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𝓣𝓱𝓮 𝓐𝓻𝓬𝓱𝓲𝓽𝓮𝓬𝓽 𝓞𝓯 𝓛𝓲𝓰𝓱𝓽 @legacyforsaken.bsky.social · 4d

[Dumps a bucket of powdered snow on her]

𝙇𝙖𝙙𝙮 𝙢𝙤𝙧𝙜𝙖𝙣 @moonlightmoth.bsky.social · 4d

Its too warrmmmmmm

Someone make it colder

𝓣𝓱𝓮 𝓐𝓻𝓬𝓱𝓲𝓽𝓮𝓬𝓽 𝓞𝓯 𝓛𝓲𝓰𝓱𝓽 @legacyforsaken.bsky.social · 4d

"That itself speaks volumes."

Tauriel-ithil Marcelene @taurielmarcelene.bsky.social · 4d

"Nope don' feel like saying"

𝓣𝓱𝓮 𝓐𝓻𝓬𝓱𝓲𝓽𝓮𝓬𝓽 𝓞𝓯 𝓛𝓲𝓰𝓱𝓽 @legacyforsaken.bsky.social · 4d

"Well? Do you?"

𝓣𝓱𝓮 𝓐𝓻𝓬𝓱𝓲𝓽𝓮𝓬𝓽 𝓞𝓯 𝓛𝓲𝓰𝓱𝓽 @legacyforsaken.bsky.social · 4d

"Yeah I think so. You should probably see a doctor about that. Brain surgery stuff ya know?"

[𝕄𝕚𝕟𝕦𝕤 𝕆𝕟𝕖: 𝕊𝕚𝕣𝕖𝕟'𝕤 𝕊𝕠𝕟𝕘] @sirenssong.bsky.social · 4d

"My brain hasn't been braining right ever since I went through half a mountain.

Does that answer your question?"

𝓣𝓱𝓮 𝓐𝓻𝓬𝓱𝓲𝓽𝓮𝓬𝓽 𝓞𝓯 𝓛𝓲𝓰𝓱𝓽 @legacyforsaken.bsky.social · 4d

"Yeah that's exactly what I said but with the words changed slightly"

𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐁𝐥𝐢𝐧𝐝 𝐎𝐧𝐞. @b3st3arthbender.bsky.social · 4d

"Costs nothing to hate people like you."

𝓣𝓱𝓮 𝓐𝓻𝓬𝓱𝓲𝓽𝓮𝓬𝓽 𝓞𝓯 𝓛𝓲𝓰𝓱𝓽 @legacyforsaken.bsky.social · 4d

"That's nice. Guess it also costs nothing to be mean"

𝓣𝓱𝓮 𝓐𝓻𝓬𝓱𝓲𝓽𝓮𝓬𝓽 𝓞𝓯 𝓛𝓲𝓰𝓱𝓽 @legacyforsaken.bsky.social · 4d

"... Wait hold on are you stupid? Not being mean, that's a genuine question. I think you might be stupid."

[𝕄𝕚𝕟𝕦𝕤 𝕆𝕟𝕖: 𝕊𝕚𝕣𝕖𝕟'𝕤 𝕊𝕠𝕟𝕘] @sirenssong.bsky.social · 4d

"You only have a dime to your name?

And here I thought shit was tragic for me."
*Not what he meant, silly.*

𝓣𝓱𝓮 𝓐𝓻𝓬𝓱𝓲𝓽𝓮𝓬𝓽 𝓞𝓯 𝓛𝓲𝓰𝓱𝓽 @legacyforsaken.bsky.social · 4d

"That's nice. Guess it also costs nothing to be mean"

𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐁𝐥𝐢𝐧𝐝 𝐎𝐧𝐞. @b3st3arthbender.bsky.social · 4d

"I really want to /hurt/ you..."

*Oooohhh.......*

𝓣𝓱𝓮 𝓐𝓻𝓬𝓱𝓲𝓽𝓮𝓬𝓽 𝓞𝓯 𝓛𝓲𝓰𝓱𝓽 @legacyforsaken.bsky.social · 4d

"I mean- you're probably right yeah, but like, hey, it costs nothing to be nice"

𝓣𝓱𝓮 𝓐𝓻𝓬𝓱𝓲𝓽𝓮𝓬𝓽 𝓞𝓯 𝓛𝓲𝓰𝓱𝓽 @legacyforsaken.bsky.social · 4d

"If I had a nickel for every single time someone's approached me and this is the first thing they've said I'd have two nickels"

"Which isn't a lot but it's weird that it's happened twice"

[𝕄𝕚𝕟𝕦𝕤 𝕆𝕟𝕖: 𝕊𝕚𝕣𝕖𝕟'𝕤 𝕊𝕠𝕟𝕘] @sirenssong.bsky.social · 4d

"I know I've never met you in my life, but for some reason, something primal inside me is saying that I should distrust you.

