#onewinged meme

List of Scenarios Meme | Open

@tiamattseirei asked: Daze or safeguard. Any muse

He understood why he was assigned as back up and support, as a Turk, but also as one of the companies layered weapons. This mission was far more SOLDIER-suited, but this wasn't the first time he'd been assigned with a SOLDIER and wouldn't be the last. But this...well, this was clearly more specific. The women had a gift, or perhaps a curse, depending on how she endured it--transformation, and that dragon of hers was fierce.

But she still had experience to hone. The moment it seemed their foes were done, a small pack of Behemoths that had sought to tear apart their travel formation, a few vehicles ruined, she and the team made quick enough work of them. But they'd miss-counted their foes. He couldn't be sure whether she had the more animalistic, heightened senses he did, but he could smell the younger fiend out for revenge even before it lunged.

Her back was turned, the beasts claws seeking to scewer.

It was seconds, a howl of pain, and a new beast entered the field. A ghastly white behemoth-like creature blocked the true fiend, shoving the SOLDIER out of the way. He saved her from injury, but it seemed the impact from the shove knocked her out, if she wasn't worn out already.

Vincent Valentine, as the beast he could call upon, Galian, made quick if not horrendous work of the fiend. Once clear, he managed to change back and guide the team to make their retreat to get back on the road.

He carried her into the truck, sitting over her away she lay in the bed of the vehicle. When she began to stir, he relaxed, though few would notice the man even tensed, as he was rather cold and closed off in his features.

Random Asks/Prompts | Always Open

@gcldfanged asked: It's a balmy night and the wind is already picking up, long black ropes of swaying power lines thrumming across an overhead canvas of deep blues and purples smudged across the skyline. The last of the raiders have long since abandoned the inner city ruins of what was once a sprawling metropolis, a true industrial capital that never once slept a wink since it's construction: Midgar. Jae pushes a hand through his dark curtain of hair, pinning it behind the shell of his outer ear to keep the thicker waves from obstructing his vision. Sonorous wailing from the mutated muzzles of animal specimens that had long since evolved over the years might elicit a chill down the spine of a civilian far from the comforts of Edge, but it simply was a thrilling soundtrack amidst the shadowy backdrop of crumbling ruins featuring Art Deco architecture and fallen steel. Closing his eyes, his already slow rate of breathing slows to near crawl, his sternum only rising and falling in tiny increments as he takes in all of the noises filtered through the air. A savage grin pulls at the corner of his mouth when the light 'tupt' of a thick rubber sole pushes down into the grit and sand scattered across a broken sidewalk. The entity known as Hellmasker still manages to catch him off guard by leaping down and lunging forward from an entirely different direction than anticipated- Forcing Jae to loosen the astriction to his knees and elbows. He tilts backwards off the edge of the skeletal remains of a phone kiosk, falling down to the concrete below. The tail of his enhanced utility whip whistles through the air, snagging heavily against a plastic-coated cluster of transmission cables- Using their combined weight as an anchor point to swing across the gaping chasm of a broken freeway ramp. Once his toes touch the cracked asphalt, another hard snap of his wrist crushes the protective shells housing the high voltage conduits, exposing their wiring. The whip was his trademark weapon, true- But it also has the added ability to act as a taser- generating the same pulse as the frequency the human nervous system employs to activate voluntary muscles. A solid connection inflicts severe, uncontrollable muscular contraction and depending on the location of impact, this effect can spread throughout the victim’s entire body. In this case, the amps were enough to bring the long since dead cables to horrifying life, cracking and snapping loudly, writhing violently like a den of disturbed snakes. The broken power lines swing backwards once they're pulled free of their connectors, creating a dangerous livewire curtain should the maniac give chase, eagerly lured in by Jae's taunting behavior. A nice little incentive for the normally impulsive hunter to get 'smarter' in his dogged pursuit.

Chase, chase, chase. He hunted, he tracked, he cut through any stupid beasts that got in his way as his feet pounded through dirt and rubble and concrete. The ruins were the perfect stage, and felt like home. The chaos was the nature he was born for.

And his prey, was everything he ever looked for. Chuckling with glee under his breath as he knew he was drawing closer, Hellmasker locked in. And he'd narrowly had him, carving down with his hungry chainsaw, only for the pray to move so smoothly free of the needy teeth. He wanted the blood, he wanted to pain, he wanted the clash. And this one would give it to him.

"Get you...get you, get you!! Will get you!" Masker promised, calling out as he stood across the ruined ramp, quirking his head to the left and the right as he eyed the other through the live and threatening curtain. "Ha! Sparks! Killer sparks... Aren't you fun...?" he praised viciously.

He paced, back and forth, back and forth, back and forth. Then he stood and stared down Jae, eyes gleaming with eagerness behind the intricately marked mask. Suddenly he moved the chainsaw to latch at his waist behind him. Dirty hands fleshed and curled, intent, but then he stared down, past the curtain, past the other side of the ramp, to something below....and suddenly, he took many steps back, only to take off at a mindless run before leaping.

