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lonelyskeletor · 5 years

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Flaws and Strengths

Papyrus

╳ flaws

moody | short-tempered | emotionally unstable | whiny

controlling | conceited | possessive | paranoid | liar

impatient | cowardly | bitter | selfish | power-hungry

greedy | lazy | judgmental | forgetful | impulsive

spiteful | stubborn | sadistic | petty | unlucky

♔ strengths

honest | trustworthy | thoughtful | caring | brave

patient | selfless | ambitious | tolerant | lucky

intelligent | confident | focused | humble | generous

merciful | observant | wise | clever | charming

//a lot of other muses below the cut!

Comet

╳ flaws

moody | short-tempered | emotionally unstable | whiny

controlling | conceited | possessive | paranoid | liar

impatient | cowardly | bitter | selfish | power-hungry

greedy | lazy | judgmental | forgetful | impulsive

spiteful | stubborn | sadistic | petty | unlucky

♔ strengths

honest | trustworthy | thoughtful | caring | brave

patient | selfless | ambitious | tolerant | lucky

intelligent | confident | focused | humble | generous

merciful | observant | wise | clever | charming

Sunny

╳ flaws

moody | short-tempered | emotionally unstable | whiny

controlling | conceited | possessive | paranoid | liar

impatient | cowardly | bitter | selfish | power-hungry

greedy | lazy | judgmental | forgetful | impulsive

spiteful | stubborn | sadistic | petty | unlucky

♔ strengths

honest | trustworthy | thoughtful | caring | brave

patient | selfless | ambitious | tolerant | lucky

intelligent | confident | focused | humble | generous

merciful | observant | wise | clever | charming

Nadir

╳ flaws

moody | short-tempered | emotionally unstable | whiny

controlling | conceited | possessive | paranoid | liar

impatient | cowardly | bitter | selfish | power-hungry

greedy | lazy | judgmental | forgetful | impulsive

spiteful | stubborn | sadistic | petty | unlucky

♔ strengths

honest | trustworthy | thoughtful | caring | brave

patient | selfless | ambitious | tolerant | lucky

intelligent | confident | focused | humble | generous

merciful | observant | wise | clever | charming

Aleister

╳ flaws

moody | short-tempered | emotionally unstable | whiny

controlling | conceited | possessive | paranoid | liar

impatient | cowardly | bitter | selfish | power-hungry

greedy | lazy | judgmental | forgetful | impulsive

spiteful | stubborn | sadistic | petty | unlucky

♔ strengths

honest | trustworthy | thoughtful | caring | brave

patient | selfless | ambitious | tolerant | lucky

intelligent | confident | focused | humble | generous

merciful | observant | wise | clever | charming

Amica

╳ flaws

moody | short-tempered | emotionally unstable | whiny

controlling | conceited | possessive | paranoid | liar

impatient | cowardly | bitter | selfish | power-hungry

greedy | lazy | judgmental | forgetful | impulsive

spiteful | stubborn | sadistic | petty | unlucky

♔ strengths

honest | trustworthy | thoughtful | caring | brave

patient | selfless | ambitious | tolerant | lucky

intelligent | confident | focused | humble | generous

merciful | observant | wise | clever | charming

bonus muses:

