#ikarons

it's tane/lann time <3 (lanne? tann? lantan?) (kiss prompts)

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Tane used to think home is wherever she is, for a self-proclaimed hunter who never stayed in one place, never settled, always ready to run far, far away.

And then Irmangaleth takes her away into the depths of the arena, the Nahyndrian collar sapping away the last vestiges of her energy. Alone and isolated, just like she wanted ever since she stepped foot in the Abyss. The Nexus had provided no such opportunity with its cramped space and the Herald looming over her, disallowing damage (self-inflicted or not), and she misliked the way everyone fussed over her like she was some fragile little thing. Alone, in the bowels of Battlebliss, the collar feels like freedom.

8. What makes Rook a good leader?

i think more than anything anade is an attentive leader - they're not always the best decision maker, not always the most commanding or tactical or forceful, but they take the position very seriously and to them that means attending to everyone's thoughts and opinions: they care about the things that matter to their people, and they are careful and meticulous about making sure everyone's needs are met to the best of their ability - and when they can't meet those needs they will work to compensate for that. they're my good little communicator:3

17. How’d Rook get those scars?

going after the rogue necromancer whose name I forgot in the backstory lol - as a (slightly impulsive) lightning mage, anade's first instinct when faced with attackers is always to start blasting, and in this case, it uhh. went wrong:)

47. What’s Rook’s temper like?

WIP folder game

i'll do sorry women! this is basically uhhhh the whole buildup to ajax killing alfira despite his best efforts to stave off the urge. also it's women plural because. well. karlach dies, and later that night alfira also dies. sorry women. (not the actual title, though)

here's a snippet (violence and gore warning, general dark urge stuff):

Her face changes with each thrust of his blade. Stab. A man with unkempt hair, his easy smile stretching until it rips his face in half. Stab. The scowl of an old man, his skin drying until he is merely a husk. Stab. Empty white eyes stare back at him, the blue of her pale skin swirling round and round. Stab. Her face doesn’t change. Stab. A derisive laugh echoes, first soft, then louder and louder as he brings down the blade again and again and again.

With a final thrust, he brings their brows together, twisting the blade with satisfaction. When he pulls away, it’s Wyll who stares back, his beautiful face still drawn in that same pathetic concern. The sight of him, on the verge of death, shoots a thrill right up his spine. As Wyll takes his last breath, Ajax leans in and inhales the oxygen from his lungs, slotting his lips over his, making sure not a single molecule escapes their mouths as he breathes in the remaining air out of him.

Ajax gasps awake, his hands covered with entrails, elbow-deep in gore. No, gods, did he…? The bloody sight jolts him, and his first instinct is to identify the body. Leathery blue skin, vibrant bardic garments, silky purple tresses, horns jutting out of her skull, her face twisted into a perpetual expression of terror. The tiefling’s name eludes him, so he decides on another: Not-Wyll. Uncanny relief engulfs him. With mechanical motions, he picks up Not-Wyll’s body, seeking to dispose of it as quickly as he can. Already, the first rays of the sun peek through the horizon.

🥩 - Does your oc have any coping mechanisms? Healthy or unhealthy?

kasimir is biig on discipline: his coping mechanism is, primarily, ruthless efficiency. anything that stresses him out gets stamped out as fast as possible, and the things that can't be stamped out get compartmentalised and picked apart until he can handle it. he's very big on prayer, which serves a similar function for him to meditation - it's soothing, calming, helps keep him centred and balanced and focused. he's also big on physical exertion, when you can't make your mind shut up: weapons training, exercise, sex, anything like that. he's not a big drinker or anything, no physical vices like that (too much loss of control) and he isn't prone to self destruction (too proud) so it comes down to managing himself and his feelings.

tiavyn also prays a fair bit, but for them it doesn't Help their mood. fighting is something that really focuses them, but it's a fine line; the bloodlust getting the better of them doesn't do anything for their mental health in the long run, and their guilt and horror is bad enough already. they don't really have coping mechanisms for it, beyond repressing everything and just continuing to move forwards; later in the relationship, they'll seek out wyll and look for active time with him, giving themself something to focus on and think about other than their own troubles, but...yea. no coping mechanisms that Work<3

🍓 - Does your oc believe in anything? Are they superstitious? Religious? Atheistic? Has anything in their past made them this way?

both of them lmfao...tia lives in a world where gods concretely do exist and they were created by one, for a purpose they no longer serve; they were previously an extremely devout worshipper of bhaal, to the extent of hatching the whole absolute plan. After waking up on the nautiloid, they spend a lot of time praying to anyone who might be listening, and getting no answer; after finding out about their heritage, they largely swear off gods, and the whole business. who needs them anyway</3

MWAH love youuu!!

