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JANUARY TDM - WINTER DREAMS

Welcome to the Undying Court's January Test Drive Meme! This post also functions as the January Event for existing characters, and continues the Winter Season, led by the Blue Court.

New characters may handwave or backdate the previous season's arrival prompt should they wish to, but you may otherwise assume they've been here the whole time! Additionally, all TDM threads can be taken as in-game canon if desired. And remember that apps open February 3-7, with invites opening on January 28, and reserves not long after!

Note that this post will contain: violence, enthrallment, torture, slavery, horror and potentially sexual content. Dreams come in many forms, after all.

This event also features another chance for characters to submit Regains, so make sure to submit after you've posted your top-level or reply to someone else's dream. For characters both new and old, feel free to brush up on the Premise, Vampire Powers, and head over to the FAQ/Game Info page if you have any questions!

Note that this event will be occurring throughout the month of January and into February, so characters are free to forward-date as desired!
For new characters please format your Top-level in this format: Character Name | Canon | Court | Youngblood/Novice | TDM
For existing characters please format your Top-level in this format: Character Name | Court | Youngblood/Novice
If you have any questions specific to the event, ask them in the Plotting Post Q&A section!

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ONCE UPON A DREAM

A quiet falls over the Castle as a new day begins to break. As with every morning, this is a time when vampires must retreat to avoid the rays of the sun, pulling heavy curtains around their beds and windows to block out any light. However, this particular morning is abnormally quiet as the whole of the Castle seems to fall asleep all at once, and all together. After this enchanted sleep, and for the the next thirty days, the Castle's residents will start to experience strange phenomena within their dreams.

During this period, dreams become more vivid, so realistic it feels like the dreamer is awake. Dreamers can pass into each other's dreams without meaning to. Some of these dreams are in fact memories--either those from the lives the characters have lived in the Castle and the outlying lands, or the strange memories they've begun to gain back.

But be careful! For what starts as a regular memory might start to warp into something new. If you're lucky, it'll be something positive, like a dream of a home you've always wanted. But if you're unlucky, the memory might twist and turn into a nightmare, catching you in it and turning your worst fears against you.

Each nightfall, everyone will wake and return to normal. Or at least, most people will.

[Note: Any current characters who participate in the dream event by creating a top level or tagging someone else at least once in this prompt may be rewarded with a free impactful memory, which may be used in the dreamscape. Don't forget to submit for your Regains!]

A NIGHTMARISH CURSE

It turns out that not everyone wakes up. Those who stay in nightmares for too long may find themselves cursed, and unable to wake up. At first, the curse appears no different from regular sleep. But a few hours in the victim will start screaming uncontrollably. No touch will wake them, no amount of calling their name will break the spell. After too long, the victim will start to bleed, slowly at first, and then more and more as they remain afflicted. A victim left unattended will bleed out and die.

The Council works quickly to step in. Kashire (who is looking rather frayed this season) delivers the news that there's no need to panic, but everyone will need to do their part in locating and curing victims. In fact, the youngbloods seem to be taking this as the perfect opportunity for a teaching moment, and students are expected to try and find a cure with the skills that match their Court. Novices and youngbloods alike are encouraged to try and help lift the curse from anyone they can. (Get creative! Blood heals many wounds...) Any victims that have progressed too far will need to be seen to by Revar.

The nightmare curse, however, can spread quickly. Anyone who enters the nightmare of a victim will fall victim to the curse. Additionally, any attempt to reach out to the mind of a curse victim will also spread the curse. With the combined efforts of the students and teachers, the curse can be completely put out. But it will take time and care to ensure everyone is found in time, and cured safely.

ANYWAY, WINTER GAMES!

But a few curses aren't going to stop the Blue Court from making sure everyone has a good time. The days might be short, and weighed down by the threats of nightmares, but winter has hit Castle Courtsheart in full force, and the long nights and snow-covered grounds make for an excellent backdrop to the Inter-Court Winter Games!

