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π–˜π–†π–‘π–™π–‡π–šπ–—π–“π–™ π–’π–”π–‰π–˜. ([personal profile] saltburnmods) wrote in [community profile] draino2024-11-09 08:00 am
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NOVEMBER 2024 TDM: RENAISSANCE


Welcome to SALTBURNT, a panfandom smut/thriller game based off the film Saltburn, where characters are encouraged to indulge their deepest desires. The money never runs out and the liquor never stops pouring, so you may as well indulge from the bounty. Of course, things are rarely what they seem, and the manor itself seems to have a consciousness of its own. Throw parties, trash the house, engage in youthful merriment, but remember β€” dangers come out at night, and no one, no matter how rich you are, is safe from demons lurking in the shadows.

Threads can be considered game canon, provided the players agree. Players can also start fresh upon acceptance into the game. In game characters can post to the TDM directly, using Β« NEW CHARACTER/IN GAMEΒ» in the header. There will be a spot below for new characters to link their toplevels for easy access. Alternatively, prompts on the Test Drive can be used for in game logs.







WELCOME TO SALTBURNT


It's the hangover more than the light streaming in through half drawn curtains that wakes you up, your brain rattling in your skull, your mouth dry and cottony, your stomach churning with whatever it is you drank last night. If self preservation is your strong suit, you might turn over in bed and see a few painkillers laid out for you on a silver dish, accompanied by a glass of water. If it isn’t, stay in bed and wallow β€” eventually a maid will be in to tear your curtains open, saying, "Breakfast is served," and scurrying out quietly, invisibly. Breakfast? Maybe it’s normal for you. Maybe it isn’t.

You're drawn from the room, either by the mystery, or an undefinable urge that could be supernatural in origin, or could be your hunger catching up to you. It's almost nostalgic, the walk to the dining room β€” have you been here before? Were you drawn up to this estate in a car? Haven’t you done all this already? Maybe you mosey around a library, maybe you run into your suite mate in your adjoining bathroom. Regardless, seemingly all hallways, covered in priceless artworks and ancient relics from times long past, lead to the dining room, where a comically long table houses the Balfours and their many guests, some who seem just as disgruntled and confused as you. No matter. "Breakfast will be out in a minute," they say. What's that?

EDIT SEPTEMBER 2024: For those who have attended breakfast with the Balfours before, a change in routine might come as a shock, given how rarely they stray from form. However, as of September, CARMY BERZATTO has taken over Head Chef position, alongside his cousin RICHIE JERIMOVICH and always the bridesmaid never the bride, SANJI. In place of the self-serve style breakfast, there is an elevated menu, including: a self-serve juice bar, with pitchers of various juiced fruit and vegetables, shaved ice, coconut water, green and black tea syrups, potted microherbs, sliced whole berries, and finger limes. There is also, naturally, liquor and champagne available. Guests can make their own drinks, or ask the allocated staff member to serve them one of the "specials" if they're feeling adventurous.

That said, these are world class chefs, so the gold is really in the menu:
THE EGGS

𝐓𝐇𝐄 π‰πŽππ“π˜: one runny boiled egg shelled and recoated in edible gold leaf, seated on a throne of fried bread soldiers, plated with whipped butter and italian parsley.
𝐄𝐆𝐆𝐒 ππ„ππ„πƒπˆπ‚π“: vinegar poached eggs with hollandaise foam on a bed of toasted freekah and baby spinach.
𝐄𝐆𝐆𝐒 π’π‡π€πŠπ€π’π‡πŽπ”πŠπ€: two eggs poached in a ramekin of pureed tomato, served with a crispy grilled cheese cut to dip.
𝐓𝐇𝐄 π’π˜πƒππ„π˜: french omelette with a light cheese filling, topped with crushed potato chips and chives.
πŽπ„π”π…π’ ππ‘πŽπ”πˆπ‹π‹π„π’: fluffy scrambled eggs in brown butter, served on sourdough.
π’ππ€ππˆπ’π‡ 𝐓𝐀𝐑𝐓: mini-quiche made with caramelized red onions and jamon pata negra ham.
𝐄𝐆𝐆 πŒπ‚π’π€ππƒπ–πˆπ‚π‡: bacon, egg, cheese and sausage breakfast muffin that tastes weirdly like it was made at a popular chain with golden arches.