FALYN

i think. depending on how she was gonna die and how she knew it was happening....she'd want to be outside. probably on her own- says her goodbyes, in her usual awkward stilted way, the day before, and then just vanishes into the woods. she wouldn't want anyone to see her die, especially not astarion. maybe she'd go hunting, maybe she'd just walk into the woods and keep going until she couldn't any more. either way, she's doing it as quiet and normal as she can. no funeral, no burial; let the hyenas have her.

TIAVYN

ohhhh....I think they'd be tempted. like, so, so tempted. I think, in the end, by the epilogue, they'd choose not to - they've been through so much and they have finally learned some kind of peace, and if nothing else there's a sense that this is a life they've fought and bled for, and it's theirs; still, they'd think pretty hard about it. there are a lot of points through act 1 and 2 where they'd do it in a heartbeat, too.

RAZAKH

for. >:3 clemfalynastarion >:3

EXCELLENT TY

🩵 Who does what chores? Which chore do they both avoid?

falyn cooks, clem cleans, astarion drinks wine and heckles; clemfalyn have exactly the same taste in chores (do NOT want to fold the laundry) but clemmy's martyr complex means that they end up picking up the slack

🤍 What is their favorite or most admired quality in the other?

if asked, falyn would say clem's sense of humour: in reality, they're probably the first person in the world she actually trusts and relies on, and as someone who's spent most of her life alone and entirely self-reliant that's more important to her than she'll ever be able to actually express:3

for clem, falyn is a grounding influence; she's the pragmatic side of the relationship, and a non-emotional counterpoint to the higher-strung partners who love an emotional spiral<3

What is your OC's greatest fear? What do they do when confronted with it? Are they open with their fear, or do they hide it away?

tia: they aren't actively trying to hide it, but their communication skills are lacking, and their own emotional self-awareness isn't great; they struggle a lot to differentiate between fear and anger and what that means, and pre-resurrection they tend to put any strong emotion down to the bhaalspawn thing, which means it's probably bad and needs to be severely repressed.

but they are very very scared, all the time - scared of themself, of their god, of what might happen and what has happened and what could have happened. I think their greatest fear (and the thing that would bring them the most relief) is giving in to bhaal and becoming what they used to be. they're also terrified that wyll might find out more about their old self (and tbh that they might) and it'll be too much and he'll deem them unforgivable and leave them. and they definitely think that's what they'd deserve:/

fathom: he lies and obfuscates, all the time. scared?? nah:) nothing to be scared of here! definitely not scared all the time forever:) he is having a fine normal day and nothing is bothering him:)

in reality, he's kind of always a bit scared. being a guy who is simply not equipped to be an adventurer, who has found himself somehow in charge of this group of heavily armed maniacs several of whom would cut his throat for a corn chip, is not a restful situation. he is taking his guitar into fights. what the fuck is that. what is he supposed to DO!

his biggest fear is captivity, being trapped, but there's also the more general fears of pain and injury and death. also, he's shit-scared of spiders.

Have they ever had a relationship that ended badly? Experienced some other kind of heartbreak? What happened?

tia: not that they can remember lol. I think the closest thing to heartbreak in their memory is after they broke their oath - they'd spent so much time, up till then, desperately trying to make some kind of connection with a god, trying to figure out who was looking out for them, who had accepted their oath, who might be granting their powers, and they'd been looking to gods who weren't paying attention for that reciprocation. when their oath broke, I think that shattered their sense of hope - after spending so long begging for something and to receive nothing, only to be punished for trying to do something right: that broke their heart.

ofc they don't find out till later that their oath was never what they thought it was:)