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Welcome to the Undying Court Test Drive Meme! This post will allow players to test drive their AU characters in the setting, as well as meet fresh faces or even connect with those they have preexisting CR with. As with anything involved in the setting, this post will likely contain: violence, enthrallment, torture, and sexual content.

Regarding continuity, all TDM threads can be taken as in-game canon if desired. Please keep in mind that the game proper will begin in mid December, in the Winter Season, so Students/Novices should create their prompts under the assumption that the TDM takes place during the season prior to the one they will be apping as. This means that students planning to app as first season novices will be visiting Castle Courtsheart prior to their Beginning. In other words, if you plan to app a student as a second season, the TDM will take place during their first, and so on.

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Chat with NPC: Revar
Ace Attorney - Apollo Justice (Student)
Alice in the Country of Hearts - Alice Liddell (Student)
Attack On Titan - Erwin Smith (Teacher)
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Cosmo Warrior Zero - Harlock (Student)
Critical Role - Percy DeRolo (Teacher)
Daria - Daria Morgendorffer (Teacher)
Devil Summoner - Raidou Kuzunoha XIV (Student)
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D&D: Honor Amongst Thieves - Edgin Darvis (Teacher)
D&D: Honor Amongst Thieves - Xenk Yendar (Teacher)
Ensemble STars!! - Mayoi Ayase (Student)
Fate/Zero - Kariya Matou (Kariya Makiri) (Student)
FE: Three Houses - Dimitri Alexandre Blaiddyd (Student)
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FE: Three Houses - Lorenz Hellman Gloucester (Student)
FE: Three Houses - Marianne von Edmund (Student)
FE: Three Houses - Sylvain Gautier (Student)
Final Fantasy XIV - Estinien Varlineau (Teacher)
Frozen - Prince Hans (Student)
Genshin Impact - Diluc Ragnvindr (Teacher)
Genshin Impact - Tighnari (Teacher)
Hanna Is Not A Boy's Name - Conrad Achenleck (Teacher)
Hannibal (NBC) - Will Graham (Teacher)
Jujutsu Kaisen - Gojo Satoru (Teacher)
Jujutsu Kaisen - Toji Zen'in (Teacher)
Lucifer (Netflix) - Lucifer Morningstar (Teacher)
MCU - Loki Laufeyson (Teacher)
Original - Aurinn Laurentius (Student)
Original - Bellatrix Bakhar (Student)
Original - Christine Delacroix (Teacher)
Original - Hanako 'Rosalina' Nurumi (Teacher)
Original - Jisu (Eden Woods) (Student)
Original - Karma D'Auvergn (Teacher)
Our Flag Means Death - Edward Teach (Teacher)
Our Flag Means Death - Izzy Hands (Student)
Persona 3 Portable - Kotone Shiomi (Student)
Persona 5 R - Goro Akechi (Student)
Persona 5 - Haru Okumura (Student)
Persona 5 - Ren Amamiya (Student)
Pride and Prejudice - Elizabeth Bennet (Student)
Return to Labrynth - Sarah Williams (Teacher)
Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs - Snow White (Student)
Stargate: Atlantis - John Sheppard (Teacher)
Star Trek: AOS - James T. Kirk (Student)
Star Wars - Darth Vader (Teacher)
Star Wars: Jedi Fallen Order - Trilla Suduri (Student)
The Adventure Zone: Balance - Kravitz (Teacher)
The Adventure Zone: Balance - Lydia (Teacher)
The Adventure Zone: Graduation - Fitzroy Maplecourt (Student)

NEW ARRIVALS

New arrivals will be starting their first season in the winter, but they're welcomed to the castle early, under the watchful eyes of the Silver Court. Upon arrival, they will be shown to a room by a human whose eyes glow softly from within, with vacant smiles. Thralls. There, the human thralls will draw them a bath and bring them new clothes to wear to their first meeting. These are rich, expensive things made of high quality fabric. Whether it's a silk dress and a heavy velvet cowl, or a fine pants and a vest made from a brocade, the servants will provide. The new initiate's old clothes will be burned after, in a symbol of the life they are leaving behind. If they are hungry, they will be provided food. If they need anything at all, they need only ask their new servants.

