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Introduction: Meliore

In character under cut

Name: Meliore Taikominila

Alter: 28

Gender: woman

Sexuality: bisexuell, preference women

Pronouns: she/her

Nationality: Makemaia

Race : Amai

Special ability: change her own biology to a certain extent

Occupation: Yube (= Queen/King, the language only has one gender)

Titel: Meliore II. Yube en Makemaia a kami Taikominila

"I have been told that the citizens in my kingdom may require a helping hand of thy queen, as well as that strangers might possess some questions for me. If so, step forth, I shall listen and answer to my best abilities."

- Meliore II. Yube en Makemaia a kami Taikominila

OC Intro: Rose

In character under cut

Name: Rose Bonica

Age: 59 430 years

Gender: woman

Pronouns: she/her

Sexuality: queer

Race: God/Miai

Nationality: Merkaia

Height: 1.79 m

Abilities: can see everything that currently occurs and occurred in the past, stopping time

Occupation: The commandment of patience

Titel: God of Occurrences

Mine own true nameth couldst not beest comprehend'd by thee mortals, instead thee may calleth upon me by the nameth of Rose.

Although i quite not understand wherefore those i've taken under mine own wing insist'd on me joining this site of mortal communication, i wouldn't dareth disappoint those who sworn an oath to me.

So mortal, i a true goddess, alloweth thee to asketh any questioneth thee wisheth to asketh of me. Perhaps i shall answer thy prayer.

It wouldst certainly holp if 't be true thee hath built an altar, adorned with roses, fusty instruments, books and a parabola template

crumb cuptoast. reblog if you agree

Help I can't laugh it's 3 a.m

The Sergeant & the Black Ghost of Las Almas

Being the Frontispiece of, The Sergeant & the Black Ghost of Las Almas. — or, Friendship Assured, between a Lost Scotsman and a Bedeviled English Officer, when caught in an Act of American Perfidy during Buonaparte’s late Campaigns against the Order of the World.

some Napoleonic Soapghost I finally finished ☠️🇬🇧🧼 read more context below the cut

I really enjoy properly Regency AUs. Not polyester pastiches like Bridgerton, but more like Patrick O’Brian or Jane Austen has a lovechild with my current brainrot of choice, and it runs off to war. Finding a historical context in which characters can retain most, if not all of their particular attributes, backstories, and well, characteristics, while also respecting conventions of the period is half the fun for me. Happily, the early 19th century is such a pliable period; spending enough time with primary sources often reminds one that fact is often stranger than fiction.

All this to say, I’d love to actually write this historical adventure-romance, but in the meantime, a brief sketch of our primary characters …

English officer Simon Riley, choosing to affect his own death rather than submit to a court-martial for a crime he did not commit, deserts his unit then in the Peninsula and secrets himself aboard a convict ship then moored off the mouth of the Mersey. By much cunning and falsehood, he passes himself off as a German prisoner-of-war, Simon Geist, hiding his true identity behind the skull of the man responsible for his disgrace. Though believed to be mad, his size and martial skill see him rapidly enlisted into the infamous Black Brunswickers, then in British service. He finds himself back in Spain, where his strange success in reducing desertion among his fellow enlisted mercenaries sees him promoted to lieutenant. Nominally of the Brunswick Hussars, always mounted on his massive warmblood Bourbon, his excellent navigation and melée combat skills bring him to the attention of the British staff, who task “Ghost” with a number of dangerous missions…

John MacTavish, a sergeant of the 71st Glasgow Highland Light Infantry, enlisted young, falsifying his age, and his experience has since made him one of the best sharpshooters in the Peninsula. Among a unit known for reconnaissance and skirmishing ahead of the main line, MacTavish — nicknamed “Soap” for his ability to get out of any sticky situation — earns a reputation for disruptive actions in enemy camps. It is on his way back from leave however, aboard an American merchant ship, when a new declaration of war sees allies become enemies, and Sergeant MacTavish finds himself abandoned and on the run in the hostile Spanish town of Las Almas, as the French move in on the city. A nocturnal encounter with a familiar black ghost might be his only way out …

