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✘ Vanitas ([personal profile] darkcharge) wrote in [community profile] middaeg2020-03-02 04:52 pm

[ open ] Darkness lets the stars shine bright

Who: Vanitas + You!!
When: All of Mareuer
Where: Various
What: Open + Closed Prompts
Warnings: TBA



( Familiar Shopping )

[ Vanitas has noticed that instead of having a Bond, plenty of local Witches seem to have Familiars. Do they prefer them over Bonds? He doesn't really know and Van isn't going to bother to ask that question. His Unversed, that one lone Flood, has been sort of serving as a Familiar since it had arrived. However, Van doesn't particularly like it. Okay, so he kind of hates the thing. Other people seem to think that it's cute. He doesn't get it.

That's why he's entertaining the idea of an actual Familiar. So Vanitas has made his way down to some shops, finding one that specializes in this sort of thing. He peruses the contents, making faces here an there; Vanitas isn't impressed by the selection. ]


Cats. Dogs. Rats.

[ That's where he's at in his search. Though perhaps at one point he does hold a hedgehog, somewhat entertained by it. ]


( Library Visits )

[ As always, Vanitas can always be found in the library from time to time. In fact, several times a week. He never reads for recreational purposes, oh no. Rather, he reads to fill the time. Fill the time and also study different kinds of magic. He can always be found practicing healing spells - progressively getting better at them.

There's a lot of magic here that doesn't exist where he's from. This particular instance, Vanitas is practicing Transmutation and Divination. Some days he can be found with a mirror, glaring at it as if he could break it with his mind. Other days he has broken objects lined up - anything from glasses/mugs to some tools he's found lying around.

Hey. He likes having multiple skillsets. ]



( A Flood's Day Out )

[ The Flood that Vanitas has isn't on a leash or stuck in a crate. It is allowed to meander about on its own. It does, however, have a collar and a tag about its neck just so people realize it does belong to someone. Vanitas doesn't actually keep track of it, completely unaccustomed to doing so - never needing to.

That being said, it likes to create problems for people. Enjoying a nice, quite lunch? Not anymore! That Flood darts up, snatches it, and likely takes off a few feet away to gloat. That new trinket that you just bought? That's gone too.

Vanitas might not be far away. Or maybe you just find it and decide to try to return it. Up to you. ]



( Disney Princess? )

[ Unbeknownst to Vanitas, all that time spent practicing healing magic has apparently left its mark. He doesn't know why this has been happening as of late and it's being met with no small amount of irritation. Here he is, minding his own business in the Coven gardens, and little critters keep coming out to say "hi."

No, really. One moment Vanitas is taking a nap and when he wakes? Maybe it's a stray cat sprawled on him. Sometimes a random squirrel. Today, however, it's a little more extreme. There's a bird in his hair and butterflies fluttering around. A rabbit has seen fit to flop into his lap. ]


Oh come on! Go away! Shoo.

[ Yeah, it doesn't work like that. Vanitas, as a result of his casting practices, apparently has a "calming aura" that he knows nothing about. ]


( Cooking Vani )

[ Back at the house, usually people take turns cooking. Van's helped out a little, though it's mostly with the cleaning. He actually wants to do something this time. So he's in the kitchen, a recipe book on the table. Vanitas is turning the pages, as if trying to decide on something. Though it doesn't look like he's really made up his mind.

This is... Probably going to end badly. For everyone. ]



( Wildcard)

[ As always, if there is no prompt that is to your liking, feel free to hit me up on plurk or discord and we can figure something out! I can even write a closed prompt no problem. ]
twilightskey: (Just tell me that)

[personal profile] twilightskey 2020-03-24 02:50 am (UTC)(link)
[Vanitas's words make him grit his teeth, but the earlier rage has left him by now. Because as irritated as he was at Vanitas, even Roxas could see the truth in his words. He clenches his fists and looks back up at Vanitas.]

...Yeah. You're right, I'll give you that. [Because Vanitas was right. He did have to work harder to keep these new instincts in check.]

Like I said before. I'm not going to be some mindless animal. [Said as much to Vanitas as it is to himself.]
twilightskey: (Huh?)

[personal profile] twilightskey 2020-03-24 03:29 am (UTC)(link)
[It does irritate him, knowing that Vanitas is right about this. But at the same time, Roxas isn't stubborn enough to ignore wise words, no matter the source. And he doesn't have the same baggage that Aqua, Ventus, or Sora have with Vanitas. So even though he's irritating, Roxas can concede to his point easier.]

