APRÈS MOI, LE DÉLUGE

— It is a strange world, a sad world, a world full of miseries, and woes, and troubles. And yet when King Laugh comes, he make them all dance to the tune he play. Bleeding hearts, and dry bones of the churchyard, and tears that burn as they fall, all dance together to the music that he make with that smileless mouth of him. (Bram Stoker, Dracula)

𝐋𝐀𝐘𝐄𝐑    𝟎𝟎𝟏    :    𝐓𝐇𝐄    𝐎𝐔𝐓𝐒𝐈𝐃𝐄    .

NAME: right now? vladimir savatier. EYE COLOUR: a dark red. it glows. once upon a time, they were a pretty blue. HAIR STYLE / COLOUR: you will hear this a lot, but it changes. usually a thin wispy white, reaching the middle of his back. he often ties it up with a red ribbon. if he feels in the mood, he’ll darken the shade to black. HEIGHT: varies. he tends to be somewhere between 5′11-6′1. his monster form height is around eight feet tall. CLOTHING STYLE: extravagant in the public eye, with lots of jewelry. borders on tacky and frivolous. when in the comfort of his own home, he tends to be more comfortable, but still quite regal. lots of red and black, as you’d imagine. in all cases, he is fully covered, with only his face and hands visible (though he will also cover up with gloves from time to time). BEST PHYSICAL FEATURE: his eyes. i think he has a lovely smile, too.

𝐋𝐀𝐘𝐄𝐑    𝟎𝟎𝟐    :    𝐓𝐇𝐄    𝐈𝐍𝐒𝐈𝐃𝐄    .

FEARS: deep water. specifically, drowning. he gets notably uneasy around the ocean.   GUILTY PLEASURE: m…murder….?  BIGGEST PET PEEVE: loud noises. loud people. AMBITIONS FOR THE FUTURE: just to continue teaching his students and living out the years. should an enemy catch his ire or an ally gain his loyalty, then he might add them to his agenda, but for a noxian, vladimir has little ambition.

𝐋𝐀𝐘𝐄𝐑    𝟎𝟎𝟑    :    𝐓𝐇𝐎𝐔𝐆𝐇𝐓𝐒    .

FIRST THOUGHTS WAKING UP: ‘where am i? who am i? what is happening?’ vladimir rarely sleeps, and when he does, the waking tends to be very disorienting.   WHAT THEY THINK ABOUT MOST: his memory. he’s always checking in on himself to make sure he knows his name, where he is, what he’s doing, who his friends are, who his enemies are, etc. in that sense, he’s also thinking about his body: how far the corruption is going, whether or not it will be visible the next time he sees someone, etc. WHAT THEY THINK ABOUT BEFORE BED: as i said, vladimir doesn’t sleep often, but in the rare occasion where he indulges in a nap, he’ll probably be worrying a bit about what happens when he slips under. but if he’s indulging in a nap, then chances are that he’s plenty exhausted— in which case, he’ll think about that. WHAT THEY THINK THEIR BEST QUALITY IS: his intelligence.

𝐋𝐀𝐘𝐄𝐑    𝟎𝟎𝟒    :    𝐖𝐇𝐀𝐓’𝐒    𝐁𝐄𝐓𝐓𝐄𝐑    ?

SINGLE OR GROUP DATES: single. TO BE LOVED OR RESPECTED: loved. BEAUTY OR BRAINS: brains.   DOGS OR CATS: cats, but he doesn’t really like animals all that much.

𝐋𝐀𝐘𝐄𝐑    𝟎𝟎𝟓    :    𝐃𝐎    𝐓𝐇𝐄𝐘    …

LIE:yep. tries to avoid it when he can (he prefers lying by omission), but he’s an aristocrat. of course he lies. BELIEVE IN THEMSELVES: yes…..? maybe. depends. BELIEVE IN LOVE: yes :( WANT SOMEONE: ………… yes… though it’s something that he would not realize about himself until it’s in front of him. but he certainly craves stability and someone he can hold onto.

𝐋𝐀𝐘𝐄𝐑    𝟎𝟎𝟔    :    𝐇𝐀𝐕𝐄    𝐓𝐇𝐄𝐘    𝐄𝐕𝐄𝐑    …

BEEN ON STAGE: does it count if he was a prisoner of war under the darkin who was made to execute other prisoners for that darkin’s amusement DONE DRUGS: yes, but they really don’t do much, if anything, for him. it’s more notable in modern verse where he had some, um, wild times during his medical school days. CHANGED WHO THEY WERE TO FIT IN: yes. especially in his younger days, he adapted quite well to the people around him. it’s how he got into politics!

𝐋𝐀𝐘𝐄𝐑    𝟎𝟎𝟕    :    𝐅𝐀𝐕𝐎𝐔𝐑𝐈𝐓𝐄𝐒    .

FAVOURITE COLOUR: i will give you one guess. FAVOURITE ANIMAL: butterflies. FAVOURITE BOOK: he can’t choose one, but he likes historical nonfiction. he thinks it’s a blast.  FAVOURITE GAME: chess. it’s the only game he really plays… unless you count noxian court politics?

𝐋𝐀𝐘𝐄𝐑    𝟎𝟎𝟖    :    𝐀𝐆𝐄    .

DAY THEIR NEXT BIRTHDAY WILL BE: he was born before the invention of the modern calendar, so he really can’t tell. in modern verse, February 26. HOW OLD WILL THEY BE: well after you hit the 2000 mark, you kind of stop counting. plus, do you count the years where you weren’t actually in control of your mind? do feral years count? what about years spent asleep? it’s tricky.

𝐋𝐀𝐘𝐄𝐑    𝟎𝟎𝟗    :    𝐅𝐈𝐍𝐈𝐒𝐇    𝐓𝐇𝐄    𝐒𝐄𝐍𝐓𝐄𝐍𝐂𝐄    .