He wouldn't make it. There was no hope of it, his momentum only led him down to the gaping opening below.

Except a thicker cable hunt below, attached elsewhere high above the other end of the ramp, and with the momentum of his forward drop, the madman managed to swing up high enough to grab hold on the other side of the ramp, behind Jae. He didn't bother hiding his survival, gleeful and uneven chuckles shaking him to his core as he finally got on level footing and took out his weapon once more.

@sixvisxpacem asked: For the character meme: Vincent, Sephiroth, Genesis, and Cloud~~

Thank you! Here we go! Now of course these are headcanons so, this is what I read and semi want from the characters, while recognizing it's likely not the intentions of the creators.

Vincent

Sexuality Headcanon: It took years of growing up in fandom of course to come to this conclusion, because you grow up with the conditioned straight-by-default assumption, and his only canon subject of his romantic love being Lucrecia, I just labeled him as straight, even as I began roleplaying as him officially on here. But the more I interacted with Roleplayers, and let my more natural state of bi/pan until otherwise confirmed mindset I have with characters now, and honestly more especially thanks to @skadren getting me into Strifentine, I have come to full accept that he is pan. My usually experience when writing him is he knew around his teens about his inclination towards men, but felt the weight of expectations and he just didn't really explore it. At least not on his own. Now when the right man would present himself, it's harder to ignore (*cough cough* Veld *Cough*). But absolutely Pan, for me.

Gender Headcanon: Cismale, personally.

A ship I have with said character: STRIFENTINE, STRIFENTINE, STRIFENTINE. Sorry, ahem. But yeah, that is the TOP ship for Vincent for me. Though I haven't been able to explore it in my own writing, VinVeld is right up there. As is Vinesis. Those are probably my top ships for Vincent. I have other ships, too, but they're lesser or more random due to RP. Honorable mention, VincentxReeve, because Dirge era.

A BROTP I have with said character: Reeve and Vincent are a fun brotp, and I'm extremely fond of their dynamic due to Dirge, and just the layers given their past with the company. Other than that, I don't see him vibing close with many apart from Cloud, but I always see them with ship lens lmao. But they work as really good friends, too, as they can generally be perfect support. I like the idea of him having a dynamic with Tifa, too. It wouldn't be as deep as the others, but perhaps they could relate on unique levels, he could give sort of mentor vibes, and she could be a gentleness (they totally gossip about Cloud). Maybe I could see a unique buddy thing that'd be funny, with Cid? But for me it's not strong enough to be BROTP worthy.

A NOTP I have with said character: Cid/Valenwind. No offense to shippers! I understand the appeal! But it's just not for me, for OG Cid reasons, and just because it's not my vibe. Beyond that, I guess Lucrecia x Vincent, for the reasons stated above. It's fun to explore in it's toxicity, but I'd never actively ship it.

A random headcanon: I don't have many that aren't shared by most heavy Vincent fans, so I'll just throw my recent one. Connected to the Rebirth encouraged headcanon, thanks to the decoration of Vincent's coffin, that the cerberus emblem from Dirge is a Valentine family crest, I sort of had another idea one day. Just watching clips with him using Cerberus and wondering when he got it, because he never got that gun in OG to my memory, but he has it by the time Advent events happen, and still has it going into Dirge (and which the game is named after), where did he find it? He doesn't have all the emblem shit in AC, save for the keychain, until dirge. So when did he get Cerberus? with the crest idea, it feels like it had to be intentional so would Vincent have taken time to commission and purchase a gun? Or what if Grimoire commissioned it before he passed, and after he and Vincent had been estranged for some time. Vincent's thriving as a Turk, and surely Grimoire kept enough tabs to know his specialty. Perhaps he was looking for the day he could make amends, and Cerberus was going to be a part of that. A gift with the weight and legacy of the Valentine name, a reminder of the legacy but the love there, but fitted to the life Vincent had chosen? Of course, he never got around to giving it. Perhaps Vincent found it, realized it for what it was, and lowly started implementing the crest more for various reasons (like bitch got it on his phone. him and Cloud both, wearing their canine symbolism and the weight that comes with it).

General Opinion over said character: Good god, that headcanon took up too much space so I don't wanna overload you guys but FUCK I LOVE HIM. I loved him when I was younger for the simplest, vibiest and superficial reasons and every year I got older, I came to appreciate him for more and more layers. I love his tragedy, I love his layers. The trauma, the otherness he is stuck with, the spook vibes, his relationships with others, his humor, his attitude, his wit. I just adore him. He is such a full character. There's too much to say about him honestly.

Sephiroth

Sexuality Headcanon: Gay/Demi/Ace spectrum, I've never really settled. There is not a lady lover layer in Sephiroth, except loving his mother. But yeah, it's homosexual in his inclination, but I don't see him feeling sexual desire or attraction without depth of relationship and either deep trust, or something just as intense but more twisted.

