#*behaviour

                           so    I    don’t    know    what    to    tell    you,    but    marcus    has    a    little    bit    of    a    “helper    complex”.    a    prime    example    is    him    getting    very    attached    to    afton,    even    though    (or    especially    because)    aro    and    most    of    the    coven    basically    want    him    gone.    another    example    would    be    adina,    who    is    only    still    with    the    coven    because    marcus    made    her    part    of    his    personal    guard.    and    while    he    distrusts    jane,    he    is    very    fond    of    alec.    because    he    seems    to    always    stand    in    the    shadow    of    his    dominate    sister.     

this    behaviour    is    linked    to    the    guilt    he    carried    within    him.    he    feels    guilty    for    the    way    he    left    his    human    family    after    he    got    changed,    specifically    his    son.    marcus    isn’t    the    “father-type”    but    knows    that    it    was    wrong    to    let    his    son    grow    up    without    mother    and    father.    that's    why    he    subconsciously    tries    to    compensate    his    parental    failure    by    taking    care    of    volturi    members    who    seem    to    get    overlooked    or    who    haven’t    found    their    place    within    the    coven    yet. 

                                I’ve    always    seen    marcus    as    the    one    who    is    the    most    benevolent    out    of    the    three    leaders.    he    greatly    values    rules    and    order    but    he    is    definitely    open    to    giving    second    chances.    he    also    believes    in    talking    through    things    before    any    punishment    may    follow,    he    would    always    want    to    hear    the    side    of    the    accused    one    and    would    never    punish    someone    on    hearsay.    amongst    his    coven    mates,    he    is    probably    the    first    one    you    should    go    to    if    you’ve    messed    up.    because    he    will    hear    you    out    before    judging    your    actions.   

 that    however    it    made    it    difficult    to    see    him    with    the    ‘bad    guys’.    now    however    I    think    figured    it    out.    marcus’    behaviour    and    morals    are    only    focused    on    the    immortal    world.    he    doesn’t    fit    with    the    ‘good    people’    like    the    cullens,    specifically    carlisle    and    esme.    who    are    nice/fair    to    everyone    no    matter    their    species.    marcus    on    the    other    hand    could    give    a    flying    fuck    about    humans.    

he    mostly    skips    the    volturi’s    tourist    meals    but    not    because    he    cares    about    the    humans    who    lose    their    lives    there.    it’s    just    the    drama,    the    “action”,    the    hunt    that    bores    him.    he    is    just    a    old    grandpa    who    doesn’t    want    to    hunt    for    his    food.    ‘let    the    kids    do    it’.    he    wants    his    food    comfortably    served    without    any    trouble.    

black:  does  your  muse  have  a  ‘bucket list?’ ,  some  things  your  muse  wants  to  accomplish  before  they  die.

       haha.      marcus  has  been  ready  to  die  for  over  2000  years  now.  there  is  nothing  he  still  wants  to  do  except  to  finally  fall  into  ashes. 

silk:  does  your  muse  care  about  appearances  much?  do  they  spend  a  lot  of  time  on  their  own  appearance,  or  do  they  just  go  with  the  flow  each  day?

yes-ish.  I  don’t  really  agree  with  what  the  movies  (not  sure  about  what  the  books  said?)  gave  us  when  it  comes  to  his  clothing  style.  they  really  wanted  to  emphasize  that  he  completely  gave  up  on  looking  presentable.  and  while  I  can  agree  with  the  fact  that  he  cares  less  about  his  own  appearance,  he  still  wouldn’t  greet  guests  in  his  pjs.  before  the  whole  didyme  fiasco  and  in  his  human  verses,  marcus  was  extremely  neat  when  it  comes  to  his  wardrobe.  would  dress  very  elegant  and  classic,  care  for  his  hair  and  beard.  he  wouldn’t  get  manicures  but  still  makes  sure  his  hands  and  nails  are  clean  and  neatly  cut.  as  he  fell  into  depression  after  losing  his  wife,  he  slightly  gave  up  on  many  of  those  strict  clothing  rules  he  gave  himself,  but  he  would  still  been  keen  to  dress  appropriate,  to  brush  his  hair  every  once  in  a  while.  you  know,  the  small  things.  in  his  human  verses  you  probably  won’t  notice  any  difference  in  his  appearance  unless  you’re  either  really  close  to  him  or  pay  incredibly  close  attention  to  it.  because  he  has  a  rather  public  job  and  tries  to  perform  well  no  matter  his  mental  state,  marcus  would  be  forced  to  look  presentable.  only  little  things  would  show  the  chaos  behind  closed  door.  a  shirt  might  be  a  little  wrinkled,  you  might  find  a  small  stain  somewhere,  the  color  of  his  suit  might  not  perfectly  fit  with  the  one  of  his  shoes  or  maybe  he  missed  an  appointment  at  the  hair  dresser  and  now  his  hair  is  a  little  longer  than  how  he  likes  it.  little  things.  

baby  blossoms:  does  your  muse  have  a  favorite  scent?  what  is  it,  and  why?

not  really  to  be  honest?  it’s  nothing  he  cares  much  for?  of  course,  all  of  his  senses  got  enhanced  after  being  changed  but  olfaction  just  wasn’t  too  important  to  him.  he  values  audition  so  much  more.  he  despises  complete  silence,  it  makes  him  uncomfortable,  itchy  even.  there  always  has  to  be  some  kind  of  noise  around  him.  but  weird  smells  around  him?  whatever.  

raspberry:  what  food  and/or  drink  can  your  muse  not  get  enough  of?  do  they  indulge  in  it  often,  or  is  it  something  reserved  for  special  occasions?

