otherwordly.

[genification]

THE OTHERWORDLY MEME
Sometimes all you need is a word to spark off an idea.


How to play -

1. Post a comment with your character's name, canon, and any preferences you may have (no shipping, no smut, etc.)
2. Leave the comment blank or post a word or two in the body. (It may also help if you list scenarios you would like to play.)
3. Reply to other people, either with words you picked out, or words they posted as prompts for a thread.

Comments

giovanina | napoli | ota

[giovanina]

[ info in journal. ]

gibigianna
n. the play of light reflected from water or a mirror; a sunlit area; figuratively, a woman who flaunts her charm and who wishes to dazzle you with her elegance.

naufragio
n. lit. "shipwreck"; colloquially, a lousy party.

culaccino
n. the ring left on a table by a cold glass.

Or bring your own!

kaveh | genshin impact | ota

[indigently]

retrouvaille
n. the joy of meeting or finding someone again after a long separation; rediscovery

selcouth
adj. unfamiliar, rare, strange, and yet marvelous

duende
n. the mysterious power of art to deeply move a person

l'appel du vide
n. the unexplainable desire to jump when on the edge of a cliff

atychiphobia
n. fear of failure; fear of not being good enough

alternatively, wildcard me ♥

yukari takeba 💘 persona 3.

[snipers]

1. cicatrize: to find healing by the process of forming scars.

2. fernweh: an ache for distant places; the craving for travel.

3. strikhedonia: the pleasure of being able to say "to hell with it".

4. retrouvaille: the joy of meeting or finding someone again after a long separation; rediscovery.

5. advesperacit: the approaching dark; the evening draws near.

6. wildcard!

Dorian Storm | Critical Role | OTA

[makingmyway]

atychiphobia
(n.) fear of failure; fear of not being good enough

fernweh
(n.) an ache for distant places; the craving for travel

duende
(n.) the mysterious power of art to deeply move a person

eleutheromania
(n.) an intense and irresistible desire for freedom

buganjimo
(v.) to be unwilling to be lonely or overlooked; to seek to move forward from loneliness

alice liddell • american mcgee's alice • ota

[shrinksense]

arcadian
(adj.) idyllically innocent; simple and untroubled by fear or worry

la douleur exquise
(n.) the heart-wrenching pain of wanting the affection of someone unattainable

selcouth
(adj.) unfamiliar, rare, strange, and yet marvelous

sciamachy
(n.) a battle against imaginary enemies; fighting your shadow

or bring your own

Midnight | BNHA

[love_the_smell]

dépaysement
(n.) when someone is taken out of their own familiar world into a new one

nepenthe
(n.) something that can make you forget grief or suffering

qualtagh
(n.) the first person you meet on a special day

or bring your own!

Birdie Lewis | OC | Vampire: The Masquerade | OTA

[acaseofyou]

guttitim - (adj.) drop by drop
paraprosexia - (n.) constant distraction
uitwaaien - (v.) to take a break to clear one's head; lit. "to walk in the wind"
acouasm - (n.) a ringing noise in your head
louring - (adj.) darkened by clouds; (v.) looking angry or sullen
quean - (n.) a woman of bad character
vicissitude - (n.) a change of fortune, especially one that is unwelcome or unpleasant

[ info & permissions! ]

wilma clements | original.

[plod]

( info. tl;dr disgraced doctor works at a paranormal detective agency in 1890s america. open to assumed cr and aus. however, not interested in shipping. )

dwale (v.)

to wander about deliriously or as if asleep.

inselberg (n.)

an isolated mountain.

meliorism (n.)

the belief that the world gets better; the belief that humans can improve the world.

persiflage (n.)

light banter.

psithurism (n.)

the sound of wind through trees.

vicissitude (n.)

a change of fortune, especially one that is unwelcome or unpleasant.

jill valentine | resident evil | ota

[torsion]

abditory: a place into which you can disappear; a hiding place.
anfractuosity: something twisting and turning; something mazelike and confusing.
glaucous: frosted; pale bluish-grey, like morning fog.
alexithymia: the inability to express your feelings.
naufragous: 1. causing shipwreck; 2. in danger of being wrecked or totally destroyed.
antephialtic: something that protects against nightmares.
(or, leave me a word and I'll start!)

[2x4]

[ An antephialtic and alexithymia/abditory combo could be interesting. Going to hit you up after work if a combo works, or could chose one of the three. ]

anahid joddani | notorious sorcerer

[ilk]

alexithymia—
(n.) the inability to express your feelings.

qui vive—
(n.) heightened awareness or watchfulness.

dépaysement—
(n.) when someone is taken out of their own familiar world into a new one.

persiflage—
(n.) light banter.

lavinia blair • call of cthulhu (ttrpg) • ota

[liberivonis]

irenic
(adj.) promoting peace

retrouvaille
(n.) the joy of meeting or finding someone again after a long separation; rediscovery

schwellenangst
(n.) fear of embarking on something new; fear of crossing a threshold

kalopsia
(n.) the delusion of things being more beautiful than they really are

élan
(n.) distinctive and stylish elegance; impulsive, confident ardor

ashe | final fantasy xii

[deifact]

ineffable—
(adj.) utterly indescribable; too sacred to speak of.

quotidian—
(adj.) boring; part of commonplace events.

quondam—
(adj.) belonging to some time long past; once but no longer.

antephialtic—
(n.) something that protects against nightmares.

Robert Muldoon | Jurassic Park | OTA

[allbedestroyed]

1. Coprolalia - Cursing constantly or without restraint.
2. Apricate - To bask in the sun.
3. Rantipole - A wild and reckless, sometimes quarrelsome person
4. Louring - Looking angry or sullen.