Is that weird? It's weird isn't it?"

𝓣𝓱𝓮 𝓐𝓻𝓬𝓱𝓲𝓽𝓮𝓬𝓽 𝓞𝓯 𝓛𝓲𝓰𝓱𝓽 @legacyforsaken.bsky.social · 4d

"I mean- you're probably right yeah, but like, hey, it costs nothing to be nice"

𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐁𝐥𝐢𝐧𝐝 𝐎𝐧𝐞. @b3st3arthbender.bsky.social · 4d

"I think it's too generous, in my opinion!"

𝓣𝓱𝓮 𝓐𝓻𝓬𝓱𝓲𝓽𝓮𝓬𝓽 𝓞𝓯 𝓛𝓲𝓰𝓱𝓽 @legacyforsaken.bsky.social · 4d

"That's very harsh but reasonable"

𝓣𝓱𝓮 𝓐𝓻𝓬𝓱𝓲𝓽𝓮𝓬𝓽 𝓞𝓯 𝓛𝓲𝓰𝓱𝓽 @legacyforsaken.bsky.social · 4d

"Well? Do you?"

Tauriel-ithil Marcelene @taurielmarcelene.bsky.social · 4d

"Exactly."

𝓣𝓱𝓮 𝓐𝓻𝓬𝓱𝓲𝓽𝓮𝓬𝓽 𝓞𝓯 𝓛𝓲𝓰𝓱𝓽 @legacyforsaken.bsky.social · 4d

"Depends on what exactly? Whether or not you want to admit it?"

𝓣𝓱𝓮 𝓐𝓻𝓬𝓱𝓲𝓽𝓮𝓬𝓽 𝓞𝓯 𝓛𝓲𝓰𝓱𝓽 @legacyforsaken.bsky.social · 4d

"That's very harsh but reasonable"

𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐁𝐥𝐢𝐧𝐝 𝐎𝐧𝐞. @b3st3arthbender.bsky.social · 4d

"I suddenly hate life a lot more now."

𝓣𝓱𝓮 𝓐𝓻𝓬𝓱𝓲𝓽𝓮𝓬𝓽 𝓞𝓯 𝓛𝓲𝓰𝓱𝓽 @legacyforsaken.bsky.social · 5d

* Greetings. The architect... Is back

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𝓣𝓱𝓮 𝓐𝓻𝓬𝓱𝓲𝓽𝓮𝓬𝓽 𝓞𝓯 𝓛𝓲𝓰𝓱𝓽 @legacyforsaken.bsky.social · 4d

"Depends on what exactly? Whether or not you want to admit it?"

Tauriel-ithil Marcelene @taurielmarcelene.bsky.social · 4d

". . . . Depends."

𝓣𝓱𝓮 𝓐𝓻𝓬𝓱𝓲𝓽𝓮𝓬𝓽 𝓞𝓯 𝓛𝓲𝓰𝓱𝓽 @legacyforsaken.bsky.social · 5d

"Did you miss me? I bet you did"

𝓣𝓱𝓮 𝓐𝓻𝓬𝓱𝓲𝓽𝓮𝓬𝓽 𝓞𝓯 𝓛𝓲𝓰𝓱𝓽 @legacyforsaken.bsky.social · 5d

"Did you miss me? I bet you did"

Tauriel-ithil Marcelene @taurielmarcelene.bsky.social · 5d

"Welcome back."

𝓣𝓱𝓮 𝓐𝓻𝓬𝓱𝓲𝓽𝓮𝓬𝓽 𝓞𝓯 𝓛𝓲𝓰𝓱𝓽 @legacyforsaken.bsky.social · 5d

* Greetings. The architect... Is back

𝓣𝓱𝓮 𝓐𝓻𝓬𝓱𝓲𝓽𝓮𝓬𝓽 𝓞𝓯 𝓛𝓲𝓰𝓱𝓽 @legacyforsaken.bsky.social · 5d

* Greetings. The architect... Is back

𝓣𝓱𝓮 𝓐𝓻𝓬𝓱𝓲𝓽𝓮𝓬𝓽 𝓞𝓯 𝓛𝓲𝓰𝓱𝓽 @legacyforsaken.bsky.social · 19d

Don't flirt with me OOC

Ya girl was already scooped up, I'm the fish in the ocean.

Like an astronaut

What you know about that?