There isn't really a reward for the winning house besides bragging rights and maybe a trophy that doubles as a chalice, but youngbloods and novices alike are invited to join in the festivities and compete against one another in the spirit of glory and the chance to lord over your Court's superiority. Even Council members and mature vampires of each court seem to enjoy cheering on their respective teams from the stands. Everything is fine! Forget your troubles and go play in the snow.

What kind of sports do vampires play? Feel free to get creative, but here are some examples:

Thrall-Curling: Since vampiric strength proves to be a little too much for this sport otherwise, teams of novices (or youngbloods) of the same Court can team up to gently compel their thralls to play the thrilling sport of curling. Coax that stone across the ice with care, and take out the opposing team! Or, well, the thralls will do that, assuming they're guided well. Try not to break them. (The thralls, that is.)

Figure skating: Practicing your pirouettes? For a vampire, a quadruple-axel is hardly worth breaking a sweat over. Favored for its beauty and almost seductive grace, the figure skating competition will be scored and judged by a multi-court panel. Participants might get extra points for incorporating bladework and masking into their sets, so these performances are sure to wow the judges.

Ice Hockey: Yes, the high-contact sport transcends time and space, but vampires don't need silly things like helmets or padded safety gear. Don your court's colors and hit the ice to toss the puck around and score as many points against the opposing team as you can before the time runs out. Violence is encouraged! Everyone likes to see a bit of blood on the ice this time of year. (Shadowstepping is considered cheating, but only if you get caught.)

And more! Snowball fighting may not be a sport, but there's no better time to enjoy the outdoors and stretch those growing fangs and muscles than the dead of winter. So whether you're cheering on your Court or watching from the sidelines, there's something here for everyone. Just because the castle is full of the the undead doesn't mean they can't have a little winter fun.

CLASS NOTES

Other notable happenings for the early winter season include:

Valentine's Day is just around the corner, and maybe it's time to find or make gifts for that special blood claim in your life. This season blood jewelry is the hot ticket item. These are pieces made from precious metal and glass, which hold the blood of a vampire in them. Carry a lover's blood to show how much you love them, or carry your own to force down the throat of your enemies so you can influence them.

Whispers around school start to say that Black Court lost a novice this month. Not murder this time! He simply unmade himself trying to mistwalk. Eh, these things happen.

As a result of a tie in last month's pumpkin carving contest, members of the Black and Red Courts will find small packages outside their doors. They are gifted silver letter openers, with the handle inlaid with pumpkins and leaves, and a note from Revar with a little drawing of a pumpkin and their signature. How nice!

Lady Whisperfangs is quiet for now, but her time is yet to come... This month's check-in will have a field to submit gossip about your characters! Vampires do so love their drama.

Once again, characters are free to talk to the NPCs as well: Revar & Kashire. For any questions regarding this month's prompts, please comment in the Plotting Post. For general game questions, please check the FAQ/Game Info. In the meantime, remember to submit your Regains for this month's free reward, and keep an eye out for our AC Check-in next week, starting on January 25-31.

The new year has brought us plenty of thirsty vampires, so we're glad you're here to share them with you!

Flat | Top-Level Comments Only

[Generally even while not being the dominant force she still doesn't have to ask or beg for things. Which is precisely why a switch had flipped in her head the second the word "ask" had hit her ears. In fact, her entire expression seems to switch between the teasing and seductive to pursing her lips and almost seeming to pout.]

I do but I'm not about to ask for something you should be doing. [Ah, evidently that's where the problem lies. Even if she can't help but try and push into those fingers trying to get more attention.] You certainly haven't earned for me to do that.

[ Why is her being like this so funny? It's cute too, and Eden wasn't used to seeing cute from Lydia, but today seemed to be a day for going past the usual. It's not like they were normally so bold. ]

Sure... But you're the one who would enjoy it the most. If you won't ask, just convince me to in some other way.

