forum Pirates, I suppose

Started June 25, 2022 by @Calanthe

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@Fraust

Hello ^^ 👋

Hi!!

What kind of stuff do you usually like to do?
I typically end up doing some sort of found family and modern semi fantasy or something along those lines aha

I do fantasy, romance, historical, honestly anything aside from sci-fi generally

Sounds good! What kind of character dynamics do you usually like? And do you have somebody in mind that you'd like to use?

Honestly (I know this isn't helpful) but I'm good with pretty much anything

Alright aha
Any plot ideas or anything you've been wanting to do for a while?

Here, this is some stuff I got
Plot 1
Muse A grew up in a very sheltered quiet life, knowing nothing of evil or bloodshed. Their father made sure of it, he had taken the child from a busy social life, etiquette classes and things of that nature after the child's mother passed on due to an illness. For a while, they lived in England's countryside, but after Muse A trying to leave a couple of times to begin a life of their own, their father decided that it was time to leave, where he could truly protect his child, or in Muse A's opinion control them better. They arrived in St. Lucia in the night and eventually Muse A got comfortable in their new life, their father had hired servants to take care of them and of the estate, although they could care less of that. They truly would have just been happier and more content by themself. But late one night, when Muse A's father had left the island on business that seemed to be about Muse A, but they weren't sure, all they knew was that they would get some time to themself. After a few days of their father being gone, they decided to dismiss the servants allow them to enjoy the holiday that would be celebrated on the island. On the night before the holiday, an unfamiliar ship pulled into the harbor and began to fire a volley at the sleepy port. People were awakened from their sleep as pirates ran through the streets, destroying and killing anyone in their sight.

Muse B, was the captain of the ship, they too grew up in a wealthy family, but being the youngest of three children, was given nothing as their inheritance, and was extremely hurt by their late father's actions, that they decided to go against their parent's wishes and hopes for them and joined the business of privateering, soon they grew bored with that and decided to do something much more interesting and rewarding. They began to pirate islands and would sell the loot, occasionally keeping some of the things for themself and for their crew, but nothing truly satisfied them. For some reason they decided to loot Marigot Bay, it was very off course, but something drew them to it. As the ship docked at the port Muse B noticed a large manor off in the distance. They called some of their men with them to go loot the home, it looked as though it had many riches there. As they entered the home he noted all the treasures inside and their men immediately began to take everything inside. They made their way up the stairs of the home and ran into Muse A who had been trying to flee the home. Noting that Muse A was worth much more than what could be found in the house. They decided to take Muse A prisoner on the ship, perhaps for ransom, or for whatever they could be sold for. But what happens if the two fall for each other, or if Muse A is rescued?

Plot 2

You're walking back home from a long day of work, unlock the front door and pause hearing soft music playing throughout your house. You close the door thinking that maybe you left some music playing from before you left for work that day. But you don't exactly recognize the song, and then you look down. In front of you is a small pink candle, followed by more leading somewhere in your home. At first, you panic, thinking that someone had broken into your house, but as you look around you realize that there is no sign of a break-in as far as you can see. So, against your better judgement follow the trail of candles which eventually lead to your bedroom. The door to your room is closed, and you gently push it open, pale with worry as to what's behind it. That's when you see it, a small pink rose on your bed as the song that was playing begins to skip, playing "tonight you belong to me," over and over, before fading out. You glance around trying to see if someone was there in your room, but again, no sign of a break-in or even a footprint. You tried to find out who left the rose there, but well, you never did quite realize how the ghost of the house felt about you.

This one is a romance between a ghost and well a human.

Muse A purchased the house wanting to just move as far away from their family due to a divorce and just wanted to start a new life, and since they bought the cheapest house they could find they didn't exactly realize that there could be more than just a few surface projects the house needed.

Muse B had grown up in the house and well had died there when their lover killed them. Having been trapped there for eternity, all they are looking for is love. Since the house is rumored to be haunted -due to some poorly timed pranks by Muse B to keep themself entertained- there has been only a couple of owners of the house after Muse B's passing, but to Muse B, there is something special about Muse A, that Muse B can't get enough of.

Plot 3
A young witch/wizard unaware of their powers manages to summon a demonic familiar that follows them from a distance throughout their childhood in the form of a stray cat.
That is until the parents catch wind of this and in an attempt to remove evil witchcraft from their family purity, they convince the witch/wizard that the bad happenings(death/abuse/misfortunes) are caused by their bad omen aka Stray cat that followed them all their life.
This leads to the wizard/witch making an effort to reject or kill the familiar as they near their 21st birthday.
If the witch/wizard doesn't acknowledge the familiar as their own by then, the familiar dies, and the wizard's power will be forever dormant. The familiar is forced to take drastic measures and take a human form (which reduces their lifespan faster) trying to convince the witch to realize their own power before it's too late.

Plot 4
So, it's basically set in the '70s in a small town out in the midwest, where like most small towns, everyone knows each other and also knows all everyone else's business. During the summer a man and his son move in from California, and well, the son seems to be what everyone thinks a beatnik(hippie) would like. Muse B has the long hair, tanned skin, and just what the town thinks is the typical behavior of that type of person. And well, as he starts to get to know the other boys from the town, and even joins the football team, he gets dubbed the nickname, "Sunshine". As time goes on during the summer, and the practices continue, a rumor goes around of him being gay. After all, the long hair and everything seemed to be what made everyone think that about him. And eventually, Muse B gets tired of it, so he tries something to sort of prove that even if he was, it didn't even matter. So after practice and all of the boys are in the locker room having fun and just singing along to some music, Muse B goes up to Muse A and kisses him square on the lips.

