#shifter.

                        KATHERINE’S 5TH ANNIVERSARY !!

katherine !!  ♥  friend, congratulations on making it to five glorious years in the tumblr rp community, & better yet, five amazing years playing our favorite queen, selene. it’s tough to come up with something lovely & eloquent to say here, because so much has already been said ( and because i lack lucian’s skill with pretty words  )  but -- listen, you’ve changed the face of the underworld fandom ( for the better, always ) & i am always 2000% happy about being around to witness your greatness, & being able to play with a writer and a muse who are both so thorough & genuine & well-developed. we’ve been mutuals for what feels like forever, & friends too, & i feel i can comfortably say hell fuckin’ yeah, you go partner, that’s my partner. don’t you ever dare hate on your writing in my presence, because a) that’s bullshit, stop that, but also b) you need to love your writing as much as i do, bc if you don’t, you’re wrong, and you know i’ll tell you so.

i love always being able to come at you with my random underworld thoughts -- & i’m glad now that when you made your initial faces at me three or so years ago when i laid out lucian’s survival to you, i didn’t let you shut your eyes to the way, the truth, and the light, bc look at what beauty has come out of it. from the monastery to the eastern coven; from the start of the war to the end of it, old gods & new -- we’ve built an entire world out of headcanons & backstory, and populated it with characters and feels; we’ve laid out more fandom lore than the movies have, & quite frankly they should just hire us to fix their plot holes bc we do it better anyway. i lowkey live for 3am meta & what-if storms, and i love looking down at my phone at work & seeing that i’ve got some beautifully written thing to read on my next break, or rolling over in the morning to find a response already waiting for me. we’re on opposite sides of the planet & it’s not always easy, between sleep schedules and work schedules and muses clamoring for love and attention, but we manage & it’s so, so nice, okay.

thank you for convincing me to give lucian a blog, even if he’s reticent about using it for anything but his woman; thank you for making david a blog, so that eve can listen to his music; thank you for letting asher be a brother to his commander & a pain in his vampire boyfriend’s ass ( literally; ba dum dum tiss ). thank you for being the best kind of rp partner; supportive, creative, and patient. thank you for putting up with my wall-o’ text replies, and my random periodic disappearances. thank you for letting me lovingly con you into not one, not two, but three ships in this fandom. thank you for never scoffing at any au ( any of the seven or eight ) i’ve thrown at you. thanks for hurting me & making me laugh & making me need to go take a cold shower, all in turns. thank you for being a sweetheart; thank you for keyboard smashing at me at 5am. thanks for creating your muses, thanks for loving all of mine ( every single one of those punks ) & thanks for keeping up our snapstreak, & thanks for being my friend. we love you. ♥

So here you go; for you, @valouriism. With all our love.

1. Who initiated the relationship?

I’d say the actual ‘relationship’ aspect of the relationship was pretty mutual -- organic, even, in that it seemed to become something understood ( if not explicitly spoken about ) somewhere after the ( first ) interlude in the library and the moment she pressed the key to the lakehouse into his palm. It’s not something they get around to actually talking about for a while, I suspect -- it’s just sort of something they understand, inherently, for the most part. But as for who started the pursuit, so to speak? It was Eve. David was impossibly proper with her, mentor and friend and nothing more -- and it was Eve who pushed at the boundaries of acceptable conduct, who looked overlong and too boldly, who entertained the idea of more first.

2. Who had feelings first?

It’s hard to say?? Because what was between them initially was not romantic -- it was?? Platonic?? Companionable?? It was David, willing to risk his life to protect her, not even a few hours after they’d met; Eve, hesitating to leave him behind and run because he was dying for her. David, unafraid to look her in the eye despite what she is; Eve, telling him in the dark that she chose her name and it belonged to her. David, training her for weeks, months, years; Eve, rising to his every challenge, struggling and striving against him. David, trying to recommend her to another’s instruction; Eve, refusing to be trained by anyone else. It’s David & Eve, sparring and training and keeping company with each other for years, spending time together, both quietly and bickering. It’s David & Eve, knowing each other better than they know anyone else. It’s Eve, twisting and turning alone in her bed; It’s David, being noble and careful and deliberately oblivious. It’s Eve, knowing that if she kisses David, he’ll leave her enough space ( when he retreats ) to run. It’s David ( finding her gone, and a letter in her place ) setting out to hunt her across the world.

Who had feelings first? Probably Eve. But that’s too straight-forward an answer for the complexity of the question. 

3. Was it love at first sight?

Of a kind. Dying for someone leaves an impression. That was love, of one variety. The kind that this question probably means didn’t come until much later.

