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zaritarazi · 9 months
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okay listen i was talking to ki about constantine in legends and we ended up on "zari and behrad and astra but in constantine" and let me tell you. this idea is delicious
astra kind of already has a set plot we can come back to her if we'd like bc i, tumblr user zaritarazi, would, surprisingly, love to talk about the idea of zari & behrad tarazi and how they would fit and act in this universe instead of the legends one
now you're going to have to walk with me a bit because i am, for all intents and purposes, kind of hot glueing parts of dc magic canon together- in fairness, this is also what dc comics does and i am objectively more valid- so we have black adam who never actually shows up in this imagined second? third? season of nbc's constantine, he's allowed to be bi in this one, but basically zari and behrad are minor characters that flit in and out to be like hey. just a reminder there's way bigger things out there and some of them, at some point, will be either your fault or your problem. also did you kill doctor fate you stupid fuck
so like in my head zari is a mix of comics canon, archeology adjacent, very heavily zari tarazi, outside presentation of a very bubbly socialite (THIS IS A TRICK) actual personality of like, extraordinarily clever, too sharp-witted, cares about humanity, but also feels very detached from it by this point. and she's aware of that and she's not thrilled about it. she and john have a deeply antagonistic relationship, and she's right, they flirt constantly and only through negging.
essentially both consider the other a con-person and a professional liar and King or Queen Not to Be Trusted, any time john's flirting gets too friendly zari threatens to tell teth-adam and any time she does that john asks her why he's never actually around (this is a complicated plot point i haven't decided on. i'm writing an imaginary third? season of a show that didn't get a second. bear with me)
actually everyone shut up i'm a genius bc felix faust is a big antagonizer of black adam and john constantine, had a super gross plot when he brought adrianna back to life that we will not be using, but he is a common enemy even though john kills him once or twice a season. bringing the tarazis in as signifiers of the far-off black adam circling in the distance bc john can't kill faust well enough is like... kind of brilliant of me, actually,
also zari is very very good at getting rare items, either because she's rich or very charming or both. i don't think she's a celebrity in this one, i think the tarazis are just rich, not sure how or why, roll with it, but she's a very good finder of things, and also she can still talk to dragons. this is mentioned once and never explained
okay this post went on way longer for zari than i expected- i'm sure you knew this would be the case but you know me better than i know myself- behrad but in nbc's constantine, he's allowed to be bi in this one, post to follow at some point soon
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romulanslutempire · 9 months
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talentforlying · 2 months
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@ohsunshine: ❛ Don't lecture me about family values. You're just as shit in that department as I am. ❜ / from roman lmao — HOUSE OF USHER STARTERS
it's a cattle prod to the synapses: a shock of sheer sheet lightning that seizes all the ligaments charged with the alignment of his spine, wraps them around its fist, and yanks it ramrod straight. for a moment, startled off-guard, there's nothing to him but the slaughter, the old blood of a generation past dripping down the siding like fresh, wet paint — automatic, incandescent rage.
the little fucking weasel.
' boo fucking hoo. ' it cracks out like a whip: unimpressed. unsympathetic. ' the mean man readin' you the riot act's got riots of his own, that about the long n'short of your prize-winnin' argument there, gobby? ' a fist prises itself loose to clap open-handed over his heart, satirically wounded, head tilting mockingly to one side. ' roman bleedin' roy's so virginal to the notion of hypocrisy that there's about to be three wise men paradin' up the street any bleedin' day now, is that right? you fuckin' infant. '
the anger is his new blood: scalding hot, pulsing out through every limb, leaking out of wounds both new and old like swamp gas. it's easier to be angry than it is to be scared — his father taught him that. maybe both their fathers taught them that. ( doesn't stop him from wanting to find that matching wound on roman and dig his fingers in and twist. )
' fuck me, i thought you were at least a little smarter than this. turnin' the bit that's got you nervous around on the other bloke — that's just fuckin' obvious. that's the kind of chickenshit thing people do when they're scared i could be onto them. ' his voice slides down in register, sharp edges ground down sleek and hypnotic; the blue of his eyes is future-tech electric, each pupil the black hole lens of a camera. SMILE! you're on tape. ' i am onto you, aren't i? middle child, youngest boy. scavenger animal. so shit-scared that you're nothin' and no one in a family full to the brim with someones, an' when they finally stop tossin' you scraps, you'll starve. '
there's something under that word that drags through his belly like a blade, and abruptly, sickeningly, he realizes that the low buzzing along the curvature of his skull is the cloying feeling of being sated — his rage desaturated, like an old heirloom photograph of itself, like he'd just been projecting the static image of something he'd borrowed from someone else. inherited from someone else.
CCTV eyes blink, and there's no watcher in the booth anymore; just someone turning the bit that's got them nervous around on the other bloke. fucking obvious.
' know how you stay fed, when you inevitably fuck it all up? huh? ' it's eerily even, disconnected. ' y'don't bite at the bigger fuckin' dog. 'cos i don't need to be better than you to still be right about you. get me? '
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brooklynislandgirl · 2 years
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@southern-belle-outcasts  {{XX}} Though Beth is by no means a Stormwife, wherever she resides does tend to have more rainy days than it normally might. Today is no exception; dawn has not yet reached up to the heavens that it might paint radiant hues at the edges of the cold, cloudy sky. The rain is mist, a fine drizzle that clings to everything it touches, and that makes her bed a more comfortable place to drowse in. Beth is awake and not sure when she’s going to sleep next. Her sheets still smell like John. His skin, cigarette smoke, whatever he was keeping in his flask these days, and the various spices from that pouch of incense that often lives in that secret pocket of his trenchcoat. Of course she hadn’t expected him to stay. His appearances in her life were few and far between now. Sometimes just glimpses, sometimes a few days for recovery.  From the first sight of him in her doorway, slouched against the frame, that lopsided grin of his on his exhausted features, to the way he puts his arm around her waist and nudges a knee between hers to lean in and whisper ‘...’Lo, luv.’, to the moment he all but vanishes before her eyes? Beth has never once refused him. And perhaps more the fool she is for it.