Muse A was the captain of the football team, and well the one who had started the rumors about Muse B. To be quite honest he was rather attracted to the other man, and he was trying to project his feelings and turn them into hate. The hate that he had for himself for the feeling of one day letting down his family and even the town scared him. But when Muse B came up to him that day and kissed him, his first instinct was to fight him off, which he did, although he got beat in the fight by the other boy. That well sort of silenced the teasing of Muse B being gay for a while since the "gay" boy beat the football captain in a fight. But as the school year progresses, the two boys eventually grow close to each other, forgetting about the bullying and such and becoming friends, and slowly becoming more than that -at least to Muse A. He hasn't explained to Muse B how he truly feels about the other boy yet, and although he wants to, he is also scared that the other doesn't have feelings for him like that. But well, the year is ending, and Muse A just really wants Muse B to be a part of his life, at least one day. He's given up on caring about what his family thinks and everything, but well, he doesn't even know if the other is interested in him. Muse B though, does want Muse A to be a part of his future, although, he's never exactly come out to the other.

These are some of the plots I have atm, if you'd like to discuss and create a new plot that's all good with me! But I would like if the gender were mxm or fxf, or anything LGBTQ+

Alright! I think I like the first one the best :0 and I usually like mlm pairings best since I typically prefer playing guys :)
I would probably prefer Muse A if that's okay?

That sounds great!

Cool! Do you have a template you prefer to use? And how much fantasy/magic elements do we have in this?

Not really, and as much as one would like to be honest?

Alright! I'll try to get a character up soon then :)

What age range do you think? I usually do teen to young adult age

I'd say for this, maybe your character be maybe more young adult? I'm thinking that our characters might have a slight age gap? Nothing more than four /five years?

Sounds good to me! I figured young adult would probably work better for this anyway :)

Name: Cadell Firth (Orignal name before he changed it as a pirate -Elias Magnavox)

Gender: Male

Sexuality: Homosexual

Age: 28

Appearance: Tall [6’ 6”], with an athletic build expected of a ship crew member even if he is the captain. His blonde hair is wavy and will curl if it gets too long, so he tries to keep it trimmed. His eyes are a soft green, just about to lean to blue, that often remind people of sea glass on the beach. His skin is pale with a ruddy rosiness on his cheeks and nose as is expected from someone of North-Welsh descent. Although he is a bit pale, so at first when he was on the ship for long periods of time, he would burn very easily, but now his skin has gotten a bit better with the sun, so he has been burning less and less, although his crew will tease him about not being 'fit for his lady, the sea'.

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History: Oof, it's sort of complicated, but uhm basic facts, he's the youngest of three brothers, his father passed on leaving absolutely nothing for him in the inheritance -and he already had a horrible relationship with the man to begin with. After the death his brothers began to take advantage of him, and now that he was able to leave he wants to exact his revenge on them. So he took whatever money he had saved up during the years and ran off. Having nowhere to go, since he knew his family would take his brothers' side, he decided to do the only logical thing annnndd buy a ship. Before his father had passed away, and before they had even moved into their current estate, they had lived near the water, so he had learned to sail and chart courses and even handle a crew. So he figured, if 'I am not meant to enjoy a life of nobility, perhaps this ought to be fun.' So once he had a crew and a ship, he decided to change his name, do his best to forget about his past, and enjoy his new life.

(That’s all I’ll dump on you for now, there is more, but I’ll get carried away and be here all day if I keep going.)

(I'll just repurpose one of my other ocs since I'm having trouble coming up with somebody new aha)

Name: Nathaniel Tobias Windsor

Age: 23

Gender: Male (he/him)

Sexuality: Homosexual

Appearance: (Extended) Nathaniel is 5'4 with a lithe/somewhat athletic, but still soft appearance. Most of his information is in his ref tbh, but in general he has a friendly and somewhat naive (because he is trapped at home all the time) aura to him as well. He is pale due to staying indoors and because he's a ginger, and tends to burn as a result.

Backstory: Nathaniel was born the younger of two royal sons, his elder brother Lloyd being about eight years older than him. Their mother passed away due to an illness when Nathaniel was a toddler, and his father never remarried. Nathaniel's life used to be pretty relaxed despite this; he got along well with the servants who doubled as his caretakers, and his schooling was mild due to Lloyd being the crown prince. However, when Nathaniel was seven and Lloyd fifteen, the castle was attacked and Lloyd was killed while protecting Nathaniel (who still sustained an injury to his wings which now prevents him from flying), pushing the heirship to Nathaniel, who was understandably devastated and traumatized at the loss of his brother. After the tragedy, Nathaniel was secluded from the outside world for his safety, presumably, and was forced to focus on studying to be the king someday. He longs to go outside and explore the town and meet people, but he isn't allowed past the gardens of the castle. Although being kidnapped isn't ideal, he is secretly a bit excited to actually learn something about the world around him.

He's so precious!!!

Ty! He's my baby adghjkl
Do you think we should start with Cadell storming the castle?

Sure?

Alright adgjk
If you want to start that feel free to go ahead, but if you want me to lmk and I should be able to in a few hours maybe?

I don't mind starting! I just need an idea of what region the castle is located?