Charlie

╳ flaws

moody | short-tempered | emotionally unstable | whiny

controlling | conceited | possessive | paranoid | liar

impatient | cowardly | bitter | selfish | power-hungry

greedy | lazy | judgmental | forgetful | impulsive

spiteful | stubborn | sadistic | petty | unlucky

♔ strengths

honest | trustworthy | thoughtful | caring | brave

patient | selfless | ambitious | tolerant | lucky

intelligent | confident | focused | humble | generous

merciful | observant | wise | clever | charming

Ruby

╳ flaws

moody | short-tempered | emotionally unstable | whiny

controlling | conceited | possessive | paranoid | liar

impatient | cowardly | bitter | selfish | power-hungry

greedy | lazy | judgmental | forgetful | impulsive

spiteful | stubborn | sadistic | petty | unlucky

♔ strengths

honest | trustworthy | thoughtful | caring | brave

patient | selfless | ambitious | tolerant | lucky

intelligent | confident | focused | humble | generous

merciful | observant | wise | clever | charming

#{confounding tomfoolery:: dash games}#{ knowledge across spacetime:: headcanons }#{lonely no more:: papyrus}#{starry eyed inventor:: comet}#{tempered flames:: sunny}#{vexed viper:: nadir}#{at war with peace:: aleister}#{the gentle guide:: amica}#{quietly determined:: charlie}#{fiery scales of scarlet:: ruby}

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onenerdtwonagas · 2 years

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Making Acquaintances

(Uriah meets Cairn)

“Sheesh, you’d think if the Council wants me making deliveries for them, they’d at least give more concrete directions… I dunno, Pollux, what do you make of this?”

Uriah held out the piece of parchment for the sprite sitting on his shoulder to look at. The tiny creature cocked his head one way, then the other, before sneezing and shaking himself vigorously.

“I thought so,” Uriah sighed, frowning down at the directions. At least Hue had written them in English; he couldn’t yet read the language the Council used for official business. He was still learning through Orpheus, of course, but that didn’t mean he could make proper heads or tails of it.

“May as well have told me ‘make a right at the fifth tree on the left’. I mean, everybody and their second cousin’s got a temple or cave or something. How am I supposed to know this one from any other old set of ruins? The only temples I’m familiar with are Orpheus’s family’s place, and the Council’s capitol city,” he mumbled, looking at the map as he carefully made his way through some dense greenery. The air was damp and cool, and the canopy in this part of the jungle was dense; not much sunlight got through to the plants and soil Uriah was navigating. It made him wonder what sort of plants they were, to grow so thick and strong with such little light. He got just distracted enough by the question to get tripped up on an old exposed root.

“Ah—sonofa—Ugh! That’s it! That’s it, I’ve had it! Somebody else can deliver this thing,” Uriah groaned, picking himself up and swiping dirt off of his clothes. “I’ve been trudging around out here for hours and I still haven’t found the place! So help me if this is some sort of hazing prank—“

Pollux, who had caught himself in the air as Uriah went down, chimed as he hovered in place.

“What? Don’t tell me, wildcat? Bear? Some other unfortunate thing come to terrorize me?”

Pollux flared his little glow with a loud peel, making Uriah wince as he straightened his glasses and turned in the direction the tiny creature was looking in. Uriah blinked as he finally saw the temple he’d been sent to deliver the scroll to, just like the ink illustration he’d been given as a reference.

“…Oh. Well. How about that. Took long enough.”

He finished straightening his robes and fished around in one of the deeper pockets of his coat for the scroll he’d been given.

“Let’s see, wonder if…” He squinted. “…Clar… Cir…? Ah, well, whoever it is, let’s hope they’re home. I don’t wanna stick around if I can help it. Orpheus should be getting home tonight from his latest trip. C’mon, Pollux.”

Uriah made to step forward towards the temple’s crumbling guardian pillars, the faces and bodies of the winding serpents carved into the stone fairly eroded and worn with age and weather, but he noticed the lack of the tiny weight on his shoulder. He turned and looked back at Pollux, who had perched onto a branch nearby.

“Pollux, come on, bud. We’ll be in and out no problem.”

The sprite clung onto his branch stubbornly. Just what was bothering him? Uriah shook his head and waved him off.

“Fine, be like that. But no sugar cubes for you tonight,” he huffed. “Be back in five.”

Uriah held onto the scroll as he paced carefully into the ruins. He knew better than to walk around crumbling stone carelessly; it had resulted in him meeting his husband, sure, but he didn’t fancy a second concussion thanks to a collapsed stone floor. The interior was slightly better preserved, being protected from the worst of the elements, and seemed to improve in quality the further he wandered in. Whoever the deity was that inhabited the place, Uriah had to admit they had a rather refined taste. And very serpentine. He’d lost count of how many snakes were carved into the walls and pillars and decorative architecture, not to mention the tiles that depicted carefully painted, heavily detailed serpents. And gold. Lots of gold.