Maybe it’s a sign of stupidity, or at least foolish hope, when her heart leaps in her chest, hearing the phone chirp at her. She didn’t stop to think that it’s a generic ringtone, rather than a snippet of Sarah McLachlan’s Building a Mystery. You come out at night That's when the energy comes And the dark side's light And the vampires roam But no, the words on the screen ~blurry at the edges without her glasses on~ are not meant for her. She doesn’t know anyone named Gideon, but the name Magic Bastard... she shakes her head. Not the first time he’s done this to her. {Text}: Constantine’s not here, but I’m his apprent She forgets she’s not his apprentice any more. {Text}: Hi. Sorry. Constantine isn’t here at the moment but I’m an associate of his. Is there something you need help with?
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f4nd0m-fun · 7 months
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I keep coming up with cryptid!Batfam ideas, and @hallowsden is a very helpful coconspirator.
This is the Hell-touched AU
Constantine paused as the figure coalesced into a human shape, though his magic sight was privy to the multitude of eyes and shadows that stretched as far as he could see. "Bloody hell," he muttered, pulling out a cigarette, only to pause as several eyes bore into him, shadows slinking over, refusing to let him light the smoke.
"Perhaps I should have brought the swear jar." While the voice seemed normal at its most audible point, there was echoes and screeches buried beneath the words.
Before John could finish processing the jar comment, Batman stepped fourth and spoke in some language not of earth.
Constantine may have been magically versed in many languages but even he could only catch a few words, one of which angled somewhere towards 'caregiver'.
"Bats?"
"Not now, Clark." Part of his words dipped into the incomprehensible tongue, almost an overlay before he cleared his throat. "An issue has come up in Gotham, I am needed."
Gotham... somewhere the hellblazer refused to step foot in, the land reeking of sulfur and rotting magic, the air stagnant with pain and hopelessness, a city chained by greed and insanity.
The monstrosity's form layered over itself and Batman, before the two were gone with hardly a sound, no hint but the lingering scent and magic showcasing that they had ever stood in the room.
John shuddered and finally lit his cigarette. "Bloody Gothamites, the whole lot is cursed."
In this AU, Gotham is a part of hell, whether it was originally so and rose to the mortal realm, or because of the demon chained to its land - Lady Gotham. Whatever the reason, curses run rampant, and Lady was already weakened by being forced into the mortal realm. Because of this, she cannot do much, but nearly everyone in Gotham is demon-touched in some manner, but some also have inklings of being angrl-touched, some more than others.
The Waynes and Kanes are among the most hell-touched due to their long lineage in Gotham, but there are those Gotham tries to welcome with open arms and, in doing so, warps them to be more demonic than they should be as a newcomer. This does not always turn out well, as the chains on her limit her control
Some who are hell-touched have demonic traits, usually very minor and easy enough to excuse as meta traits if anyone ever asks. Others have much stronger traits, and there's the lucky ones who can morph their form, though they will never fully lose the traits of their demon-blood.
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Alfred seems the epitome of a normal butler from the outside, until you realize how unflappable he was towards Gotham's chaos, or hear his tales of being a veteran in years long gone. Perhaps he's yet another demon, right? But no, not even that fits him. And perhaps you'll never be privy to the full truth, but the Waynes and Gotham herself know. Alfred is no mere demon, he is eldritch, from before the world was even a speck in the Creator's eye. And while the children are physically fighting for Gotham, he is there for them, but he is also there for Gotham, spiritually untangling what he can from her.
Bruce Wayne's appearance doesn't seem to relay his ancestry as much as one might think, but his fangs and claws are clear for any to see, as well a his piercing blue eyes, glowing life sulfur flames amidst a backdrop of black sclera. Batman, on the other hand, has stiffly curving horns arcing over his head, leathery bat wings and a sturdy tail, with digitigrade legs and talons, perfect for scaring enemies or for carrying what appears to be his young.
Dick Grayson was never truly one of Gotham's. She certainly granted him care and consideration and treated him as kindly as her curses would let her, but he was never able to accept more than the slightest blessings, if they could be considered as such. He never learned to fly like Batman did, but he became faster and stronger, his only visible demonic traits being nails and teeth slightly sharpened. Even so, he put forth as much effort as the rest of the colony, doing his utmost to help anyone he could.
Barbara may have lost her ability to walk, but that doesn't mean she's defenseless. She still has her claws and horns, and a unique affinity for technology that she's worked hard to hone after what happened to her.
Jason Todd had wings too small for much more than gliding, but his autumn rich curls hid the beginnings of majestic horns, his pale blue eyes shining with a hope few in Gotham could muster. But Robin had augments to his wings, enabling short flight to follow his mentor, at least until his grounding. Gotham could not let go of him for long, and dragged him back herself, but failed to do so completely, watching him be whisked away by Talia. Red Hood never regained his wings, not fully, more bone than flesh, what few feathers left struggling not to fall off. Pain arcs through his body from time to time, but he has a duty to Gotham and her people, one he would willingly choose any day. As for his pit rage, it is the equivalent of eating something you cannot process, as his system already had its fill of demonic energy from Gotham.
Tim Drake was born in Gotham, but his family's adventures dragged him throughout the world until the tender preteens. Before that only, he had been loosely tutored on the travels, but now his parents had deemed public school of importance, and also thought he could help organize their collections when he was not learning. One night, while cleaning up a gallery, he found an artifact he apparently had not put away yet, a statue that Catwoman would find quite fascinating. Upon interacting with it, pain ricocheted through him. When it finally stopped, his form had been twisted. For anyone else the statue would have merely given one the abilities of a cat, perhaps a curse to go with them, but his supernatural features were malleable enough for the power to take advantage of, turning him into a human feline. Eventually, he went to join Batman as Stray, knowing he needed a Robin but not wishing to take the name on himself. Many rogues seemed to think him a child of Batman and Catwoman, and they oft went uncorrected. He likes to perch on his family.
