corners of the mouth twitch, electricity humming along a pulled wire line–sharp teeth expose just under the soft tug of lips. suggestion, as well intended and softly offered as it is, is chum in deep water. he has not fully relayed messy childhood dealings to his better half, has not informed her of swan-lakes and beatings to the back of the skull, has not divested unto her broken-belly, spilling intestines, war criminals murdered in revenge, and not out of cool hearted whims …
he reacts to nothing, it’s monstrous. resonating fractures of an utterly tidy youth–he’s been considerably less erratic, but just as quieted, just as tem- pered, just as cold and unflinching, smiling in the face of danger. hannibal wonders if that good inspector popil is even alive anymore.
‘ —–wonderful. i may have a bit of, hm, sightseeing to do. it’s been a very long time. ‘
[ They killed him. ] ✕✕
inamorato’s cant of lips is consciously mirrored by counterpart. sightseeing, as one might put it, is equivocal in the nectarean maw of his, but clarice proffers only narrowing of eyes. what affairs are his shall remain his; no blood, of stranger’s or foe’s, will stain her hands when she is to be focusing on the true sights france has to offer. mayhap the car savant will hear the roar of a v8 bugatti in truth. (starling was a car buff, as anyone who saw her car could tell.)
musings aside, rube no-longer sets down aforementioned newspaper and folds slender digits together atop crossed lap.
“ paris is out of the question. too obvious,” she muses aloud, straightening spine against chair’s rigid back as keen eyes scan the setting horizon. “i don’t—” purposeful pronunciation of first word buries the stubborn west-virginian drawl, with its unnecessary erasure of words, “know much about the country or where to go, but i’d like to be near plains.”
One thing before proceeding: I am a full-time university student with a full-time job. As a rule of thumb, I will not respond to threads in a timely manner. I only post replies when I have some free time outside of my other hobbies, which is not often. If this turns you off to writing with me, that’s okay. I just want to make this clear in advance!
…ONWARDS!
I. Default verse: during- and post-TSOTL.
The default verse for this blog is set after The Silence of the Lambs, during which Clarice is a Special Agent of the FBI. However, I have also read Hannibal, so I can ( and would love to ) write in that verse as well! There is a remarkable difference in Starling’s character between The Silence of the Lambs and Hannibal—- if you would like a specific verse, please tell me.
Please note that I prefer book and movie canon to show canon; however, I can adapt Clarice to said canon without problems.
II. Small, private blog.
I tend to follow a very small amount of people only because I tend to interact with a small amount of people. I also prefer a smaller audience to read my writing, to be honest. This is not personal.
Thus, mutuals-only with regard to all interaction.
III. Ask prompts, reblog karma, etc.
Feel free to send in memes or questions at any time. I am more than happy to write multiple threads, and accept and send multiple ask prompts.
I tend to send in multiple ask prompts when I am close with another writer. This is not me pressuring you! It’s just me exploring our characters’ dynamic(s).
After all, we’re all here for one thing: to explore our characters!
IV. Shipping.
I will never force a ship on you, despite personal biases! ( I.e., Clannibal. )
V. Multi-verse, mains, exclusives.
There are massive quantities of AUs on this blog!
I am also very keen on the notion of exclusivity and mains, so feel free to drop me a line if we’ve talked enough ic or ooc. It’s really great to build solid relationships between characters when we have lots of threads going with each other. It’s the shit.
VI. Violence, god modding, etc.
God modding is not chill. Killing or causing serious harm to Clarice is considered god modding to me, but do not sacrifice your character’s personality for ‘nice’ interactions! Pushing, shoving, yelling — all fine. Just nothing serious unless you consult with me first hand.
VII. Discord info.
My Discord (forjustice #4751 ) is always available for threads outside of Tumblr. I tend to write more often via Discord since I am not on my laptop that often. Feel free to exchange user IDs with me so we can write or chat, or do a bit of both! Just let me know your URL when you do!
VIII. Triggers.
I have no triggers, save for screamers, and I will gladly tag triggers for you. This is what a trigger tag looks like: ‘ abuse // '
IX. Lastly...
Please keep in mind that roleplaying is a hobby and not a job.
* Protocol sounds tough, but it’s really not! As long as we read each other’s and generally abide by it, all will run smoothly. I’m an extremely gregarious person and I always welcome ic and/or ooc interaction! Never feel scared to send in an IM or message or anything of the like. We’re all here to write together, anyway!
** Please do not steal any graphics or any writing that you see on this blog. Unless otherwise stated, it is all of my creation.
*** This blog is in no way affiliated with Jodie Foster, Clarice Starling, or Thomas Harris.