THE SWEETS

❖ momofuku's "cereal milk" ❖
❖ fette biscottate with a sour cherry jam and peanut floss ❖
❖ a warm cinnamon bun served with a shot of espresso coffee for dipping ❖
❖ a macadamia-marzipan croissant with a wattleseed and burnt-honey filling ❖
❖ poffertjes with a liquid nutella injection ❖


If you want to leave, you’ll have to tell Giles, the housekeeper, who will arrange a car for you that mysteriously, or perhaps suspiciously, never arrives. Unfortunately, confronting Giles about it is near impossible, as he’s as good at being invisible as the rest of the house staff. Of course, there’s no reason why you can’t just walk out. The front gates are easy enough to jump over, even if the walk towards them gives you a strange sense of foreboding, or just outright discomfort, as if the ground itself doesn’t want you to leave. Those more sensitive or fragile might find they can’t make the jump, no matter how physically able, or desperately wanting. Still, a strong person could continue on, over the fence and into the lush English countryside. The feeling doesn’t dissipate, though β€” this sense of wrongness, almost sickness, like a weight on your back. Walk into the evergreen, carry on, but the strongest will make it perhaps a mile or so before the weight of dread and paranoia brings you to your knees, and then to your face, flat in the middle of a dirt road. What were you thinking? Is this really better?

Wake up with a hangover, in a bed, the curtains drawn, the maid saying, "Breakfast is served," before scurrying out. The painkillers are there, just like you remember. In fact, it’s all exactly how you remember, as if you never left an imprint the first time, or any mess you made was cleared away while your back was turned. Walk to the dining room, find everyone there eating away at their breakfast.

"We dress for dinner," says Portia, with a kind, if discerning smile. "Black tie."




2 GIRLS 1 CUP

CONTENT WARNINGS: nudity, potential for nsfw.

Over the past few days, a bit of construction has taken place on the grounds of the Saltburnt estate, and while it's difficult to piece together what exactly is being built, it's clear to see: whatever it is, it's massive, taking up a huge percentage of the grounds with multiple included structures. On the outside it seems almost like a neighborhood is being sprung up β€”Β new houses for people to live in, maybe? New shops, disconnected from the manor at large? All is revealed on opening day, when upon entry all are greeted with cheery hellos from jauntily clad persons shouting, "Huzzah!" and "Hail and well met!" For the more medieval and fantasy inclined among you, it might feel like stepping somewhere familiar and homey. To the rest, you know β€” you've just walked into a Ren Faire. Costumes are expected.

Not sure what to wear? Those born between SEPTEMBER to FEBRUARY are dubbed part of the Unseelie Court, which is associated with darkness and decay, generally dressed in deep, dark colors. Those born between MARCH to AUGUST are part of the Seelie Court, which is associated with stars and sky, in lighter, brighter colors.

On either side of the split path, you're assaulted by the scents, sights, and sounds of any ordinary Ren Faire. Vendors pawn off garlicky mushrooms and full turkey legs, or flower crowns and juggling sticks in exchange for a kiss, a secret, a lock of hair, or something of equal nonsensical value. Step inside a shop and see sellers offering crude jewelry and satchels of loose leaf tea, fudge sold by the ounce and porcelain ocarinas. Essentially, if it's kitschy and thematic, you can find it here, being sold to you by people in costume who refuse to break character.

Shopping not quite your style? Fear not! If you're lucky in your wanderings, your might spot the Unseelie Queen ALICENT HIGHTOWER or her counterpart and opposed Seelie Queen LAURALAE carried on palanquins towards the very back of the faire, where the real heart of the show takes place in a small stadium for entertainment purposes β€”Β a tourney for distinguishing yourself as the best among your peers in the manor. Prior to the tourney, all characters are given a favor of some kind ( an embroidered handkerchief, ribbon, garland, or piece of jewelry ) to give to a person of their choosing, be they a competitor or not, to show their support. Strangely, this favor seems to link them through an empathetic, sensation-based bond, so they feel everything their chosen competitor experiences. Mutual favors result in a mutual bond.

The challenges are set: ARCHERY/KNIFE THROWING, SWORDFIGHTING/HAND-TO-HAND, and a BARD'S TOURNEY. In addition to the more ye olde flavor of competition, there are also challenges for COUPLE TENNIS, HORSE POLO, and CHESS. And, in true Saltburnt fashion, there is also a somewhat lewd display of voyeuristic NUDE WRESTLING, where the first person to have an orgasm loses. (You can sign up for these competitions HERE.) To every challenge there is dubbed a winner, who in the old Westerosi tradition gets to crown a chosen "maiden" with the title THE QUEEN OR KING OF LOVE AND BEAUTY and an extravagant wreath of flowers, their victory dedicated to the lucky lord or lady. These wreaths are both fashionable and functional β€” while wearing them, no one can resist following whatever queenly command your character gives. Additionally, winners will receive prizes courtesy of Saltburnt, all to be determined upon victory.

Whichever queen has the most winners at the end of the tourney is crowned HIGH QUEEN OF THE FAE. The Queen is paraded around and celebrated by all, and while tribute is not necessary, it certainly is appreciated!






RING AROUND THE ROSEY


CONTENT WARNINGS: potential for nsfw.