Gender Headcanon: Eh? Is that a gender? He is what the company told him he was, that's really where his mind is on that matter. It doesn't matter to him. He presents male, he accepts such pronouns, isn't generally inclined to they or she/her pronouns, but he doesn't feel like he's JUST Cismale. He's beyond that, is all I can say?

A ship I have with said character: Sefikura and Sephesis are constantly sitting upon the same pedestal XD for a few years Sefikura had the spot alone, but Sephesis has been claiming more room, but it's awkward sharing at this point XD I explore random or crackships through roleplaying sometimes, but these are the ships I'm most passionate about for Sephiroth, and the ships I think have the most depth. I did ship SephxAerith off and on for a while, and I flip flop between adoring the doomed lab sibling dynamic and the romantic layered version of that, but it's not high up there, and it's the only acception RARELY and not much anymore to the 'not a lady lover' rule. OH! And Seph and Zack, some delicious tragedy.

A BROTP I have with said character: Aerith and Sephiroth, k. Lab siblings, and what if they were able to remember and reflect on their past while being two sides to the same tragic coin? Zack and Seph are great, too, even if very sad because it feels like most of their friendship is just a stand in for what they both lost. I won't list Genesis and Angeal because though they are his friends, his dynamic with them is so complicated and beyond bros. I've also always wondered (before the Glenn layers) what his dynamic would've been with Rufus, if they ever interacted? I wouldn't call them bros XD but like, ShinRa's twisted and locked away heir, and their shining weapon acting as their puppet? Would've been interesting. So I enjoy the interactions in Rebirth.

A NOTP I have with said character: Sephgeal. Sorry? ^^; I mean, I see it. I could have shipped it a little before, but due to just the real layered character Angeal is and how actual story telling tells one story and fan content depicts something else, active shipping doesn't interest me. Same with SAG, or the addition of Zack and Cloud in there alongside the other two. Maybe that dynamic can be done well, and i found it fascinating when I started getting into the rp and fic community of this fandom but not much anymore. Beyond that, not sure I have any others. at least none I've heard of lol

A random headcanon: The man needs a trustworthy dom in his life. This is sort of silly, and yes it applies sexually, but can also apply in other situations. Like, someone that could fulfill that position in a healthy fashion, encourage him to take initiative where he needs to and where ShinRa trained him not to, but to give him an outlet to just...give up his power and be taken care of, for him. To be told what to do, but for his own comfort, and satisfaction. Not for the greed of others. Not for pain or power or anything like that. It would likely be a process, to even admit that it would do him good and tha the could enjoy it, much less him getting used to given in like that. He's used to being under orders, and he's used to the power he's allowed. Post-The Crisis shit, he's also going to extremes to BE the ABSOLUTE power, to be beyond the control of ShinRa and their lies among other things. So yeah, it wouldn't be easy. But I think it'd be beneficial.

General Opinion over said character: I adore him, almost as much as Vincent. My understanding and love has grown over the last decade, and he has become such a treasured muse and character. I love his humanity, his flaws, I love his cruelty, his unhinged fate, I love the tragedy of him just...wanting to hold tight to his friends and to survive what they were going through, only to be left behind. He's so fucking complicated, and yes he's absolutely the villain, but he's also the villain as a result of others. ShinRa, Hojo, Jenova and her influence, and the little mistakes of others that pushed him. He is absolutely wrong for the devastation he caused and continues to be willing to cause, and yet also he has never did anything wrong and even if he did, he deserves to, so there.

Just gotta say, a disclaimer with these next two, I may not have fully developed ideas, nor confidence and experience like the two characters previous answers, given my lack of writing them, but still, here we go!

Genesis

Sexuality Headcanon: Gay gay gay. Maybe Demi a bit too? But definitely not a layer of lady loving there.

Gender Headcanon: Male, generally. I do see and sometimes adopt the transmasc/transmale headcanon, but only when it applies in a healthy, proper fashion--as others have said, it's fucked up when it's only applied in a sense of trying to say he's feminine for racist or other screwed up reasons. He at the very least, for me, is never bound to stupid societal expectations of male expression.

A ship I have with said character: SEPHESIS. Absolutely. I have so many tears over these two, man. I hurt. I love. I also enjoy the idea of him with Vincent. I enjoy the idea of him with Cloud. I deeply enjoy the idea of him with both. Beyond that, I don't know that I've shipped him with many others? For some reason Reno is popping up, at least for crack shit lmao. it wouldn't last

A BROTP I have with said character: Vincent. The vibes, the drama, the scholarly vibes. Their likely shared immortality and ties to the planet. I'd love to see him vibe with a Turk, I'm just not sure who would be most fitting XD Zack would be interesting, too, ya know, after main events if they could've both survived.

A NOTP I have with said character: Angeal and Genesis, and the poly ship mentioned with Seph. Just not my vibe for him.