About rolling down in the deep

𝓣𝓱𝓮 𝓐𝓻𝓬𝓱𝓲𝓽𝓮𝓬𝓽 𝓞𝓯 𝓛𝓲𝓰𝓱𝓽 @legacyforsaken.bsky.social · 19d

"A heart that resists is a heart worth pursuing. If yours is not easily won, Tauriel, then perhaps that only proves it’s worth the effort."

𝓣𝓱𝓮 𝓐𝓻𝓬𝓱𝓲𝓽𝓮𝓬𝓽 𝓞𝓯 𝓛𝓲𝓰𝓱𝓽 @legacyforsaken.bsky.social · 19d

"Difficult to please…?" His smirk sharpened, eyes narrowing slightly as though the words themselves intrigued him.

"Good. Easy victories bore me."

He let the silence breathe, watching her faint smile with a calm that hinted at something more.

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Tauriel-ithil Marcelene @taurielmarcelene.bsky.social · 19d

"My heart is not easily won over. I am a lady who is quite difficult to please after all."

She hums, folding her hands on top of her chest. A faint smile on her face.

𝓣𝓱𝓮 𝓐𝓻𝓬𝓱𝓲𝓽𝓮𝓬𝓽 𝓞𝓯 𝓛𝓲𝓰𝓱𝓽 @legacyforsaken.bsky.social · 20d

Subtlety has its place, yes… but not every masterpiece is sketched in faint lines."

His smirk lingered as he watched her recline, eyes flicking skyward as though to mirror her.

"Sometimes, Tauriel, I’d rather let you see the brushstroke. Let you know I meant it."

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𝓣𝓱𝓮 𝓐𝓻𝓬𝓱𝓲𝓽𝓮𝓬𝓽 𝓞𝓯 𝓛𝓲𝓰𝓱𝓽 @legacyforsaken.bsky.social · 20d

He folded his hands behind his back, voice dropping just slightly.

"Still… if you’d prefer me subtle, I can oblige. Though I suspect you’d miss the honesty of the obvious."

𝓣𝓱𝓮 𝓐𝓻𝓬𝓱𝓲𝓽𝓮𝓬𝓽 𝓞𝓯 𝓛𝓲𝓰𝓱𝓽 @legacyforsaken.bsky.social · 20d

Subtlety has its place, yes… but not every masterpiece is sketched in faint lines."

His smirk lingered as he watched her recline, eyes flicking skyward as though to mirror her.

"Sometimes, Tauriel, I’d rather let you see the brushstroke. Let you know I meant it."

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Tauriel-ithil Marcelene @taurielmarcelene.bsky.social · 20d

"Hah, don't flatter yourself so. I simply am covering my face to hide a laugh."

She hums, shifting her wings to back against her back. She puts her hands behind her head, laying down on the bench to stare at the sky.

"Even so, being more subtle could have it's advantages."

𝓣𝓱𝓮 𝓐𝓻𝓬𝓱𝓲𝓽𝓮𝓬𝓽 𝓞𝓯 𝓛𝓲𝓰𝓱𝓽 @legacyforsaken.bsky.social · 20d

"Perhaps I am obvious"

He admitted, tone steady, a faint smile tugging at the corner of his mouth.

His gaze lingered on the curve of her wing shielding her face.

"But if even that much stirs a reaction from you… then I’d say I don’t need subtlety."

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𝓣𝓱𝓮 𝓐𝓻𝓬𝓱𝓲𝓽𝓮𝓬𝓽 𝓞𝓯 𝓛𝓲𝓰𝓱𝓽 @legacyforsaken.bsky.social · 20d

"Perhaps I am obvious"

He admitted, tone steady, a faint smile tugging at the corner of his mouth.

His gaze lingered on the curve of her wing shielding her face.

"But if even that much stirs a reaction from you… then I’d say I don’t need subtlety."

Tauriel-ithil Marcelene @taurielmarcelene.bsky.social · 20d

She just chuckles, humming a little.

"You aren't the most subtle about it. Even someone terrible at tone could figure it out."

Her tail moved to rest on her lap as her wings shifted. One of her wings wrapped around herself to cover the bottom half of her face.

𝓣𝓱𝓮 𝓐𝓻𝓬𝓱𝓲𝓽𝓮𝓬𝓽 𝓞𝓯 𝓛𝓲𝓰𝓱𝓽 @legacyforsaken.bsky.social · 20d

"Trying?"

His smirk deepened, the word carrying a quiet challenge.

"Tauriel, I don’t try. I choose."

He let his eyes linger on her a fraction longer before turning briefly to the sky she studied.

