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There had been a town named Harnsley, a stone's throw from Brighton, UK. It had been a small, tightly-knit community, atypical of a coastline town where tourism was the main mode of income; amenities were aplenty for tourists in the form of stores that would sell cheap-looking souvenirs, sea-themed cafes and restaurants, a few bars and B&B's, and a scuba diving and wind sailing school. There had also been a large, central dock area where fishermen spent their days fishing or ferrying tourists around to see sea lions.Today it is a ghost town.The great hysteria period which had destroyed the town and its people had taken place between 1976 and 1978. Peter Shepherd, William ‘Billy’ Chalmers, Rowena Malley, and Lorraine ‘Lorrie’ Wickes are some of the well-known names that died during this time. At least, these were the names whom newspapers had written bulletins on, detailing how each person had been witnessed attacking others unprovoked, before being arrested and relapsing into an eerie catatonic state of calm.Every victim had been exsanguinated and died in their sleep; they had displayed the exact same mental abnormalities as every other victim, as the autopsies revealed. That is, areas of their individual brains were engorged, indicating the ability to lucid dream and the possibility of psychic ability. Their muscle mass had been heightened too, lending them abnormal strength before they died.Each victim had a bite of sorts upon pulse points over their body, which could have contributed to their deaths. Scientists could not identify the mark as belonging to any known type of mammal, though they could all agree each mark was made by the same creature, whose dentistry was not human and very much carnivorous.Patrick Aidan Hale had been a resident of Harnsley at the time; he had begun displaying signs of the mass hysteria shortly after the familiar bite had appeared on his inner thigh. His family began by believing his behavior was a matter of pretense, acting as though he were one of the infected so as to garner some attention. It wasn't too long before they brought him to a doctor, who discovered the bite after a full physical, and recommended that Patrick be isolated at home until the proper authorities could figure out how to curb the hysteria and contain it.Yet Patrick was not safe in his home at all; when he slept, he would dream of the other infected members of the town and of something dark and bloodthirsty which overlooked the mayhem. When he awoke, he would be weak and sore, his bite weeping freshly, and his mood aggressive.It wasn't until he attacked his mother and bit her whilst being restrained from leaving the house that Patrick decided he had to get away from Harnsley; he thought that if he just ran away, his bite would heal and he would be once again in control of himself. The dreams would stop, as would this troubling lust for biting that had taken him over. Once he had rid himself of whatever was wrong with him, he would return home.So, in the dead of night, Patrick focused on the growing strength he was developing and bent the newly installed bars over his bedroom window: since he had refused to eat anything the past while, having no appetite, he easily slid his scrawny form through to freedom.He cannot remember where he was exactly, but one eve during his lonely wanderings in which he stayed far from populated areas, he felt that he was dying. It was as though he had turned an eye inwards and seen for himself how thick the lining of his esophagus and his stomach were becoming, how his bones were becoming pneumatized, how his red blood cells were dwindling... he saw that he was changing and the change was killing him. After the things he had seen and done, he felt that dying was good. Maybe it was destiny; if he hadn't run away, he would have died in his sleep like the countless others of his hometown.Perhaps this was a suitable punishment for abandoning his family and friends to an eternity of wondering where he was and if he would ever come home safe.He died a traveller's death in a barn amongst hay for warmth as he slept. His death gave whatever he had been infected with the time it needed to finalize its mission; when he awoke some days later, he was no longer human.Patrick never returned home. He knew he couldn't. He knew being around people for too long would be problematic; they would notice things about him the longer he stayed. Instead he began using his new powers to visit the houses of the sleeping, stealing an entry through open windows in the summer or breaking open a locked patio door. He would watch the sleeping residents and wish them good dreams while he gently explored their homes, petted their cats, uncovered their diaries, and took with him little keepsakes or clothes that he required. He became a Lost Boy.These families he visited several times, if he found their homes so full of goodness and happiness. To his families, he remained as his adopted name of Leto inferred: he was the silent, secret mother who treasured their lives. And viciously guarded them from harm.