A random headcanon: This borders on Sephesis-shippy and I've expressed it before, and it's nothing Genesis would be aware of, but in my lil brain, Sephiroth is just about as in awe of Genesis as Gen was/is of him coming into ShinRa. Seph's awe develops over time, but I also imagine it being more and more rapid. Just...Genesis is so fucking skilled, and I imagined fairly self-trained before joining. Sure, he's got a lot to learn going into the SOLDIER program, and yes I'm aware his origins amplify his potential to some degree, but Genesis is very self made. I imagine he taught himself to sword fight a little bit before joining. I imagine he taught himself magic and continued to do so outside of how ShinRa trained it, because he's one of the few to seem to weild materia elements more expressively than simple attacks. He's an absolute mage. His brilliant, his well read, he has so much potential and I just....see Sephiroth looking at him, and himself, and recognizing, he himself was FORGED into the weapon he is by ShinRa, meeting their standards and mostly staying in their set boxes. He is amazing, because he has to be, and he just did as he was told. But Genesis...? He CHOSE to became what he is, he chose his skill, he chose how to mold himself and he did so. And he stands out from all others. Sephiroth would likely keep it to himself, except when it would seem beneficial to offer commentary, but I really do believe Sephiroth would be absolutely amazed by Genesis (and smitten before he realizes it, and never gets around to doing anything about before the training incident).

General Opinion over said character: I adore him. I did not appreciate him the way he deserves until recent years, but thank goodness I've surrounded myself with brilliant fans that have broadened my awareness. Because fuck, I love him. His chaos, his revenge (that was far more deserved than what Sephiroth ended up doing, even if it still went too far in ways). His mind, his skill, his style, his beautiful fucking visage, like fucking hell. He is just amazing, and misunderstood, and wrongfully hated, even by some fans that say they're fans of him. God I lost braincells against some real haters in a facebook comment section on some Sephiroth art that had the banora white in the pic. people villainizing and mischaracterizing him...fuck, I think really made me realize how in love i'd fallen with the character, was in having to defend him from such rampant stupidity.

Cloud

Sexuality Headcanon: Bi/Pan, but also Demi. Has to really develop bonds before much can develop, though there can be occasional attraction without connections. I do believe he is attracted to and can love female characters, and in another ask, I detailed my complicated opinions about my headcanon version of his dynamic with his main two female love interests (i say headcanon because despite it seeming obvious to me, the canon intentions say otherwise). but i also see him being attracted to and falling for men feel like he has a longer potential list for man-crushes than he does women.

Gender Headcanon: Eh. This is one of those situations, like Gen, I'm not as versed in him beyond fanfic portrayal to be feel super experienced but. Through my perception of him and suggestions I've percieved from RP partners, I see him as male for the most part. He's not in the don't give a fuck, i exist beyond gender mindset of Seph. But I feel like he's somewhere between male and agender? Can express himself, or might have desire to express himself, beyond societal norms of male expression but also hasn't been in a state of his own mind to feel himself enough to have chance to express it.

A ship I have with said character: STRIFENTINE STRIFENTINE STRIFENTINE. Obviously. Sefikura was the first, and the big one, and I still ship it pretty hard but....Strifentine just sort of wins out lmao. Also ship him with Gen. Ship him with Zack on occasions. I don't actively ship him with females, beyond usually crossing paths with content or seeing stuff play out in canon, but it's not very active. The most active I get with Cloti is on my shippy mothers' behalf.

A BROTP I have with said character: Vincent, if not shippy. I kind of like the change of dynamic and the deepening of his bond with Barret. Zack, obviously. Also like the idea of him having a dynamic with Reeve, too. Aerith is his personal gremlin. Tifa is the original friend but that's all so very complicated that it's hard for me to define it as bro level friendship? Also, in a world where he survived and lived a new unusual life, Kadaj. I just feel like there's a lot they could talk about, when Kadaj isn't causing mayhem not to mention his height, some of the way he fights recklessly, his percieved age being 15/16 like the same age as the trooper that ended Sephiroth, just makes him feel like if a shred of sephiroth became a hater and idolized Cloud.

A NOTP I have with said character: Um, not sure I really have a notp for Cloud, other than the SOLDIER poly thing? Because Aerith and Tifa aren't exactly NOTPs, I'm just not inclined to them.

A random headcanon: Cloud helped Vincent get his phone, and may or may not have been influential in convincing him to accessorize his stuff. Cloud needed to purchase a new one to replace the one laid to rest with Aerith (aaaaa, the symbolism I never considered there), so might as well help No-Phone Vincent. And of course, they would then be the first numbers entered in to one anothers new phones.

General Opinion over said character: The only limit to my love for Cloud, is that it has not crossed the precipice into 'I must become what I love' as it has for other characters. But I adore him. I adore him. I adore him. He's so flawed, he's so real, he's so relatable. The hero that wasn't meant to be, but is anyways. The one to always stand against Sephiroth. The delivery guy. Claudia's boy. The ex-SOLDIER. The lone wolf. The family man. The man who became too many, when he lost track of himself. I love his strong moments, I love his fucking snarky attitude. I love his soft moments, his awkwardness. The tragedy of his struggle with identity, his toxic tie with Sephiroth. I love seeing him fall apart, I love seeing him put himself back together. Cloud is just an amazing character, and ya know roleplaying multiple muses that have strong feelings towards him just layers that XD

Character Breakdown | Open

@sixvisxpacem asked: For the character meme: Kadaj, Tifa, and also Rufus.