Later that night they are taken to a grand hall, with high arched ceilings and candles burning in chandeliers. There are figures painted overhead, beautiful and entwined. Some have their eyes are colored to match the courts, others are gracefully placed in their death, with blood dripping from necks and wrists.

Balconies line the hall behind a forest of pillars, and vampires all watch as the group walk through (some more hungrily than others).

"Welcome to your first undying season, initiates," a pale, silver-haired vampire calls. They have silver eyes are clad in silver robes, but command the attention of everyone in attendance. They have a beauty that seems neither male nor female. They are standing at the center of a wide semi-circle of other vampires, "As the Silver Court's acting voice at this end of the Autumn season, allow me to introduce you to the Houses that will be your new homes."

The vampire, Revar, gives the newcomers an overview of all of the courts—Blue, Red, Gold, Silver, and Black—and then invites those already claimed by their Courts to join the vampires who will be their Makers.

Revar offers the Foundlings who are left a gentle, knowing smile, and then allows them to be chosen. They are like the last sheep left at the auction, and the vampires who take them may not be the enthused about it. Nevertheless, Revar waits patiently until all have found a maker.

Now that they are paired up it is expected—indeed, required—that the initiate drink from their maker. That is their Beginning. Only once they have truly begun can they can be considered novices.

AUTUMN NOX

Silver Court is in season and for the Autumn Nox it holds a large symposium, inviting all the best vampire minds from around lands nearby and far. The whole castle is abuzz with new activity. The stables are packed full of horses, carriages litter the grounds, but somehow the castle has enough rooms to house all the new arrivals.

Novices will find that some of these vampires have not seen a human-novice in a very, very long time. These vampires might see the human-novices more like specimens, curious about their every move. They won't bite, but novices may find themselves observed as they wander the castle and its grounds.

The symposium itself is open to anyone at the castle. Scholars can present on any topic at all. Novices will find that these range from the incredibly mundane (you've always wanted to attend a history of bottom-feeding river fish, haven't you?) to the truly fascinating (new insights into how vampire hearts work) to the downright strange (the symposium has a range of lectures very close to dawn about the sharing of vampire...fluids). Seasoned novices with their own Autumn classes to attend are expected to keep up with their studies, but some teachers may let them out of a session to attend the lectures and workshops of the symposium.

The Silver Court vampires are incredibly busy between running the symposium and trying to help the new novices get settled in. They may need some volunteers to lend a hand with setting up rooms or helping scholars find their way around. In fact, volunteers might find themselves leading scholars down to the second kitchen for a bite to eat, a strong reminder that even these demure learners are still monsters who must drink blood.

PUMPKINS-GONE-WILD

The symposium isn't all that the autumn season brings. The Silver Court’s talents are on display in other ways—sometimes not in ways another had particularly hoped. An overly zealous youngblood in the Silver Court tried to grow a few extra pumpkins for the occasion and ended up with a few too many! The pumpkin vines break out of the green house and start sprouting pumpkins everywhere. These are no ordinary pumpkins, they will sprout and grow and become fully formed in the course of a night. Better keep an eye out for those vines or else your room might become full of pumpkins! Luckily, the pumpkins aren’t rotting any time soon (they’ll last until winter, or so the Silver Court vampires are saying), but it can be pretty inconvenient for them to grow everywhere. Start cutting those vines to pieces, and hope they don’t try to entangle you in the process.

LIBRARY CLEAN-UP

Meanwhile, with all the scholars in town are making a mess of the library, much to the Silver Court vampire’s dismay. Books are being checked out and not checked back in, passed around from scholar to scholar. You might find those lost books just about anywhere. Who was reading in a tree? Anyone who collects the books and returns them to the library is sure to get a little bit of favor with the librarians, and it’s never a bad thing to have a bit of an in with a Court. If you’re worried about failing Silver Court, it’s time to get searching! Although how you’re going to convince a 300 year old vampire that time is not fake and that deadlines are real (and in fact were two days ago) is anyone’s guess.

