the funeral was the hardest part. but i guess that makes sense, right? i mean, you had loved this person for three years, had shared a lifetime of memories with them- it's only natural it would be hard to say goodbye to all that. especially so suddenly, so violently and hatefully. they say she was stabbed a dozen times times. in the chest, right between each rib, coming closer and closer to that too-big heart of hers until it finally pierced through it. it's a terrible way to go, really, and no one would blame you if you were having a tough time with it. but what you didn't expect was to see the mangled corpse of your dead lover, floating over her casket, staring at you. watching you. pitying you. the image fades quick, and for a moment, you thought you were just hallucinating. but then you feel the chill in the air, hear the whispers and faintest crying whimpers, and you realize something. your girlfriend (ex-girlfriend?) might have been dead, but that didn't mean she was gone.
hi! this thread is ever so loosely based off the myth of orpheus and eurydice (and, by extension, hadestown im sorry its just such a GOOD musical). for those unfamiliar, opheus and eurydice are madly in love, and they get married. however, eurydice dies and is sent to the underworld, as is what happens when one dies. so, orpheus travels to the underworld to get eurydice and bring her back to the living world. with some convincing, hades agrees to let orpheus try, under the condition that orpheus lead eurydice out of the underworld without ever looking back at her. and so they go, and they almost make it, but for whatever reason (passion, doubt, excitement), orpheus ends up looking back at eurydice, and she gets sent back to the underworld forever. some accounts have orpheus reuniting with his wife upon his eventual death, some don't, but that's the very short version of the myth of orpheus and eurydice. like i said, loosely based! my basic plot for this thread is 'your character and mine are getting married soon, madly in love, and completely devoted to one another. however, right before the wedding, my character is brutally murdered. reason can be plotted- but my character was definitely targeted for some reason. and now she's dead. that sucks. anyways, at my character's funeral, yours catches a glimpse of mine as a ghost. and your character is like!! what the fuck!! but, rather than being shocked for long, this gives your character hope that maybe, just maybe, there may yet be a way to save her fallen lover. also, i imagine there being a lot of trials and challenges, i dont know if they'll actually end up going to the underworld or if it'll all be in vein because you can't marry a ghost stupid. this plot gives us a lot of wiggle room for plotting is my point. we can plot in our dm's alongside replying, or put the roleplay on pause while we plot ahead, or wing it! i'm fine with whatever works best for you :^)
yay! okay, now for the fun part. rules! i don't have many.
1. this is an advanced thread! please give me 3+ paragraphs per reply! i'd be fine with 2 decent sized ones too, especially on a bad muse day.
2. don't kiss and ditch!!!!!! if you're gonna be inactive for a while please let me know :^) i get not being able to crank out advanced replies all that frequently, but try to post at least once a day / once every two days (again, i'm not gonna like. enforce this heavily. because we all have lives beyond shitty discourse site).
3. this is a gxg thread! lesbian rights! but yeah, i'm being strict on this, because there are like 3 gxg threads on the entirety of this site and dammit i'm starved for content. if you want this to be a bxg thread, please just make a different thread with a different person. i won't mind.
4. as for a form! there's no specific one. just make sure there's a name, a face claim (real person please - no cartoons or anime), a basic personality, basic history, etc etc. doesn't have to be all intensive.
yay! that's it. just post your form and then i'll write the starter post! :^)
not a rule but oh also! i wrote this plot with the intention of playing the muse that died, but i wouldn't mind playing the living one either! just let me know and i can switch forms, i have one for both options at the ready! so don't worry about being a hassle. :^)
BASICS
❀ barbara "birdie" coriander
❀ twenty six, born on march third (pisces)
❀ homoromantic homosexual
❀ esfp
❀ chaotic good
& PHYSICAL
❀ standing at an average height of 5'5, barbara isn't the most intimidating kind of girl in terms of height. she has a fairly average build, perhaps could be classically described as "thick", weighing in at a healthy 136 pounds. her skin is soft and radiant, hair silky and flowing. basically, barbara is the kind of woman so beautiful people usually assume she's some kind of stupid bitch. she always carries herself well, dressing herself up well (albeit in thrifted clothes).