[Those last words actually have Roxas looking up in surprise, his brow furrowing.]


...feral?
twilightskey: (But...)

[personal profile] twilightskey 2020-03-24 03:36 am (UTC)(link)
That can happen..?

[Oh, Roxas definitely understands. He's already felt the effects of the full moon with his headaches and mood swings, and now with these new instincts that are developing. To lose all sense of self... His ears lower to the sides, now out of worry rather than out of shame.]

So, I need to find a Witch to make a Bond with...
twilightskey: (I can't... just look inside)

[personal profile] twilightskey 2020-03-24 03:59 am (UTC)(link)
You did..?

[Roxas is curious about that, but he doesn't get much of a chance to ask about it. He frowns, glancing to the side.]

They mentioned it's important for a Monster to bond with a Witch, but I... didn't think it would be that bad. I thought that I'd have time to worry about that.

[Looks like he didn't have as much time as he thought.]
twilightskey: (What's happening to me?)

[personal profile] twilightskey 2020-03-24 06:40 pm (UTC)(link)
A familiar... maybe I'll look into that if I can't find a Witch to Bond with.

[It would at least buy him some more time to find a proper Bond. Roxas slowly stands up, brushing the garbage from his clothes with a grimace before turning back to Vanitas.]

You have a Bond with Sora now, right? That's why you're doing okay now. [Sora told him about bonding with Vanitas before. And if that Bond goes two ways, that means Sora will be okay as well.]

[It's good information to have, even if it comes from an annoying source. Roxas can swallow his pride long enough to admit that.]


...Thanks. For telling me all this. [Instead of just leaving him in the trash.]
Edited 2020-03-24 18:41 (UTC)
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[personal profile] oathkeeper 2020-03-24 08:39 pm (UTC)(link)
[This is a very big deal and Sora can't help but look at Vanitas with some pride flickering in his gaze.]

You know, saying out loud that he was using you, that it wasn't okay what he did, is a really big step.

[He can't really blame Vanitas for saying he used Xehanort too. That's all he learned how to do, how to survive. He didn't ask to be put where he had. He didn't ask to be ripped apart from Ventus either.]

You were hurt along with a lot of us. It's okay to want to heal up now.

[Not everything will heal, but some healing is okay.]
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[personal profile] oathkeeper 2020-03-24 09:33 pm (UTC)(link)
Being a victim doesn't mean you're not strong.

[Sora's blue eyes blink. His expression grows soft but serious.]

You did the best you could with what you had. There's nothing weak about that either. You even have control about what you feel now. No one is ever gonna take that from you.
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[personal profile] oathkeeper 2020-03-25 12:50 am (UTC)(link)
[He watches those golden eyes and nods.]

There's no way to change to the past. You're right, it's what you wanna do with right now that makes you, you.

[This world really has given Vanitas a chance to make a life for himself that he couldn't have before. And he's glad that he seems to be slowly taking that for what it is. Vanitas deserves it. He deserves real self-made happiness.]

I'm really happy for you, Vanitas.
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[personal profile] oathkeeper 2020-03-25 01:07 am (UTC)(link)
[Sora stuffs a piece of broccoli in his mouth!]

I'm not being sappy!

[His rabbit ears swivel.]

Just take your time, okay! And don't let anyone tell you who you can or can't be. This is yours.

[And who knows maybe he'll be able to forgive and live with Aqua and Ventus someday too...]
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[personal profile] oathkeeper 2020-03-25 01:58 pm (UTC)(link)
[Sora lets out a huff and a puff of laughter. Alright, he figures that's all the Feelings talk he's going to get out of Vanitas for one day. He wants to push but he might get in trouble for that. So maybe he'll stop. besides maybe vanitas just inadvertently called him adorable?]

I'm allowed to be happy about it. [Sora finishes with a quick nudge to Vanitas' shoulder.] But okay! End of story.
unsundered: (★072)

[personal profile] unsundered 2020-03-26 12:59 am (UTC)(link)
[Emet-Selch stares at Vanitas with that response]

What makes you think I would ever want that?

[Just the thought pulls a disgusted sort of mini-shudder from him.]

But their combined weight is doing something to me regardless.
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[personal profile] oathkeeper 2020-03-26 11:37 pm (UTC)(link)
That's what happens when you care about people.

[Sora says this softly, giving Vanitas a smile.]

Happiness is a pretty big side effect.

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