The Ren Faire fixture runs adjacent to the tree line of the forest, which one can enter through a booth manned by THE GREAT WIZARD ARCHIBALD, who warns you to be prepared to enter the Realm of the Fae beyond his backdrop curtain, before handing you a flower and a pair of antlers (or a head piece from your fauna choice) for your journey to the beyond. Upon entering, you are greeted by a forest that bears no resemblance to the woods you've grown to expect in your time at the manor, everything more exaggeratedly lush than it had been even a day or so prior. Plump fruits with slightly glimmering skins grow fat on the vine, every leaf on every tree vibrant and healthy despite the changing of seasons, gone orange and red with the cold. Despite that, it's surprisingly balmy in the forest, everything illuminated by glimmering fairy lights and strung up lanterns. Flowers bloom under your feet, alongside perfect little red mushrooms, everything so idealistic it almost borders on discomfort.

Despite any reservations, there is a wild compulsion to everyone who enters the forest. The flower the wizard gave you is pungent enough to dizzy your head, leading you to the instinct of frolicking β€” or if you're not the type to frolick, then wandering β€”Β through the woods, to find some counterpart to your particular flower in a very innocent (or not so innocent) game of cat and mouse. Once you find them, a simple kiss will serve as enough to claim your prize and ease the compulsion. Unless, of course, you want to give a little more. It couldn't hurt, right?

Wander further through the seemingly never ending woods, drawn on of the beauty of faerie, and find yourself at a somewhat rundown chapel surrounded by foliage, the roof and walls broken down with age, invaded by exploring plant life that crawls and vines through every crack and opening. While the stone altar of indeterminate denomination seems like it hasn't been seen for hundreds of years, let alone cleaned, there's the distinct impression you are walking on hallowed, sacred ground when you move to inspect it. Those clever among you might note different runes etched on what appears to be a wooden tabernacle on an ancient pillar at the back of the chapel. Looking into it, there's a word from an unknown language carved inside, complimented with a cheat sheet bit of yellowing paper which reads F. M. K., with further explanation: FRIENDS, MARRY, KINK.

What could it mean? Well. You and whoever you entered the chapel with, or whoever enters next, are stuck until further notice unless you complete one of the proffered options. FRIENDS, it's time you bury the hatchet, let bygones be bygones and accept our faults moving forward, together, to the future. MARRY, let's seal our bonded union with the trees as our witness, in a church of our own making. KINK, if the altar can't be used for the former, it can certainly be used for the latter. Nothing vanilla will do β€”Β kink up or shut up.

Once completed, you're free to leave and roam around the forest at your leisure. If you wander far enough you might hear a distant, organic sound whirring and clicking from the trees, but don't worry. Whatever is watching you probably doesn't bite.




DIRECTORY


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[personal profile] chokedout 2024-11-15 02:31 am (UTC)(link)
Could only do so much. It was complicated - but it got a good amount of smut energy flowing.

[He's leaning ever so slightly closer, like they're magnetized and bound to snap together the second they get an inch too close.]

Wanna teach me something new?
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[personal profile] dwelt 2024-11-16 01:29 am (UTC)(link)
I bet it did.

[all that energy together in one place, each person putting intent toward the same goal. the church does that with their prayers and circles - anything can be used for energy. the more people, the more powerful. he wets his lips, squeezing Theo's arm. temptation.]

In or out of the bath?
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[personal profile] chokedout 2024-11-16 06:23 am (UTC)(link)
What about starting in, moving out if we change our minds?

[When the water's no longer so intoxicatingly warm - and after Theo's had more than a little taste of what lingers under the surface. He can feel his breath hitch when he takes it in, shifting to lean as close as he can - hand bracing on the edge of the tub, fingers splayed, their noses nearly touching.]

Still hot in there, right?
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[personal profile] dwelt 2024-11-17 01:37 am (UTC)(link)
Works for me.

[god, he really wants to kiss him right now, eyes lingering on the outlines of Theo's mouth. he tilts his head enough to brush their lips together, but keeps still. if he were to kiss him, he knows they'd tumble - or really, Theo would tumble right into the bath.]

Very. Make sure you can handle it.

[it's true, the temperature is a few levels above what a normal bath could procure. he can adjust it if he needs to. or turn the cold water on.]
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[personal profile] chokedout 2024-11-17 04:33 am (UTC)(link)
[August knows better than to make them tumble and so does Theo - but the thing is, Theo doesn't care about the consequences of these actions. He can map them out, he can expect what's to come - but the second August says make sure you can handle it, he's already sold. Scalding water or pure ice couldn't keep him back, not as he floods forward to press their mouths together for an overdue and very hungry kiss.