even  though  I  chose  to  give  a  fuck  about  the  twilight  mythology,  and  my  marcus  can  consume  regular  food,  he  still  rarely  does?  he  isn’t  a  big  foody  in  his  human  verses  either.  food  just  isn’t  something  he  gives  much  thought  to?  however,  in  those  verses  he  cherishes  great  drinks.  he  loves  to  drink  expensive  wines  and  but  also  harder  liquors.  and  he  would  keep  them  for  special  occasions,  simply  because  they  are  too  expensive  to  have  a  whole  bottle  every  night.  once  he  would  slip  more  into  alcoholism  later  on  in  his  life,  he  began  to  buy  cheaper  liquors  because  even  completely  drunk  it  would  still  hurt  his  soul  if  he  would  just  down  those  special  bottles  in  one  go.  

coral:  what  is  your  muse’s  romantic  and  sexual  orientations?

I’ve  probably  talked  way  too  much  about  this  already,  maybe  because  it’s  not  a  very  simple  topic  (  ..?  )    but  here  we  go:  he  is  definitely  somewhere  on  the  asexual  spectrum.  lately,  I  think  he  could  be  seen  as  aromantic,  simply  because  it  can  be  defined  as  “experiences  little  or  no  romantic  attraction  to  others”  which  is  the  case  for  him  if  you  think  about  it?  he  has  been  alive  for  3.000  years  yet  only  fallen  in  love  with  /  felt  attracted  to  one  person.  of  course  his  grief  had  a  big  influence  on  him  potentially  falling  for  someone  else,  but  still.  so  yeah,  right  now  you  could  see  him  as  aromantic  and  demi-sexual.  though  he  wouldn’t  label  himself  that  way,  he  probably  wouldn’t  label  himself  at  all.  so  while  relationships  of  any  kind  dominate  his  life  through  his  gift,  marcus  isn’t  too  focused  on  his  own  relationship.  he  had  never  been  looking  for  a  potential  partner  and  had  he  not  meet  didyme  maybe  he  wouldn’t  have  dated  anyone  until  now.  furthermore  he  is  not  really  sexual,  hence  the  demi-sexual  part.  it  can  become  a  part  of  his  relationships  as  it  did  with  didyme,  but  he  needs  an  incredibly  close  emotional  connection  to  even  want  to  have  sex  with  someone.  it  also  include  him  not  flirting  at  all  or  speaking  of  any  kind  of  sexual  topics.  

malachite:  has  your  muse  ever  done  anything  that  they  winded  up  feeling  incredibly  guilty  for  in  the  end?

oh  yes.  I  touched  upon  it  a  little  in  a  previous  post  but  marcus  definitely  felt  guilty  for  leaving  behind  his  human  family.  I  mean  his  wife  had  already  passed,  his  sisters  had  been  married  off  and  his  family  was  rich  so  it  wasn’t  a  financial  problem  that  they  had  lost  him.  but  his  disappearance  made  his  son  an  orphan,  he  could  stay  with  his  aunts  but  still  lost  both  mother  and  father  extremely  early  in  his  life.  and  of  course  he  left  his  family  without  an  explanation.  they  never  found  his  body  or  a  letter  explaining  why  he  would  leave. 

champagne:  does  your  muse  drink  (alcohol)?  are  they  a  heavy  drinker,  if  so?

HEADCANON MEME | very much accepting! 

            ⌆ a nervous tic or habit they do

marcus no longer gets nervous. there is nothing that would give him such a feeling since he is not longer afraid or worried about what is ahead of him. he knows that there is nothing  w o r s e  than what he is suffering from at the moment, so why get nervous?    but even prior to didyme’s death marcus was NEVER a person to easily get nervous. if he ever did though he simply tapped onto something with his fingertips. it can be the surface of a table or simply his own leg, or hip if standing.

            ⇅ do they look up or down while thinking?

that completely depends on the situation. if marcus is trying to think of something / remember something, eyes will usually move up & so will they if he  w e i g h s  a proposal from someone like his brothers. in addition to that, because marcus has always been one to be rather CAREFUL with his words & rather takes his time before speaking than expressing himself in the wrong way, he often looks up when he starts speaking. he then weighs his own words or simply searches for the right words. however when he simply gets lost in his own thoughts, marcus will lower his gaze to the ground. it is something that occurs much more frequently nowadays, usually when his attention is not needed in a conversation or when he is by himself. 

              ❖ describe their hands

marcus does not like to be on his own. he had always preferred having company. ever since he was a child he would try to be around people, simply not baring to be alone with his thoughts. he was never the loud, attention seeking one, was almost invisible. he is not interested in a conversation but their presence alone would calm him and their voices make a perfect background. marcus also used that time to study the people surrounding him. even as a human he had a good sense for the relationships of others. it was easy for him to tell the feelings people have towards others. not in such a visible way as he is able to see with his gift now, it mainly just a gut feeling of his. the need for company however is a reason for why the time he had to spent on his own, from his transformation until he met met aro, was a rather lonely time and he does not like to think back to. it is also why he so quickly convinced to join aro’s idea of forming a coven. because e v e r y t h i n g was better then the loneliness he had experienced during his nomadic life. 

My muse is very much so cat like-- the best way to decide if he likes you or not is to put your hand in front of him. If he sniffs it and rubs his cheek against it- it's a full welcome, however if he backs away it's a good time to probably get to know him better.

It's hard for his tail to floof up unless you've scared him thoroughly or you've made him angry. The hairs along his body will fluff up too-- and this kid has thicker body hair than humans.

Don't worry, he's toilet trained ;D