Thank you for the interesting collection of character options, woo!

So, to start!

-How I feel about this character-

*ahem* MY SON, MY PRECIOUS BABY BOY, JUST DOING HIS BEST, DID NOTHING WRONG, AND NEEDS A NEW MOMMY AND MAYBE A NEW BIG BROTHER.

No but seriously, I adore Kadaj (and the remnants, but Kadaj has a bit more sway) so much. He makes me sad, he makes me happy, I love watching him and his brothers' unhinged asses causing chaos, then watching them get so emotional like the literal children they still technically are. His existence is so fucked, to only form from the will of another, but in forming from that, whether it was by influence of Cloud's assistance as an anchor, or purely Sephiroth's unbound feelings and thoughts mixing with his will, Kadaj still formed very specific feeligns and layers to his personality that make him so individual, so blindly devoted to the idea of Mother, and so heartbreakingly jealous and lesser when considering Sephiroth himself. AND YOU CANNOT CONVINCE ME THOSE THREE WHISPERS IN REMAKE WEREN'T THE REMNANTS. SOMEHOW, FOR SOME REASON, THEY WERE.

-All the people I ship romantically with this character-

I don't generally ship him? For the most part, when thinking about him, he just feels like a kid, in a teens body, with varied levels of maturity to his intellect and emotions.

In universes where he can be defined as mature physically and mentally? I'll be honest, I still haven't explored much. One RP that was short lived and didn't get far, my and a Cloud partner had a sort of thing going that might've turned into a 'Sephiroth is targetting and stalking Cloud and uses Kadaj to get close, but they actually genuine get attached to each other' kind of thing. Yes, I know that's weird, he sees Cloud as his brother (but then again, that's not really new to this fandom, ANYWAY).

Occasionally, but not actively at all (really only through looking up youtube fanvids after seeing one recommended), the thought of something really fucking toxic and doomed and not emotional at all between him and Rufus was a consideration XD I know, I'm weird.

Beyond that, I haven't really considered ships for him, because I don't often look at him as being in that position, or of a comfortable age for me personally, so.

-My non-romantic OTP for this character-

Cloud, or just his actual brothers. If there could've been a universe there couldn't have been, probably where things could've turned out stable and Kadaj could've had a chance to live and move beyond the manipulation and lies, if he and his brothers could've found purpose, I think he would've genuinely latched on to Cloud, and that that would be good for him. Cloud might look at him as a sibling, or another child he ends up drawn to take care of. It wouldn't be perfect, it would likely be tense given the reminders of who he is, but I think he'd deserve it.

Or just him living happy and hidden, occasionally causing chaos with his brothers. Let them explore what is to the world, beyond Mother and Sephiroth, to see what they could be beyond that.

Also my silly little brain wants him to have a dynamic with Genesis. It would be complicated, sad for Gen, frustrating for Kadaj because he can tell the man is seeing someone else when he looks at him, but something about their separate energies clashing...? Idk why, I just feel like Gen as a mentor looking out for Kadaj would just...work. I can't explain it.

-My unpopular opinion about this character-

I don't know that I have one? Other than maybe my belief that he was almost too independent, given the reason for his creation. Sephiroth forged him, and perhaps not perfectly, given he's being pulled apart in the Lifestream, but forged him to serve his need. But he had to be fed the Momma Trauma, and be told it was mother leading him. Something about his hunt to find her, and knowing it's to appease her by bringing back her most power 'son', and his visceral reactions that could've so easily pushed him off his path if just the right stresser had pushed him? At least for a moment.

I personally feel like that was a combination of two things, and this is extreme headcanon. I don't absolutely believe it, but it's how I see it; The hate Kadaj help for Sephiroth was born of his independence and how it had grown. He was still bound, but he had developed further than Seph could've planned nor controlled compeltely at that time, and so in all he was doing and experiencing and what he knew his fate would be, a bitterness towards Sephiroth formed.

But I also believe there was a bitterness toward him already there at his core--an accidental flow when Sephiroth created him. Because yes, by the end of OG, he was the god-complex madman, and everything of who he was, was mostly lost. But somewhere, deep within him, that confused, conflicted, scared SOLDIER still held feelings over his conflicted fate and purpose, his loneliness, whether he was to blame for all his heartache or not, there's no way some part of him DIDN'T occasionally blame himself to a point of holding some hate. So what if that flowed into Kadaj's creation?

-One thing I wish would happen / had happened with this character in canon.-

Eh, nothing I wish HAD happened because sure I love the character, I sympathize deeply, but the role he played, he's not meant to survive so how things ended, that's how it had to be.

However, if there's a way to bring another appearance or reference to him in the R series? >> I would not complain. But only if it could be done right.