UNETHICAL EXPRIMENTS

[CW: Torture, experiments]

Those who venture towards the basement might hear something a little different than normal. The thralls who spend their time down there are normally quiet, commanded to keep silent and pleasant for the vampires they serve. But with the arrival of the new scholars comes disquieting, inhuman screams from the darker reaches of the basement. Novices trying to catch a glimpse will be chased away, but teachers might be invited to watch as these vampires experiment on one another, all in the name of science. What’s a little torture, when you’re undying?

Thanks for joining us for our first TDM! For any questions regarding the TDM prompts, please comment in the thread below. For general game questions, please check the FAQ/Game Info. Remember that the game proper will begin mid December, in the Winter Season, so Students/Novices should create their prompts under the assumption that the TDM takes place during the season prior to the one they will be apping as.

Flat | Top-Level Comments Only

[ to that, tighnari can only chuckle - diluc is quite right, tighnari will absolutely give him an earful, but.. he does understand. he took a few electives in the black court himself, as a novice, he knows full well how dangerous those classes can be.

nevertheless, he levels diluc with a smile that can only be described as fond. ]

Mutually beneficial, hmm? I suppose that's not so difficult to work out.

[ tapping his chin, tighnari feigns ignorance. ]

Surely I can think of something...

[Diluc resists the urge to roll his eyes (fond; exasperated). He's much more of a to-the-point kind of vampire in contrast with Tighnari's current coyness. But they've known each other since they were novices, and this routine between them is far from new.]

You're smart; I'm sure you will.

[He glances at the door thoughtfully for a moment before standing, crossing over to it, closing it, and securing the lock.]

Any ideas yet?

[ tighnari can be quite to-the-point sometimes as well, and oftentimes he certainly is - that he even has the energy right now to play coy at all is astounding. nevertheless, the moment that lock clicks in the door he feels his stomach tighten up in warm anticipation, one fang worrying at the plush meat of his lower lip. ]

I'm beginning to form some nebulous thoughts.

[ a chuckle rolls like a purr in his throat, and tighnari shifts a little in his chair, toying with fabric of the ascot around his throat, his padded fingertips moving over the silver clasp. ]

Why don't you have a seat, and we'll figure it out together?

[ he says, rising fluidly from his seat. ]

That sounds like an excellent idea.

[Diluc hadn't come here for the purposes of sex specifically, but he knew it wasn't remotely off the table. Tighnari is stressed and in need of an outlet, and it's not like he won't benefit from a bit of release himself.

With a low chuckle of his own, he shrugs off his coat and drapes it over the back of a chair before sinking into the seat Tighnari vacated and loosening the tie around his own neck.]

[ diluc isn't wrong, his observation is, in fact, spot on. tighnari is a busy man in general. he always takes on the maximum amount of classes allowable, is active with the faculty, and spends a great deal of time caring for the greenhouses. private tutoring, writing field guides for his students.. normally, he enjoys keeping busy, but the symposium and all of these maddening scholars on top of it all is quite stressful.

he could absolutely use this. and as a black court vampire, he's sure that diluc could, as well. so tighnari doesn't hesitate any further, though he's still playing at being coy even as he settles himself right down into diluc's lap, his ascot dropping away to the floor, his quick hands already unbuttoning his own vest. ]

Hells, I need this. [ he murmurs, shrugging out of his vest and allowing it to fall away as well. ] The sooner these scholars are out of my hair, the better.

Running you ragged, are they?

[Of course they are. Tighnari is the type to keep busy--Diluc is much the same in his own areas of expertise--but only has so much energy. Or, to put it a bit more accurately, he only so much patience. It's usually not the tasks that weigh him down when it's the Silver Court's turn to host; it's the people.

Good thing it's just the two of them for the next little while.

After Tighnari shrugs the vest away, Diluc reaches up to start opening the buttons of his shirt.]

Mm.. just a little.

