MxF Hunting for a Story

[CvanHelsing]

Who am I?
Call me van Helsing, that's my preferred go to across the universe. I'm over the age of 25, happily married, and a huge crafter and artist!
I used to roleplay daily back in 2018-2020, but ended up taking step away from forums. I filled my time with in-game roleplays and TTRPGs like D&D and VtM. Now I am back, and ready to take a crack at all of this again!

Expectations(for myself and for you):

• Replies will occur at minimum every other day
• Replies will be at least three paragraphs. I like writing a lot (averaging 1000-1500 words), and if you can meet me at the bare minimum we will get along just fine
• ERP is allowed, but will not be the focus of any story. It should only come up in ways that make sense for the story
• Triggers, concerns, and plots will be discussed beforehand
• Getting excited about ideas and characters is required (just kidding, but you should feel excited about your writing)
• Communication is, and always will be, the most important part of any good roleplay partnership

Average Story Experience:
My Characters: I tend to play original, female presenting characters a majority of the time with a strong personality and at least some sort of talent with fighting or magic
Your Character: No true preference
Violence: Usually extreme and occasionally graphic, if a story has violence then lets make it messy!
Magic: Most of my stories will have some degree of magic involved. Whether that is a supernatural element or fire-ball wielding wizards
Time Periods: I tend to roleplay from the medieval to the Victorian era, but this is not a rule; I simply have the most knowledge of this area. I am willing to do my own research to improve my knowledge of a time and place.
Romance: Most stories will have expectation of romance, who doesn't love having their characters fall in love all over again?
ERP: If sexual content will occur between characters, then boundaries and kinks will be discussed (kinks are decided by character, not on a personal basis). They will never be crossed or violated lest ye perish from my inbox. For a clear statement, I do not participate in the following:

Spoiler: Limits

watersports, scat, vore, snuff, age play, or anything banned on this site.

Fandoms: I will write in a number of fandoms, but my main interests right now are: ASOIAF, LOTR, Dragon Age, Elder Scrolls, VtM, Warhammer 40k and similar themed genres. More below

Flavour of the Week
I...I need monsters. All of em. Forever.


Current Story Ideas (Feel free to check back here, new ideas may have come to me!)

Hark! Dragons! (A Song of Ice and Fire, House of the Dragon)
Themes: Dragons, lore accurate magic, political intrigue, mystery, violence, arranged marriage, possible enemies to lovers
Settings: Before or During the Dance of Dragons
My Character: A Targaryean with a special connection to dragons
Your Character: Either a Targaryean or equally important house, arranged to wed MC despite not wanting too
Plot: MC was born deformed, her legs crippled and unable to walk far distances, and was quickly ignored by the politics of her family; its not like she could do anything useful. But, she had a special connection with dragons, able to hatch even the longest cold eggs or soothe the fiercest tempers. What she lost physically, she gained in connection to the past. It was enough that she could be married off for an alliance. Despite her wish to remain in the Dragon Pits, tending eggs and petting scales, she is required to fulfill her duty as a lady and marry YC. No matter how much either of them doesn't want it, the alliance forged will be stronger than Valyrian Steel.

Too Close for Comfort(Elder Scrolls)
Themes: Fantasy, magic, political and guild intrigue, mystery, forced proximity, romance, lots of assassinations and death
Settings: Anytime before the eruption of Red Mountain; most likely within Cyrodiil but that is optional
My Character: A Morag Tong assassin from Morrowind
Your Character: A member of the Dark Brotherhood (all other details are up to you)
Plot: A client has paid the Morag Tong to kill a political and financial rival, and MC is happy to complete the writ until she learns that the client has put in place numerous deaths to ensure his profit. Including traveling to Cyrodiil to complete them. At the same time, another has petitioned the Night Mother to send one of her children to kill a wealthy Imperial merchant, while also including several extra deaths before completing, with due compensation of course. YC is given the honour of fulfilling it. What neither character knows, is that both victims are a married couple with far too many enemies; many of the extra steps overlapping or even contradicting. Tensions between guilds begin to boil over, their existing hatred growing sharper as it looks like one is trying to steal work from the other, and the pair of assassins are made to work together to prevent an all out war that would leave both sides horribly crippled. The longer the pair spend together, the more their discomfort and distrust begin to melt into something more. Respect. Admiration….Something more?

Underneath the Armour
Themes: Arthurian Style, Medieval, Magic, Monster Slayer Quest, Slow Burn, Gender Confusion, Intimate Knights turned Intimate Lovers, Angst
Settings: Arthurian Medieval Europe
My Character: A woman hiding her identity by pretending to be a male mercenary. She desires to go from peasantry to knighthood, even knowing that such a thing risks her secret being exposed.
Your Character: A proper ordained knight (could literally be from King Arthur's court if we want to go wild), who has been sent on a quest. Lots of room for character design and extra motive
Plot: YC, on a quest set by their lord/king to kill a fearsome beast terrorizing the countryside, pulls into service several local mercenaries in the area to act as both guides and fighters; including MC. They all have various motives and levels of morality, but their combat expertise is invaluable. MC presents herself as a calm young man who wishes to be knighted as their payment for helping in this quest, and goes the extra mile to prove it; a bit of an overachiever apparently. As the team travels further and further, encountering horrors and nightmares, more and more of the team is picked off by that evil until only YC and MC are left as the rest flee. The two grow closer in friendship...and possibly something more. What will happen when her secret is discovered? Will they defeat the monster waiting for them at the end?