“Eesh, ritzy,” he whispered to himself. But dark. Definitely dark. He began wishing he’d forced Pollux to come along, if only to use him for a light source. Uriah didn’t have the ability to conjure a light for himself.

“Um…Hello? Anybody here?” Uriah called out, glancing around a dim chamber. It looked like the receiving hall in Orpheus’s family temple, but no one was present. No attendants, no deity. But somewhere in the distance, from the dark hall at the far end of the room, came a metallic echo. Like coins falling. Uriah didn’t exactly like the implication, but he had nothing else to go by. He swallowed and placed a hand against the wall to feel his way through the dark as he made his way down the hall.

“Hello? I’m here with a delivery from the Elemental Council,” he announced, to nobody in particular. The metallic sound answered again. His hand felt a gap in the wall, and after running his fingers along it, he could tell it was a doorway. Uriah blinked, trying to adjust to the dark as he entered cautiously.

“…Anybody home?”

His foot collided with something small and solid, and he heard the distinct sound of metal clinking away on the floor and spinning to a stop. Before he could question it, a row of torches along the upper ceiling of the vast room lit themselves. He had to shield his eyes against the sudden change in brightness until he had readjusted, looking around nervously.

Mounds of gold and treasures were heaped around the room. Jewels, coins, small statuettes and plates and even some hints of weaponry. Just shiny, glittery, golden and gem-colored trinkets everywhere. He couldn’t count them all. Once the initial shock wore off, Uriah sighed and placed his hands on his hips.

“Oh, I get it. Haze the new guy by testing his morality. Very funny, guys! I’d like to go home now if the joke is over!”

A low, loud rumble echoed around the room. Uriah froze as the gold shifted like a landslide. Massive dark coils made themselves visible, followed by a strong titan-sized torso with muscular arms and a head that easily dwarfed the now-timid elemental. Tattoos and intricate markings decorated skin and scales. Webbed ears and dreads shook spare coins and jewels free before the being turned its gaze towards Uriah, golden serpentine eyes blinking once before the creature—a giant naga—curled its full lips into a smirk.

“Well, well, so I wasn’t hearing things in my sleep.”

Uriah took a hesitant step back. This being—this naga—was massive. He knew he was married to a god, and yet, Orpheus had never seemed so foreign to him as this naga did. There was an aura of pure power that emanated from him and filled the room and made him feel small. Weak.

The naga cocked his head and stared down at him, one clawed hand resting beneath his chin in a gesture of amusement and intrigue.

“What have you come for then, little man? Here to pilfer some of my offerings?”

He shook his head.

“You…y-you are…big,” Uriah said breathlessly, his confidence utterly extinguished. He ran a shaking hand through his hair before clutching onto the scroll tightly.

“Yes.”

He chuckled. Uriah felt it in his bones. Big, indeed.

“W-Well, uh…g-g-getting to the point, um, I-I think I was sent here by the Council? The Elemental Council, I mean. And uh, I…don’t think you’re the person I was meant to find so—“

“Cairn.”

“Pardon…?”

The naga’s eyes flickered pointedly to the golden ink on the outside or the scroll.

“…Oh. Oh, is that what that says? H-Huh! Well then if this is for you, I-I’ll just leave it with you and be on my way! Sorry t-to disturb you, Sir!”

He set the scroll down and tried to back step his way towards the hall he had come from, but felt his body press against something firm and solid.

“Wait,” Cairn, apparently, mused, his spare hand sweeping Uriah back to his previous position. Uriah squeaked under his breath; it was as if he didn’t weigh a thing to this huge being.

“Just who did the Council send this time, hmm? You’re a new face.”

