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🚌 - what haunts your muse? is there any event in your muse’s past that they can’t move past?

astraea is haunted by her childhood, and can't really move past that. the memories with her principal and her father just really formed who she is; and also she never got apologies from them, so she's really holding on to that.

marie is rarely someone who lives in regrets, however her pregnancy scare is something that shaped who she is and how she approaches intimacy with other people, so I would have to say that.

val can't really move past failing the matron the first time around, and she's terrified of what's going to happen this time if she fails. (she's also terrified of what happens if she's successful — like if she succeeds at beating the giants at their own game, then what happens to her? will she remain on this plane or be sucked back into the shadowfell? who knows! not her! and that scares her!)

sybil's heartbreak at the cause of their patron is something they can't quite get past, I would think. it motivated them to leave the feywild in the first place and pursue planar magics, so i think that would be the catalyst for the rest of their life, that they can't really move past because it put them on the path they're currently on.

🥀 - what are your muse’s standards for a romantic partner? are they realistic? why do they have these standards?

astraea prefers a woman who can keep her grounded and accept her as she is, which is (prior to rafa) not something that she had ever really thought would exist for her. i think she has these standards because she was never really accepted by her family nor by society at large when she was growing up, so it makes sense that she would try to treat that wound with seeking it out in adult relationships.

marie wasn't looking for anyone to be her romantic partner until james entered her life and then suddenly there was another person who mattered to her. a golden retriever gamer boy, perhaps, but still - someone who mattered to her. i think she wanted to remain by herself as a protective measure - and after seeing her parents love story, she wasn't sure there was really anything that could compare to that. but now she has james and everything's perfect.

val is demi which heavily influences those she can think about in a romantic context. for her, romance and sex are inseparable, and she can't picture romantic notions without sexual ones following or preceding. with that being said she enjoys someone who is competent in their chosen field, challenges her to be better, and is there to help her when she's feeling down, whether it be quiet contemplation or raucous laughter. she's got these standards from looking at marriage a thousand years ago and thinking that's what it has to be like nowadays too - and instead, she's found herself as far from conventional as she can.