[ he says, already breathless, and he smiles at the way diluc plucks open the buttons of his shirt. with his partner on the job, tighnari is able to put his own hands to better use, burying them in diluc's fiery mane as he leans in to kiss him, hot and hard and hungry.

immediately he feels some of the tension he's been carrying in his gut begin to loosen and unwind. he deepens the kiss immediately, licking into diluc's mouth, sampling his flavor, dragging his fangs along that plush lower lip. his hands then drop down, pushing into diluc's coat to feel his body through his shirt. tighnari already knows every dip and plane, knows the shape of diluc's ribs and the ridges of his shoulderblades, but he nevertheless is always eager to relearn them. ]

[Diluc sighs softly into Tighnari's lips, opening himself to be explored inside and out. When he feels the point of his fangs, part of him wishes that the other would bite down and drink deeply so that Diluc could do the same. It's not the first time such a thought passes through his head, and he knows it won't be the last.

But establishing a blood claim like that is out of the question. Diluc has no inclination of inflicting his inner world on anyone, especially someone he cares about like Tighnari. So he lets the thought go as quickly as it came to him, instead focusing on the heat building between them.

Once the buttons are all undone, he pulls Tighnari's shirt down his shoulders and off of him, tossing the garment aside before he starts tracing a line up his spine with a gloved hand.]

[ diluc, of course, isn't the first to have had such a thought. tighnari even ventured the idea of it when they were younger, though diluc had politely declined, and tighnari had respected it. but that didn't mean that his feelings had disappeared. he was terribly fond of diluc, after all the many years between them.

at least they have this. it's enough for tighnari.

but soon enough diluc's hands are on him, on his skin, and tighnari shivers. he thinks that perhaps diluc is wearing far too much, considering how quickly tighnari is being undressed, and so he shoves that coat over diluc's shoulders and down, before qorking quickly on his shirt.

and all the while they're kissing, tighnari's ears folding back as he presses into it, seeking more closeness. ]

[As trite and cliche as the "it's not you, it's me" rejection Diluc gave him may have sounded at the time, Tighnari took it with grace. Probably because he realized the truth of it better than most. They've been close since they were novices, before his own life had gone entirely sideways. That Diluc has more or less closed himself off for personal reasons was no secret.

This is enough. For both of their sakes, it has to be.

He takes his hands off of Tighnari long enough to shrug his coat off. It's getting warm between them, and the coat feels more in the way than anything else.

Once the coat is out of the way, he cups Tighnari's face in his hand and continues to kiss him, silently urging him to keep undressing him.]

[ oh tighnari remembers it well, absolutely - when diluc changed, when he withdrew. that sweet, kind young man is still in there, he thinks, tighnari sees it sometimes in diluc's rare smiles and soft words; tighnari would never abandon him for his distance. he's loyal, and understanding, and content with what they have built.

it's also a very convenient way to blow off steam, isn't it?

with a hum, tighnari presses into the kiss, eager for more of it, for diluc's familiar taste. it's a deep kiss, good in a way that grabs him by the gut and squeezes, and it isn't long before tighnari's hands are seeking beneath diluc's shirt, shoving up, the fabric rucking around his wrists as his padded palms and fingertips glide over hot skin. ]

[It absolutely is a good way to blow off steam.

The more Tighnari's hands wander over his skin, the more Diluc wants--needs more contact between them. There are times where he's more than happy to savor their time together, but this isn't one of them. They're both wound up tightly, and they lack to luxury of time besides. It won't be too long before Tighnari has to go attend to some other lecture or function.

He breaks the kiss so that he can pull his own shirt off over his head, lacking the patience to deal with the buttons right now. After tossing the garment aside, he rolls his hips upward once. The motion is meant to stimulate as well as nudge Tighnari to stand up.]

Pants off.

[ diluc's shirt comes off, and immediately tighnari's hands are moving over him, coasting along hot skin, thumbing at his nipples, at least until diluc is prompting him to stand, which tighnari does without issue. unfolding himself from diluc's lap, he gets to his feet, but he's soon tugging at his partner's hands as well, urging him to stand. ]

Come on. Bedroom.