Cassandra is demon-touched primarily through the league and proximity to the pits, but nothing strong enough to truly take root until Gotham welcomed her to her new home. While her features are limited to black sclera and not much else, she is strongest in the ability department, able to literally move through shadows and hide in them at will, though she cannot speak while doing so and it can be hard watching for a shadow signing. Due to her past and being hell-touched, she is a bit stronger than Dick, though not as physically strong as those who grew up in Gotham.
Duke is more angel-touched than the others are, resulting in the enhanced strength of his light abilities and visions. That doesn't mean there isn't demon in him though, it just showcases itself more quietly.
Stephanie may very well have the sharpest claws and fangs of the family, but her razor wit is one of her best attacks depending on who you ask. Her and Cass sometimes seem joined at the hip, and, while their styles are somewhat opposite, they work quite well together.
Damien was created with the blood of Bruce Wayne and Talia Al Ghul, grown in a Lazarus Womb. He looks like a tiefling, with skin dark like Talia but tinted the slightest bit red like his father, burning green eyes like Talia but black sclera like Bruce, and the very same Wayne horns and talons that dominate the generations. He does not have wings and it seems unlikely he will ever have them, but that does not stop him in his tracks.
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e-nonsense · 5 months
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𝗘𝗡𝗭𝗢’𝗦 𝗝𝗔𝗦𝗢𝗡 𝗧𝗢𝗗𝗗 𝗖𝗢𝗟𝗟𝗘𝗖𝗧𝗜𝗢𝗡
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key: ♡ fluff | ✮ angst | ☼ smut
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SERIES:
nothing here yet..
HEADCANONS + DRABBLES:
FALLING ASLEEP ON HIM
RIDING HIM ☼
jealous reader + semi public bathroom ☼
FICS:
THE BOYFRIEND ISSUE♡ [wc. 0.8k]
↳ you get stood up by your boyfriend, but jason is always there to help
ASK AWAY♡ [wc. 0.7k]
↳ you propose to your long time boyfriend
EMERGENCY ROOM♡✮ [wc. 1.2k]
↳ during jason’s reign as red hood, the joker attacks the infamous nightingale, who was jason’s girlfriend before he died [titans!verse]
ONE WORLD TO ANOTHER ♡✮ [wc. 0.9k]
↳ after a suicide attempt, instead of dying you’re transported to another universe to meet your soulmate [soulmate au]
MY LADY, OH SORCERESS ♡ [wc. 0.9k]
↳ reader is the strongest sorceress is the DCU, her and Constantine are good friends, she also help out a certain red hood. plot twist, they’re married
LONG DISTANCE ♡ [wc. 2.0k]
↳ reader is a green lantern, and being stationed far away is a stress on her relationship
LITTLE PRINCE AND PRETTY WITCH ♡ [wc. 1.1k]
↳ Bruce doesn’t approve of Jason’s infatuation with Constantine’s pupil/wars. Not the Jason cares
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© e-nonsense. do no copy/steal/translate. do it and I’ll bite your toes off
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rosewaterandivy · 8 months
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Through Me masterlist
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pairing: steddie x fem!constantine!reader
🎶 I looked down into the depths when I met you, I couldn't measure it 🎶
summary: Something isn’t right in Hawkins, IN. Sent by that powers that be to check in on things, you encounter a town on the brink, perpetually so. Unfortunately, whatever evil permeates this small Midwestern town is, apparently, not a top priority for you to deal with. Infrequent drive-bys are all you can afford, before the things that go bump in the night draw you far and away from Hawkins. But trouble has an uncanny ability of finding you, luring you back time and time again through the guise of one Steve Harrington and Eddie Munson. 
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Through Me
word count: ongoing
warnings: 18 + for eventual smut, constantine!AU// violence, body horror, blasphemy, heresy, apostasy, mentions/criticism of christianity, etc., cursing, name calling, vague mentions of crime
authors note: My baby, the Constantine!AU 😍 Not strictly pulling solely from the world of Constantine; you'll see vestiges of your standard supernatural/fantasy/vaguely & explicitly religious fare here. 
Playlist | Currently spinning: through me (the flood) by hozier
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(*) denotes NSFW
Prequels:
i. the hanged man* - posted 9/25
i. the fool* - posted 1/28
ii. justice
Through Me:
I. TBD
drabbles/hcs: (un)holy verses
inspo
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Nota bene: Reblogging, commenting, and liking my work is always appreciated; reposting, however, is not. Enjoy! 💜
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dire-roach39 · 2 months
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(In this instance, I guess this is a human AU (in which I'm not certain Castiel would even own figurines, though I think Dean would own a few. Maybe), but it could also be set in the canon-verse, if Dean were to give Castiel one as a gift (for example, he finds an unopened boxed figurine of Columbo or Constantine somewhere, and 'cause it reminds him of Castiel, he purchases it and gifts it to him) (which could also apply in a human AU)).
*No other options are offered because the question wanted to ask whether it was more Dean-coded or Castiel-coded to keep a figurine in the box, and other answers would take away from that.
**Characters listed alphabetically.
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teecupangel · 1 year
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i have no idea what's going on i just saw an au idea about dc and assassin's creed n suddenly all my senses are alerted hello hi please do let me know more about it hi
Join the club. I don’t know what’s usually going on, I’m just writing what my mind comes up with when I’m given all these absolutely fantastic fic prompts XD
For those wondering:
The “Desmond gets adopted by Batman” idea that started this.
The “Desmond gets punted into the DC ‘verse and follows Constantine because he has no other plans” idea that spawned from that.
Slightly connected: the "Desmond becomes BFF with the Devil" (the Netflix show) idea where I remind everyone that Edward Kenway’s mocap and voice actor is John Constantine which has this little addition.
(Since we can go anywhere with where the hell in DC lore Desmond gets punted to, we’ll focus this AU after John leaves the Arrowverse but we’ll be keeping everything vague-ish so you guys can decide which DC ‘verse you’d prefer this to be in)
More unorganized Desmond in DC ‘verse with special focus on John Constantine’s ‘sphere of influence’
John’s leading theory is Desmond is possessed by various demons, maybe even a legion, and he’s letting Desmond tag along because it’s obvious that Desmond is still in control (most of the time) so John’s curious about this ‘anomaly’.