[ Because he's going to be very careful and gentle, all the while still playing with those nipples and the piercings in them. Also taking a moment to put his hands under the shorts to better tease his fingers between her lips and at that entrance. He's good at multi-tasking here, it's fine. ]

[Probably because it's not a side of her that many people get to see and it's more her being flustered than anything else.

Convince in some other way? She clenches her jaw for a moment as she thinks of something she can do here and she manages to shift in the silks just enough to make sure that her feet and legs really are solidly wrapped in them so she can move her hands to start for the ties of those pants. She has no qualms giving him a reason to do something, after all.

Even if those fingers against her has some obvious effects already with her body shifting and trying to push for more. Evidently someone had been doing a bit of teasing of her own self before he'd shown up.]

[ This only convinces Eden more that this was all to hopefully lure someone in. Already being aroused... Well, good. It gives him something slick to slide back and circle around at her clit . Eventually his hand will probably get wet enough that this wouldn't be needed, and the pressure with his palm would be just as nice.

Regardless of forms, knowing someone was getting aroused really just stirs themselves quite a bit. The pants are easy enough to untie and loose the laces so they'd fall away. He's not completely hard, so much as obviously aroused, but... Eden was also surprised by being as thick as they were. ]

[A little of column A, a little of column B. Who really knows when it comes to her. But it's certainly working out well for her as she she's getting something even as she makes a frustrated huff at only being teased instead of actually having her clit touched. It's nice, sure, but she wants more than that by this point.

Oh, that's actually rather lovely to see. She can't help the bit of a laugh before moving a hand down to the base to hold maybe a little rougher than necessary (for good reason, she swears) and moves her other hand to let well manicured nails tease along the underside to see how easily she can get him fully hard.]

What a lovely sight you have here, darling~ Do you know how to use it, though?

[ And it's very clear that this is intentional, and perhaps a bit because she wants it. Not that Eden was going to make her ask for that as well. This was stalling until seeing how she was going to handle him, because it could easily go in two very different directions. Or-

Or somewhere down the middle, given the sensitivity didn't exactly go away from the shapeshifting. While holding back a groan, the hard twitch and the way his abs shift (and those are also a nice pack,) probably say just as much. ]

Well, you could always find out.

[ Which, given that she kind of has him by the cock, Eden will be a little more deliberate and actually stroke against the clit... After pinching it a bit. They'll also go about slipping a finger in and hooking it for a nice bit of pressure. ]

[Oh, he could easily get her to begging or eventually having to actually ask. It certainly wouldn't bother her either way. But the sensitivity is lovely and she's just giggling in turn as that nail runs along that major vein and up to the head, slowly circling just underneath it.]

I could. But it seems more like I'm a little tied up and occupied at this moment, hm? [It might be a not-so-subtle hint that she's absolutely at his mercy here and she's kind of curious as to what he'll do with it, even if he's found the brat switch.

How she manages to roll her hips into those strokes and the surprised squeak that turns into a whine at the pinch is anyone's guess. But that finger in her is nice and she's trying to shift to help a little with that, the pressure is nice, but it's probably a little more difficult to find what he's looking for from that angle.]

I'm honestly surprised you haven't tried to shut me up yet with this monster, usually I'd have my throat full by this point~

We've got time to get to that.

[ There's a distinct pause from the moment Lydia started teasing along the vein and around the head, where a bit more pressure was put into that hook. Eden wasn't trying to get the lead taken, but there was a pace they were also trying to tease with. Which is also why the finger pulls out most of the way so it was easier to rub at her clit directly against his thumb and the side of his index finger, gently tugging at it... ]

A monster, huh? But if your throat's full, then I can't hear you asking.

[ Which is about when the gentle tugging pulled off the clit a little harder before fingering her with his middle and ring fingers to hook and stroke in there, letting that middle knuckle widen out instead of pulling the fingers out, pushing his palm against her clit again in time with it.