For the Glory of Rome!
Themes: Historical, Ancient Rome, Arena Combat, Gladiators, Forbidden Romance, Power Dynamics
Settings: Ancient Rome (Preferably at the height of imperial power)
The Characters: A gladiator/gladiatrix and the noble who patrons them (I am happy to play either role)
Plot: The Emperor is soon to celebrate his wedding, and has requested that week long series of games and battles be displayed at the coliseum. The event will be the mark of the decade, and every resource is being put into making a truly amazing show of it....by killing dozens of slaves, gladiators and prisoners. The noble, a sponsor of the coliseum, wants to find a centre show piece for the celebration and picks up a new gladiator/gladiatrix underneath their patronage for it. All is going well, until another patron is murdered within the coliseum barracks in the middle of the night. No one knows by whom, nor will any of the fighters reveal any information. The Emperor is threatening to pull his support for the event if the murderer is not solved, and thus the noble promises the gladiator/gladiatrix their freedom in exchange for helping them solve the case. Unfortunately, the pair begin to grow closer as they unveil layer by layer of the conspiracy before them.

The Telltale Heart
Themes: Occult Horror, Historical, Occult Research, Supernatural, Academia, slow burn, academic rivalry
Settings: Victorian Era Europe
My Character: Hester, a professor with a photographic memory pursuing occult research in an effort to retrieve her stolen heart
Your Character: Another academic with an interest in the occult, a rival to Hester in their studies, lots of free room for character motive
Plot: YC meets Hester at her library after a robbery has occurred. The text YC needed has been destroyed, but with her perfect memory Hester is able to provide YC with the missing information. Upon realizing that both are searching for similar information, Hester brings YC in on her goal to hunt down the man, Simeon, who literally stole her heart. Promising that whatever knowledge and materials they uncover is theirs to keep, so long as she has her heart restored.

Speed Run Ideas!
Just a bunch of quick bits that could be expanded together(Bold for MC, if unbolded, then happy with either)
Monster x monster hunter (angst, enemies to something else, mystery, horror)
Vampire Doctor x Human Assistant (coworkers to lovers, historical, angst, so much blood drinking, mystery, monster hunters)
Werewolf Noble x Staff Member who is trying to find the werewolf (angst, lovers to enemies to lovers again, Victorian era, classic monsters, gore, forbidden romance)
Mercenary x Hostage (Rescue scenario, slow burn, traveling, lots o' whump)
Nerevarine x Dragonborn (Mentor/mentee, slow burn romance, action/adventure, a bit of chaotic fun)
Dragon Rider x Dragon Rider (Pure Fantasy, Dragons, Rival romance, kingdom politics, sparring and flirting with swords, more dragons)

Characters

Character(s) - van Helsing's Hunters

Break it down, crazy style [/SPOILER] [/SPOILER]

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Spoiler: Writing Sample

"Listen closely." Florence crooked a finger in an effortless, slow motion at the young man. He had fallen back, sprawled out and sword forgotten, "No no, closely I said. You won't want to miss this."

He pushed himself up on his elbows, straining to lean in without getting up. The blade she had dug in the ground between them had him on edge, it could move within seconds if she had the mood to harm rather than disarm. Florence smiled, the grin pulled across dry lips and scars but never reached her eyes; those remained dead but for the flicker of hunger that dripped in them. He saw himself in those eyes. In that hunger. Florence sighed, and that crooking hand shot out to grab the loose gambeson and dragged him towards her until he was hovering near her. That damned blade the only distance between them, reflecting an eye of each party in its mirror shine.

"The king says that I should let you live." The words dripped with a thick venom, hatred stuck between her teeth. Was it him she hated? Or was it the king? Florence gave nothing away but that that hatred brewed deep within her. The unarmed man gave a breath of relief, his head falling back for a moment. He snapped back to focus as Florence shook him, "I said listen! The king said you should live. Should."

A cold feeling was beginning to crawl up his spine again. Florence's smile was growing. Now it was reaching those dead eyes. "But what the king doesn't know won't hurt him. And I'm not going to marry one of you simpering bastards who cannot even wield a sword between your time-fattened fingers."

She gave no room for response as she pulled back, her sword and captive following with her. He was utterly to her mercy, and Florence had none. The blade sung as it move through the air as it slided just milimetres above Florence's hand and through the neck of the would-be suitor. His head toppled to the floor in silence, and his body followed soon after as Florence dropped it with a disgusted sneer. Blood pooled across the room, and Florence stepped back to keep her shoes clean. With more love than she had shown any man, she wiped her blade clean with an old, stained handkerchief before tucking it away.

"Now, lets go see about this tourney father was so invested I attend. Maybe the progeny there will at least entertain."