“Uh…y-yeah, new hire. S-S-So to speak,” Uriah stammered. He took a nervous step aside and away from the naga’s large and very strong-looking palm.

“Really? How very interesting. It’s not every century a new elemental gets added on.”

Two of his claws deftly pinched the ends of Uriah’s robes and lifted the fabric as if inspecting it. The flustered man cleared his throat and tugged them back, fidgeting as he tried to decide between keeping an eye on the hand or the face.

“Cairn, w-was it? Can you uh…m-maybe not…do that?”

“What do they call you?”

Uriah hesitated. Giving out names could be a bit of a gamble with some mystical beings. Some could use it as a form of control, or to hold power, or to steal identities. He looked up at Cairn uneasily, but was met with the same mischievous smile.

“It’s only good manners, tiny one. I’ve told you mine. Now, you.”

“…Uriah.”

That seemed to spark some further interest. Uriah flinched as Cairn’s hand came close again, the tip of a large, sharp claw tilting his face upwards.

“Really? Surely not the one the pantheon’s been fussing about these days? Let’s have a look at you.”

“H-Hey!” Uriah squeaked, finding himself tripping over his own feet trying to back away. Cairn easily caught him in his palm, raising him from the floor for closer inspection. Uriah finally noticed the heavy scent of incense and amber; it must’ve been coming from Cairn. He saw his face reflected in the golden piercing on the naga’s lips and swallowed. He did not like being so vulnerable.

“My, aren’t you something,” Cairn chuckled, inspecting the uneasy man in his hands. “No wonder they love gossiping about you. First human in over a thousand years to become immortal, an elemental no less, and the husband of the new night god. A little marvel, aren’t you? A rarity, certainly.”

Uriah winced and ducked his head as a clawed finger came close to his face, and hardly dared to move or breathe when Cairn merely brushed the tip of his finger over his head, as if toying with a doll. He couldn’t tell if this being was dangerous, or benevolent with a bizarre sense of humor. Either way, he didn’t want to upset him.

“Y-You, uh…k-know my husband?”

“He’s popular, too, naturally,” Cairn answered. “Half of the gossip is about him choosing a mortal for his spouse, the other half…well, he’s an attractive one. I’m sure you’re aware.”

“Uh-huh…”

“Powerful father, too. His entire family is, actually. Not many rival the ancient lines.”

“And you’re from one of them, I-I’m guessing?”

Cairn laughed. It was louder than Uriah expected, and he covered one ear to avoid a ringing headache.

“Oh, there’s nothing like me, you can be sure of that.”

Before Uriah could even begin to wonder what he meant, Cairn sighed and picked up scroll with his other hand, pinching one end between his thumb and forefinger and giving it a flick to unroll it.

“What did they send me this time… Ah. ‘We must respectfully ask and insist you stop entrancing and taking our messengers captive. Reoccurring offenses will be seen as acts of kidnapping.’ Oh, dear, did I forget to send that last one back?” Cairn tutted, but seemed rather pleased with himself. He glanced out of the corner of his eye to see Uriah assessing a potential escape to the floor, and pinned him to his palm with his thumb.

“Ah, ah, not yet. We’re just getting acquainted, after all.”

“A-Actually, I’d like to get back to my h-husband? Please?”

“So soon? You just got here,” Cairn sighed in a mock pout.

“I-It’s fine! I-I wouldn’t want to bother you!”

“Stay a while. Let me show you my hospitality…”

“Ahem. Cairn.”

The large naga paused, looking up from the squirming man in his hand and towards the entrance to the room. Uriah strained to look back over his shoulder and between Cairn’s fingers.

“Orpheus! Oh, thank God!”

The young god had one set of arms folded, the other with his hands resting on his hips, and his expression set somewhere between exasperation and calm. Orpheus glanced to his husband.

“Hello, dearest.”

He redirected his gaze up towards Cairn.

“I heard my husband was sent on an errand. I didn’t expect it would be to you, of all beings.”

