IT'S JUST THE CYCLE.
indie, semi-selective, mutuals only, low activity
MULTI-MUSE featuring characters from
CIRQUE DU FREAK, POKEMON, STARDEW VALLEY, AND MORE.
penned by Cresselia, 22!
SECTION 001 — GENERAL.
BASICS. Indie, semi-selective, mutuals only. FOLLOWING. I don't tend to follow muns who lack a rules/about page, who don't trim their posts, or who don't have any tagging system for IC/OOC posts.I have 0 tolerance for drama - I'll hardblock if I see callouts over what other people ship, harassment over what topics other muns roleplay, constant vagueposting, so on. ICONS / FACECLAIM. I've got both manga and live-action icons, though not... a ton. Some posts may be iconless. CREDITS. PSD, carrd template are my own. thorton & palmer's images are from su_no405 and brandon's is from demoonray. all fanart is used with permission.
SECTION 002 — WRITING.
SHIPPING. While it could happen, and I'm certainly open to the idea, it isn't my main priority with these muses! ACTIVITY. Low activity. I post a lot of meta, headcanons, analyses, so on when compared to IC posts. WRITING. I write multipara but can go shorter or longer to match. You don't need to match me - but also, please don't give me one-liners in response to 5-para posts. I use light formatting with <small> text. VERSES / CROSSOVERS. These muses are 100% crossover friendly, and I'm always happy to make new verses for them to interact in. BOUNDARIES. I don't RP smut, nor am I interested in writing adult x minor, non-con. You guys do you - I'd just rather not write it myself.
SECTION 003 — PRO-SHIP.
AKA, I won't harass you for what you ship. I too dislike a lot of the same content that 'antis' do, and you won't be seeing much of it here, but I am very much a ship-and-let-ship kind of person. I actively block & avoid muns who harass others over ships, who write callout posts over fictional characters, or who make it clear in their rules that they don't want pro-shippers following them.
SECTION 004 — TAGGING.
TRIGGERS + TAGGING. Some heavy themes for these characters ; warnings are in the muses tabs.I tag triggers as content cw / content mention cw as needed. PLEASE TAG... I would appreciate it if you tagged smut and fictional non-con, so that I can interact at my own pace. No worries if you forget to tag anything - I've got PostBlock.
DOCTOR NOLAND SECT.
fandomless original character.
cw ; transphobia, dysphoria, body dysmorphia, body horror
LARTEN CREPSLEY.
cirque du freak.
cw ; chlid neglect, suicidal thoughts, attempted suicide
THE MEDIOCRITY.
THORTON NETTLES.
pokémon platinum.
THE FORTRESS.
BRANDON ADLER.
pokémon emerald.
cw ; child abuse, suicidal thoughts, attempted suicide
THE SHOWMAN.
PALMER TAORETA.
pokémon platinum.
cw ; internalized homophobia
ALSO FIND ME AT...
2017 ; moved from Europe to Australia for college. fully paid for by his parents!
2018 ; comes out as transgender, falls out of contact with home.
2019 ; 23 years old, a de-extinction experiment goes awry during a class presentation.
2019 ; ends his schooling with little warning following a brief stint in the hospital.
2020 ; moves away from his current city without a word to anyone.
2020 ; sets up a little lab on the outskirts of a small town and begins the grand design.
DR. SECT ; THE GRAND DESIGN.
NAME NOLAND SECT.
AGE 27.
↳ chronologically 27, physically appears 23-65 depending on the day.
BIRTHDAY. DECEMBER 7.
GENDER TRANSGENDER MALE. HE/HIM.
SEXUALITY BISEXUAL, SLIGHT MALE PREFERENCE.
SPECIES "DRAGONFLY."
↳ human merged with an insect during a science experiment gone wrong.
OCCUPATION KOOKY EDGE-OF-TOWN MAD SCIENTIST. ENTOMOLOGIST.
↳ does occasional work in pest control.
MBTI. ISTJ - the logistician.
ALIGNMENT. CHAOTIC NEUTRAL.
ENNEAGRAM. 5w6.
ONLY ONE WAY TO DEFINE THE PERFECT SPECIMEN...
He's the kooky entomologist who lives on the outskirts of town ; the one who you can find bundled up in an oversized sweater and scarf in the corner of the library. The one who never says all that much, but he'll help you reach that book on the top shelf. The one who always buys two of the same sweater and shirt, "just in case!"An insect grows. It moults its skin and emerges as something new. It changes from a helpless larvae and into something beautiful. An insect is a creature that has so vehemently rejected everything it was to turn itself into something completely new and shed its past. In Noland's eyes, this is representative of himself ; to reject the body he was born into and to carve it into something divine.For Noland, his form is not something he'll ever be content with ; it's something for him to forever experiment with, investigate, modify, fix. Not unlike a sculptor with a chisel, this fine 'doctor' carves into himself with a scalpel to see what else he can change in his eternal quest to form his body into something truly unique. Claiming that he was 'enlightened' by an incident in his college years, he seems restless to chisel himself into what he deems as nature's perfect form.( And yet he cannot help but hide it ; he binds his wings to his skin and brushes his antennae in with his hair, tucks his spare arms into his coat and prays the weather isn't too hot nor cold when he leaves his quiet lab. )
PERFECTION.