-How I feel about this character-

I really do adore Tifa! I'll admit, I adore my sort of 'rework while watching/perceiving' version, but I still adore her. She's not a favorite that burns bright in my head, but I am fond of her. Her, like most of the female characters, in OG were....eeeeh. They weren't defined and had some misogynistic bull lol.

But how I see her is this heart, this woman who, though through different trauma than Cloud, is trying to find herself and recognize her feelings, bound to others and her responsibilities, and just within herself. Probably my biggest moments of relating to her is when she's trying to find her voice, to not just duck back and away from an argument or a point. To be able to express herself within shutting down because her confidence is fragile.

-All the people I ship romantically with this character-

I'm honestly open to a lot of ships for her! I'm not big on any, except for one, but that also comes with the fact that she's not a muse, so my only experience is in shipping in a fic or shipping with a muse of mine.

I like Cloti about as much as I like Clerith, which is a medium amount! I can adore a lot about it! And I recognize Cloti is basically canon, especially after the kiss in Rebirth, and I accept that! but I just have certain opinions about Cloud and Tifa's dynamic that I might throw in unpopular opinion section, that just makes that a ship that doesn't stand out for me. Hell, the most I get into it, is when feeding info or fan content to my mom, who through Re content has become a Cloti shipper XD

I have shipped her in a sort of enemies to lovers thing with Reno! Usually fun, can be for shits and giggles and raunchy smut, or can be for complicated layers and depth! I've enjoyed it, though it's not my biggest ship for either character.

AERTI HOWEVER, I ADORE. I can still say it's not perfect, and before the Re serious, I never really considered it! But they way they're building up the dynamic different now, I adore, I eat it up, it gives me life. They're like old friends, girl besties, a great fighting pair, Cloud wranglers, and all these vibes all at once when I ship them, and it makes me happy and sad and full of feels to thing that it just sort of....fell into place upon meeting. They had so little time, and the way they clicked, like missing pieces. That's how I see that ship!

-My non-romantic OTP for this character-

Barret, probably! Aerith, too, for the same reasons as shippy just without the romance, but they're good for each other in a lot of ways that no one else can provide. But, her dynamic with Barret? He just feels like a figure of strength that is sometimes necessary to steel her resolve. He bolsters he strength, she softens his edges, and they are a fierce force! Cloud is there, too! But, idk, just...there are just so many complicated layers to their dynamic. I love when those complications in story telling for their relationship is handled well, with the ups and the downs.

-My unpopular opinion about this character-

First is going to be superficial, and I don't think it's majorly unpopular amongst fandom I usually interact with, but it's unpopular to some masses of dudebros--I'd be able to tolerate the ongoing ridiculous of the tits, if it balanced out a little bit, okay? Because why is a BRAWLER that lived in a MOUNTAIN SIDE TOWN that TRAINED HARD would have average physique? I don't even need her to look like an extreme body builder, BUT GIVE HER SOME MUSCLED ARMS, SOME REASONABLE ABS, AND SOME STRONG THIGHS. Everytime I look at her scrawny arms, I cry because it doesn't make fucking sense and it's stoopid lol

My big unpopular opinion? Relates to her and Cloud, and the ship dynamic; in my experience, probably influence by all my queer shipping and just not vibing strongly with certain ships (i'm aware this isn't the actual story, just how I perceive things and therefor is headcanon-y), her and Cloud aren't really actually genuinely in love. She was seeking his friendship off and on but not with full determination in her youth. She experience loss and trauma, Cloud finally entered her orbit like she'd been waiting and it's like this thing she had been waiting for, for a short while, finally happened...and then he leaves and never really returned. The Cloud she met again, when she knew who he was, wasn't fully himself and never was the boy she saw and would never be again. He's like this figure she wanted to reach, to understand, to make right and hold to satisfy a desire to hold him in her life to figure out what they would've been like together (as friends, in a relationship, doesn't matter).

Now Cloud's a SOLDIER, things are different and off and wrong, his memories wrong but she's unsure and conflicted and she just wants him to be okay so she tiptoes, etc, etc. I feel like them together is just trying to get back things lost from home, from childhood, grasping at chances unfulfilled that they slowly learn were burned up and gone years ago. I think when they understand each other, they can be good friends, and when handled right with writers, it can be a good story for such a ship. I just don't personally see it ^^;

-One thing I wish would happen / had happened with this character in canon.-

I don't really have many thoughts on this for her yet? Other than sort of something that applies to the whole team--maybe getting a flashback scene to see their goodbyes to Aerith.

-How I feel about this character-

This right here? This is a bastard. And I love him. I love him and his shitty self XD And I'm blessed to RP with an amazing Rufus that really fleshes out a balance of his complicated nature, from daddy issues, manipulation, analytical thinking, to how he even deals with emotions, whatever kinds he experiences. As someone else said, he is not a good person, but he's a brilliant character, and I love how him and the Turks just have that vibe of being very...not normal when it comes to care and function as human beings XD but within their circle they still have unique dynamics, strange forms of care and soft spots, etc (moreso especially in the novels).