“Hello, young god,” Cairn greeted, smirking with the same cheshire smirk as when he’d spotted Uriah. The man shrank again as Cairn stroked his head with a finger, the edge of his claw combing through his curls. “So this is your partner? Fascinating. We were just getting to know one another.”

“I can see that. I’d like him back now, if you don’t mind,” Orpheus pressed, gesturing from Uriah to the floor. “Wouldn’t want the Council getting wind of you holding another one captive, would we?”

“Oh, very well,” Cairn conceded. He lowered his hand and tilted it, depositing Uriah unceremoniously onto his hands and knees before giving him a teasing pat on the head.

“There, no harm done.”

“And the other one?”

“Other one?”

Orpheus gave him a pointed look.

“Ah, yes. That one.”

Cairn waved a hand and muttered some sort of incantation under his breath, flicking the spark of magic away as if it were a pesky gnat.

“Hmph. There. Should be right as rain and on his way out in…” Cairn tilted an ear upwards. “…Just now, actually. Can hear the poor fool running. As if I ever did anything that awful to him.”

Uriah had stood and planted himself firmly behind Orpheus, giving Cairn cautious glances as he dusted off his clothing. He gawked as the massive naga sighed and, of all things, shrank himself down to a much more normal size, turning to address the couple.

“You’ve got an interesting one, this human of yours.”

“You…y-you could change your size this entire time?!” Uriah blurted out. Cairn grinned, showing off pointed fangs.

“I can do a lot of things, little Uriah. But where’s the fun in showing all of my tricks at once?”

Uriah floundered for a response before Orpheus reached up and closed his jaw for him, offering him a gentle pat on the cheek.

“Thank you for…entertaining him,” Orpheus said somewhat awkwardly. Uriah could tell he was struggling at maintaining his manners.

“Of course. Do bring him by again, I rather like this one.”

Cairn winked and chuckled again as Uriah ducked further behind Orpheus.

“…I will have to see if there’s time for visiting,” Orpheus responded. “For now, I think I’m going to take him home. And Cairn? Do try not to harass the Council.”

Cairn bowed in a manner Uriah considered half-sarcastic, but retreated back towards his piles of riches, already returning to his previous size as he settled amongst the glittering mass.

“Yes, young god. Ah, here. A token for your husband. Consider it a belated wedding gift.”

Cairn flicked a piece of the pile towards Uriah’s feet. The man bent slowly and picked it up with caution. It looked like a small golden orb, but when he tapped an indented portion it expanded out into a miniature astrolabe. Uriah looked from Cairn to Orpheus, seeking some sort of guidance.

“It is appreciated, but are you certain you wouldn’t like to keep it?”

“I’ve no need of it, and you are the reigning Night God. It suits you far more than I. My favorite pieces tend to be a little more…serpentine.”

Cairn tapped a claw against the golden hood of a cobra statuette. Ah. That explained the heavy amount of snake motifs Uriah had noticed on his way in. Orpheus made the appropriate parting for the two of them before guiding his flustered husband out, knowing fully well that Cairn was watching them go.

“Are you alright?” Orpheus asked.

“Ask me when my pulse slows down,” Uriah huffed. “Just what is he? Another god of some kind?”

“Cairn? He’s… I’ll be honest, I don’t know what he is, exactly. No official godly title. I think he may be something else entirely.”

Uriah blanked, considered questioning further, and then decided he’d had more than enough for one day. It was time to go home, have a stiff drink from Orpheus’s family’s store of wine, and try to forget just how bizarre the day had been. He probably wouldn’t be looking at that astrolabe for a while…

(Decided to write a silly piece with @scales-and-spirals oc Cairn trolling Uriah. I hope I portrayed him accurately; I’ve seen other ‘trickster Cairn’ stories and I’m hoping this is the right way to write him! <3)

#onenerdtwonagas #uriah #freckle muffin #orpheus #starry scales #lit #lit post #cairn #scales-and-spirals #friends oc

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maxyvert · 6 years

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The Moon goddess ⭐🌙 🌟

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cherryscape · 6 years

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“Asuna do you remember the promise we made?”

