What is a human?

[processions]

DON'T SEE YOU AS HUMAN shipping meme

When you think about it, things like “humanity” and “personhood” are really just points of view. So what if your body or your abilities don't exactly match up to the Homo Sapiens norm? That doesn't defy your sentiency nor your agency. Does your body, similar or not so similar to humans, negate your thoughts? Your will? Your feelings? ...your feelings for someone else? Ah, that might be the catch. The person is a friend, a teammate, or even someone admired from far away. You're conflicted over them. You may even love them. The problem is, of course, not that they don't see you in that way in return. Well, part of it might be, but the biggest part as they don't even see you as human enough to consider in a romantic way. They could be friendly, kind, indifferent, or, worst of all, treat you like a pet. Perhaps they know about you having a different form, if you do have one, perhaps not. The pain comes from the fact that you don't even register. What will you do? Pretend you feel nothing at all? Try to get them to notice you? Stop being foolish? Just because you're not human doesn't mean you don't have a heart to break. Choose carefully. Reply with your character, preference, role you'd like to play, the works. Reply to others!

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Steve | Werewolf Alpha OC

[ferociousleader]

Ariadne | OC | M/F for anything shippy

[demonicbeauty]

[Sunny and kind little demon girl who wants to be part of your woooooooorld. Natalie Portman face-twin confusion more than welcome.]

christopher johnson | district 9

[prwn]

( literally not a human. can also be in reverse. while christopher uses 'he/him', his species does not have bi-gender roles. )

Zero Two | DARLING in the FRANXX | F/M for shipping

[otherwingedbird]

[[Caution: Going into any detail on her issues with humanity will contain spoilers through episode 13.]]

Pyra | Xenoblade Chronicles 2 | F/M

[pyroblade]

((ooc: She walks and talks like a human, but she's a weapon at her core.))

[thegraywalker]

Even though Allen had been her wielder for not too long now, he had quickly noticed a subtle change within the lovely blade. She would often end up lost in thought and even appear slightly unapproachable at times. She never actually lashed out at him but her behavior was concerning to Allen none the less. After all he'd come to value Pyra as more than just a weapon.

"Pyra?" He spoke up softly just out of reach for now.

belle ❀ beauty and the beast (2017) → ota

[uglydress]

[ This is her calling.

The human, obviously; also interested in a reverse-situation where she thinks the individual she's fallen for won't see her the same way because SHE'S human and they're not.

Terra Branford - Final Fantasy VI - ota

[anesperience]

[ WILL BE NON-HUMAN YES. ]

Hades | Olympos | Open

[haides]

(He is a shapeshifting god, so he will look different for everyone. If your character is terrified of dying, he will likely look monstrous. If they are drawn to the idea, he will be alluring.)

odette ( swan lake ) f/f

[tailfeather]

( bewitched human who is transformed into a swan at sunrise and remains in bird shape throughout the day, have none of you seen Black Swan, it's about a girl, damn it. )

odile ( original )

[odilesque]

[ shapeshifting witch-creature who's the embodiment of despair and anxiety. info here. f/f. ]

[shaea]

[ ooc: Oh boy. So here's the thing. When Mages like Annie go insane in her world, they start warping reality wherever they go according to their own individual beliefs and hallucinations. The rule usually is that when you fuck around with Reality, it backfires on you and you suffer consequences, but when insane Mages do it, other people get the backlash. All of which I mean to say, these two could be a mess, y/n? I will happily age her up if 18 is too young. ]

[odilesque]

[ ooc: yes, yes, yes. this sounds so promising! I read about Annie in her bio and I saw that she suffers from anxiety which fits Odile pretty perfectly. I'm all for this beautiful mess! would you mind writing a starter or would you rather I did it? btw, 18 is fine by me and definitely fine by Odile. ]

[shaea]

[ ooc: We could makes things really interesting and have Odile posing as her mentor/magic teacher or as Annie's Avatar. An Avatar is kind of like a Mage's soul. It's the part of them that's magic, it takes a lot of different forms for different people, and it shows up in dreams and visions mostly. Annie would give her a lot of consideration if she thought that's what Odile was. Either way is assumed CR okay with you? I can write a starter. :) ]

[odilesque]

[ ooc: I love the Avatar idea and Annie thinking that Odile was hers would totally be something Odile would take advantage of. Assumed CR is good with me and thanks for writing a starter, it's much appreciated. :) ]

[shaea]

[ooc: Sorry this took so long! Please let me know if you'd like me to change anything.]

Preparing to enter the Order of Hermes as a full fledged mage was, in a word, brutal. Annie was used to rigorous academics. She was, and always had been an overachiever and an honor student. It was usually a way to channel her anxiety into something productive, quieting her nerves, or at the very least exhuasting her and forcing her to sleep it off. It wasn't a particularly healthy solution, but it worked for her.

That was before the revelation that magic was real and her induction into a secret society. She now juggled regular school work with learning a half dozen or so ancient languages, physical labor, and whatever other tests and tasks her mentor decided to put her through.

Her anxiety had returned and with a vengeance. Now her mania for study only seemed to feed it. When she slept, she did so uneasily, and nights when she slept through the entire night were becoming less and less frequent. And yet she didn't recognize it as a problem. Her Avatar came to her then, in the liminal space between dreams and waking after all, and she'd been taught that that was a normal part of awakening unto your power as a will worker. That her Avatar had a name and personality didn't seem odd. She had become rather fond of Odile.