I can't wait to see shit get worse for him XD

-All the people I ship romantically with this character-

Rufus x Reno is only at the top because I RP it the most and I adore all the layers I've been able to play of them. But just below that ship, runner ups. I'll admit, Rufus x Tseng appeals on some level, but I don't engage often because I like to avoid those that make them OOC or make the dynamic an icky power play with a white asshole with power using his POC subordinate as a toy. Rufus x Seph occasionally, I've wanted to explore that often! And now with Re content, it's more complicated XD Then there's a sort of complicated ship I've started with my RP partner of Rufus x Vincent, but the version of Vincent is AU (in that his life was even worse, Hojo decided to recollect him and basically partially Winter SOLDIER him, so now he serves as a back and forth loan between Turks and R&D). But in the AU, Vincent would be assigned to young adult Rufus as a body guard, very strict, very professional, while a very hormonal and manipulative and rebellious Rufus would constantly be trying to push him, nudge him, seduce him. Vincent somehow manages his own sort of power, despite the power inbalance, between them, resisting for years, but it gets more and more complicated XD Very much a, started as onesided flirting, mutual attraction, cat and mouse, shit happens, Vincent regrets, and it's a more intense cat and mouse where emotions get deeper and risk get more extreme and Vincent is constantly having to fight to be better, if not completely avoid him at all costs (because he can't get into something complicated with another valuable figure of ShinRa, in his foolishness, and have something go horrible wrong because he couldn't control himself and keep professional), and Rufus is obsessed for layered reasons he doesn't quite want to admit (it's all his fault, really, he started it).

But that's about it for ships!

-My non-romantic OTP for this character-

Eh, it's hard to say? He just...sadly, doesn't seem to be the type to have friendships? But if you look at it beyond the lense of it having to be normal and super healthy, then A few Turks, definitely. Tseng. Reno, maybe. Tseng's like the voice of reason, Reno's the heart Rufus can't afford to have. I've never really considered anyone else, I don't think?

-My unpopular opinion about this character-

I don't really think I have one for Rufus, sorry!

-One thing I wish would happen / had happened with this character in canon.-

Dunno that I have much for this, either! I want to see him get humbled, knocked down off his throne more and more, just because it fulfills a sense of justice even if he wasn't the one to start ShinRa shit, he has done his own shit and he's taking a mantle that he's not really changing enough. Plus I like seeing how he'll try to manipulate or fight his way out of situations.

Very low level thing? Seeing him, however fleetingly, interact with one of the bastards/siblings. IDK, just wanna, but it's not an extreme desire XD

And it's not gonna happen, but I would almost love to see his escape from the Presidents office in HQ XD just because that whole scene was fucking special. Senior is a bastard, and Rufus being so done yet amused by his shitty sarcasm was a top tier moment.

"Shut Up" Kiss Meme | Open

@hoshinierabareshimono asked: [From hoshinierabareshimono's Genesis, for Sephiroth - 'cause Genesis being speechless for once, and for the right reasons at that, is too precious:] [SILENT] The receiver's kiss renders the sender momentarily speechless.

There had been too much talking, on both ends generally, but moreover from the red head, and it seemed to be getting them nowhere. Every other word seemed at the risk of pushing them in the wrong direction, and this was simply one moment Sephiroth could not allow to slip and shatter on the ground, like so many others.

For once, he would take this preciousness in hand, cradle it gently like the treasure it is, and protect it with all he had. Or so, he hoped. That is what led his hands to cup Genesis' face, firmly and then so tenderly, and what led nervous, inexperienced, yet sure lips to meet the others. He could risk his lips moving as much as he desired, not when he could not be sure what their press would bring. But he had to see. He had to try. And to feel Genesis' lips, finally, after silent and tormented days, months, years on end...?

It was breath taking and more than he could have imagined.

So when he had parted them once more, still standing close, but lips removed, and hands slowly falling away, save for brushing stray hairs from Genesis' eyes, he began to get....worried. Genesis was uncharacteristically quiet, and he wasn't sure yet if that was for better or worse.

Things Done While Sparring Meme | Open

@chosenbythecrystal asked: [ ARRIVE ]:     just as the receiver is about to lose hope and become defeated, the sender arrives at the last minute to help them fight their enemies. (Reverse so Seph saves the day)

Insurgents usually weren't an issue. Not for Sephiroth, at least. The 'team' sent to the small town was, as he usually assumed, for show. Heavy forces, he could manage within thirty minutes or far less. Smaller forces and the time ticked down lower and lower.

But, Sephiroth had gotten ahead of himself on a few fronts. One, he did not expect organized groups over crooks, and certainly not organized groups with trained beasts to boost their power of attack. Two, he did not expect the only other SOLDIER present, a 2nd, to rush in like they were equals. No sense the usual process, none at all. Surely some awareness of the danger, but even so, reckless in Sephiroth's mind. Because he was the fighter, he was the one sent to end things, quickly, and leave those around believing the best in ShinRa, and if its not the best, than at least they know their swift power.