& BACKGROUND
barbara comes from a loving, happy home. she has a mom and a dad, as well as a little sister (five years her junior). it's almost unusual, how close they all are, even as she gets older and more distant. she first came out to her parents when she was fifteen, and was super duper ready to move out that night should things go bad. i mean, she already had her bags packed and everything. but right as the words, "i like girls" fell from birdie's lips, both of her parents burst out laughing. because surprise! they were both bi! it caught birdie way off guard and now it's a huge joke among the family. they actually tease her little sister a lot for being the one straight member of the family. birdie wanted to study corrections before ending up a cop. her father had had a minor stint in jail when birdie was like, ten, on a possession charge (of weed). when birdie got a bit older, she was curious to know what it was like, and when she found out, she was absolutely mortified. birdie couldn't believe the atrocities she was hearing, and after doing her own research on the tragic conditions, birdie knew she had to do something about it. however, barbara soon found she just didn't have the heart for it, so she switched her focus to being a cop in general. but then she died and that sucks
& PERSONALITY
birdie is confident and oozes charm, loyal and intelligent, but easily persuaded into doing dumb things with the promise of pleasure or any sort of reward in general. tough, brave, and bold. she's been through a whole lot, growing up with a good amount of homophobia and sexism, so she has extremely thick skin. her emotions get in the way a lot though, often leading to fights she probably can't win. easily excited, super duper forgiving. a big teddy bear to her girlfriends. speaks her mind without filter- often hurts people without realizing it. the kind of person who can get along well with anyone. but she WILL kill someone if they hurt one of her friends. it's true, i've seen her do it. life of the party, very fun to be around. gets protective of people really easily. she doesn't even need to see them get hurt, or they could be like 100x stronger than her, if she sees someone she likes she PROTECT.
& HEADCANONS
❀ activist, big activist.
❀ kinda artsy? she's not really good at a lot of art but she has artsy vibes to her. always keeps a little notebook on her for doodling and writing little bits of poetry
❀ she's very bubbly and fun to be around, definitely the life of the party
❀ definitely the little spoon.
❀ LOVES having her hair played with. it's basically a life or death matter at this point
❀ falls in love way too quickly and way too hard.
❀ her little sister is basically her baby.
❀ very sympathetic to the needs of others. even if someone pisses her off, usually she'll try and see their point of view.
❀ but if someone messes with one of her friends? she shows no mercy. i mean, she kinda tries to see where they're coming from, but her emotions usually stop her from thinking rationally.
❀ doesn't get offended easily, she's very good at making fun of herself because she doesn't have any real confidence issues
❀ slut for iced coffee.
❀ drives a cute little buggy
❀ she's dealt with a good deal of homophobia in her life. she's always been out and proud, and so have her parents. they've all had to go through a lot, but it made them tough.
❀ her proudest moment was when her family protested against a westboro baptist church protest. that was fun
❀ likes sappy romcoms
❀ doesn't like horror movies.
❀ she loves sweets, hates sour things.
❀ twitter famous. my bitch has 100k followers and counting. wants to make a youtube channel when she finds a good gf that won't just hump and dump
❀ she has a lot of friends from a lot of different lifestyles. she's even befriended a couple super conservative people! like i said, too forgiving and understanding for her own good sometimes.
❀ flirty lil bastard!! birdie can, has, and will flirt with any pretty woman that comes within a fifty foot radius of her. she's the opposite of a useless lesbian, and can actually talk to women.
❀ but don't mistake her actions for predatory! if a girl tells her no for whatever reason, she'll back down. she also doesn't get aggressively flirtatious unless she knows the other woman is also into women. the last thing birdie wants is to perpetuate negative lgbt stereotypes.
❀ watches a lot of stereotypical lesbian media. the l word, wynonna earp, odaat- she's seen 'em all.
❀ underage drinker. she only does it socially but she's gives into social pressure really easily, meaning she often ends up overdoing it.
❀ she MELTS when shown affection by any pretty girl. becomes a cuddly little stupid mess.
❀ ❀ ❀ like when flirting at first, she's all tough shit. but then if they actually like... return the feelings and flirt back? she will MELT. ESPECIALLY if the other woman is like. sweet and quiet. birdie is such a lil lesbian
❀ needs hugs a lot.
❀ in short, she's baby.