[ not that the chair isn't sexy or anything, but the oils are absolutely in the bedroom, and the bed is nice and soft and convenient. with a flick of his tail, tighnari turns and slips from the common area into his bedroom, leaving a trail of clothing as he goes.

by the time he's made it to the bedchambers, he's shamelessly nude, and already half-hard from their amorous exchange. leaning, tighnari digs through the nightstand for a vial of lubricant, then sets it onto the top of the end table, before he's approaching diluc again, reaching up to cradle his face and pull him in close. whispering against his lips - ]

Tell me what you want.

[Diluc responds to Tighnari's pulling him to his feet with a hum of discontent, but he doesn't resist or argue it otherwise. He's right, of course. As sexy as the chair is, the bedroom would be more discreet and more comfortable. Plus, the lubricant he had brought with him is in his coat pocket, and having to pick the garment up off the and fish through its pockets is too long a distraction from Tighnari's body.

(Diluc is nothing if not perpetually prepared. He arrived knowing this was likely.)

Following Tighnari and watching him undress as they go is worth the price of having to separate. He removes his boots as soon as they're in the bedroom, but doesn't have the opportunity to do more than that before Nari is pressing back into his space.

He steals a quick kiss before answering.]

Is "you" not a specific enough answer?

[He knows full well that it isn't.

His smile takes on a bit of mischief, and he scoops Tighnari up and carries him back to the bed. After setting him down, he rather deliberately removes his belt and starts removing his pants.]

[ normally, tighnari might fuss at being picked up so easily, but it's diluc, so he gets a pass, and besides, this gives tighnari the opportunity to kiss him more, to drag his mouth along diluc's jaw and down his throat, tongue flicking against his pulse.

but soon enough he's set down again, and he takes the initiative to help diluc with his clothing, beginning to unfasten the front of his pants while diluc handles the belt. leaning forward, he drags his mouth beneath diluc's navel, kissing a hot trail downward. ]

No, it isn't.

[ tighnari wants to hear it, wants to know exactly what indecent thoughts are flitting through diluc's mind right now. tighnari hardly cares what comes, where his mouth goes, who fucks who, it hardly matters, he wants diluc - but for now he's doing as he pleases, and once diluc's pants and underthings are gone, tighnari is smoothing a warm palm along his cock, following it up with a swipe of his tongue. ]

[Even if he had fussed, Diluc would have insisted on carrying. They both need to release tension, but Tighnari needs this especially and is probably closer to exhausted than he himself is. Luckily, he's rewarded with kisses along his neck and not complaints.

He's further rewarded with impatience, Nari helping him out of his pants and underthings before giving attention to his cock. Diluc moans softly, running a hand through his hair.]

For starters, I was hoping to be the one doing this to you...

[Not that he minds the feel of his hand and tongue on him, of course.]

I wanted to get you worked up before I have my way with you.

[ diluc tastes good, familiar, and not for the first time tighnari feels a wave of fondness for him. they've been friends for so long, lovers for nearly as long, diluc is one of his very closest friends, and tighnari trusts him completely. trusts him, and adores him deeply in ways he would never wish to say aloud, for fear of tying diluc down, or making him feel as if he was tied down, or obligated. it comes through in tighnari's smile, however, and through the warmth in his voice.

right now his voice is rough, though, rough and needy as he kisses diluc's skin, mouthing at the dip of his hip as that rough hand smooths through his dark hair. tighnari inhales deeply, scenting diluc's skin, nuzzling below his navel. ]

Is that so? It seems to be the other way around now..

[ he murmurs, smiling, before he's dipping his head to drag his tongue along diluc's length again, before taking him into his mouth. ]

[Diluc's head falls back and he lets out a lower, heavier moan as Nari takes him into his mouth. The grip in his hair tightens, ever so slightly.]

Does this mean that you intend to fuck me after this as well?

[The question is half light-hearted teasing, half serious. There's no true top/bottom dynamic between them--who fucks whom depends on the time, place, and mood. This is one of the few ways in which Diluc allows some flexibility in his life.]

Founders, you're so good at this...