Also, the fact that his name is Desmond and he used to be a bartender makes John believes this is some kind of sick joke orchestrated by a high-ranking demon or one of his many enemies.
He still believes Desmond is an innocent who got wrapped up in all of these so he’s trying to help… in his own John Constatine-ish way.
Which includes (from @escapism-and-disassociation) muttering Latin exorcism chants like it’s a normal conversation and Desmond (using the knowledge he got from his Bleeds) just stares at him tiredly and continues their conversation before John started doing his exorcism in Latin just to screw with John.
John also tried making Desmond read the actual exorcism chants and Desmond just reads them in a tone of a Renaissance noble so bored with learning Latin and just wanting to go outside and play.
Many of John’s allies also think Desmond is possessed and it doesn’t help when Desmond likes screwing with them by changing his language midsentence on purpose and getting them to believe he’s ‘speaking tongues’.
Desmond treats all these theories of him being possessed with a shrug and a “yeah, sounds about right” because, in a sense, that is what the Bleeding Effect feels like at times.
Desmond and Chas like to hang out whenever John does his thing and they have nothing to do. Chas’ wife thinks Desmond is a good influence on Chas. Desmond is absolutely not since he’s been teaching him Ratonhnhaké:ton’s takedowns.
Speaking of Chas, Desmond and Chas do wonder if Desmond’s laser beam would work on him. John had to forbid the two from trying it out “for science”.
Zed has been having premonitions of Desmond even before Desmond got thrown into their world. One of them includes her painting of the exact moment that Desmond died in his original world. Another is a painting of Desmond that she insists was the painting of a god.
John has a lot of theories about it ranging from the main demon possessing Desmond used to be an old god or a demon who once pretended to be an old god to maybe Desmond is destined to be a god and the demons inside him are stopping that.
Desmond believes the god thing is a reference to how he would have been seen as a god back in his world if he had let the world burn.
Either way, Zed doesn’t like to come into contact with Desmond because she always gets this intense burning sensation before her psychic abilities kick in and she sees visions of Desmond’s life back in his world.
John likes to use Desmond as bait. Desmond doesn’t mind. His Bleeds does though.
John thinks Desmond’s Bleed of Edward is making fun of him, having the same accent and tone as him but drunker.
John can’t stand Desmond’s Bleed of Altaïr because he mainly asks so many questions and still finds a logical ‘scientific’ explanation to every mythical thing they encounter.
On the other hand, Desmond’s Bleed of Ezio tires John because that man likes to ask about God and how heaven works and…
In a nutshell, John prefers it when Desmond takes control.
To be fair, John is okay with Desmond’s Bleed of Ratonhnhaké:ton because Ratonhnhaké:ton doesn’t bother with small talk and focuses on the task at hand.
John likes Desmond’s Bleed of Haytham the most though because Haytham is polite but with a sharp tongue.
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5+ headcanons for an au where
Dick Grayson wakes up in a strange place and learns he isekaid into bnha when he tumbles out of wash's stomach
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i SHOULD HAVE KNOWN MY SINS WOULD ONE DAY LEAD ME HERE BUT OH WELL-
Dick is SO glad Japanese was one of the languages he learnt with Bruce, headcanon 1 comes in here though, because BNHA Japan is set in the future his grasp of the language is archaic. He's speaking the kind of langauge people here their grandparents talk about int he films THEIR grandparents watched. There's enough semblance to communicate to an extent but he has to basically learn a whole new language whilst he's there.
He's managed to convince this world full of superpowered humans living in what was once a scifi dream that some kind of western demon has tumbled out of the fea realm. He's *too bendy*, too out of touch with the world as if he stepped out of time and isn't quite sure how he's popped back in at the wrong time but ISN'T surprised about powers??? Even though dated by his language there would be nothing like that if he was just a regular kid oh and he speaks in fucking riddles - see battalk- and grunts - more battalk.
I'm going to say he's young for this, i'm going to say he's 15. Just before he starts arguing with Bruce. Why you ask? Because it's funny as shit for the police/heroes/whoever ends up with this possible unaging entity to realise oh this is a kid after he tells them he needs to get back to his dad and grandfather because if his dad doesn't find him then he's going to end up destroying stuff in hsi path till he DOES find him.
Batman is known as a potential demon lord in the BNHA world. It greatly amuses Dick, it pissess AFO off so much when he hears about this creature but there is DEFO something fucked about this kid with no quirk and he is literally the boogyman of Japan he's not going to play stupid games get stupid prizes on seeing if the devil is real.
Dick ends up with a hero at SOME point and your classic ends up going to UA thing happens. He's atrocious at it. Not because he can't work with others, no no. But because he's so used to teen heroes being on his level in some way - whether it be ability, range or at least experience. He lasts three practical lessons before threatening to walk out. Damn every undercover op B ever trained him for, damn everything he will not be putting up with this shit anymore, he's fought jokerized civilians with more competency and team capabilities than his classmates!
Wash keeps an eye on the little kid that tumbled out of him; he was very nice about it, apologised a lot and explained he'd gotten seperated midbattle from his father and he didn't MEAN to use his stomach as a doorway but you know when you got shoved out of existence and into the next one over you didn't really get to pick your doors-
Bruce ends up finding a way to isekai himself to the BNHA world.
He opens a portal - probably with Zatara and/or Constantine's help, pokes his head through revealing this cloaked shadowy horned white eyed beast to those on the other side that reaches out with a disembodied arm with spikes (grieves armour) on it! And just snatches Dick by the back of his uniform and calls him 'Robin' and the boys whole demeanour changes, he says goodbye and gets yoinked through the portal.
Everyone in BNHA is convinced they just heard a spirits 'true name'.
If anyone ever tries a demon/spirit summoning using the monikor robin they end up overshooting by a good couple of years in the DC-verse and end up pulling in Jason, Tim or Damian and concur that Robin was a demonic princely title.