See? He doesn't want you taking the lead, Lydia. This is what he's choosing, on purpose. ]

[Oh, he's really going to take his time with this? When's the last time someone was actually slow with her? How weird. She's not against the idea, but she'd actually assumed that he would have been the type to get her going and either fuck her throat or fuck her properly. Evidently she'd been wrong in that assumption.

It's also rude that he's teasing her like this, trying to keep some kind of pace with his movements, to push against any kind of contact that he's trying with her. The pressure is nice but also makes it a bit harder to move and is a little frustrating, though not in a bad way, if she were honest. Especially with the teasing and tugging over her clit that already is pulling rather needy whines mixed with moans from her. She's never been one to be quiet, after all.]

N-not gonna ask. [She's really going to play this game. Though it's hard to keep the game going when she's at least getting something out of all of this and she does always enjoy any kind of fullness, trying her best to actually try and grind into his palm.

In fact through all of this she'd almost forgotten about his dick. You know what, fine, if he's going to play this way then she's going to use the hand that had been around the base start a slow and slightly lazy pace of moving to just under the head and back down while her other hand slips away from teasing the head to instead gingerly taking his balls in her palm and lightly squeezing in time with her strokes.]

Are you going to just get me off like this?

[ Well see, why would he stop doing this, if he's getting such good responses from Lydia? Even if her remembering about their cock meant he was easily caught groaning and leaning his hips into the hands, he wasn't really going to stop. In fact, it just meant it was time to slide the fingers back out and repeat what he'd done, but just drag out the clit rubbing and tugging for a little longer. ]

... Should I? It'd be something different. You being gently teased and fingered until you came. It won't be the only time, don't worry.

[ Which seemed like a good moment to slide his wet fingers up to the very tip of her clit, letting the nail catch at it with the release of pressure, before going back to rubbing and tugging at it. And yes, the hand at her breast was still being gentle and just rubbing circles around and over the nipple and piercing. ]

I'll help you move when you do.

[Because no one treats her like this and it's weird to her in more ways than she can count. It's not bad, but it's weird to her. That and she's not entirely sure where she should be trying to move her body towards with his fingers moving as much as they are, but god does she ever love his being this bit of rough with her clit and trying so hard to push her hips with those whined pathetic noises of all things. It's not often she gets like this, after all.]

No one... no one treats me like this. [She tries to make it sound like a bad thing, but really she knows it's not. Or, well, she can think of one person that is capable of being just as teasing to get her like this and it's actually slightly annoying to her to know that there are others capable of doing it.

When his nail catches against her, though, is when she get feel her whole body tensing before relaxing again with a shudder, breath catching in her throat. Why was that of all things so damn good?]

Asshole. [She manages to get out in a hiss, very deliberately letting her nails lightly dig into his sack for but a moment before going back to light squeezing. Her other hand pauses at the tip of his cock to let her thumb run along the head, tempted to do something else but being nice to go back to her stroking instead. She can be good, mostly.]

I have trouble believing that I'm the only one that has.

[ But he does pause, hissing through a breath from the nails. Doesn't change how hard he was, or the bead of pre that easily smears with her finger. It takes another moment to make sure Eden's mental walls were still sturdy enough to not bleed through the maker's connection- not that they thought Karma would mind, but if they were busy, it could get a little distracting. ]

Look, I'm not going to make you ask for this as well. Just that one thing.

[ Eden does have to step in a bit more, in order to get a little better leverage. Especially with adjusting his hand under those shorts to slip the middle and ring finger in to act like as before, but instead with the thumb stroking, circling and pressing against the clit with the same pace, letting the nail catch lightly just along one of those little sensitive edges. However, with this angle, hopefully it was easier to get that little spot with his curled fingers. ]

You are. [Mostly.