GENERALI am not my muse & do not condone the things he does/believes/says. His opinion of your muse is not mine - this includes angst. Regarding flirting, this is not me pressuring for a ship - it's all in character.My muse will attack or insult your muse whenever he feels it necessary - consider this a warning - but in the case of a physical attack, I will not GODMOD (kill your muse or make up an injury, tell you what they're doing etc). I will leave it up to you what happens.I have absolutely no problem with Leto getting slapped around or chewed out & I certainly don't mind if a situation takes place where he is killed - it obviously won't be permanent & that's the main reason why I'm cool with it.As is mentioned in my stats, Leto doesn't care what pronouns you use for them; you're welcome to use any pronouns when addressing them, especially if your muse isn't already aware of their preference! Let's be realistic about it, I won't take offence from any sort of realism. Also, if your muse isn't already familiar with Leto, they're welcome to (again, being realistic) misgender them as male due to their physical appearance. If anything, this sort of faux-pas would open up a dialogue and ease our muses into getting to know each other. As long as this isn't done in a snide, rude, or hateful manner.Please don't use me as a meme resource. I take care to reblog almost everything from the source, especially memes. If you don't plan on sending one in, please don't reblog from me.I ask that personal blogs do not reblog any specific headcanons to my muse, drabbles, or threads. Please just like them instead. I am not a fan fiction source & want my scribbles to remain within the rp community.I have 11+ years of rp experience but I can admit to you I am not perfect, I'm constantly learning new things, & my ego is in no way inflated - I don't judge your style, character, theme, NOTHING.When it comes to multimuses, I rarely specify which muse I'd like to interact with when liking sc's etc, because I feel bad telling the mun what to do in case they are feeling a particular muse for a reply. Most of the time, I just want to write with you & am very easy as to muses. I feel it's more interesting not to specify because I could get given a muse I'd never thought of writing with before & thus an interesting thread can be made.I'm extremely literate & spend a lot of time proof-reading my shit - I'm not a grammar nazi or anything but if we're rping I do expect a level of literacy just so I can understand you. That being said, we all make mistakes so don't worry about a few spelling mistakes here & there! Just as long as something is understandable, it's cool.If ever my wording in a thread confuses you or you don't understand, please let me know! I suffer from mild "word salad" which affects my speech & thoughts, and therefore my writing. Sometimes things will come out backwards or strange & I apologize in advance.This blog will be Multi-verse & Multi-ship. Exclusive characters can be discussed.I welcome fellow OC's but do ask that you have some sort of developed 'about' page if you want to rp.I give priority to people I am in a ship with or have been writing partners with for a while. Please don't take offence.I respond to threads that take my muse's fancy: this means if Leto wants to do angst for example, that's what we'll do for the eve. If we want to focus on short replies, paras must wait, & vice versa. I don't force myself or my muse to reply to something that just does not suit our moods at the time.This blog will contain some NSFT content but there are certain things I will not do here: anything to do with rape, paedophilia, beastiality & general philias that cross over a moral line will not be tolerated here. Nor will anything to do with homophobia, transphobia, racism or prejudice against disabilities, cis people, or general attacking of any disorder/lifestyle. If you indulge in such banned activities, please do not follow me or expect interaction.I like to keep my space safe & friendly for everyone in the roleplaying community so I will at times reblog psas of this nature; one such community hot topic I like to spread is the appreciation & inclusion of female muses, whom are radically overlooked by many writers. If you believe as a writer that not all muses are equal, please do not follow me.AGGRESSIONIf you come at me to plot or tag me in a starter, I'm going to respond. If we get a thread going, then that's great. However if you write with the intentions of letting your muse go full whack with their powers/skills to intimidate mine for no plotted reason - stop.
