( open ) and i've been dreaming of revenge

[nilhilistic]

WHO: Rafal + You
WHAT: Quests + Day in the Life Interactions
WHEN: Late April/May
WHERE: Around!
WARNINGS: Grief, forced truths for the Bridge of the Lost prompt



( i. bridge of the lost ) cw: grief, forced truths

[ he had been exploring at his leisure. sometimes, as a dragon, sometimes the way a human would. both experiences were mandatory if he wished to get a grasp of what life was like here. and this quest . . . it seemed strange. stranger than the others. as if half couched in mystery and horror. and rafal has always liked a good horror story, being one himself.

so he waited, skeptical that anything would happen when footsteps alert him of another's presence. he turns to them with a scowl on his face . . . which quickly melts away into astonishment. ]

Nil. No — It cannot be. I saw you die.

( ii. sunwaning — the equinox bakery )

[ the one good thing about all these bakeries is that it made it easy for rafal to find a job. he had thought it would prove to be more difficult, especially since he has never held a "job" before and lived in a castle, but he was never fussed about work and this is the kind of work he enjoys. he spends most of his time at the back, creating elegant confectionaries and designs, idly swatting cats. should you make a special order, he'll see it through and come out to deliver it.

yes, that fancy cake with a layer of chocolate, creme brulee with an oreo base that melts on your tongue is his creation. and he's waiting to see if you like it, tapping his foot impatiently against the floor. ]

Well? Out with it.

[ his people skills could use work though. ]

( iii. hope you have a landing strategy )

[ he could see why such a location was troublesome. a hindrance to those who wished to visit and had no easy way to get back and forth. and while he's not really the generous type, he knows a certain level of kindness is necessary.

necessary for the world to thrive. he's not too concerned if someone is unkind to him personally.

he transforms into his dragon self, fanning his wings as he settles into it. ]

If you require a ride, I will get you there safely. You have my word.

( iv. around ish — wildcard )

[ rafal can be seen around amberfell and nightwake. for the most part, he'll be hitting up every bakery/cafe at least once in a week. in less populated/forested areas, you're welcome to spot him in his dragon form. he is also looking for a potential room mate so that he has adequate living quarters. his inbox can be found here.

if you have any questions/prompts you'd like to do, you can reach me @ timmtams or simply drop a PM. ]

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ii

[dreamsofwings]

[ Eren can't really appreciate the designs of the cakes and all that. Sure, okay, he gets that they're fancy. They're incredible. He'd seen baked goods at home, but they were more…rustic? These are totally beyond him.

So are the ingredients. Oreo what! What is an Oreo! He has no idea.

But he's here to try something new, so fancy cake it is. Even if the guy who made it is kind of rude, whatever. ]

This is amazing. You made all this?

[nilhilistic]

Of course.

[ his smirk is sharp, almost shy of bloodthirsty, though the pride in his work is genuine. ]

I handle the custom orders of this bakery.

[ rafal, other people also work here. ]

[dreamsofwings]

Wow…

[ It's fine(?), Eren is both bad at social cues and hard to intimidate. And about to eat too much cake, probably! ]

Did you bake stuff like this at home? I don't think we even had ingredients to make this where I'm from.

[nilhilistic]

Not on my original world, but the one I now reside in has plenty of ingredients.

[ mostly thanks to their allies and their countries' aid. ]

ii

[prayformercie]

[Isn’t Rahal lucky: he has another thing in common with this strange woman who keeps concerning herself with him, besides having a dead sibling.

They both love sweets.

Besides his words, Mercedes can feel his waiting glare, and she can’t help but want to tease him a bit. Of course the creme brulee is made to perfection: lovely texture, just the right amount of sweetness and the oreo (whatever that is) gives it such an interesting but wonderful flavor. But still, she pops her spoon out of her mouth and spends a moment considering it. Thinking about it as if it were anything but amazing.

She hums, tilts her head, goes the full mile playing up the act.

Until, finally, she beams.]

Delicious!

[nilhilistic]

[ rafal hmphs. ]

Of course it is. Did you have any doubt?

