HAVE YOU SEEN THE GIRL? SHE'S NOT QUITE RIGHT!

it's a lazy sort of evening. almost dull, but for the well-curated playlist, and the drinks which are just impeccable. it's a weekday, it's half empty, and all of the people in the bar, he knows. some of them nod his way when they pass him. others turn away, in fearful remembrance of the fight last month. but it's not enough. there's no conversation here, no nothing. comfort starts to feel irritating. the familiar becomes suffocating, and not in a fun way.

the room shifts when she walks in. for some of them it's a simple, cursory glance, for others it is a full blown stare but none of them are as interesting as the bartender. who is very cute and also very, definitely, not human.

❛ hi. ❜ her smile is quick and warm as she hops up and settles in. ❛ i'd ask for my usual, but you look like you could mix a killer drink. ❜

in order to get a proper grasp of lilly as a character and the mythos surrounding her/the others, i want to use tropes as reference points. note that this says reference points, mostly because these are general assumptions/information and not always specific to her as a character and/or the mythos i’ve created. i’ve found that these tropes are themes that i use often — so it’s a good point of reference to have! if you click the link it will direct you to the tropes page where you can read a little bit more. yes, i am indeed aware of how over-powered this makes her, but while these themes are present — much of it is toned down due to her current situation. if you have any questions, let me know, but i promise it will be explained more and make more sense once i get the rest of this all sorted.

                                                                here we go !

eldritch abomination aka cosmic horror ; ❝ the eldritch abomination is a type of creature defined by its disregard for the natural laws of the universe as we understand them. ❞  /  you cannot grasp the true form or you will go mad from the revelation ;  ❝ in many stories, there are some experiences that are so horribly mind-shattering that the usual result is stark raving madness. ❞ / alien geometries ;  ❝ (cosmic entities & others) tend to bend the laws of physics to suit them. just looking at this stuff can have an unpleasant effect on your mental stability. ❞ / genius loci ;  ❝ a genius loci is a location with a mind. ❞  / eldritch location ;  ❝ some places just don’t agree with the laws of physics, geography, and the way we understand the world. ❞ / cosmic horror story ;❝ a universe which was once ruled by such eldritch abominations from the depths of space long ago. nor are they dead; they merely wait. ❞ / sentient cosmic force ; “ a sentient cosmic force is capable of thinking and acting on its own.  ❞ /  blue and orange morality ; ❝ these characters have a moral framework that is so utterly alien and foreign to human experience that we can’t peg them as “good” or “evil”. ❞/ mad god ;  ❝ Its mad throes create and destroy in equal measure, leading to untold chaos. ❞ / celestial body ;  ❝they invariably have cosmological bodies within themselves. ❞ / humanoid abomination ;  ❝ most likely, what you’re seeing is actually a disguise or misperception for something you’re really better off not seeing. ❞ / reality warper ;  ❝  yes, for all intents and purposes, a reality warper can literally make and do anything they want. ❞ / cosmic entity ;❝ a cosmic entity is any being who possesses powers so great he, she or it can affect entire worlds, stars, galaxies, and possibly even universes (or in some cases, entire multiverses.) ❞ / cosmic chess game and cosmic plaything ;  ❝ an extension of Cosmic Plaything, where two or more gods (or similarly powered entities) are effectively using the entire world as a game board. ❞  / did we just have tea with cthulhu? ;  ❝ it’s big. it’s scary. it’s horrible. it is so much more powerful than you that it could kill you without thinking, or maybe just by thinking, but instead of whatever you were dreading, it has just invited you to have a nice cup of tea and a bun.  ❞  / time abyss ;  ❝ these characters may decide that there’s nothing left to do but die because who wants to live forever? may even oscillate between living forever is awesome and bored eternity. ❞

1. survive retail hell tomorrow for a whole day

2. actually finish up my verses for the boys, dune, and my goddamn spn one i have been working on for too long