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𝓣𝓱𝓮 𝓐𝓻𝓬𝓱𝓲𝓽𝓮𝓬𝓽 𝓞𝓯 𝓛𝓲𝓰𝓱𝓽 @legacyforsaken.bsky.social · 20d

"Realistically everyone other than Cynnika was an asshole. Including myself"

"Despite having genuine reason for doing what I did, it was still bad for me to do"

"So. Yeah. Everyone sucked"

✧ 𝓛𝐄𝐆𝐄𝐍𝐃𝐀𝐑𝐘 @princeofthemind.bsky.social · 20d

“So the people who called you cultists are just assholes. Got it.”

𝓣𝓱𝓮 𝓐𝓻𝓬𝓱𝓲𝓽𝓮𝓬𝓽 𝓞𝓯 𝓛𝓲𝓰𝓱𝓽 @legacyforsaken.bsky.social · 20d

"No we didn't worship the Volcano. It's just a sacred site for the people of Infernus. And we were called cultists for it"

𝓣𝓱𝓮 𝓐𝓻𝓬𝓱𝓲𝓽𝓮𝓬𝓽 𝓞𝓯 𝓛𝓲𝓰𝓱𝓽 @legacyforsaken.bsky.social · 20d

"Yeah yeah, but I should put more effort into understanding these things. It's only polite. I feel I've been rude"

𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝕱𝖎𝖗𝖊 𝕼𝖚𝖊𝖊𝖓 𝐎𝐟 𝕴𝖓𝖋𝖊𝖗𝖓𝖚𝖘 @glorytoinfernus.bsky.social · 20d

``its okay when you joined infernus. You had about an hour to get used to things. Before we died, so dont feel bad.``

𝓣𝓱𝓮 𝓐𝓻𝓬𝓱𝓲𝓽𝓮𝓬𝓽 𝓞𝓯 𝓛𝓲𝓰𝓱𝓽 @legacyforsaken.bsky.social · 20d

"We did? Oh man I was always unclear on that. My bad. I'll do better"

𝓣𝓱𝓮 𝓐𝓻𝓬𝓱𝓲𝓽𝓮𝓬𝓽 𝓞𝓯 𝓛𝓲𝓰𝓱𝓽 @legacyforsaken.bsky.social · 20d

"We did? Oh man I was always unclear on that. My bad. I'll do better"

𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝕱𝖎𝖗𝖊 𝕼𝖚𝖊𝖊𝖓 𝐎𝐟 𝕴𝖓𝖋𝖊𝖗𝖓𝖚𝖘 @glorytoinfernus.bsky.social · 20d

`` We worshiped Caldera, don't lie to him. It was a holy site, that much is true, we are a theocracy. ``

𝓣𝓱𝓮 𝓐𝓻𝓬𝓱𝓲𝓽𝓮𝓬𝓽 𝓞𝓯 𝓛𝓲𝓰𝓱𝓽 @legacyforsaken.bsky.social · 20d

"No we didn't worship the Volcano. It's just a sacred site for the people of Infernus. And we were called cultists for it"

✧ 𝓛𝐄𝐆𝐄𝐍𝐃𝐀𝐑𝐘 @princeofthemind.bsky.social · 20d

“Did you like… worship the volcano or something?

I mean, I don’t think that’d make you a cultist, but still.”

𝓣𝓱𝓮 𝓐𝓻𝓬𝓱𝓲𝓽𝓮𝓬𝓽 𝓞𝓯 𝓛𝓲𝓰𝓱𝓽 @legacyforsaken.bsky.social · 20d

"Mostly our love for the Volcano. Our provider. People didn't like that the volcano was so loved so they called us cultists for loving it"

"It's like, an important place to us."

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𝓣𝓱𝓮 𝓐𝓻𝓬𝓱𝓲𝓽𝓮𝓬𝓽 𝓞𝓯 𝓛𝓲𝓰𝓱𝓽 @legacyforsaken.bsky.social · 20d

"What was that? Sorry I can't hear you from down there"

𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝕱𝖎𝖗𝖊 𝕼𝖚𝖊𝖊𝖓 𝐎𝐟 𝕴𝖓𝖋𝖊𝖗𝖓𝖚𝖘 @glorytoinfernus.bsky.social · 20d

``Erm. Maybe? I dunno, that or im older than you, you tall ass``

𝓣𝓱𝓮 𝓐𝓻𝓬𝓱𝓲𝓽𝓮𝓬𝓽 𝓞𝓯 𝓛𝓲𝓰𝓱𝓽 @legacyforsaken.bsky.social · 20d

"Wait shit. Cynnika are we twins?"

𝓣𝓱𝓮 𝓐𝓻𝓬𝓱𝓲𝓽𝓮𝓬𝓽 𝓞𝓯 𝓛𝓲𝓰𝓱𝓽 @legacyforsaken.bsky.social · 20d

"Wait shit. Cynnika are we twins?"