❝ NOUN ; the condition, state, or quality of being free or as free as possible from all flaws or defects.
FOUR ARMS, FOUR WINGS, AND A CLAIMED AGE THAT CHANGES WITH THE WEATHER...Noland's physical form is one he has been working to perfect in himself for the past four years. He views his body less as a body and more as a project, dedicated to what he's dubbed the grand design - the idea of the 'perfect living specimen.' His methods and results with the design are forever shifting, but that elusive idea of absolute perfection always remains the end goal.
THE BODY.
HEIGHT 6'3.
HAIR BLACK, UNKEMPT, slight iridescent sheen in the highlights. Often kept tied back.
EYES STRANGE. Blue-tinted sclera, greenish in its highlights with a purpleish undertone that glimmers through. Blue-ish iris. Pupils are more akin to compound eyes when viewed close enough in the right light.
SKIN SICKLY.
FACE PETER CAPALDI.
HE AGES RAPIDLY. He'll look 23 one week, and 65 just a few weeks later. Once he moults his skin, however, he's back to his fresh-faced self. Bit of a weird relationship with aging.
WINGS! Not big enough for him to fly, though. Flexible enough for him to bind flat to his back should he have to go out in public, though it is a bit of a nuisance to do so. As much as he claims to be a dragonfly, his wings naturally rest vertically behind him as opposed to flat against his back ; truly more akin to a damselfly than anything else.
FOUR ARMS, perfectly positioned to be tucked under a jacket.
Walks with a little bit of a hunch unless he's making an active effort to stand straight.
Diet leans more towards the carnivorous side.
THE MIND.
POSITIVE focused, visionary, outwardly friendly.
NEUTRAL perfectionist, devoted.
NEGATIVE nitpicky, unstable, cynical.
SEVERE BODY DYSMORPHIA. It probably isn't the best idea for him to continue making all these changes to himself, but he won't allow anything to stand in the way of his 'progress.'
NEVER, EVER SATISFIED. No matter what he does or what he looks at, he can always see room for improvement. Nothing is ever done, nothing is ever perfected.
HIS BODY IS HIS CANVAS. He's found himself devoted to 'the grand design', the idea of forming his body into nature's perfect design, whatever that may entail. As friendly as he is, he does deem his form to be the pinnacle of existence - or, at least a work-in-progress to such.
CURIOUS NATURED, he's willing to push his comfort zone or open up to others a bit more than he otherwise would if he thinks he could gain new knowledge from it.
CYNICAL VIEW ON HUMANITY, he can often work himself up into some angry rants about how humans just don't seem to get it! He has a personal tendency to reject the label of 'human' for himself, often referring to himself simply 'as a dragonfly...'
ON THE INHUMAN.
HE REJECTS THE LABEL OF HUMAN ; IT'S NOT IN HIS VOCABULARY.
AGING CYCLE. He ages in a rapid cycle ; looking about 23 after a fresh moult, and getting to look around 65 by the time he's about to moult. The rapid aging does put a strain on his body, and he tends to spend the last few days before a moult just resting. The cycle lasts roughly 6 weeks.
LIFESPAN. His moulting does not however confer immortality ; he's determined that with time, he'll get to the point where his body will no longer stand the strain of moulting. He has no clue when that will be, however.
WINGS. Four of them ; great at bringing in heat or fanning himself to cool off. Not at all capable of flight ; he can dream, though! They naturally lay held away from the body, but he can tuck them down as needed. Long and translucent. He can only sleep on his stomach lest he accidentally crush his wings.
ANTENNAE. Two tiny curled things that jut out from just above his hairline ; thankfully dark enough to blend in in with the rest of his messy hair. They serve solely to detect sensitivities in the air for flight, so they're... more or less useless to him.
DIET. The dragonfly is nature's perfect predator ; and Sect has started to take on those dietary preferences. While for the time being he can subsist off any food a human can eat, he does have a distinct preference towards raw meat.
ARMS. An extra pair just beneath his regular ones ; the muscles aren't quite as defined as his regular arms, but he insists they'll get there in me. While his normal pair are his dominant arms, his secondary pair do have a tendency to fiddle with things when he's bored.
COLD-BLOODED. He can't generate his own body heat ; he's lethargic and slow when it's cold out and has to bury himself in many, many layers during the winter months.