4. Who was the first to find out about their relationship?

Keeping in mind my commentary about their ‘relationship’ from up there, I’m going to say Lucian, if only because he’s seldom oblivious to anything that happens under his roof, and is ( where Eve is concerned ) particularly mindful. He is the first to be aware of how she tests David’s patience ( and control ) in regard to their boundaries, but he sees fit not to comment on it for a long, long while.  

5. Who has to drag the other onto huge roller coasters?

The amount of time either of them gets to spend at theme parks notwithstanding, I think it would be Eve to choose the rollercoaster -- but she wouldn’t have to drag David onto it. It’s kind of an arbitrary test of bravery and daring, as far as mortals go, but if Eve wants to show him something ‘fun’, David is usually down to humor her. 

6. Who gets flustered after a make out session?

Both of them -- but Eve more so. She’s hot-blooded; moreover, ( at least with him ) she’s very tactile, and once they’re past the point of pretending that nothing has changed between them ( ahem, the library, part one ) she takes shameless advantage and seeks out his kisses, draws them out until they both forget themselves for a little while. ( She likes the way David looks with his hair a mess between her fingers, you know. )

7. What do they have in common?

You mean aside from everything?? Sheer willfulness, read: stubbornness, and a sense of responsibility; an understanding of the legacies they were born to, and the crowns they carry individually -- and together. A love of weaponry, of sword play; the thrill they get from a good fight; a passion for the written word ( and for listening to one another read aloud ). A fascination with sunlight; their shared, sarcastic sense of humor; an underlying wildness they both keep very carefully tucked away. 

8. What makes them different?

Eve is a creature of impulse and instinct; she has been taught and trained and honed to a fine edge, but she is ever-most aware of her feelings, what feels right instead of what seems right. David is logical, precise, intellectual and deadly proficient at whatever he applies himself to; reasoned and careful, willing to put his people above himself. Where Eve is sometimes inclined to run from the responsibilities of the Coven or the Pack, David is always respectful of his role and duties -- sometimes detrimentally so. They balance each other out in that way; she pulls him from the mire of his dedication to work, to the war and to their people when it starts to become too much; and he keeps her grounded, anchored -- a gentle but much needed reminder that she has a home, and a place in the world, and that it need not ever be alone.

9. Who is more dominant?

This question is just??? Like, in bed?? Or?? Ahem. Okay, look, I’m gonna answer this non-sexually because reasons: Eve bows to David’s will in a great many things ( because she trusts his opinions, trusts his intentions ) but will also argue with him ( quietly or heatedly, between kisses, or kicks on the training mat ) about things she believes in, policies or points of contention they don’t agree on. But otherwise?? She’s inclined to follow his lead in most things -- because usually they’re on the same page, and he’s the Elder around here. But also?? Personally, between the two of them, in regards to things that are not matters of Coven affair, or Pack business?? They are an even keel of push and pull, maybe somewhat weighted in Eve’s favor, because David has a hard time saying no to her, in truth -- not unless it really matters. But, honestly, they would give each other anything, so??? Dominance is really a matter of perspective, and the situation at hand.

10. Who is the other’s designated driver?

Drinking and imbibing aside, Eve is more than happy to let David drive anytime, anyplace -- he enjoys it as much as she does, after all. But David also let’s Eve drive too, sometimes, and that’s just?? A sign of trust, of things that don’t bear putting to words, that she can’t even begin to quantify. It doesn’t matter who drives generally, as far as Eve’s concerned; but when it comes to David? She’s definitely his one and only designated driver. 

11. What simple things make them crazy for eachother?

Everything???  Eve likes the little dip that forms between his brows when he’s thinking; likes the way he moves through a room, casually regal, a king dressed down in jeans and a t-shirt. She likes the way he swings a sword, likes the set of his shoulders when he’s relaxed; likes the smooth rumble of his voice when he reads aloud; likes his warm chuckles, or better yet, his startled laughs. 

12. Who practically worships the other?

Eve. David. Both. Literally and figuratively. They are devoted to each other, were in thought and heart before deed; in innocence before romance. There is nothing David would not do for Eve, if she asked; there is nothing Eve would not give David in a heartbeat. It’s not that they think the other can do no wrong; it’s that they believe in each other, so strongly, trust in their partnership so inherently, that they don’t feel it’s a danger.