These examples have happened to me before & it's really aggravating.I love angsty threads & I love enemy ships! But there is a clear difference between being outright aggressive to my muse & being aggressive in character. You have my permission to intimidate him, be mean to him, or even try to kill him but if your muse behaves this way in our very first interaction (and continuously, regardless of what may occur in a thread), without any clear reason (for example, your muse is a monster hunter), I as a mun will not be impressed & I will be wary of continuing to write with you & approaching you to write again.Please also be aware that aggression towards my muse in any capacity will be replied to in kind. My muse may not immediately attack yours but he will defend himself & be verbally aggressive. If you cannot handle that, do not instigate it.ANIMATED MUSESI generally avoid following/writing with them because it's hard to figure out how my muse would fit into a thread with them & many such FC's are generally happy & bright blogs; as in, he is a dark character with moments of goodness but generally he is dark & swears & is sometimes violent... you see what I mean? How could he interact well with a person the exact opposite? It's just hard for me to wrap my head around. However, if I think your writing is real good, I will follow you; we mightn't ever thread, but I'll enjoy just seeing you on my dash.SELECTIVEI am selective about who I roleplay with/follow but this is solely based on what I read on your blog as I tend to avoid unbelievable characters & underdeveloped OCs. I don't judge you for any of these things but in terms of writing, I'm not the best writing partner for you.Also, just a reminder, I am a private blog - meaning I only write with mutuals..On this subject, let me say that regarding personal blogs, I will respond to any constructive criticism you might send me, but that's all.REMINDERSYou're more than welcome to remind me I owe a reply if it's been like a month or more; please don't badger me every day or every week. Please don't guilt-trip me or harass me. Aside from me being slow & being finicky over replies, I have those I prioritize as stated: I give nearly all my attention & creativity to my long-time partners/friends & my ships. If you talk to me for the sole purpose of nagging me (rather than conversing or whatever), I'm really not going to reply.If I like a reply for you, this means I have seen it & will reply when I can. If I have not liked it, chances are I have not seen it. Please let me know if I have missed your reply.Just drop in my IMs & be like "hey did you see my reply?/I replied but you didn't like the post, did you see it?".FORMAT / THREADINGI only roleplay in thread style with occasional use of static border icons & though I make my own icons, I did not make the PSD or the border. The PSD is by jaynedits, it's called Miss Believer. The border is a personal edit of Icon Blockquote No. 10, originally created by thunderousmemes.I format my text to be small regular. I don't expect you to match my formatting style so don't expect me to do that for you either.I refuse to thread through the askbox/IM. If you send me in a starter through the askbox or messaging system, I won't reply.Please feel free to turn an answered meme into a thread! I will also do this.If I can't see our thread going anywhere or if our rp styles are just not gelling I will let you know before I drop our thread.I'm perfectly happy to have multiple threads going between our characters.Time leaps in threads are cool with me.REPLIESI usually answer greeters/starters tagging me very quickly. I like to establish interest asap. After that though I take my time but never feel like I don't want to write with you. As explained throughout my rules, I have moments of silence, focusing on certain threads, etc.I'm always open to new threads whether you're a new mutual or you just want another thread with me. Even though I probably should put a limit on myself, I can't so gimme all the threads!Ask around & you may learn that sometimes I lurk on here or just do memes while ignoring msgs & stuff purely because I refuse to write if I'm in a mood that may result in half-assed replies or contradict with current events/emotions in our thread. I go silent when I'm in a mood because I do not like to labour people with my personal shit nor would I ever dream of putting someone in the position of dragging a conversation out of me. At this point, I'll mention I have mental health issues & a personality disorder so expect moods but don't worry, I tend to keep that stuff private & this is likely the only mention you'll see here on this blog. So, if you see me posting memes or whatever instead of doing replies or answering IMs, this is why & please don't take it personally.My replies will vary in speed as I have responsibilities outside of roleplay - roleplaying for me is a fun & creative hobby, not a job (unless you want to pay me, I will not be here 24/7 doing everything you want me to do). I'm mostly slow but sometimes I can be like lightning.Because I'm mostly slow, I treat everyone how I would like to be treated - basically I won't pester you for replies unless it's been a few months. I don't get jealous or feel ignored so please don't worry about it. Real life comes first. As long as you're happy & healthy & comfortable, that's all I care about.If you make a mistake in your reply, like contradicting a description I've already written, that's okay. But if you try to force a contradiction on me & rearrange a thread's setting to suit you, that's not okay. I'll assume you've made a genuine mistake up until that point, then I'll just send you a friendly heads-up about it. If you don't accept my boundaries, I'll unfollow & block.LENGTHI'm easy with length however I do prefer replies at least five words long. I do not insist