She woke that night in a cold sweat, sitting straight up in bed, heart pounding in her chest. She couldn't remember the details of her dream, only the feelings that came with it. An uneasy fear almost unto panic that made her bury her face in her hands and struggle to take deep breaths.

[odilesque]

[ ooc: starters like these are worth the wait, so don't worry about it! ]

Odile was a dweller of the shadows, she waited where darkness toed the boundaries of light, where night and day battled it out and night always won, if not by claiming eternity, then by letting its innate fears and worries slip into the realm of sunlight and free time. With Odile, there was no time free of burdened thoughts, they would haunt her prey like ghosts, like loss, like an undesired reflection. Wherever you looked, it was. The darkness. You could not escape it. You could not escape her.

Oh, but Annie didn't want to escape her. Annie saw her as something more, something soaring above. It was an intoxicating relation they nursed, this sensation of being not only embraced, but wanted, needed, in a manner none of Odile's girls had sought her out before. Therefore Annie had become Odile's favorite, she took great pleasure in watching her during the day, work herself to death, to death and not even able to escape her own perfectionisms and unachievabilities at night. Dreams were not such welcome distractions, now, were they? They were mean, evil, thorny things. They were unforgiving, but Odile could be their opposite, she could be comfort where all else was weight and worry.

As Annie sat up in bed, Odile stepped out from the shadows of the room's darkest corner. She didn't speak, but she exhaled a sound like a murmur, like a purr. My dear, it said, why fear when I'm here with you. The words remained unsaid, hanging in the air between them while Odile crossed the floor, stopped next to the bed and leaned in, ran a hand up Annie's arm, up to her neck, stroked over her pulse point with a sharp thumb.

"Shh," she whispered, her voice itself a shadow, "breathe for me."

[shaea]

"Odile..." Annie doesn't have to look to know who's there. She feels the woman's presence before she she says a word. It's as intimate as a lover's caress, and relief washes over her the moment she recognizes it. Her hands, clenched into fists, relax a fraction.

The blonde girl is trembling, and her breath is shaky, but she obeys Odile without hesitation, forcing herself to breathe deep, pulling the air deep into her lungs before exhaling, then again, and again. Eventually her pulse slows to a reasonable rate, and she turns towards her visitor, tears unshed in her blue eyes.

"It's getting worse," she says, despair lurking behind her words. "When will it stop?"

There's no bookmarked passage or formula to solve this problem. Her studies won't help her. She can feel herself falling apart, even if she doesn't consciously recognize it, and she clings to Odile as if she's the only thing standing between her and madness.

[odilesque]

When will it stop?

It's a question that Odile has heard so many times before, she can recall it in every girl's voice, perhaps, Odette's and Karen's and the others', they all wanted to know the same thing, this. When it would stop. The pain and grief and the grievances of their ordinary lives which Odile could save them from, certainly, but it was never her hand that led them. They were led by their own shaky wills and they were led into an abyss. Annie holds gifts that might strengthen her for longer, her body, her mind, but she comes with a disposition, like all of them, the rest of Odile's flock, a little flaw in the otherwise so grand design. Her beautiful Annie.

With a smile, Odile releases her initial hold on the girl. Her hand moves from her neck to the side of her face, from the side of her face to the top of her head where her fingers curl into her hair like a closed claw, her nails talons, her mouth a beak when she replies, "It won't stop, loveliest." A pause for breath, to laugh, though it will sound like a sigh to Annie's ears. "No pain of this world will end until the world itself has ended."

It's no lie, she never lies to her girls and she certainly won't lie to Annie, out of all of them, but she could outweigh the harsh reality with a sweeter one, that the days are long and happiness vast, but who lives such a life? Annie surely doesn't.

[shaea]

Annie laughs bitterly, because she hears and recognizes the truth in Odile's words. There's no malice in the sound, just sadness and a half desperate attempt at black humor. Her eyes are gentle as she reaches for Odile, touching her cheek, fingers brushing the corner of her mouth, fascinated by by the shape of her. She's more bird than woman sometimes, Annie has noticed, and it's eerily beautiful. Odile is beautiful, and Annie wonders what it means to be a little in love with one's own Avatar.

She doesn't care. She's just grateful that the dream woman comes to her. Who else has been there for her through all of this? Not her mentor. Her teacher has the best intentions, but she's old, and she doesn't understand all the challenges and pressures of living in the new Millenium. Odile has been a constant through it all.

"Will you stay with me?" She means in the here and the now, for a period of time, but the question runs deeper. She doesn't know if she could stand living without Odile now.

Prompto Argentum | Final Fantasy XV | OTA

[chocobobutt]

_{[Plz break tiny magitek heart]}

Prince Sidon 🐟 Legend of Zelda 🐟 OTA

[swimchampion]

[reverse_changeling]

((omg a sidon :DDD

so maybe not what you're expecting, but i was thinking of flipping the script of this meme, where link feels like there's a huge disconnect between who they were and who they are now, especially with people who knew link before. thoughts?))

Mileena | Mortal Kombat | f/f

[mileena_x]

((Obviously not human, ota))

Orion Luis | Greek Myth Original Character | OTA

[warnotlove]

→ M/F will be less awkward than M/M but expect some awkward either way.
→ Generally his canon point age is between 18-22 but I can adjust accordingly
→ Orion has a way with canines, aquatic life, deer and horses for any characters who are fantasy based that might want to play with that element (were, centaur, merfolk etc.)
→ He's very used to non-humans, but human himself.
→ Canon fresh assumed CR or in-game universe if we're in a game together all welcome!
→ More info.