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zaritarazi · 9 months
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i miss behrad so bad actually
AND I DO TOO! I MISS BEHRAD SO BAD! You have actually activated my trap card which is "organic reason to talk about behrad in constantine" which is branching off of this post i made about zari
so the thing about me is, i love behrad and i think he and zari should've fought more. i think we were denied crucial aspects of their characters because they made up so quickly and indefinitely. i think two characters who love each other and sacrifice for each other but also have a really hard time getting along is infinitely more interesting and dynamic than them just kind of hanging out.
so as i've discussed, the tarazis, minor characters in nbc's constantine season 3 he's allowed to be bi in this one, are there to represent the dark marvel fam, to help john against felix faust, he's alive again part 6/?, and to, sometimes, be antagonists. i think that's sexy of them! i won't apologize! it doesn't mean they're the bad guys, antagonizing john constantine is always morally correct
behrad is someone in this universe who appears as more honest and genuine than zari, and maybe sometimes he is! but john also immediately misreads this vibe based on his own patent-pending Constantine Bias and is like oh well obviously zari keeps him under her thumb and he doesn't really want to be involved in this he's just like me in a lot of ways, actually, if i were cool. and handsome. and likable. and tall
but then, twist, behrad is just as cunning as john himself or as zari is! he's fully capable of making his own decisions! once again john was like "this person needs saving" and the person is like, that is my purse, i do not know you!
now that being said, i think behrad is the "nicer" one. i've described minor character in constantine zari tarazi to people as someone who loves humanity but is tired of being around people and who understands the explotative nature of humanity and is very resentful of it. behrad loves humanity without the caveat, and he also, i think, does actually really worry for zari because like sure. teth-adam loves her.
but he is also, fundamentally, not behrad's family. and he doesn't appreciate teth-adam assuming he is, or that he's part of a larger picture. his powers are his. his magic is his. and no one, not john, not teth-adam, not zari, can tell him what's right or wrong. he's behrad, first and foremost. then he's zari's brother. then he's behrad again, but this time with a cool all-black outfit
he doesn't have zari's knack for bargaining for rare items but he does give off extreme "my big sister is zari tarazi i can decide who lives and who dies" vibes sometimes. and we stan
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ilariyalavorowrites · 10 months
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Faded Hope (Part Three)
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Imagine: Losing hope that you’ll ever find your way back to your soulmates after being tricked and being trapped in a pit you don’t have the power to escape from. Thinking about your life prior to this and remembering the good and bad times. Time passes by and the magic of the pit/alternative dimension plays tricks on your mind, trying to make you lose your sanity and grip with reality. (Soulmate AU - DC inspired by Arrow verse episode Haunted)
Warnings: Alternate Universe, Angst and Fluff, Soulmate AU
Pairings: Lucifer Morningstar x Reader x John Constantine
Reader gender: Female
Part: three of four
Author: Ilariya_Lavoro writes
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Your eyes widened, horrified by the terrifying demonic version of your lover towering over you. The mere sight of him sends a frightfully icy sensation rushing right to your core. His piercing yet soulless gaze wandered up and then down, taking in every inch of you that was not submerged with a smirk widening and playing upon his lips. It cruelly twisted that handsome face that you had come to love. If this had not been all a wrenched game, you might have dared to believe for a fraction of a second that this was your John come to take your home. 
However your eyes did not deceive you, here he was, your lover’s demonic counterpart. The twisted mirror image standing amid your waking nightmare. In the past, he had haunted your doorway more times than you could count on a single hand.
Forcing his way into your shop one particular wet and windy Friday evening, many hours after your last customer. At first glance, you had mistaken him for your John stumbling through the threshold drunk like a skunk like he had a few times before after a case that would chill the blood of even the warmest of hearts.
However, once your gaze locked with his. The illusion quickly fell apart. It allowed you to truly see the truth of the matter. This entity was no mere man, he was a doppelganger. A true and nearly identical copy of your beloved. Yet there were more than a few small differences. His eyes were the deepest of red, blazing out at you with a heat fierce and overpowering for any mere mortal to take, forcing most to simply look away and flee out of a bone-chilling fear in peril for their life.
A truly evil force of nature born from the depths of hell. One most deadly with its sights squarely set upon you. You had escaped by the very skin of your teeth, only when you turn back, glancing over your shoulder to see if the fiend had given up the ghost did you witness the sight of your home set alight for good measure. It had been an altogether strange and terrifying encounter, there had been a possessive-driven tenderness mixed in oh-so-casual brutality as you made your escape.
You had expected him to return in the days that followed but he hadn’t. It was as if he simply vanished. He had been there one moment and then like a ghost in the night gone when blinked. That first encounter left an impression that could not be forgotten. No matter how hard you wished it so. 
John had opened up after that night about the very nature and creation of the being in question. How he was composed of the least desirable aspects of his personality infused with demon ichor and the soul of well-known occultist. He never did relish the more wicked and intricate details but then again, you hadn’t pushed him any further. It was not the most ideal topic of conversation when all you wanted to do was fall into his arms. 
It was an experience that you wholeheartedly wished never to revisit for a third or fourth time. Yet here you were yet again unwillingly in his presence. Or was this simply just another trick, an illusion brought on by this hellish dimension that you're presently imprisoned in?
At this point, you had no true grasp on whether up was down. So you had to face whatever might occur next. Gritting your teeth as you attempted to power through each trial thrown your way. With increasing difficulty, you keep afloat refusing to be dragged down into the depths. “Time is a construction in a place just like this. We have nothing, we are nothing” You shot back, swallowing all the spiteful words that had lingered on the very tip of your tongue. You would give this bastardised version no words to twist and weaponise for its mocked-up version of what it perceived as fun. For amusement and self-indulgent pleasure.
“Darling, be a good girl for Johnny. No holding back, I like to hear you scream” Its words were dripping in a vile sort of glee as it inched closer and closer. Taking in all the nuances of each of the varied facial expressions. No matter how subtle or how hard you tried to mask that most wondrous of scents he could taste it. It was mouth-watering, all that fear mixed in with a dash of hopelessness and longing. The spark remained it seemed. How curious humans truly were when they were facing down their maker, clinging to the very notion of salvation.
