Summary: Her hands are everywhere, her cries suffocating me..
Warnings: Angst
It ached. It shouldn’t even be hurting. Yeah phantom pain existed, but she was always here to soothe..
Who was she? It’s foggy, quiet, why does it feel empty beside me?It’s a single bed.. I had it changed to a single bed.
Why did I do that though..? I can’t remember why. It’s still dark outside, everyone’s supposed to be asleep, so why do I hear this soft voice? I hate it, I can’t sleep because of it. Why can’t it just shut up, it’s pissing me off. It’s suffocating me, as if it were holding the back of my neck.
It’s 4:27am. Not a single wink of sleep yet. God can it just go away. It feels weird, like I’m in love.. I hate it, I hate it so damn much. I got rid of it for a reason. I got rid..
Oh. Now I remember. I remember her. It was her voice I was hearing. Where is she? Why isn’t she in bed yet? No, she is in bed, with her hands around my neck. She’s laying right beside me, facing directly at me. But why does she seem so hurt? She’s getting warmer, too warm, hot.
Tears are streaming down her face, her hands are now fully around my throat, shaking me back and forth as she whispered “You promised..” over and over again. It’s burning, her hands everywhere, her cries suffocating me. It’s starting to get blurry, I’m sorry, I’m so sorry my flower..
It’s quiet, 5:00am. The alarm was loud. Very loud. I can still vividly see her, face blurry. I could hear her cries echo. It’s time to get up, I am Red Leader, not a pathetic lover boy.
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Alice (10, 23, 26); Jen (28, 45, 46); and Wanda (31, 33, 49) :D
Alice
10. What are their pet peeves?
Alice is a fairly chill and reasonable person, especially for a witch. However, she's got one thing: people who don't wipe down the gym equipment after they use it. Makes her insane enough to start hexing.
23. Are they competitive?
Selectively. She loves a mystery, and in an escape room type situation, best get out of the way.
26. Most beloved possession?
Her mother's piano and her father's police badge.
Jen
28. Do they keep a journal?
It's more of a record, of her midwifery. It fell off over the centuries, but now that she's survived the witch's road, she's back on it.
45. What's inside their purse, bag or pockets?
It's not just organized in there. It's decorganized. There's a full makeup array, sewing kit, emergency supplies, potions.
46. What are their hobbies?
She is, in fact, one of the top editors of the real housewives wiki. It's that serious.
Wanda
31. Do they use social media?
*sokovian accent* "I am a wanted international terrorist." (she wouldn't know how even if she could)
33. Guilty pleasure movie?
funniest answer: pleasantville. serious answer: singin' in the rain
49. Favorite weather?
Overcast east coast fall mornings remind her of home
Who’s Who on Theros // A guide for the visual learners
Theros has a lot of crunchy lore bits, given that it’s been the setting of multiple mtg sets, novels, and has an entire dnd source book dedicated to it. Here’s a quick run down of the gods (it’s similar to actual Greek mythology but shifted slightly to the left) and relevant heroes.
Theros is currently recovering from being invaded by the Phyrexians (mtg borg); given the way faith works on Theros, as the people were converted, so too were the gods. Heliod’s fate is canonically known; the rest of the gods are not.
Heliod was the god of the sun, and was supposed to be the patron of justice and heroes. In reality he was a paranoid narcissist who thought he should be the only god on Theros. He set Gideon up for failure, murdered Elspeth out of jealous, and brainwashed Daxos into becoming his chosen killer. Notably, Elspeth defeated him in single combat, and Erebos was so amused, he let her out of the Underworld. Heliod died during the Invasion after being compleated; thankfully, Kaya the Ghostwalker ended him.
Erebos, the god of the dead, is no better than his brother, petty and vindictive, tormenting the people in the Underworld until their memories fade and they turn to nothing. He tortured Elspeth with a vision of what her life on Bant could have been, betrayed the boon he owed her by returning Daxos as a memory-less zombie, and murdered all of Gideon’s friends after Gideon threw Heliod’s spear at him.
Nylea is the goddess of the wild places, and a good friend of Elspeth and Daxos.
She also gay as hell.