Forever mad I can’t find the flavor of L and Light fanfics that go into the complicated fucked nature of their relationship. The evershifting power imbalance tilted in Light’s favor. The way that they both valued each other as opponents. The brief moments of companionship they shared, which might be the most significant in both their lonely lives. The way Light kept finding himself surprised (and momentarily rendered vulnerable) by L. From L honestly saying Light is his first friend to drying his feet on his knees, L was openly sincere with his warmer feelings for Light. But I imagine he knew Light was Kira almost from the get go. And I imagine he was also, understandably, terrified of Light on some level for all their time together. I don’t think he is the type of character who wanted to die. I think he’s human, and he wanted to live, was scared of death, and sometimes he doubted he was right (rarely)— but kept on because of his strong sense of justice and morality. Because somebody had to do it, and he knew he was the best person for the job.

Look at this boy realizing that he’s hearing death warning him. I imagine he has his own relationship with death, like Light does. He’s an orphan— maybe the last time he heard those bells was when, well. He lost his parents. And working as an orphaned detective taking dangerous cases where he kept his identity hidden— you have to imagine this boy with his love of sweets and sitting weird and playful odd nature felt the keen risk he was under always. How else do you stay so perceptive?

Light has an interesting relationship with fear as well. His entire time with L he is on thin ice trying to prove his innocence, knowing how much he has to lose (his life, his vision for the world, his death note, his family) if L gets his way. He is playing 3D chess with the smartest person he’s ever met.

I think he wanted to win the whole time, but as much as winning meant relief, it also meant L wouldn’t be there. I like to think Light regrets, somewhere in himself, the loss of the boy who asked him if he’d ever told the truth in his life, and put this startlingly vulnerable expression on his face (even if for only a split second.)

Then, when he wins, he feels the euphoria of having won against the smartest person he’s ever met, sweet relief finally for all his fears, the rush of hard earned success and machinations coming to fruition— all validating his god complex. And cruelty lives in him too, in the curl of his mouth. He’s enjoying L losing face, being knocked down below him after so long of being untouchable and inscrutable. The furrow of his brow betrays focus and concentrations because he still has to pull this off. He feels the threat of L up to the moment he closes his eyes for good.

And L gets to see Light’s malevolence openly. Knowing that his work will be continued and he is right, having gotten to dry his only friends feet and leave the world ready to finish what he started (and I think a little bit in relief of the game being over, and of seeing Light’s true face), he accepts death and let’s himself go at peace.

Something about this scene, about their relationship. The way L is cradled by Light in his last moments, the slow fall of Light’s open smirk as his opponents eyes close, and as he never gets a response at the funeral. I have so many feelings about the dark sincere nature of their relationship with each other— and I cannot find more than one fic that explores this. If anyone knows some, please send them to me I am so ready!!!!

Them. Just, them.

If anyone asks me why I ship them I'll just show them this.

the people have spoken

so we start with light yagami. top of his school, great family, tons of friends right? well, it definitely looks that way. but if you look more in depth you start to see the cracks in his “perfect boy” persona. he goes to class, studies, and goes to cram school. we really don’t see him with any genuine friends and anyone he seems nice to he actually kinda hates in his inner monologue. the only time we see him hang out with people outside of school is during the bus jacking date and that one time he tried to find misa. it’s most likely intentional since he doesn’t think anyones as smart as him. he’s close with his family, but even then he’s playing the role as the golden child.for example, we are introduced to his mom via her asking him for his test scores, making small conversation, and then leaving him alone. she’s glad his scores are so high and compliments him, but doesn’t even ask about his day or anything. his dad works weird, late hours as a cop as well. he’s close to sayu, but pushes her away as the story goes on.

also, light is incredibly immature at the start of the story (and doesn’t really mature mainly because of the death note. as we all know, he developed a severe god complex and stop maturing mentally since he saw himself as this all powerful perfect diety who didn’t need to change his ideals and how he saw the world). in all fairness, he is around 16-17 when he received the death note. i think his beliefs are better summed up in Where Is The Justice than i could write. i fully believe that had he not received the death note he would have become a very respectable detective, but that is not his story.

to summarize, light is lonely, immature, and think he’s the smartest guy in the world.

until he meets L.