13. What do they do if the other accidentally falls asleep in their bed? (If they don’t share already that is.)

Lol, accidentally?? Listen, okay -- in the days before they actually share a bed? David would never have stepped foot ( or stayed ) in Eve’s room at the monastery long enough to actually fall asleep there. But Eve, falling asleep in his room? In the days before he starts to ween her of the habit, she visited often enough; hovering in the doorway to ask him what he thought of training that day, or this weapon or that form of fighting; as she got older, he discouraged her from entering, so she had no opportunity to fall asleep there. But the library?? The one in their wing; their library -- there were times when he looked up from sharing the room with her ( the two of them quietly, unobtrusively in one another’s space ) to discover her asleep on the couch across from him, a book laying open beside her. There have been times when he stood over her, watching the rise and fall of her chest, and contemplated how best to rouse her and send her back to her room. There have also been times when he’s stared at her, soft and deceptively vulnerable in her sleep, and lingered in the room an hour or two later until she stirred naturally, and he could quietly ( gently ) send her on her way.

14. Have they almost died for each other?

( hOARSE LAUGHTER IN THE DISTANCE ) Oh, yeah, once or twice.

15. Who is more overprotective of the other?

That’s not even fair???? David. He’s the protector -- the over-protector, if you let Eve grumble loud enough. He puts her safety above his own, above his Coven’s; above everything else -- though he doesn’t make a show of it. Some of the few serious disagreements they ever have are over Eve’s safety, over his prioritizing of her escape over any chance of her joining a battle; over his insistence that she protect herself instead of standing with him in a fight. She doesn’t like it -- what was the point of spending a lifetime training ( of continually training, even now when they are trying to end the war ) if she can’t be expected to stand and fight, if she’s not allowed to fight for what’s hers as much as his? Just -- boy, let me tell you, this is one of those things that they will probably always clash over. He wants her safe. She feels safest ( and deadliest ) at his side.

That being said -- if you think Eve’s not prepared to throw down in the meanest and cruelest ways to watch his back, to be his left or right hand in a fight? Oh, you’re dead wrong. 

16. Who gets jealous?

Oh, oh boy. Both? It’s both, I think, but -- Eve, definitely. She -- listen, okay, she’s not super good at sharing; maybe that’s because she spent a lifetime wanting things ( or maybe it’s because it’s David ) but she doesn’t like when others are so freely and openly inclined to hit on him. The problem with this is, of course, that lycans are obscenely casual about affairs; vampires practically invented sex and betrayal-driven political plotting -- there will always be people who think David ( as an Elder; as a Commander ) is an excellent mark. There will always be someone as attracted to his physicality as his rank, to the snap of his teeth or the even authority in his voice. And those people will sometimes look over their shoulder to find Eve, poised and cool, with too many teeth in the bemused elegance of her smile. 

What I’m saying is: when their relationship is still unfulfilled, when they’re just starting out, she is more prone to low-grade fits of jealousy, but she is better raised ( better taught ) and too aware of the power dynamics of immortals to rise to the bait, to let it guide her where others want her to go. For any claim she feels the need to reassert, David is hers behind closed doors -- and later, beyond them. As the years pass, her jealousy will not be so quick to peak, so fast to burn -- but her desire to claim him ( with her kiss, with her hands, with her body and heart and soul ) will always be as demanding and impossible as ever.

17. Who wants to have fun and who makes lists in their sleep?

Fun-Plotter In Chief: Eve List-Maker Extraordinaire: David.

( But let’s be real honest: David likes to have fun, it’s just his sense of duty and responsibility that keeps him pinned to his desk. Still, she manages to tug him away at least once or twice a month, doesn’t she? B)) David is Deputy Fun-Haver. )

18. Who was in denial over their feelings?

DAVID. DAVID. DAVID.　DAVID.　DAVID.　DAVID.　DAVID.

19. Who is messier?

Probably Eve, if only in the sense that places she stays from any length of time tend to have a lived-in feel to them, as opposed to the austere, orderly perfection that some other rooms at the Coven tend to take on. Her mother would never have allowed the sort of casual disaster that mortals of a comparable age would consider bedrooms, so Eve never formed the habit for real messes, but her rooms tend to be lined in bookshelves, stocked with souvenirs of places she’s beed or things she seen; her camera equipment on one table, a book of photos ( and photos to be added ) on another; whatever her latest project ( translating an old text for fun; trying to diagram one of Lucian’s obscenely detailed weapons schematics ) is usually on what is supposed to be her desk; always, there’s a book ( or three ) on her nightstand. She’s not messy, per say; but her spaces are comfortably cluttered with her. 

David’s room tends to be of a military-grade personalization; there are touches of himself here and there -- a jacket slung over the back of a chair; a half-finished book laid aside; the rumpled sheets where he’d rolled out of bed too early because Eve came knocking -- but generally he is orderly and neat enough to not bear any particular remarking upon: the legacy of an upbringing under a strict father with a warrior’s sense of order.