Pharika is the snoddess (snake goddess) of both poison and medicine. She's cold, calculating and uses everyone and thing to experiment buuuuuuut:
Karametra is the harvest goddess, and Nylea's long suffering sister. She is the patron of Setessa, the all-female, Amazonian inspired polis.
Thassa is the sea goddess, turbulent and moody. She is not a fan of planeswalkers after Kiora of Zendikar literally stole her identity. And some of her krakens.
Keranos is the storm god of sudden insight. Also moody. Likes to use death by lightning.
Purphoros is the god of the forge and fire, and is: moody af. When in doubt, set the volcanos off.
Ephara was the one god who wasn't complaeted in the Invasion, and was in charge of the resistance during the Invasion. She is the patron of Meletis, the Athens of Theros.
Iroas is the god of victory, who is locked in eternal stuggle with Mogis, the god of slaughter.
Athreos is the ferryman of the dead, and hates his literal deadend job. During the Invasion, Athreos released Kroxa, the titan of death's hunger, to handle the phyrexians, sending his three headed dog with the titan to monitor the situation. This strategy worked, but the Kroxa is still at large. The dog in question:
Phenax was the first mortal to escape from the Underworld, and became the god of lies, deception and the Returned- the other mortals who have escaped the Underworld by following his path. The Returned are sapient undead who have lost their identities in exchange for their freedom- their memories form separate entities known as eidolons, while the Returned themselves operate purely on instinct, habit, and their muted emotions. Erebos and Athreos particularly hate the Returned, as they're insulting to their existence.
Kruphix is technically the guy in charge here, as the eldest and the god of time, mysteries, and horizons. He can summon the other gods and force them to stay in their starry heaven (Nyx), and out of meddling in the mortal world, if he thinks they're overdoing it. He is very worried about the planeswalkers and the things the planeswalkers fear. He's incredibly difficult to get in touch with.
Klothys is the other eldest, the goddess of fate and destiny. After Elspeth killed a usurper god, the revelation that the gods were replaceable/could be killed caused an uprising among them, and in the chaos, more souls than ever slipped past Erebos's grasp and back into the world of the living. Klothys was enraged, and sent agents of fate to round them up; she created a specific Nyxborn masterpiece to handle Elspeth herself: Calix, the Fatehand, who cannot rest until she is returned to her place in the tapestry of fate, and who sparked to chase her across the planes.
Heros
Daxos was born with a unique gift; unlike other oracles, who only hear the voice of one god, he can hear the voices of them all- making him a rare prize amongst the pantheon. As a child, his mother died to save him from Erebos's clutches, and right after, the boy Daxos encountered a strange girl in the woods, who claimed a sword that fell from the heavens before vanishing again.
Daxos grew up and was claimed by Heliod as an oracle- though Daxos never got a choice in the matter.
Elspeth came back as an adult, magic sword Godsend in hand, and under Daxos's tutelage in all matters Theran became the champion of Heliod and Savior of Theros.
Directly after they consumated their relationship, Elspeth was striken with insanity magic, went berserk, and killed him. He saw it coming through his oracular powers, and forgave her ahead of time.
Elspeth bartered her life for his with Erebos, but Erebos tricked her- sending Daxos back as a Returned, who only endlessly searched the earth for her, remembering nothing else.
When Heliod declared war on the other gods, he picked a champion, and raised Daxos to demigod status, and wiped his memory completely.
Elspeth ended up fighting and having to kill him again- even with his memories restored, as Heliod was controlling his body- to finally have a crack at Heliod himself, and escape the Underworld.
Elspeth thought he's dead, but the comics indicate he escaped the Underworld afterward; then Ashiok told her in their letter that Daxos is still wandering- mindless by day, tormented by her memory at night. But their lying ass could be lying about that.
Elspeth is now an archangel, is famous on Theros for many, many things, and has never gotten a break in her entire life. Here she is, god slaying, which at this point is just like, a Tuesday for her.
Tymaret, the Murder King, is a Returned and a demigod of Erebos. His specific mandate is that he's supposed to find and kill Phenax, to put him back into the Underworld where he belongs. Tymaret has deeply misunderstood the assignment, and decided that he's going to just murder everything in his path, as logically he'll eventually have to kill Phenax. Right?
