Hail to the king

Rodan frowned, the expression curling his beak downward ever so slightly. His wings wrapped a little tighter around his form and he paused, as if trying to measure his answer.

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Rodan hadn’t noticed the familiar sound of gargantuan footsteps making contact with trees and rubble below— That had been his first mistake. His second mistake had been failing to catch scent of the approaching King— seawater and fish and leather. It was only when the King addressed him directly did Rodan realize his follies. The King? Here? But how? Rodan felt himself somehow growing even more pale. He couldn’t let another Titan see him like this, never mind his own Alpha.

“My King—!” Rodan squawked, forcing himself out of the magma pool abruptly and clambering onto land. From the way his body swayed with the wind to how pale he looked, it was clear Rodan was ill.

Rodan poked his head out of the lava basin once more, narrowing his eyes at the sky as if to try and decide whether or not to fly or not. A breeze swept by afterwards though, forcing the Titan to shrink back into the depths of the molten rock once more with a shiver.

The Young Prince cast a worried look at the Magma Titan, a concerned rumble escaping the young Titans chest.

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Rodan allowed his eyes to fall onto Kamata, his tired expression lighting up with an equally-tired smile. “Is it that bad?” He said, “It must look worse than it feels.” A line he had picked up from the King himself. He didn’t need to worry the Little Prince after all. The title of “Uncle” didn’t go unnoticed by Rodan, though he was far too tired to properly ruminate on that currently.

For Rodan this was, unfortunately, the case.

He knew it was coming. He could feel it in the way his fires were cooler than normal and how he began to feel more and more sluggish. Being a Titan, one of high standing at that, appearing weak was not an option. So, it was better so simply not appear at all— Surely a long slumber would remedy his condition. So, Rodan did what he always did— He found a nice, warm volcano to rest in (this one being off the coast of Hawaii— It was quite nice, all things considered) and fell asleep. Hopefully, when the time came, he’d feel just a little better.

Months passed. Such was only a blink of an eye to a creature like Rodan, but even he wasn’t a fan of longer stretches of slumber. They reminded him far too much of The Fall. Still, he did what he thought what had to be done. As soon as he opened his eyes and brought his head above the molten rock, Rodan knew his attempt at fixing what was wrong hadn’t worked.

He was still sick.

Yet, he couldn’t sleep like this for much longer. He’d have to get something to eat and let the others know he was around as to avoid worrying them— Even if he felt miserable while doing it. If he slept this long, sleeping more wouldn’t do much more good for him. He’d just have to ride this one out, unfortunately.

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- SPEED .

((I AM SPEED. When I have time to sit down and write, I can pump out replies like nobody’s business! It’s a matter of getting the time in the first place to get to replies, but I can typically pump out a typical multi-para response in like … 15 minutes? 30 if I’m feeling particularly stumped or if I’m writing something really emotional. Sometimes I tend to go too fast though, and my hands will go numb lol.))

- REPLIES .

((Replies for me are usually around 2-3 short/medium paragraphs. I don’t really do formatting because it confuses me and I want to try and remain accessible since I know sometimes formatted text messes with screen readers. This is also the first blog I’ve used icons for? It’s been alright, but the idea of making more or trying to slap a psd on them is very intimidating. The graphic design aspect of rp in general scares me a bit but I’m trying!! ;;w;; ))

((Something I’ve been trying to work on personally is fluffing and excessive passive language. Like, sometimes I write a lot of my character’s thoughts into a reply and stuff and make it wayyy longer than it needs to be because I feel the need to meet a certain length when, really, just a paragraph would’ve worked! I feel like I have to write a certain amount to seem “reputable” or something— That’s not anybody’s fault, of course! I just have impossible standards for myself. I also tend to stretch phrases out in general? I use the word “have” way too much, I think. I’m working on it, though!))

- STARTERS .

((I feel like I write starters a lot of the time? Not all the time, but I feel like I’m kind of good at writing them! I don’t mind writing them at all, but sometimes it’s also nice to have somebody else pick it up every now and then!))

- INBOX .

((YESSS I love asks!!! I love asks so much!! Threads that come from asks are cool!! Curious anons are amazing!! I love questions for my muses like seriously please send whatever you like, they’re my favorite!))

- SELECTIVITY .

((So like, I’ve been roleplaying on this site since middle school. I know what it feels like to really want to write with somebody but know you’re not up to snuff. Or like when you write (multiple) starters after discussing them with the partner and having all of them get dropped in favor of other writers. Like, I get it, and I’ve been there. It really sucks. I tend to say I’m selective or semi-selective, but that’s namely to ward off the weirdos who come into my direct messages asking for NSFW. I’m happy to give anybody a chance, even if they’re not in a fandom I’m in! I still have the right to say no, but I don’t want anybody to feel like they’re not “good enough” or whatever for me, you know? If I don’t want to write with somebody, it’s just because I don’t think our muses or writing styles wouldn’t mesh well- It never has anything to do with writing ability in and of itself!))

((To all the little roleplayers out there who feel left out— Keep writing! Work on your craft! You’re doing amazing!! <333))

- WISHLIST .

((I want ships. God I want ships so bad!!! If you play a Godzilla or Ghido, please ship with me 👀))

- HONEST NOTE .

Rodan was, truthfully, in a noticeably bad mood now. The rage was evident with the way the embers along the edges of his wings crackled and burned in the air, the spaces between his armor a dim red. And honestly?