Still, he too keeps books on his nightstand, and when they start to co-habitate, he probably finds that the lived-in feel of the space he shares with Eve feels more comfortable ( I daresay, more home-y ) than it was before.

20. Would they be good parents?

here, have these rare snapshots from the past.

2/9/14, at 6:04 PM, Katherine wrote: > THE FUQ ARE YOU DOING TO ME YOU STO. p

2/9/14, at 6:05 PM, Katherine wrote: > You. better. stop. I cannot afford to ship this. > Actually yes I can. > I can ship it all day.

2/13/15, at 3:04 AM, Katherine wrote: > WHISPERS YOU SHOULD MAKE A LUCIAN FOR REASONS

2/13/15, at 3:23 AM, 「 WITCH 」 wrote: > OH SHOULD I?

2/13/15, at 3:23 AM, Katherine wrote: > Because Selene/Lucian. Because LUCIAN

2/13/15, at 3:24 AM, 「 WITCH 」 wrote: > I have 10,000 feels about Lucian, you shouldn't tempt me.

Jacob Black is a shape-shifter of the Quileute tribe. He imprinted on the hybrid named Renesmee Cullen, the daughter of Edward Cullen and Bella Swan.

Generally, Jacob is very friendly, playful, carefree and caring towards the people around him. He would go to any extent to protect those he loves most, most obvious in Breaking Dawn when he disbands from his pack and sacrifices everything to protect Bella. He is also shown to be somewhat sarcastic, slightly obnoxious and slightly childish, and has a hot-headed temper due to his wolf side and highly dislikes the scent of vampires. He was also very hostile toward Edward, even before he phased, only because they were both in love with Bella, but they eventually come to terms with each other. After embracing his right as an Alpha and imprinting on Renesmee in Breaking Dawn, he begins to take the responsibilities of leading his renegade pack more seriously.

Like everyone else in his tribe, he had a prejudice against the Cullens and other vampires, viewing them as nothing more than blood-sucking monsters, but eventually warmed up to the Cullens and came to see them as something more than vampires.

Embry Call is a shape-shifter and one of Jacob Black’s best friends and most important pack members. Embry’s phasing points to his Quileute descent through his father since his mother, Tiffany Call, was from the Makah tribe. His father was assumed to be Billy Black, Quil Ateara IV, or Joshua Uley as the shape-shifting traits are inherited only within the Quileute tribe.

Embry is quieter and shyer than some of the other boys on the reservation. He is playful, but still comes across as being very reserved. Between Jacob and Quil, Embry is closest to Jacob because of their genuine interests in automotives and riding dirt bikes.

He seems to enjoy betting with other boys in the pack, especially Jared. He is more caring and loving than his pack members, and is also obviously very loyal to his friends as he is deeply upset when Jacob first broke away from Sam’s pack.

Quil is a Quileute shape-shifter & a member of Jacob Black’s pack. Quil was born and raised in La Push. His father, Quil Ateara IV, died in a storm when he was a child, leaving his mother, Joy, to raise him on her own. She had the help of her father-in-law, Quil Ateara III. His grandfather had always been aware of his grandson's legacy and potential destiny. Quil grew up as best friends with Embry Call and second cousin, Jacob Black.

Quil is naturally a cheerful and easygoing person. He enjoys being a wolf, and has a strong sense of loyalty to his tribe, packs and friends. Though some people view his connection to Claire as scandalous, he is purely concerned with her safety and happiness, such is part of the effects of imprinting.Since his mother and grandfather are well aware of his magical heritage, he has no reason to hide it from them.

Lucas Clearwater is the Beta of the Black pack and is the son of Holly Clearwater and Saul Clearwater. He is Sarah Clearwater's older brother, and Samantha Uley's ex-boyfriend. As a child, Lucas was very close to his cousin, Elliott Young. As a freshman in high school, Lucas began dating, and then fell in love with Samantha Uley until Sam saw Elliott for the first time after her phasing began and imprinted on him immediately.

As more time passes, Lucas finds himself growing angrier and begins to fly into a rage over the smallest irritation. His body begins to change without his awareness, and when he argues with his father about his mood swings, his anger causes him to phase for the first time and he destroys a couch in the process. Seeing their son phase, his mother suffers a fatal heart attack. Sarah witnesses the incident and the shock causes her to phase as well.

Lucas’s transformation causes him further pain because he holds himself responsible for his mother's death. Furthermore, he is forced to join Sam's pack, and their telepathic link reminds him that she abandoned him for his cousin, Elliott. He deliberately uses this connection to punish Sam and the pack both with his memories, and by bringing up uncomfortable subjects. He has also tried to go solo, but it did not work. Overtime he comes to forgive Elliott and Sam after learning the truth and agrees to be his cousin's best man.