BREATHING While his lungs are still mostly in-tact, he has developed the vaguest hint of an insect's spiracles throughout his body. He can somewhat breathe through his skin, though it's not developed enough to sustain him for more than a few minutes at a time. This does make him especially sensitive to noxious chemicals in the air. His research has determined that with time, his lungs will become weaker and he'll become more dependent on skin respiration ; and years from now, should he get to the point where he can't moult, he'll simply suffocate.
CHITIN. Organic exoskeleton-like plates cover most of his back, protecting the muscles which support his wings.
EYES. His eyesight is sharper and more sensitive to detecting movement ; though through his eyes, everything is in focus at once. He tends to wears glasses to actually blur his vision around the edges a bit, lest he get overwhelmed by visual stimuli from being unable to focus his eyes.
MISC INFO.
Great at sewing ; he had to learn so he could modify his own clothes. The extra hands sure help!
King of sweaters and sweater vests.
He has a tendency to completely hide away his more... inhuman aspects ; it's part of why he's such a social shut-in. As much as he thinks his form is the pinnacle of perfection, he does concede to societal standards.
He's definitely on the crankier side when he's nearing the 'older' end of his moulting cycle :( his joints hurt!! He's sore and creaky!!
OOC NOTES.
More than happy to jump straight into interactions with the assumption that he's already out about his. Uh. Bugginess.
Ships with him are possible, but love isn't something he's seeking out. Any ship with him will not be healthy and he is truly better off without finding someone <3 However, I am open to the idea of romance with some heavy consideration.
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MR. CREPSLEY ; THE PERFORMER.
NAME LARTEN CREPSLEY.
↳ introduces himself as VUR HORSTON.
AGE 190...ISH.
↳ physical age is 57
BIRTHDAY APRIL 1, 1790'S.
GENDER MALE. HE/HIM.
SEXUALITY BISEXUAL, FEMALE PREFERENCE.
OCCUPATION CIRCUS PERFORMER.
MBTI. ISTG - the logistician.
ALIGNMENT. chaotic neutral.
ENNEAGRAM.
TL;DR. Totally 100% normal human man and professional clown circus performer. Vampire Mountain's number one child kidnapper & accidental mass murderer. Of his two stolen kids, his favourite child is a tarantula. Committed his first murder as a preteen - good job, Larten![ wip wip wip more tba <3 <3 ]
THE BODY.
HEIGHT 6'4.
HAIR NATURAL BLONDE, DYED ORANGE.
EYES BROWN.
SKIN PALE-BEIGE, COOL UNDERTONES.
FACE DOUG JONES.
VOICE TBA.
Distinguishing scar running up the side of his face. Has a scar on each fingertip.
Thin frame, bony fingers.
Shockingly flexible - almost to a concerning degree.
THE MIND.
POSITIVE stoic, alert, polite, quick-witted.
NEUTRAL stubborn.
NEGATIVE closed-off, cold, pessimistic.
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ON THE VAMPIRIC.
Beings once well-feared in the past, in the modern day, most assume that vampires are just fictional movie monsters. Common beliefs on vampires, such as the idea that they're undead or immortal, are simply that - beliefs. Myths.Most literature on vampires tells of the stereotypes - of how a vampire must be invited into homes to enter, how vampires are turned by a bite to the neck - but every now and then, there are books with little bits of true information. Footnotes about certain cultures believing vampires to be identifiable by their scarred fingertips, to the suggestion that perhaps not all vampires are fanged.That is to say - there are those who are aware of the true nature of vampires.
NO FANGS. Instead, his nails are naturally sharp - able to cleanly break skin when it comes time to feed.
FEEDING. Larten must consume human blood to survive - deprived of it, he'll grow weak. Personally, Larten tries to feed at least once a day, but he can go up to a month without feeding. He cannot subsist on blood alone; he must eat regular food, too - and animal blood does nothing for his body's needs. Larten doesn't harm those he feeds from, only taking what he needs. He is more parasitic than predatory.
SUNLIGHT. His skin will burn if exposed to the sun for more than hour. 4-5 hours of exposure will likely prove fatal.
BODY. He's durable, but can still succumb to injury as any human can. A stake to the heart will kill him - but so will severe wounds.
SALIVA. Has healing properties - able to rapidly close wounds, leaving a small scar.
TRANSFORMATIONS. Can't turn into a bat, nor a wolf, nor a rat.
HYPNOSIS. Not bad at it, but he prefers to not make use of it - he finds it too dishonest.
AGE. NOT IMMORTAL. He ages slowly, but will inevitably succumb to death. His physical body ages by roughly 1 year for every 10 that pass. Extended deprivation from blood will age him by years in the span of a few months.