Kytheon Iora, later known as Gideon Jura, was a Champion of Heliod, who in his hubris, threw the Sunspear at Erebos. Erebos returned it to sender, killing all of his friends, and in his pain and despair, he sparked. Gideon spent the rest of his life trying to make up for his sin, ultimately sacrificing himself to free the one person he'd always believed could save them all (even when everyone else did not).
Gideon died on Ravnica, and as such did not enter the Underworld on Theros. He does have a memorial statue there, where his friends held a funeral. (The woman who actually did save them all, that he died for, was not invited.)
Here's the statue, I believe its in Kytheon's native mountainous Akros, the Sparta of Theros.
Anikthea is a demigod of Erebos, from the Amazonian inspired city of Setessa. As a "reward" for her tremendous skill, she fights at the gates of the Underworld eternally, protecting Setessa from the unceasing hordes of the undead that might break through and threaten the city if she ceases, in exchange for a promise that when Setessa needs her most, she can finally go home.
We are moving swimmingly along. The good news is I've solved the magical and mechanic issues in the ending, and I think it will make you guys incredibly mad at me, which is of course, the goal.
Prologue: Well, Shit
A Knight of the Five Shards
Mama Mia: Theros We Go Again [We are Here}
3.5. 2Bloom 2Burrow
It's Always Sunny in Innistrad
4.5. The Gatewatch Comes to Dinner
Rise of the Fall of the Fall of the House of Vess
5.5 The Lionheart, Four Witches, and their Extensive Wardrobes
New Capenna Tax Evasion, and Other Disorganized Crimes
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As someone who’s just started writing how do you write so fast
I shall answer in good faith, as I always try to. There's good news and bad news, Dr. Darwin- it's nature AND nurture.
I cannot, for example, pass on: my ancestral irish curse, genetic damage from nuclear radiation, or other any factors that are specific to me. This is not helpful to you. Eliminating these factors, leaves us with the following conclusion: speed comes with practice. Practice comes from conscious application toward the craft. Concrete things you can do to practice:
Actually write what you want to write, do not force it. A part of the time, I don't write chronologically. If something is itching at me, I don't fight it, I punch it out. You will write faster when you are inspired.
Do different types of writing. I like experimenting in different genres, and I've professionally written a *very* diverse array of things. Speed comes from familiarity, and familiarity comes from exposure. Write a poem, write tweets, write in haiku. Limits and guidelines are their own challenge, completion of a challenge makes you faster.
Copy. Master copies are still a thing in art, and used to be a much more wildly known thing in writing. Literally just the fact of typing out the words of a master author will make you a better and faster one.
Translate. Take something that's famously written in a different language, and do your own translation. You'll be exposed to a wide variety of words, be more deliberate in their selection and implications, and will be faster in drawing them from your arsenal.
Read everything. I'm an omnivore. Nothing is too high, low, or out there for me. If you're trying to write a specific thing, read things that are adjacent to it, or authors you admire.
"But trick, "you say, "I work three different service industry jobs and do not have the time or the space to do what it is you are describing."
We've all been there. Much like crop rotation, sometimes the field must lie fallow. But in the meantime you can fertilize it by:
Talk to everyone. I am famously chatty. I genuinely love getting to know people's lives, stories, background, interests. The more people you talk to, the more exposure you have, and the faster you'll write because the knowledge will be right there waiting for you.
"I hate people and everyone around me is an idiot."
Even fools may show us a different point of view. Or be helpful cannon fodder for a scene where an idiot needs to be eaten by a monster. Also, might I suggest the magical power of eavesdropping. You don't have to internalize or even interact. But you can and should listen and take a note.
in an effort to hold myself accountable, and write something that's more episodic/arc driven, i've arranged this work into story arcs with deeply serious names, which i'm previewing so you guys hold me accountable:
Prologue: Well, Shit [We are Here Now]
A Knight of the Five Shards [We are Here Tomorrow]
Mama Mia: Theros We Go Again
3.5. 2Bloom 2Burrow
It's Always Sunny in Innistrad
4.5. The Gatewatch Comes to Dinner
Rise of the Fall of the Fall of the House of Vess
5.5 The Lionheart, Four Witches, and their Extensive Wardrobes
New Capenna Tax Evasion, and Other Disorganized Crimes
