Estinien Wyrmblood (![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png)
coerthantorment) wrote2020-11-26 08:47 pm
coerthantorment) wrote2020-11-26 08:47 pm
PSL INFO
PERSONAL STORYLINES
"SPARE US THE HYPERBOLE. TIS NOT FOR PRAISE THAT WE FIGHT."
Looking For
setting. Mostly canon FFXIV universe, canon divergent AUs, other low key AUs, cross-canon AUs.genres. Gen Fic, Hurt Comfort, Angst, Drama, Political Intrigue, Maybe Smut.
shipping. I ship him with Aymeric, Ysayle, and potentially some WoL OCs. Anything else requires discussion.
pace. I'm a fairly fast tagger and try to keep up a pace of at least once every day or two, with periods of boomeranging when the opportunity strikes.
scope. Long form, multi scene PSLs with involved stories are the ideal, but I will also mess around with one off threads.
format. I prefer writing in prose, but if this is a problem I can accomodate.
About
Hello! FFXIV has really caused me to be bitten by the PSL bug, so I put together this page to write out the details of what I'm interested in playing, as well as any general plot hooks or concepts I come up with. The stuff listed here isn't the only content I'm interested in playing, but it's the stuff that's definitely on my wishlist. Hit me up in the comments below if you're interested in putting something together! I'm currently mostly interested in FFXIV canon characters, but if you play from another canon that vibes well with the concepts of the FFXIV setting, I'm up for trying that as well!
General Themes
➤ HURT/COMFORT: The bread and butter of what I like to do in RP. Many of my favourite PSLs have followed the pattern of 'something terribly fucked up happens to one of the characters, the other character helps them through recovery, and then they go on to try to rectify whatever situation caused this.' In particular, I like the trauma to be on the intense side, where the character is brought close to if not over a breaking point, and then has to find their way back. This can include torture, long term imprisonment, slavery, whatever. Important to note, though, is that while the trauma can be intense, I do like for the story to be about recovery and to have an overall hopeful outlook.
➤ INVOLVED STORYLINES: I have a habit of overthinking PSL concepts, but in general, I do like for RP stories to have a solid narrative context to them. This means I will want to work out details about the general situation that is happening to the characters and to develop it further as the story moves along. Basically, this just means I'm not particularly good at completely winging it, and like to have a solid foundation to work off of. I love to plot and I feel like FFXIV in particular has tons of opportunities to do so.
➤ INVOLVED STORYLINES: I have a habit of overthinking PSL concepts, but in general, I do like for RP stories to have a solid narrative context to them. This means I will want to work out details about the general situation that is happening to the characters and to develop it further as the story moves along. Basically, this just means I'm not particularly good at completely winging it, and like to have a solid foundation to work off of. I love to plot and I feel like FFXIV in particular has tons of opportunities to do so.
Specific PSL Ideas
➤ DRAGON BLOOD
↳ genres. Transformation, Body Horror, Hurt/Comfort
This one is mostly applicable to Ishgardian characters, but essentially the idea is that someone susceptible to dragons blood is forced to consume it for some reason or another. This could either happen during the Dragonsong War as a canon divergent AU, or happen after the war is over at a more recent canon point. Mostly my intent here would just be to deal with the potential body horror and social implications after the fact. Estinien could be on either side of this, either using his own dragon connections as a way to help the afflicted person, or he could end up consuming it himself, dragging up the Nidhogg influence that's already latent inside of him. I have a few scenarios in mind for this, some of which tie into the PSL idea below.
This one is mostly applicable to Ishgardian characters, but essentially the idea is that someone susceptible to dragons blood is forced to consume it for some reason or another. This could either happen during the Dragonsong War as a canon divergent AU, or happen after the war is over at a more recent canon point. Mostly my intent here would just be to deal with the potential body horror and social implications after the fact. Estinien could be on either side of this, either using his own dragon connections as a way to help the afflicted person, or he could end up consuming it himself, dragging up the Nidhogg influence that's already latent inside of him. I have a few scenarios in mind for this, some of which tie into the PSL idea below.
➤ GARLEAN IMPRISONMENT
↳ genres. Angst, Hurt/Comfort, Experimentation, Political Intrigue
Either one or both characters are captured as prisoners of war by the Garleans. This could focus on playing out the aftermath when the imprisoned character is released, or deal with the ongoing situation of both characters being prisoners of war together. This could be a completely practical, politically motivated imprisonment, or we could hype up the angst by also including some Garlean/Allagan bullshit experimentation that happens while they are trapped there. For either of these angles, it would be fun to explore the political ramifications of the situation, and in the latter, working towards an eventual escape.
Either one or both characters are captured as prisoners of war by the Garleans. This could focus on playing out the aftermath when the imprisoned character is released, or deal with the ongoing situation of both characters being prisoners of war together. This could be a completely practical, politically motivated imprisonment, or we could hype up the angst by also including some Garlean/Allagan bullshit experimentation that happens while they are trapped there. For either of these angles, it would be fun to explore the political ramifications of the situation, and in the latter, working towards an eventual escape.
➤ BECOME EIKON
↳ genres. Transformation, Mind Control, Drama
For whatever situational reason, a character takes it upon themselves to summon an primal into their body - most likely as a means to counter some greater threat in a time of absolute need. Of course, after they are victorious, they don't come down from their high so quickly. Instead, they are overwhelmed by the desires of the primal they are being a vessel to and have to be coaxed back by the other character. For Estinien I would probably do a Nidhogg primal or some other dragon-related thing, but for other characters, you could pick whatever is most fitting. How much of a disaster this ends up being is flexible, so it could be as angsty as you like.
For whatever situational reason, a character takes it upon themselves to summon an primal into their body - most likely as a means to counter some greater threat in a time of absolute need. Of course, after they are victorious, they don't come down from their high so quickly. Instead, they are overwhelmed by the desires of the primal they are being a vessel to and have to be coaxed back by the other character. For Estinien I would probably do a Nidhogg primal or some other dragon-related thing, but for other characters, you could pick whatever is most fitting. How much of a disaster this ends up being is flexible, so it could be as angsty as you like.
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name. quix
age. 25+
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