you match my length, I just want something to work with. However if it gets to the stage where I'm pouring my heart & soul in to our thread & you aren't, I will drop it because I don't want you to feel trapped or anything nor do I want to be flogging a dead horse.My replies will often be at least one paragraph long because I write like I'm writing a novel - that is, a new sentence will be given a new paragraph, etc.I love novella (6+ paragraphs) threads! Don't ever be afraid to reply to me with a wall of text. Lose yourself in our threads!PLOTTING / WINGING ITI ask that if you want to plot (I'm okay with plotting or winging it), you have your own ideas to put with any I suggest. I won't message you looking to plot unless I have a vague idea of something to do or if I'm unsure about how our verses/muses would collide.If we are plotting something that works for us both, my responses to your messages may be slow as I look for ideas.My askbox & IM are open for plotting/ooc chat only. The askbox is also open for submissions & memes.PRE-ESTABLISHED HISTORIESThose who wish to have a pre-established history, please let me know before you do this as I may have issues with your ideas/have my own ideas to add to yours. If you go ahead with a pre-established history (inc. familial ties) without first asking me if I'm comfortable, I will be equally impolite & not reply.Due to the nature of some memes, if you send one in without having interacted with me before, I will reply as though our muses are familiar with each other. This is literally just because a meme might require having some knowledge of your character in order to work. I don't expect our muses to be like besties from then on at all; we can be perfect strangers beyond a meme if you wish, just let me know.HEADCANONS / DRABBLESAll Headcanons & any info contained within Drabbles are unknown to those in contact with Leto UNLESS he mentions them directly OR your muse has some sort of psychic power; if you break this rule & ask something that your character cannot possibly know I will not reply to you (this is Metamodding).Please don't steal them to incorporate into your portrayal (I work very hard at my portrayal & creating the lore of a Strix - I advise you do the same). I've had this problem a couple times on other blogs & on this one - you get a polite warning if I find out, okay? Do not think I'm the type of person who's going to let it fly. Every writer is territorial over their hard work, so yeah, I will politely warn those who steal. I may block you following a warning, especially if you feign ignorance about stealing.TRIGGERS - DO YOU HAVE THEM, MOTHERFUCKER?!I have none 'cuz I'm your friendly neighborhood psycho who refuses to let my shitty experiences interfere with my creativity. The only thing that really upsets me is visual images of animal abuse but I don't believe anyone I follow would ever feature that.If you have any triggers please let me know as this page will be NSFT, but I am only human so I may forget to tag triggers here & there (plus I'm not an encyclopaedia of every possible trigger).I tag the triggers that come to me as I stare at whatever I'm posting but if your trigger isn't among my thoughts & resulting tags, I invite you to politely ask me to tag it as neccessary. If you mention specific triggers in your rules, I will do my best to remember them.I tag them as "(t/rigger) tw".SHIPPING/SMUTI will not allow myself to be forced in to smut/ships.I ship based on chemistry ONLY. This may take several replies to occur or only a handful, but if it sparks then yeah, I'll ask you for a ship.I'm very happy to discuss potential ships at any point in interaction, as a goal to work towards together. Check out my permanent shipping call if ever you wanna chat ships.Gimme all the ships! All are welcome. Toxic, enemies to lovers, platonic, romantic, sexual, whatever.I reserve the right to refuse anything I do not feel comfortable doing.I will only engage in consensual smut.Smut does not equal ship here - if we smut I will not assume we now ship (one-night-stands do happen as do FWB/NSA relationships).Okay, I have to say it because it's really starting to bother me now - IF YOU WANNA SHIP WITH ME, JUST ASK ME ("shyness is niiiiice, but shyness can stop youuu, from doing all the things in life you want toooo!"). Even if we haven't interacted before, ASK ME.

I am a multi-shipper but exclusives can be discussed.If I already have an exclusive ship, I will not be smutting or shipping with any duplicates of those muses. Please do not send me shippy or smutty stuff if you are a duplicate of my exclusive muses. I will not reply.I do not smut with underage rpers (this includes the mun and/or the muse) so if you want it, please have ages visible (& please let it be the truth).Smut is not a priority for me so I'm happy to go without or just go with 'fade to black' scenarios.NSFTThis blog will be NSFT as mentioned & that doesn't just mean smut. NSFT topics will include violence, gore, swearing, smoking, etc.I now tag NSFT smut stuff as “mystockingsprovemyvirtue”. Block this tag if smutty stuff makes you uncomfortable or if you're a minor.MEMESMemes are open to mutuals & never expire; feel free to send any in at any time. Of course if the meme is from a while ago, I'd appreciate if you sent in the name of it too so I know what you're referring to.If a meme turns in to a thread I'll usually make a new post to continue it; if I forget or just fail to, don't be afraid to do the honors.Again, don't use me as a meme resource! I'll only really excuse this if you take the time to send in something from the meme you've reblogged from me.If I do not reply at all to a meme you've reblogged, don't take it personally, but I will likely like it.I will reblog memes from the source or next best thing if the source is deleted.If I see a tagging game meme from you that I'd like to do, I will only tag you if we are mutuals (I usually say 'stolen from x' but in this case I will simply say 'stolen from the dash').GODMODDINGI've made a segment all on its own for this topic because godmodding slightly differs from person to person. Basically, godmodding for me is when someone attacks another (forcing violence/an injury on them) without giving them a chance to respond, makes their character unrealistically powerful (e.g. 