The hiss is lovely to hear and the pre at least is telling her that she's doing something with all of this. Quite happy to get and keep him hard at this particular point, especially if he's going to be rude and insist on getting her off like this. ~~Also, let's be real, it wouldn't be the first time Lydia's been a distraction to Karma like this.~~

She's not even going to acknowledge the rest of those words for the time being. Especially since her attention is shifting right back to what those fingers are doing and her hips going right back to trying to roll into them. The nail catching against her is already a good bit of a thing on its own but luckily it's not too difficult to find that bundle of nerves given her whines and moans shifts into a squeal with her body seeming to clamp down for a moment or two. It certainly got her very close to that edge, but given that's the only reaction he's getting, evidently that's not enough to get her to orgasm. Not yet.]

Like that. [She manages to get out in a hiss, trying to wriggle closer despite herself.]

Then lucky me.

[ This was too deliberate for him to apologize for, after all. If it meant paying for it with a little teasing on their cock to keep him hard, then that's more than fine.

Ah, but with his size... Eden takes a moment to start pulling out their fingers, just to slide in with the index finger as well, to stroke in a little deeper and harder along that area, and to keep the body clamping and stopping him as easily. After finding the spot and pace to make her start squealing and wriggling, it was going to be easier to get back to that more aggressively. ]

Just like this, yeah?

[It wouldn't have been a problem, if she were honest, because she's absolutely probably taken cocks that wide before, especially after the teasing she's already had done to her. And without. But she's not at all mad about more fingers even if her body doesn't seem terribly keen on stretching out for a moment or two.

But it's the question after taking to that pace that makes her want to dig her nails into his skin. Luckily she doesn't and somehow manages to find her words despite her trying to both squirm into and away from those fingers that are working her so hard.]

Exactly. [Her words are really just hisses of thought at this point, especially because she knows it won't take much longer to get her over that edge. Especially as they're going to be aggressive about it. Too bad that when she does actually shift from the squeals and wriggling it's to an actual cry and her body wanting so desperately wanting to curl in on itself that might include her grip getting maybe a little too tight.

Sorry, Eden. At least it'll let him fairly quickly if he doesn't try to keep going like this.]

[ It's just called having some consideration, and also an excuse to put a third finger in for that leverage! ]

O-ow, hands elsewhere-

[ Eden would very much like to have those hands off if they're going to get so tight! Which is why he'll let go of her tit to try and get those hands onto his or redirected to his legs or something. But they're stubborn enough to not ease back the pace until forcing Lydia over that edge. It couldn't possibly take much longer- He just needed to hold on until then.

Next time they decide to tease someone like this, they're not getting a grip on their cock. ]

[She probably wouldn't complain about that, either. Because, well, it's nice.

... Also sorry, Eden, she really didn't mean to be that rough. Luckily it's easy enough to get her hands redirected to wherever else he wants to put them and luckily her nails are blunt and won't be drawing blood with where they're put and how hard she's gripping.

Probably.

It absolutely does not take much longer if he's going to keep pushing her like this and finally she does hit that peak with another cry, body trying it's best to clamp down on those fingers and stop them. But she's, uh, well. Sorry, Eden, someone is evidently a little more sensitive to this kind of thing and exceedingly messy about it.

Luckily her hands also ease up after a moment, even if they're still trembling and gripping tightly with her trembling body. Give her a moment, she'll be fine.]

[ Hey, messy is good. Eden likes messy more than enough, and is grateful at how easy it was to redirect those hands. They did not want to end up being the second broken dick in a month, and didn't want to know how that translated when shifting back to normal. This was easier for keeping that mask.

And as that cry and final clamp comes about, the fingers stop curling and a few easing strokes are given before pulling back out. Fully out of the shorts to pointedly lick some of his hand clean while moving more to the side.