[ tighnari wants to smile, but his mouth is quite busy - still, he hums, low and soft all around diluc's cock, all but purring at the praise. yes, he is good at this, he knows what he's doing, has had plenty of practice.. much of with has been with diluc himself.

at first he does not answer. instead, tighnari closes his eyes and dips his head, sucking him deeper as his ears lay back against his hair, his tongue arching along diluc's underside. he takes some time to pay him some good, warm, wet attention for a good minute or so before he resurfaces, his lips pink and wet with saliva, his thumbs rubbing gentle circles into the hollows of diluc's hips. ]

Mm, is that what you want?

[ he smirks, working diluc with his hand now as he looks up toward him, thumb swiping his tip. ]

Thinking about it?

[Diluc closes his eyes and lets his head fall back as he lets the sensations of Tighnari's ministrations wash over him. They've had a significant amount of practice together, and know each other's bodies inside and out.... which means that Nari knows exactly how to drive him wild. He murmurs something incoherently profane, breath coming in deep heaves.

It's not until Tighnari pulls back that Diluc looks back down. Fuck, he's gorgeous.]

You're making it--nggh--difficult not to think about it.

[Especially stroking him like this.]

Do you want to?

[ diluc looks so good like this, hard and slick with tighnari's saliva, his handsome face flushed warm, the muscles in his stomach tight with arousal.. he's a beautiful man, and tighnari feels lucky to have him, lucky to have this. smiling, he smooths a hand up diluc's tight abdomen, leaning in to kiss a trail just below his navel.

and then he pulls back, leans to the side to tug open the drawer beside the bed. inside is everything they need - a bottle of oil, and tighnari's leather harness and glass cock, clean and ready, as it always is. when he looks back up to diluc, his silvery eyes are bright with mischief, one hand still carefully working his cock, keeping him hard. ]

I always want to.

[ there's nothing that tighnari doesn't enjoy, when it comes to sex with diluc. they're a good pair, their love is always raw and visceral and deep. ]

[While not strictly true--sometimes Tighnari very much wants Diluc to be the one fucking him--the sentiment is understood and reciprocated. Their relationship, despite the complications Diluc brings to it, is refreshingly straightforward: they care. And they don't hold back with each other, especially when it comes to sex.

The supplies that Tighnari fishes out are familiar, and he feels himself twitch in his partner's hand at the promise they bring.]

Where do you want me?

[His voice is low and thick with need.]

[ well okay that's true, tighnari loves getting fucked, but he also loves giving diluc pleasure, watching and hearing him fall apart. it's one of the few ways that tighnari can help him to forget his pain, at least for a little while. he won't be put out at all. diluc can simply get him back for it later.

with a smile, tighnari kisses his way up diluc's body, up his abdomen and over his chest as he gets to his feet, before their mouths meet in a slow, deep kiss. ]

Mm.. well, I want to spoil you, so why don't you tell me how you want it?

[ pulling away, tighnari hooks his thumbs into his pants and strips himself down fully, before he hooks a finger around the leather harness and lifts it from the drawer, watching diluc through hooded eyes. ]

Shall I press your face into the pillow, or would you rather look into my eyes?

[And get him back Diluc will, when they next find themselves in a situation like this. It's only a matter of time.

He steps out of his pants once Tighnari pulls them the rest of the way off, then leans down to steal another brief kiss from his lips before moving past him to sit on the bed he just vacated.]

If you're looking to spoil me, how can I request anything other than looking at you?

Good. That's what I was hoping to hear.

[ as nice as it might be to turn diluc over and fuck him hard, tighnari loves to look into his pretty face as well, into those beautiful big eyes.

stepping back, tighnari takes the harness and slides it slowly up his legs, buckling it snugly into place before he's lifting the glass cock and running a finger along the length of it with a curling smirk. ]

Lie back for me.

[ he purrs softly, and takes up the bottle of oil before he's sliding onto the bed on his knees, fixing the glass cock into place in its harness. ]

And keep your eyes on me..

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just gonna toss the nsfw content warning in here, because we both know where this is going

yeah that's.... a good idea because yeah

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