creature_of_the_nightshift
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Occtis Tachonis is undead. He has a living shadow by the name of Julien Davinos who follows him everywhere.
Occtis craves warmth. Occtis wants to be reminded of what it means to be alive and Julien is full of fiery vitality.
Occtis closed the distance between them again and grabbed for Julien’s hand. The man pulled it back initially before relenting to his grasp. He placed Julien’s palm on his chest, letting him feel the weak thumping of a phantom heart. “I can do this. What is the purpose of my magic, if not to make the dead come alive?”
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12 Jul 2026
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An undercover mission in Starling City. Oliver calls for help. But instead for Barry they need Harry. Not his brilliant mind or his smart mouth. But his looks. But wait... maybe he can make his smart mouth still of use somewhere and on someone, where confessions are shared with a whisper.
Or how Harry got convinced to wear a clerical cloak and collar and does sin after sin in a church.
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12 Jul 2026
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A frustrating experience during a battle causes Julien and Occtis to reassess the argument that they had outside Obrimus Manor.
“What the fuck was that?” Julien’s voice was loud and clear and, most of all, more furious than Occtis had ever heard it before.
He grimaced slightly, but he wasn’t the one being yelled at, not this time, so he decided to take a few steps away from the group to begin the process of re-summoning Pin, who’d been destroyed in the battle.
“What was what?” Thimble asked, and she sounded genuinely confused. Human-sized again, and Occtis had almost gotten used to that. “Kattigan saved your life back there. Why are you so angry about it?”
It was an odd little reminder that Thimble hadn’t been along during Occtis’s trip with Julien to the old empire. She didn’t know Julien, not really. She knew some version of him that he’d been before his father had been murdered, but she didn’t know him now.
“I didn’t need any help,” Julien said, and Occtis could see him glaring around at the others. “I was fine.”
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11 Jul 2026
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“You know what? Nevermind. It’s not worth it.” Occtis starts folding himself into bed, prompting Julien to sit up, aggravated by the principle of the thing.
“Just ask me the fucking question.”
“I don’t just want to ask one, I want to—gh—do you know how a conversation works?”
“You want to get to know me?” Julien says with horror.
— On the road to the Golden Orchard, after the second-worst week of their lives, Occtis and Julien play stupid games.
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10 Jul 2026
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As the snow gave way to your weight and cut you off from the howling wind, the world grew much quieter. You took shaky breaths, trying to bring yourself back to reality. Think of a new plan. Find some help even though you drove for hours without seeing a single other soul on your route.
That realization furthered the dread pooling in your belly. Maybe you were as doomed as you feel. Who in their right mind would be out traveling in this weather?
__“Maybe we should turn around?” Rain muttered, glancing out the window of the van with mild unease.
“A little late for that,” Dew grunted.
[Or, the ghouls happen upon you caught in a blizzard and nurse you back to health. When the storm snows you in, shenanigans ensue and you end up finding more than some new friends]
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17 Mar 2025