Because once most of the mess is cleaned off his hand, he'll get a hand behind her at the shoulders and slowly get her a little more upright and steady. That and with the slack given, once she's past that shock, it'll be easier. How much of an asshole could he be, right? He got Lydia to cum, and despite his pants being down at his ankles, he's even holding her up, even ready to catch her if Lydia decided to be free from the silks. ]

[She will never, ever admit to the fact that it's actually pretty hot to see someone licking their fingers after getting her off like this. But it is and she's at least calmed down enough to be able to ride this out pleasantly enough, hands finding purchase for the silks again to help keep herself from untangling from them.

Though she does appreciate the help and it's a little weird to be upright again for the time being. Jeeze.]

... Taste good? [Oh, okay, she can evidently find some words again, even if that grin is probably a bit goofy while she regains her actual brain. It's a weird kind of glow and she's trying to urge and will her body into getting back into things instead of acting like an utter dope.]

Yeah. I still have some on my hand if you want a taste.

[ Eden may look a little smug. Not for the crying earlier or anything like that, but that Lydia's got a bit of that dopey look. Which probably meant she was a bit fuzzy headed while coming down from the orgasm; Eden knew that feeling well. Which is why he's fine with waiting until things are working a little better. ]

[Oh, that actually gets a nice laugh out of her and rocking somewhat in the silks now that she has a bit of control of her body back. It's a nice and comforting sort of thing.]

I already know what I taste like, darling. Part of my curiosity, you know. [Among other things she'd done in the past, but that hardly matters at the moment. The smug look doesn't even really bother her that much because she will actually cut a bitch if they talk about this to anyone else.]

Certainly you have more planned than just getting me off, as lovely as that was~ [Is she teasing and taunting him a bit? Of course.]

Do you just have to be curious to want a taste?

[ Did Eden just learn that she did weird things even for Red Courts? At least they never have to worry about being cut, as they don't exactly brag or talk extensively about their experiences. ]

Didn't exactly have plans. I just saw some opportunity, and figured you could use a bit of recovery. If you get a little less tied up for a moment...

[ A finger will just trail down to snap the waistband of the shorts, figuring it'd be enough of a signal. ]

Of course not, that's merely how it happened the first time.

[Naaaaah, it's not weird in the slightest to her. Hell, it might explain a bit about why she probably tastes nicer than some people, experimentation and the like.

But she hums for a brief moment as they trail off, squeaking just a bit as the waistband is snapped. Okay, okay. Fine.]

I guess I can do that much~ [Give her a second, luckily she's used to untangling herself from the silks, even if she's still using them to keep herself balanced and upright on the floor even when she does get her legs free and feet back on the floor.]

Do you want me to just remove them, do a little show, or maybe you want to remove them with your teeth?~ [Is she being a bit of a brat again? Perhaps. Because she could just remove them and get what she wants, but what's the fun in that?]

So how does knowing what you taste like already answer if you wanted more or not? You should like how you taste.

[ Maybe it's different for vampires, though? It sounded like a question for another time, though. For now... Well, with her back on her feet, Eden hooked a finger back in the waistband and took a step back, stepping out of one leg of his breeches, then another step back to free his other foot as well, knowing he could just start pulling at her. In fact, he does after a moment of thought, pulling upwards a bit and towards himself. ]

If you want me on my knees that badly, you can have that later. How about you just keep yourself steady on those?

[ It'll be a bit of a show, a bit of fun, to just pull them off without either of them needing to bend over. ]

Because, unfortunately, while it may taste good for a brief moment, it turns to ash like much does for vampires. [Which kind of sucks, actually, especially when you would like to have a load blown down your throat like she does from time to time.

At least she gets to watch him move and see everything freed, though she huffs out of mostly annoyance when he's talking again, squirming just a bit with how those shorts are being tugged.]

I'm fine. Just get me out of these, please?~ [That please is anything but sincere, though she can certainly pretend for the moment.] I'm not terribly keen on feeling empty right now with an extremely tempting dick just staring me in the face, you know.

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