“About seeing the stars together?”

#kirisuna #kirito #asuna #sao #saogif #saoedit #saographics #asuna gid #kirito gif #sword art online #ordinal scale #kirito x asuna #anime gif #movie gif #scenery #meteor shower #starry night #myedit #mygif

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honey-milk-depresso · 2 years

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Vice Dorms with a photographer s/o

Idk- I just thought of V from Mystic Messenger-

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Trey Clover

I hate him still- >://

Trey’s impressed with your skills of capturing a frozen picture of a beautiful scene!

He especially loves the pictures of plants and wide biodiversity related photos you take pictures of and would allow you to take photos of his plants if you asked him.

The way you capture the vibrant ripeness of his strawberry plants made it as if his strawberries were rubies growing from the vines, it looked ethereal.

He’d like to keep some pictures of you and him together. Every time he looks at it he feels more refreshed at motivated to complete his tasks so when he’s done, he can return to see the same smile of yours in the photo.

He’ll be a little reluctant if you want to take a picture of him, but if you’re there to be with him in the picture, make sure to give him a picture of you two to keep. <3

Jade Leech

Fufufu~ How pretty~

Jade thinks your floral photographs are beautiful!

He loves all the pictures you take of mushrooms, too, they look almost as if it came out right from a professional document, and he absolutely loves it!

When hiking with Jade, he encourages you to bring your camera as you both scale the rocky heights, taking pictures of breathtaking views, small tiny critters and exotic, rare plants.

He also likes of if you and him take pictures in the forest, it makes him feel really happy, like, literally the biggest grin on his face as you find his eyes sparkling. A very rare sight of a joyous eel.

He documents them in a portfolio, showcasing the pictures in hopes to attract students to his self made club.

But I guess he’s alright if you’re the only one, he loves the pictures you take, and captures your face with his mind as you smile at him, too. <3

Jamil Viper

The way you capture towns, the campus and nature is very impressive to the second year.

He also loves the food pictures you take, they look way more delicious than the live one somehow.

During the time you went to his homeland, Jamil was in awe with how you manage to take pictures of the shops and markets of his town; festive, bright colours reflected the liveliness of his home.

His favourite one was the one where you captured the fireworks the illuminated the night.

“Jamil! Smile!” You grin at him, as he hesitates for a moment.

But seeing your bright, toothy grin… he smiles softly as he looks at the camera. Click! <3

Rook Hunt

Beauté!

He marvels over how breathtaking they are!

Rook takes bunches of pictures too for stalking purposes- and to capture the art of nature through a frozen sheet fragment of time!

He loves it when you take different angles of people, and he won’t hesitate to pose if you direct the camera at him!

He remembers very vividly of the aftermath of the VDC, with Neige and Vil singing in harmony. You took a picture when they both smiled, both men frozen in place as they look at each other with sync adoration.

Rook held the photograph you took, as his hands slightly trembled.

You we’re worried at first, but he brought you into a tight embrace. “This is simply the most beautiful beauty, mon cheri..” he tilts your head up to face him, “besides yourself, of course!” <3

Lilia Vanrouge

To Lilia, photographs are precious jewels of time. The only thing he can stare at for as long as he wants as time goes by, a photograph is what reminds him of why he’s here living on earth.

For Malleus, for Silver, for Sebek, for his friends, and for you.

He loves it when you take photos of anything, to be honest. The scenery of the starry night, Malleus happily eating his ice cream, Silver and Sebek bickering over trivial things, a drink you bought for him with you and the fae in it…

He asks if he could keep them, collecting them in an album for the both of you to review in future, and laugh at all the fun memories you had.

“If there comes a day where we have to part, at least these quality photographs remain with me, and with you, fragments of us still remain with one another. Of course, I never wish for that, but time has its ways. Let’s not worry about that now, though, and just love how we live in love. Fufufu~” <3

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