'hah you shot me in the knee-cap, an attack which I accepted, but I can still walk!'), forces a situation where a character dies ('I shot you, you accepted that action, & now i'm telling you your character is dead!'), & generally tells someone what their character is doing/how to react. I hope this makes sense.So I won't be doing any of this to you; please don't do it to me or else I will not respond. At the very most, I might write that Leto has touched your muse (non-violently) but that's it. I welcome you to perform non-violent acts like that without really giving me an option because to me, that's always something a person can respond to fairly (e.g. 'my character has cupped your cheek but you can always wiggle free, obviously without sustaining damage').Godmodding extends to any background characters that I choose to insert in to a thread; if you control them or attack / kill them without giving me chance to react, you're godmodding. These characters are ones I have imagined up & brought in to play for a reason. They are mine. Extend all roleplay etiquette to them, as will I towards yours.Certain exceptions can be made with Godmodding, which I will only do in situations with those I'm shipped with. This is purely because I love these peeps, they're awesome writers, & I can forgive them anything. I'm often too caught up in the thread to care about my own rules, if they get in the way of drama.Thought I should include this here: if you've read a bit into how I write a Strix, you'll know that Leto is powerful but only to an extent. meaning they do have weaknesses & aren't truly immortal (certain things can still kill or injure them, just not regular things). When it comes to their ability to sense auras & emotions, even this is conditional. They can't do this with everyone or every object. I always strive to maintain realism in writing, so I will never write what your character is feeling unless there's enough info in a thread to go on. Like if your character is feeling very frustrated & this is affecting their body language/speech, I may write that Leto picks up on that.UN / FOLLOWINGI will not follow back personal blogs but will be flattered if they follow me. I won't really interact with them either just because we're here for different reasons.I will never unfollow my ship partners unless they've been inactive for literal years. So don't worry, fam!If you constantly refuse to trim your posts, I'll unfollow. I'm sorry but unless you're on mobile, please practice thread hygiene & be neat. This is why I personally always tag my mobile posts so everyone knows I can't trim.Obviously if you break my rules, I might unfollow, depending on the severity; this is mainly because I can't trust you've even bothered to read my rules in the first place & therefore, I can't see any thread of ours being done enjoyably.I've no problem whatsoever with blogs that rp celebs. I don't have any banned FCs. You do you, I will not assume to tell you how to manage your muses.I will not tolerate any ooc drama on this page - I'll unfollow if that's all I see. Also if you're a passive-aggressive person who likes to vague post, I'll unfollow because I hate that immature crap. I will personally not do it.As a sidenote, I have never in the whole history of my writing roleplays ever sent anon hate. It's just a shitty, cowardly thing imo. If I post a meme about critiquing your muse/writing I will respond honestly to the askers but it will be done in a mature, no-hate way. If you constantly post negative ooc things, I'll unfollow. You're free to do as you please but I personally don't like reading constant complaints about your life or attention-seeking negativity.An extra sidenote: if you send in anon hate or passive aggressive insults, you better believe I will post them with a fitting, mature & logical response. I'm not afraid to & I will not be bullied by anyone that has to hide behind a greyface to speak their mind. I will not, however, keep an argument going afterwards. I've responded to such things before just to give my side of the story & hopefully encourage others to stand up for themselves & defend what they are writing. A greyface hater is not gonna push me to the edge of sanity. Nor should they push you there, dear reader. Be better than them.If I follow you it means I like what you're at & I'm interested in rping with you - if you don't follow me back within a month period I'll assume the interest is one-sided & may unfollow you, depending on how much I enjoy seeing you on my dash.FINAL WORDSWhew! If you've read this far, THANK YOU. I have no password or anything for you to send in because I trust you to have read this. THANK YOU A MILLION TIMES WHETHER YOU FOLLOW OR NOT. If I've come across as a megalomaniac at any point here, I'm sorry, I'm really not. I'm just particular & have had shitty writing experiences where I feel I have to be like this so everyone is clear & no one can say I didn't have a rule about x, y, or z. Please don't be intimidated by me. My name is Max, I'm 31 (in tumblr terms that makes me ancient). I am a parent to two dogs, 3 rats, and a ferret. I have British/Irish blood. I'm a Wiccan. I'm also more afraid of you than you might be of me. I hope we can write together & become friends through IMs. I hope you have a beautiful day/night/life & that you have fun with writing, even if it isn't with me. Sending you love, peace, hope, & luck!