ALIVE. NOT UNDEAD. He has a pulse, albeit on the slower side. His body temperature is a tad low.
NATURE. NOT DEMONIC, NOT UNHOLY. He can enter churches, and he's not repelled by crosses, garlic, nor holy water.
PRESENCE. Casts a shadow, has a reflection. Doesn't appear in photos or videos, the best one would get is a vague, blurry form.
BOUNDS. Can enter homes without an invite, even if it would be rude to do so. Can cross running water.
BLOODING. Vampirism isn't spread through bites - but through a ritual which involves mixing the vampire's blood with a human's, through cuts made in their respective fingertips. There's responsibility which comes which such act, and Larten has little interest in dealing with it.
STERILE. All of his kind are - as such, every vampire in the clan were once human.
MISC INFO.
Larten is completely illiterate - he simply never had a reason to learn how to read growing up. He can read maps, identify numbers, recognize the letters that make up people's names - along with a few words - and write his own name. Otherwise, he simply bluffs his way through situations where he'd be expected to read.
OOC NOTES.
Want your muse to know that Larten's a vampire? Go for it - you don't have to ask.
Larten has [unwillingly and unwittingly!] appeared in books and archives relating to historical vampirism, being presented under the identity of Vur Horston - if you want your muse to recognize him through that, I encourage it.
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PALMER ; THE SHOWMAN.
NAME PALMER TAORETA TSUGU.
AGE 43.
BIRTHDAY MAY 21.
GENDER MALE. HE/HIM.
SEXUALITY HOMOSEXUAL, CLOSETED.
OCCUPATION TOWER TYCOON.
MBTI. ESTP-A.
TL;DR Totally 100% normal human man and professional clown circus performer. Vampire Mountain's number one child kidnapper & accidental mass murderer. Of his two stolen kids, his favourite child is a tarantula. Committed his first murder as a preteen - good job, Larten![ wip wip wip more tba <3 <3 ]
THE BODY.
HEIGHT 6'0.
HAIR BLONDE, perpetually in need of a haircut.
EYES Amber-hazel.
SKIN Warmer toned.
Japanese-Australian.
has burn scars. Primarily over his upper back, left arm, and left hand with some on his chest, forearms, and right hand. Light scarring on his neck, side of his jaw, beneath his left eye.
missing the two smallest fingers on his left hand.
THE MIND.
POSITIVE focused, visionary, outwardly friendly.
NEUTRAL perfectionist, devoted.
NEGATIVE nitpicky, unstable, cynical.
A peculiar mixture of pride and humbleness.
An entertainer by nature who revels in the attention of a crowd and enjoys being the center of attention, but is desperate to keep his personal life out of the public eye.
Sometimes comes off as bashful in more private, intimate settings.
Lacks personal responsibility ; frequently leaves his family for long stretches while adventuring or working.
Eager to get away from it all, and spends a lot of time adventuring and seeking thrills ; though has stepped back from that life in recent years.
Has difficulty maintaining deep interpersonal relationships due to a solitary nature and untreated mental illness.
Introspective and self-critical, has a tendency to dwell on the past.
Tries not to show negative emotions, out of fear of being seen as weak.
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POSTCARD TACKED.
CATCHALL APOCALYPSE.
Gavner works as a body-for-hire, escorting individuals through potentially dangerous areas. His reputation is a mixed bag that leans towards two extremes.Those who he's worked for speak only praise of him ; he's proven himself more than willing to throw himself into harm's way to protect his clients.Those who are vaguely familiar with him tend to find him untrustworthy. He's too friendly, too social, too willing to help others. He dodges questions, he's shady. Clearly ulterior motives are at play with his behaviour...
catchall verse for any post-apocalypse setting. Fallout, TLOU, TWD, fandomless, so on.
STAR ABOVE.
STAR WARS.
[ MORE INFO TBA. ] Born in 230 BBY, Gavner has lived through the collapse of the Republic and the subsequent rise and fall of the Empire. He's spent the better half of a century involved with the Rebel Alliance and later The Resistance - but spent the decades prior to the Empire's rise working on-and-off as a ship mechanic with his fingers involved in the smuggling trade.
Open to interacting with all muses, including sequel + EU muses.
I have only seen 1-8 + Rogue One - never touched any other films, nor any of the books/comics/shows. Please forgive me if I make any mistakes with lore!
| NAME. NYMPHUS SECT. | SEXUALITY. BISEXUAL. |
| AGE. 27. | BIRTHDATE. DECEMBER 7. |
| GENDER. MALE. HE/HIM. | SPECIES. VAMPIRE. |
And there was anger. Anger at his late uncle, anger at his absent father, anger at himself for being oh so stupid as to allow himself to be blooded in the first place.
HIKARI NAKAMURA.
the apprentice. @ouvertyr.
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