many. So so many. Top three (in no particular order) are Eleanor, Michael, and John
Best Case of Puberty: Can I say Morbius because he went through like scientific abomination puberty?
Most Awkward: Morbius
Busy Bee: Whitney
Most Clueless: Steven. He’s just fucking around and finding out all on his own.
Most Likely to Forget Their Wallet at Home: Lee
Best Dressed: Dorian, The Harkers, and Adam Ellis
Biggest Flirt: Dorian Gray. No contest.
Most Dramatic: Dorian, Father Galahad, Basil, Renfield, and Eleanor.
Least Likely to Show Up Late: Mina Harker (with Jonathan close behind)
One with Weirdest Habit: I want to say Lee because of the cannibalism but that’s not really a habit so honestly it’s a tie between Renfield (bugs and cannibalism) and John (time travel terrorism)
Most Likely to Be Caught at the Gym: Jaime Lannister
(Gonna be doing a bit of a shameless plug and saying if you want to write with Finney, Lee, or John/The Fizzle Bomber go follow hearsthephone, fullbones, and ourcborcs which I am also pulling out of hiatus now that things have calmed down)
Tagged by: @hvbris
Tagging: @betweenthesinnersandthesaints, @eclipsecrowned, @nadinehunt,  @fly-by-the-stxrs, and anyone who wants to!
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solomontoaster · 1 year
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I posted 3,758 times in 2022
65 posts created (2%)
3,693 posts reblogged (98%)
Blogs I reblogged the most:
@ceilingninja
@henrylevesconte
@jane-ways
@morethanonepage​
@excessively-english-jd​
I tagged 2,918 of my posts in 2022
Only 22% of my posts had no tags
#gender for fun and profit - 195 posts
#the terror - 151 posts
#our flag means death - 119 posts
#mdzs - 86 posts
#dracula - 81 posts
#queer queer queer - 53 posts
#goncharov - 52 posts
#cats - 46 posts
#star wars - 46 posts
#fandom - 44 posts
Longest Tag: 127 characters
#“being young doesn’t inherently make you progressive or enlighted and you still need to put the work in and learn your history”
My Top Posts in 2022:
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Behold my son.
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We all love Matthew McNulty and Liam Garrigan, and through The Terror many of us have discovered other films and TV shows they’ve done. What the Joplittle Crossover Filmography Fest proposes is combining those delicious, delicious canons with The Terror. We’ve already seen some of this with the Musketeers, Transformers, Spotless, etc., but I think we can do more. 
The Fest will run from July 24-30 2022. 
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Got the most incredible sticker pack (plus one (1) Neopets card) from @shiftythrifting​. 
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I have no idea who these anime people are.
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My #1 post of 2022
If anyone wants to make the paprika hendl from Dracula. This recipe is like the best thing I’ve ever eaten. It’s an authentic Hungarian recipe and gives you a recommendation for what sort of Hungarian paprika to use. They recommend a sweet paprika, but you can absolutely find the hot stuff through the link they provide if you want the authentic Jonathan Harker experience.
370 notes - Posted May 9, 2022
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naporiahqs · 6 days
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Was that [MATTHEW GRAY GUBLER]? No, that was just [SPENCER REID]. They are a/n [CANON CHARACTER] that was pulled out of [CRIMINAL MINDS]. How weird is that? At this time, they are [THIRTY] years old, and use [HE/HIM]. Hopefully they learn to love it here on Naporia! {fleur, 30, she/they, central}
Was that [SOPHIE COOKSON]? No, that was just [NESTA ARCHERON]. They are a/n [CANON CHARACTER] that was pulled out of [A COURT OF THRONES AND ROSES]. How weird is that? At this time, they are [TWENTY-EIGHT] years old, and use [SHE/HER]. Hopefully they learn to love it here on Naporia! {fleur, 30, she/they, central}
Was that [ASHLEY MOORE]? No, that was just [MINA HARKER]. They are a/n [CANON ] that was pulled out of [DRACULA]. How weird is that? At this time, they are [THIRTY] years old, and use [SHE/HER]. Hopefully they learn to love it here on Naporia! {fleur, 30, she/they, central}
Was that [TAYLOR ZAKHAR PEREZ]? No, that was just [ALEX CLAREMONT-DIAZ]. They are a/n [CANON] that was pulled out of [RED, WHITE, AND ROYAL BLUE]. How weird is that? At this time, they are [TWENTY-FIVE] years old, and use [HE/HIM]. Hopefully they learn to love it here on Naporia! {fleur, 30, she/they, central}
Welcome to Naporia, FLEUR! We’re excited to see ALEX CLAREMONT-DIAZ, MINA HARKER, NESTA ARCHERON & SPENCER REID (TAYLOR ZAKHAR PEREZ, ASHLEY MOORE, SOPHIE COOKSON & MATTHEW GRAY GUBLER FC) here. You have twenty-four hours to send us your account. Please be sure to go through the checklist! We can’t wait to write with you!
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