You were not the reward, just the bait for the target of all his wrath. This was just a pleasant accident. He was the man behind the curtain, orchestrating and pulling the many different strings to rip your soul from its comfortable housing. Oh no, this was too complicated for his tastes but Constantine would come running after you.
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“I am not as heartless as you believe Constantine” The Devil spoke, his tone even lacking that normal light joking nature of his. A seriousness had crept in, taking hold of him as he stared down the mortal man from his position in the doorway. He held his posture as stiff as board but there was unmistakable sorrow that lingered upon his face.
True grief that would mirror his own, if his mask were to crack any further. However, there was no time for that, for they were working against a clock that had been slowly counting down. Hours had already been lost that simply could not be clawed back. Shame and guilt encroached in, knowing full well that he had come sooner but Lucifer would not let those negative emotions find their foothold in his psyche.
There would be time for that later, after all this was over and put to bed. With you, out of the furnace and back in their collective arms. He watched as the working-class warlock set to work. Moving through the defiled room with a fine toothcomb, nothing was overlooked or ignored as the tiniest detail might hold the key to unlocking this mystery.
This room once tantalised his supernaturally sensitive senses. Warmly inviting him to cross its threshold and enjoy what might lie within. The change was so sudden but evoked an entirely different reaction. It rattled him deeply, as an acidic taste hung in the air poisoning all the once good, intoxicating flavour that tingled as it would flood his senses from the moment that he entered the apartment.
It burnt, scorning through the lining of his nostril and dancing viciously across the tastebuds on the surface of his tongue. It was wrong, setting off the wrong kind of impulses within. There was bitterness clinging on, displayed clearly upon his face as he puckered up his lips, wrinkled his nose and closed his eyes. Uncomfortable to simply be standing there surrounded by these vile vapers, these energies dripping in venom.
For a moment, it was as if he was right back in the chasms of hell. Sweatbeads began to gather as the seconds ticked by.
“Oi, Are you just going to stand there and get out of actually doing anything!” The rage fuelled tone of Constantine was enough to shake him from his mental anguish, dragging the Devil straight back to reality. 
“This is old and archaic magic, I can taste the aftertaste in the very air. It’s clinging on, like a dense and bitter smog that refuses to dissipate” His tone was flatter than before, and there was methodical nature to his delivery as if he was piecing together a long-forgotten memory. One that had been haphazardly discarded in one of his many pursuits throughout his long stretching lifetime.
 Preferring to focus solely on selfish pleasures and inwardly seeing his goals using that to drive him forward. The knowledge of this nature is hidden away in a dusty old archive of the depths of his mind. Lucifer had never considered truly forgetting, it has been a part of who he was in a different lifetime. No matter, how painfully and quickly that had ended, when he fell from the heavens above.
His past was forcing its way back into his life one way or another.  However, this did not feel like the glory of heaven raining down almighty vengeance. There were no horns blown or a ringing in his ears as the cherubs sang accompanying the archangels as they descended to earth on their holiest of missions.
So if it was above then it was below. The realms that made up Hell were involved in one way or another. An awkward silence fell over the pair, as Constantine processed the information that had been freely given. 
“You and I both have a laundry list of enemies, scorned lovers and embittered friends and acquaintances spread across the globes. She knew the risks but jumped headfirst into our lives” Lucifer carefully explained to the man standing mere feet away from his position. 
“Hell is seeking retribution from us both, she is paying the heavy price. This ritual has been bastardized and twisted to fit its caster’s wishes. She became a means to an end.” He hated talking this bluntly about the one he loved. 
“Her soul has been stolen, separated from her physical body. Cast in the pit but which one is a difficult question to answer” He continued as his keen eyes skip from one rune to the next that had been oh so crudely painted upon the walls with a foul-smelling concoction. A thick and gloopy substance that is still malleable enough to paint with. It had long since streaked down the walls, damaging the light-coloured coats of paint that lay beneath. 
This was a hard pill to swallow for either the fallen angel or the damaged occultist but they would each bite the bullet. The more he listened, the more the cogs began to turn and churn, taking his mind back to a similar set of circumstances that had fallen at his feet.
Star City, Oliver Queen and the Case of Sara Lance after she had turned feral following her resurrection via the Lazarus Pit. A list of ingredients soon followed like ink from a quill, most if not all could be sourced from the shop downstairs.
“A Restoration Ritual” John spoke with conviction, his smile soon returned to his lips as confidence rose from within. He could do this, they could do it. Sure, the ritual itself would likely be tweaked to fit the situation that they found themselves in. It would not be perfect but it would work. They had to.
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lazaruswitch · 3 months
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Was looking at those old blonde Jason panels and it had me Feeling Things + I wanted more magic Jasons, so now the Jason-verse has been expanded to include a Jane Constantine, Josie Joan, and Jesse Dove
Also was thinking about cousins Jay and Steph/Red Lantern Catherine AU, post revival and once Catherine's back and all that I've decided Jay has some uh Interesting burgeoning powers that are kinda necromantic in nature
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20 Questions For Fic Writers!
Thank you so much for the tag, @honeyteacakes!! I loved reading your responses. This was so much fun to do.
1. How many works do you have on AO3?
35! Some of them are locked to attempt to minimise AI scraping.
2. What’s your total AO3 word count?
44,236 holy shit
3. What fandoms do you write for?
Currently, I’m pretty deeply embedded in the Sandman-verse. But I’ve also written an AC Odyssey fic recently.
4. What are your top 5 fics by kudos?
I’m skipping this one because I embedded so many links in this post and I don’t wanna do it anymore. 😂 And people can just filter by kudos on AO3 if they’re interested.
5. Do you respond to comments? Why or why not?
I respond EXTREMELY slowly, but I make every effort to reply to comments when I have the energy to spare. It means a lot to me when people take the time to tell me what they liked about my stories.