But things shifted in ways that, for once, Sephiroth didn't expect. He'd taken down most squads, but there were two groups left with at least two ferocious hounds each, one gifted with elemental magic. And the third group? Some dwarfed behemoth--smaller in size, but still sizable and just as dangerous, moreso because it's increased speed due to it's size.

The 2nd had manage to take down one squad, and started on another as Sephiroth was dealing with the third. But the 2nd was overwhelmed, with one insurgent left, and the behemoth being sent to claw him into ribbons.

Sephiroth watched from afar, and with lightening reflexes, he sighed as he carved down the last group and made a swift move to leap. Moving like a flash of light, he arrived to tower over the 2nd and sent a blast of thundara to disable to insurgent and throw off the beast before gifting it threat swift slashes that just faintly made sharp noises through the air.

The dwarf behemoth crumbled to the ground, sliding up to their feet and release it's last, hot breath. Sephiroth whipped the blood of masamune, and then slowly turned to look down to the SOLDIER he'd just had to save.

Brutal Anons | Open

Was this the first time the silverette had heard such possibilities, such vile scenarios and rumors? Certainly not.

Was it the first time his mind might've ever considered the possibility of being used, or betrayed, or twisted up? He wasn't a fool.

Did Genesis seem too good to be true, in both is strengths and his faults? Unnervingly so, sometimes.

But would he be swayed by such pitiful fear-mongering from some speck that he wouldn't waste brain power acquiring the name and identity of? Absolutely not.

He considered showing the proud length of his blade to the figure before him, for their words, so they might glean from it's shine the very threat against them if they were to continue their gossip. He considered smack them to the ground and leaving without a word. He considered prying out their reasons for even cornering him to try and waste words on him.

But in the end, he stepped up, towering over the figure, before leaning down beside their face, cold and vicious and calm. "Do not presume to know anything within these walls, or they will surely make sure you pay for it. And do not presume to think pettiness would ever be enough of a weapon to bring me down...ever again. Speak in my presence one more, it will be your last..."

Character Breakdown | Open

@dezimaton asked: :3c for char breakdown meme: rosso (FF7) ?

THANK YOU FOR ASKING, because my feelings for this character has grown and shifted over the years!

-How I feel about this character- See, when I first started playing the game, she was cool and interesting, but was a bad guy against Vincent and that's about as far as my brain went. She was just a blood-loving psycho to me, and I could never decide if her accent was cheesy or enjoyable.

Now? I adore her? Like I do most the Tsviets, or at least what I like to see as the original three (I don't actually know the timeline, my I like to see Weiss and Nero as the top dogs and Rosso being the closest to their level, with respect). But idk, its come from some roleplays, and replays, and story analysis, but also fully letting it sit in (which applies to all Deepground characters) that yes she's crazy and enjoys battle and spilling blood, but why wouldn't she? Brought up and trained and tortured as she was? But I fucking love her. She's beautiful. She's badass. She has her own weird form of honor, and I thoroughly enjoy her.

-All the people I ship romantically with this character- I've never really thought of shipping, to be honest, that much for her! Only shipping I've managed to imagine is, by roleplay randomness, my failed-tsviet OC being deeply, sapphicly dependent and obsessed/in love with her and Rosso having her own affection in return. Absolutely toxic, but in a devoted way? XD

Beyond that, like I said, I haven't really thought about it! But since the OC shipping, I'm now inclined to see her as more a woman's woman, so perhaps I'd consider other female characters, if any could handle her lol.

-My non-romantic OTP for this character- Absolutely headcanon, but I like to imagine her and Nero have their own version of friendship...? They are very loyal, Nero holds absolutely loyalty to Weiss of course above all others. But I like to imagine he looks at Rosso as one of the few people at least managing to stand with them. And Rosso feels the same, she puts them both, especially Weiss, on a pedestal of greatness in their torture-born culture. Nero is right there beside him, but for different reasons. She would do just about anything for them. She is fond, to a degree, of the other Tsviets, but beyond that, she just sees the world as things to taunt, challenge, defeat, and/or kill, and she's eager to do it.

Again, of course, in scenarios paired with my OC, I imagine her as protective and possessive and waiting to lead her into their world. Might protect her from what she deems unnecessary, and will otherwise support her and push her through everything else.

-My unpopular opinion about this character- I don't have many opinions about her? Much less do I have enough experience thinking about her and exploring her to know what would be an unpopular opinion. Other than maybe she should almost be on par with popularity and fanart and attention as Weiss and Nero. Maybe not AT the same level lol, but, still. She's enjoyable.

-One thing I wish would happen / had happened with this character in canon.- I think the only things I'd want for her going forward, kind of applies to the other Tsviets as well. I want more screen time and with that or in that, I want more exploration of the characters. The Tsviets and Deepground are such a sad, enthralling batch of characters! Are they blood thirsty and dangerous? Technically, yes! Could they be classified on some spectrum of psychosis? I'm not a professionly, but probably! Is that their fault? HELL NO. You raised someone to bite or be bitten for most their life, they're gonna become a biter.