[prayformercie]

Well, no. [She happily continues to dig in.] But how was I to know you were such a skilled pâtissier?

[nilhilistic]

I suppose it is not obvious.

Sweets are one of the few skills I actively developed.

[ this is a lie. rafal spent years, centuries developing every skill he could in order to prove his worth. this, however, is the only one he came to enjoy. ]

ii

[bloodyrose]

[ Rather than being the consumer, Zero happens to be another one of Equinox's employees, albeit still fairly new. Currently he's working on a large batch of strawberry shortcake cookies; so, nothing quite grandiose as the cake, but that doesn't mean he isn't capable.

He glances over to his coworker, then noting the customer, who appears shy, not quite speaking up. ]

Looks like they're enjoying it.

[nilhilistic]

[ rafal doesn't quite preen, but his self-satisfied smirk has the air of a smug cat. ]

Of course they are.

[bloodyrose]

[ Something which hardly fazes Zero. ]

Is today the first time you've served it?

[nilhilistic]

[ he nods. ]

I've only just started work here.

iv

[kerontribution]

[The forest is a fine place to be a large dragon. A black serpentine dragon is currently flying leisurely through the forest. Spotting another dragon there, she comes closer.]

Hello.

[Definitely a female voice, even if it's kind of hard to tell by looks.]

[nilhilistic]

[ oh. rafal straightens, his tail swishing. ]

You are?

[kerontribution]

Oryou.

[Her tail also swishes. New dragon? New friend??]

[nilhilistic]

[ don't say friend, he'll run off. ]

Ah, I heard of you.

I am Rafal, a Fell Dragon.

i

[knightofwinds]

Madeline had been curious about the bridge and the stories circulating about it. The idea of being able to speak to someone she had lost...someone she had cared for, and maybe had things left unsaid that she wanted to say was more tempting than Madeline cared to admit. And since she was already heading out that way for another task, well...

It's her footsteps Rafal sees as she steps onto the bridge, but not Rafal himself she sees. Even as she stepped onto the bridge, the man turning to face her wasn't the Fell Dragon she knew but someone else.

"...Could say the same about you." She hadn't been there per se when the temple collapsed on Mauvier; he already sent her and the other two Winds away. But that didn't mean she hadn't seen his final moments in her mind dozens of times since then as she tried to come to some kind of peace with his absence. "I'm sorry I wasn't there."

[nilhilistic]

That was never your fault.

[ not nil's. nil had never done anything wrong. it was always rafal, rafal who was wrong. ]

[knightofwinds]

"...I know. I just wish I'd been given the choice." The choice to stay with him, so he wouldn't have died alone. She could have done it. She could have faced death if it had been with him at her side.

"That we could all still be together."

[nilhilistic]

If you had lived, then I would have died.

Would that have been preferable?

( closed to saya )

[nilhilistic]

[ rafal doesn't give his word haphazardly nor he simply does things to "please" people. he's a little too honest at times which can leave one wondering if he really meant it.

as he is a dragon of his word, rafal reaches out to saya with a text message and a location and waits patiently. once she arrives, he simply nods, holding out a red stone. ]

I am prepared. Are you?

[sangreine]

[ Saya brought a picnic basket with her, inside which are a bunch of incredibly sweet desserts and drinks and a change of clothes just in case she does transform fully (as opposed to a hybrid form, if it's a full transformation her clothes won't survive the effect). ]

I am! Where are we heading?

[nilhilistic]

There's a glade not far from here. I thought it would make a suitable resting spot.

iv // late with starbucks (literally)

[at_heart]

[ So, this part? The book-learning part? Not so much Yuri's forte.

It's possible, however, that he enlisted the help of some other people and they suggested he could find something like this at one of Ellipsa's libraries, so...

Yuri shows up for this Morality Lesson with a slim book under one arm and lattes in a little drink carrier. Rafal's latte is absurdly sweet, probably like 25 pumps instead of 2, but your friend's weird eccentricities are worth catering to, okay okay. ]

[nilhilistic]

[ rafal stares. ]

What's all this for?