6. What is the fic you wrote with the angstiest ending?
Oooh. Good question. It’s either “pour the dirt into our bed” (Ranger’s Apprentice, referencing homophobia faced in a queerplatonic relationship) or “if you want voices in the dark, listen to mine” (Good Omens, after a temptation gone wrong.)
7. What’s the fic you wrote with the happiest ending?
I write a fair amount of tender stories, so there are a lot of possible answers to this one! Potentially it’s “our place in the sun” (Sandman, Lucienne/Calliope domestic fluff) which is all about coming to rest and settling into love. Another option is “throw down that spade and dig up the garden” (Good Omens, Ineffable Husbands) which is about…pretty much the same thing, now that I think about it. 😂
8. Do you get hate on fics?
Thankfully not. I genuinely can’t understand why people leave hate comments on fics. Sure, there’s a lot of things I take issue with in certain fandoms, but I bitch about that stuff strictly IN MY OWN SPACE, I absolutely do not barge into other people’s spaces to do it. I never will and you can hold me to that.
9. Do you write smut? If so, what kind?
I WANT TO. I’m working on it!! I actually have a smut prompt ask game queued up for next year, when I’ll have fewer writing obligations. As for what kind, I want to write so much femslash smut. There is devastatingly little in the Sandman fandom.
10. Do you write crossovers? What’s the craziest one you’ve written?
OHOHOHO. I have written a Los Simuladores/Good Omens crossover and it is genuinely one of my favorite stories that I’ve ever written. “every morning the same big and little words all spelling out desire” is appropriately zany, hopefully sexy, and seasoned with a dash of angst to balance the flavors.
(Shout out to @jlemonster for writing such a glowing post about it, it makes me happy just remembering it.)
Another crossover I’m working on is Johanna Constantine/Mary Poppins. I PROMISE it will make sense when it’s written. …well, maybe. 😂
11. Have you ever had a fic stolen?
Nope.
12. Have you ever had a fic translated?
Yes!!! As part of Fandom Trumps Hate this year I had two fics of mine wonderfully translated into Spanish by @yourneighborhoodneighbor and it was an amazing experience.
13. Have you ever co-written a fic before?
Nope. I don’t know if that would work with my writing habits, tbh. Maybe someday though, if the right idea and right person come along!
14. What’s your all time favorite ship?
Oh GOD. Complicated question!! There are ships I’m currently enamored of, obviously, but who knows if they’ll stand the test of time? I know that Kaz/Inej (Six of Crows) and Irina/Jack (Alias) did something to my adolescent brain that may never be undone, but that’s the closest I can get to an answer to this question.
15. What’s a WIP you want to finish but doubt you ever will?
I’ve got a Good Omens Ineffable Wives AU inspired by Anne of Green Gables that is very dear to me, and has many aspects I’m extremely proud of, but I don’t know if I’ll ever finish it. My interest in Good Omens has flagged of late and unfortunately I don’t know if I’ll complete many of my WIPs for that fandom!
16. What are your writing strengths?
I like to think I have a good grasp on characters’ voices! Also, I think I write tactile and descriptive details well.
17. What are your writing weaknesses?
TRANSITIONS ARE THE BANE OF MY EXISTENCE
18. Thoughts on writing dialogue in another language in fic?
I have done it once!!! For the aforementioned Los Simus fic. It was so much fun, and a good challenge for me. The dialogue was in Spanish (with very valuable help from @thisisnotjuli) and I loved writing how the two characters spoke in somewhat differing dialects.
19. First fandom you wrote for?
Oh, lord. Probably Harry Potter? By hand, in a notebook from the dollar store. I was probably about eight or nine.
20. Favorite fic you’ve written?
They’re my children. My babies. My beloved frogspawn. I can’t give a definite answer, but…two of the stories that I worried my lip over the most for dread of failing to do them justice, the ones I think I put the most heart and consideration and care into, are “it’s an old song (and we’re gonna sing it again)” (Sandman, Calliope & Dream + healing and rediscovery and intimacy and changed but no less important relationships) and “sister dear, bear me away” (Good Omens, a human AU about gender discovery).
No pressure tags: the usual suspects <3 @pyrocephalus-rubinus @fatcatgospel and Juli, as well as @zorawitch @azi-sings-calliope @cosmictapestry, and anyone else who reads this and wants to talk about their creations!!
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raina-at · 2 years
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I have so many fic ideas.
Like, all the fic ideas.
Like, just to give you an idea:
Johnlock office AU where Sherlock is bored out of his skull and starts setting people up and it blows up in his face spectacularely (especially when John starts dating the woman Molly set him up with following Sherlock's example and Sherlock's head explodes).
Post S3 canon divergence getting together case fic with a locked room murder and a Sherlock who's struggling to get his feet back under him after two years away and a John who's trying his best to help him but has a hard time because he hasn't fully dealt with his own trauma as well
Reichenbach, but John knows Sherlock is alive and stays in London to help Lestrade take down Moriarty's British network, with loads of long-distance pining and worry and secret messages and clandestine meetings and BAMF!John
Glee AU where Sherlock and John belong to rival glee clubs and John moves in next door to Sherlock and they solve a crime and fall in love but still have to compete against each other, and the glee clubs hate each other with the passion of a thousand suns, so Sherlock and John have to keep their relationship a secret.
Bakers timestamp with Sholto where Sherlock is a jealous bitch and John is Unamused about it.
Bakers timestamp where Sherlock bakes John's favourite childhood treat and it turns out way too good every time, and John going all like, "It's good, but can you make it... less good? I'm sure they didn't use real chocolate when they made this. Or real strawberries. Or, you know, real eggs." And Sherlock grates his teeth and uses powdered eggs and the worst strawberry jam he can find because he loves John and he's going to get this right if it kills him, damnit.
Sherlock and John's wedding in the Take Two 'verse, and Sherlock's parents being bitches, Mary bawling and telling everybody the story about the one and only time she and John almost hooked up and everybody being super grossed out.