L Lawliet is a weird character. he doesn’t really trust anyone, is off putting to most people, and more importantly, knew light was kira even when evidence pointed otherwise.

it is a fucking delight to rewatch death note just to see L make light squirm. you realize all his weird tendencies were intentional. Light can’t take anything he says at word because L is always two steps ahead of him. i think it’s best shown in the phone scene, where light thinks he can get L’s true name (side note: i love how L’s real name is literally just L Lawliet. that’s so clever, he doesn’t have to worry about kira finding his true name, since he already knows it, kira just needs his last name but doesn’t think of asking because why would someone just be named L? it’s genius) and calls misa, then L reveals he has miss’s phone and fucking talks to light on it. then lights like “ok whatever he didn’t know misa has another.” AND L HAS THE SECOND PHONE TOO! he’s just an absolute genius.

additionally though, L is also very lonely. he doesn’t really have any friends and his only family is fucking watari, who i am sure kept him away from the other kids in the wammy house as a child so he could focus on detective work. he’s incredibly smart but he’s reached that level where nothing really satisfies his curiosity, which is why he takes on the kira case.

somehow along the way, kira and L become light and L, who are actually friends. they understand each other in a way no one has before. the yotsuba arc shows just how well they get along, even if they annoy each other. they aren’t lonely anymore. they have someone who understands thems.

once l dies, however, it’s clear just how much their relationship meant to light. even before they really became friends, their rivalry was amazing. L was the one thing keeping light in check and with him gone light goes completely off the rails. light does some things in the second half of the series (trusting people with the information that he is kira, falling for nears traps,killing takada, and letting mikami use the death note) that he wouldn’t have even considered in the beginning because of how risky it was.

and at the end of it all, it’s not misa or his father or ryuk he sees as he dies. it’s L.

Don't get me wrong, I like most of modern Star Stable, but there's something kinda charming about the old art

𓏵QUESTIONS FOR DEVELOPING OCS

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what would their halloween costume be?

what would their password be?

if they met their first design, how would they react?

what would their birthday party be like? where? with who? what kind of food?

what's their way of showing affection? whats their love language?

if you and ur oc switched places (your oc went to the real world, and you went to the story) what would you both do first?

if your oc were to make a podcast, what would it be about? would you listen to it?

whats their most contriversial opinion?

where would they sit in class?

what would they write about in the AITA reddit?

what do they smell like? what do they look like they smell like?

how would they describe themselves? how would their friend/love interest and how would you?

how would they do the “how many aura points did I lose when…” trend?

how would you think they’d die if you didnt know already?

whats the first thing you would notice about them if you saw them walking in a street?

whats in their fridge?

how well do they remember their childhood?

whats their best childhood memory?

do they like answering questions?

are they left handed or right handed?

whats in their google search bar right now?

whats on their wishlist?

whats their most used emoji?

would their fans assume they were written by a woman or a man?

what would their reposts be about?

what would their dating profile look like?

what is their "RIP (character) you would've loved (thing)"?

do they give good advice?

what do their hands look like? bracelets? rings? nails? veins? tattoos? scars? dirty/clean?

can they fight?

would they kill a spider or let it outside?

if they had to make wish that will surely come true, what would it be?

how would you spend a day with your oc?

how would your oc describe themselves in 3 words?

how do they define love?

if they had a mlp cutie mark what would it be?

how do they text/write?

what would be the worst crime theyd commit?

what could they talk about for hours?

describe them as "he/she is a 10 but..”

do they believe in a higher power?

what kind of first impression do they typically give? are they likeable from the get go?

what emotion is hardest for them to express?

are they a good liar? how often do they lie?

how quickly would they fall in love?

what kinds of dreams would they see?

what was the darkest time of their life like?