The Knight • Hollow Knight • OTA

[focusedvoid]

germaine dupont | original | ota

[1stpersonsingular]

[ info in journal. prefer to keep it historical, rather than modernizing, though i'll gladly let her span a couple of hundred years, time-wise. ]

BAISEMAIN
n. a kiss on the hand.

ESPRIT D'ESCALIER
n. the witty comeback you think of after the time is past to use it.

L'APPEL DU VIDE
n. the unexplainable desire to jump when on the edge of a cliff.

Or bring your own!

I have an idea. If it works, let's run with it.

[femme_de_siecle]

L'appel du vide

[Adèle liked Germaine. Oh, a serious sort, but she'd join in. Something inside her yearned for freedom, and Adèle had a policy about such people. Namely that you supported the, cared for them, and stuck your nose where it didn't belong until you had created a crack through which they could manage said escape.]

[A walk in the south of France had brought them to a small cliffside, over which Germaine had been looking. Adèle, however, saw opportunity in the moment.]

Not that far.

[Said peering over the edge, thoughtfully.]

We could jump it. Water is surely deep enough. And warm. Probably.

goro takemura / sandayu oda | cyberpunk 2077 | m/f for shippy

[arasakadogs]

agelast (n.) someone who never laughs

scurrilous (adj.) using or characterized by coarse, vulgar language

lacuna (n.) a blank space, a missing part

weltschmerz (n.) lit. "world-pain"; the depression you feel when the world as it is doesn't reflect what you think it should be.

acousam (n.) a ringing noise in your head

Jamie Waller | original

[seemssopleasing]

alamort - (adj.) half dead of exhaustion

gerful - (adj.) wild and wayward

mudita - (n.) sympathetic, vicarious joy; happiness rather than resentment at someone else's well-being or good fortune; the opposite of schadenfrude

pareidolia - (n.) the instinct to seek familiar forms in disordered images like clouds or constellations; the perception of random stimulus as significant

tarantism - (n.) overcoming melancholy by dancing; the uncontrollable urge to dance

or provide your own. bio + preferences; m/m for shippy, gen very welcome as well.

Nihongou / Touken Ranbu / ota

[nihongou]

Heliophilia - n. desire to stay in the sun, love of sunlight

Athazagoraphobia - n. the fear of forgetting, being forgotten or ignored, being replaced

Abluvion - n. that which has been washed away

Cwtsh - n. a hug or a cuddle \ n. a safe place


or choose your own, I'm easy

Elidibus (FFXIV) ota

[dutydriven]

[ ooc: Elidibus or Themis flavors both available, just specify timeline ]

commuovere - n. to stir, to touch, to move to tears

dysania - n. finding it extremely hard to get out of bed in the morning

jentacular - n. relating to breakfast

gymnophoria - n. the distinct feeling that someone, somewhere, is mentally undressing you

sitooterie - n. a place to sit outside, as in a gazebo \ n. a secluded corner to take your partner during a dance

or choose your own adventure

Dysania

[wearywarder]

Erichthonios always found himself keeping odd hours when he worked in Pandaemonium, having late nights, early mornings and everything in-between for the start of his day. There was no natural source of daylight down in the depths of that manmade hell and so he never had a proper schedule to follow.

Here in Amaurot? Things were different. Themis, or 'Elidibus' as he found himself having to call his friend in proper company, had a very strict schedule. A proper one. Which usually required getting out of bed at the same bell each day, much to Erichthonios' displeasure. When he was graced with the opportunity to spend the night with him it was always hardest to peel himself out from under the covers or away from the milky pale limbs that were tangled together with his.

"Just...a few more moments...surely you can spare as much Themis..."

Sebastian Michaelis (Kuroshitsuji) ota

[catfancy]

(ooc: not caught up on canon, btw)

serendipity - n. finding something good without looking for it

sweven - n. a vision seen in sleep; a dream

agastopia - n. admiration of someone's body

cordiform - n. heart-shaped

choose your own!

Gale Weathers l Scream l OTA

[tarnishedbrand]

scripturient
adjective
obsolete
: having a strong urge to write


noctuary
noun
plural -es
archaic
: a journal of nocturnal incidents

Or choose your own!

vash | trigun stampede

[skelters]

marmoreal ; adj. - cold and aloof; reminiscent of a marble statue
uitwaaien ; v. - lit. 'to walk in the wind'; to take a break to clear one's head
quondam ; adj. - belonging to some time long past; once but no longer
coruscate ; v. - to reflect brilliantly; to sparkle

Ganymede | Greek mythology

[eagleswept]

mooreeffoc | advesperascit | taarradhin | or your own!

loki | where mischief lies

[annarr]

a. eutony - the pleasantness of a word's sound
b. concupiscible - worthy of being desired
c. oubliette - a dungeon with a door only in the ceiling; a place you put people to forget them
d. advesperascit - the approaching dark; the evening draws near
e. bring your own!

Death | Puss in Boots: The Last Wish | ota

[deathstraightup]

numinous
adj. Describing an experience that makes you fearful yet fascinated, awed yet attracted - the powerful, personal feeling of being overwhelmed and inspired

dustsceawung
n. "contemplation of the dust"; reflection on former civilizations and peoples, and on the knowledge that all things will turn to dust

mizpah
n. The deep emotional bond between people, especially those separated by distance or death

orenda
n. A mystical force present in all people that empowers them to affect the world, or to affect change in their own lives

consenescere
v. To grow old and gray together; to stay too long in an occupation; or to decay, to lose respect, to fade

Erlebnisse
n. The experiences, positive or negative, that we feel most deeply, and through which we truly live; not mere experiences, but Experiences