Sandman AU where Sherlock is Dream and John is a Constantine tasked with freeing him.
Meanwhile, my brain is mush and I can't write a single coherent sentence on my actually in progress WIP which already has 30k. Fantastic.
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chaosmultiverse · 7 months
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Spooky Season Pinned/Starter Call
Okay shortly, hello I am Kitty/Alex, he/him, 21, disabled, white. I am the mun of this blog. Here is a link to my rules which is required reading before following. And here is a link to my muses page, all muses are accepting threads & asks but not all have tags or bios yet.
RN I am homeless so can only use mobile, chdck out my non-rp blog for nore details and my donation posts @kitty-does-stuff
Now onto the seasonal stuff! This post in short is acting as a starter/ask call for my spooky muses and spooky verses, below the cut I will be listing these spooky things, but if you would like a starter/ask or whatever then reply to this with which muse (& what verse if applicable) you would like and if you are a multi or have a verse you want to rp in please include that in the reply. You can request starters/asks multiple times like this.
Now this isn't the only starter I will put out I hope but this is my catch all & I will try to keep it updated.
Now my spooky stuff, warning tis a little long.
Muses
DC Muses:
Klarion Bleak/Klarion The Witch Boy
Greta Hayes/Secret
Billy Hayes/Harm
Thad Thwane/Inertia (sci-fi & psychological horror, replacing Bart likey to come up)
Eddie Bloomberg/Red Devil
Misty Kilgore
Joseph "Joey" Wilson/Jericho
Mia "Maps" Mizoguchi
John Constantine
Dragon Age:
Cole/Compassion
Kieran
Samson
Magister Rezaren Ammosine
Neb
Lucien Cousland (Noble Origin, Warden Side Verse)
Ellie "Nell" Cousland (Lucien's son, same age group as Kieran)
Graverobber/Robbie (No role OC)
Borderlands:
Inner Krieg & Outer Krieg
Timothy Lawrence/Jack/Handsome Jack
Payday:
Wolf
Henry
"Red" (oc)
Homestuck:
Gamzee Makara
Kurloz Makara
The Grand Highblood
Calliope
Cookie Run:
Alchemist Cookie
Pumpkin Pie Cookie
Black Garlic Cookie
Walnut Cookie
Roguefort Cookie
League Of Legends/Arcane
Jinx/Powder
Jhin
Overwatch:
Siebren de Kuiper/Sigma
ETC:
Anthy Himemiya (Test & request only)
Clavis
Paper Star
The Shancter
Stargazer (oc)
All Horror Muses
All Monster Prom/Monsterfucker muses
All Danganronpa muses
All Owl House muses
All Don't Strave muses
All Death Note Muses
Verses
Universal AUs/Verses:
Plotted 'bad end friend' type aus, depending on the muse they have ended up in a befiting bad fate villainous/victim role. Pre-existing example is my vr-Bart verse where he still thinks he is in a game and doesn't value life due to that.
Vampire aus, depending on the fandom I might have more fleshed out such as for Horror muses or twists to the formual like dc vs vampires inspired for dc vamp verses.
Ghost aus for my canonly dead muses.
Demon au, one muse is a human/witch or whatever, the other a demon. I will say depending on the muse or fandom things might be different, I'll probably end up with multiple demon aus for different fandoms at least.
Selectively post-Zombie aus, I will default to modern day settings unless told otherwise and I will use a Walking dead setup minus the walker name, zombie media would still have existed. I might be low muse or drop these as zombies are a horror I am sensitive to.
DC verses:
DC vs Vampires setup, someone in the super community has been turned into their own brand of vampire with a lot of the classic powers of a vampire and a curse to bring out the worse in a vampire, now the curse is spreading among the super community and to normal people too.
DCeased setup, a zombie-like virus started when technology was infected with a form of The Anti-Life Equation looking at screens was how the first were infected, both supers and civilians, everything is thrown into chaos and those who survived the very beginning now have to survive super powered zombies.
Horror verses:
Reversed role aus, for dbd I think it's obvious how this would work and for others it can be briefly ploted out.
Vampire au, there is a curse with a hunger for blood, it has infected many killers and former human horrors over the years bestowing them common vampire abilities and something special and horrorfyingly their own as a power. There are also humans this curse hungers far more for the blood of, these survivors and would be victims tend to band together as vampire hunters or as ghouls, aka humans who drink a vampire's blood for some weaker forms of their power.
Livevile, the muses have been kidnapped and put in a realm known as livevile, it appears as a small town with everything one could need and which has other horror characters living there. If someone is killed by another then the night will play out as normal but in the morning the dead will return to life. Now the big question is what made this place and why?
Monster Prom
The worst timeline au, this is during the end credits of the Prank Masterz ending of porm, can be canon complient or divite, also characters interduonced later are welcome on my or others side.
Dragon Age
Blighted au, this takes place in a slimmer timeline to the darkspwan dlc of origins where HOF died during the joining and the Blight got much much worse, possibly spreading to the larger world.
Bad timeline au, taking place in the bad timeline seen during the mage siding quest in dai The Herled went missing right before things started getting bad and the world is thrown into horror.
Borderlands verse
A mushroom, able to smemi control the dead and living and bring them to their feet found the body of Tyreen Calypso, who became it's head as a intelligent zombie, now the fungi is spreading among the galaxy as The Raiders try to fight it.
Payday verse
Zombie au, After the death of Bain and failure to defeat Murkywater the gang disposed of the masks and their identities within the Payday Gang, little did they know the virus that killed Bain would have his body rise to take revenge on the world of the living as he is paitent zero of a zombie virus.
Spooky MEMES
Here are some spooky memes to send to any of my muses if you want a ice breaker. Please copy thr whole meme, especially for emojis otherwise I will likely get mixed up with other rp memes:
horror themed sentence starters.
SPOOKY AUTUMN PROMPTS
THINGS TO DO IN AUTUMN: STARTERS
Find My Muse Covered In Blood!
Find Out How My Muse Would Kill Yours
Victorian Horror symbol starters
for the ghosty muses … sentence starters
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