He slinks right on into the water, sending some of it over the edge of the tub in a wave - as he climbs forward onto August, looping his arm around his neck and barely letting their lips part. He's been lusting for this for too long not to milk it for everything it's got.]
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[personal profile] dwelt 2024-11-19 02:28 am (UTC)(link)
[Theo's in the water and on top of him so quickly he doesn't have time to blink. sweat and water mix on August's skin make him only a little slippery above the water, Theo's arms pulling him in as their lips crash. the build up has sent him over the edge, and his kisses lack any playfulness. teeth click together in his urgency, tongue finding tongue.

he's hardly holding back anymore, one hand up at Theo's jaw while the other wanders beneath soaked fabric and along skin. limbs are pressed together, maybe a bit uncomfortably, but August doesn't care. he's hard enough for Theo to notice, and his hips roll up for a taste of more friction. he's unabashed, open in how he welcomes him in. pleasure for pleasure, their game is clearly forgotten. as Theo will come to find out, he always finishes what he starts.

he only breaks the kiss for air, taking Theo's lower lip between his teeth and drags in a tantalizing motion before letting go.
]

I like the way you taste.
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[personal profile] chokedout 2024-11-19 07:45 pm (UTC)(link)
[The water's warm - keeps there from being any unpleasant shock accompanying slipping into the tub, humming at the back of his throat as he meets August's kiss with the same heated ferocity. He appreciates the gnashing of teeth, the slide of his tongue, and meets that fervent kiss with the energy to match.

His robe has floated up and threatens to entangle him so he shrugs it off, throwing it to the other end of the tub with a wet slap; all that's left is the thin silk of his boxers, through which nothing is hidden - Theo's hard too, happy to grind up against August in a way to let him feel it in return. The water churns back and forth within the tub from the motion, and Theo presses their foreheads together after they break apart; his finger comes to stroke down the bridge of August's nose to the tip, then down over his lips, lingering with the tip of his finger against the lower one. Tempted to press forward, to feel the heat of his tongue.]


Imagine how good I could taste on that tongue of yours.
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[personal profile] dwelt 2024-11-23 12:09 am (UTC)(link)
[his hand slides to grip at the curve of Theo's hip, pulling forward while he grinds up. the boxers are act as an annoying (but delicious) separation, the wet silky fabric soft against his cock. he really likes it, likes it enough that he moans when Theo's finger finds itself along his mouth.

his lips part and he holds eye contact, but he's denying access. he smiles instead, hand reaching beneath fabric to grip at Theo's cock, thumbing over his crown.
]

Tell me. Is that what you want?

[each word murmured into the air as smooth and seamless as he strokes him. his hand works like he knows him and everything he could possibly crave. he kisses him again, breathing in as he would breath in life. magic buzzes between them; he's started something, an exchange.]
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[personal profile] chokedout 2024-11-24 06:52 am (UTC)(link)
[August smiles and Theo matches it, stroking his thumb over August's lower lip before moving his hand down his neck; gripping at the junction of throat and shoulder, because a shuddering sigh just rolled through him. August's hand on his cock is well appreciated, breathing shallow as he feels him pump him and leans to put their foreheads together. Leans to press a kiss to the corner of August's mouth, nipping at that smiling lower lip with a hurried laugh.

Theo meets the pulse of magic subconsciously; a minty green refresh humming from within, heightening the senses and rejuvenating any bitten grooves along August's neck beneath the wet swipe of Theo's tongue. How do you say I want to come in your bathwater without just saying-]


I want to get you off. Your bath, your rules - what do you want? I'll do it.
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[personal profile] dwelt 2024-11-25 11:42 pm (UTC)(link)
[muscles relax under under Theo's touch, rising heartbeat easy to feel along his throat. he tilts his head to allow for more, breath hitching as teeth graze and nip his skin. he leans into the bites without realizing, too interested in how his hand slides up and down Theo's cock and building a steady, tantalizing rhythm. it's like he doesn't want him to think.

he doesn't want to think, either.
]

Eventually, I want you to come for me. [he sounds so confident about that, too.] Right now I'm getting what I want.

[there's an inherent darkness about his magic that mixes in unnatural ways with the magic that Theo greets him with, a jarring wave of energy that makes his entire body shiver. two that aren't meant to align, but here they are, making something new. he's jerking him off, but the way he's trying to get any friction he can outside of that is noticeable. he can wait, though.]

Keep going. You can bite me harder.
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[personal profile] chokedout 2024-11-28 07:30 pm (UTC)(link)
[The thing about Theo's magic is that while his own core sourcing is that minty green refresh, the mark on his hip and a hundred lifetimes of learning something different has siphoned from his bones something just as acidic and dark. It doesn't peak to the surface now but he can feel it resonating with August, wanting him to let it free; the only sign of it are in the tips of his fingers, which have turned ashen grey. Hard to see with how his arms are linked around August, one palm in his hair - hip mark flaring as Theo moves, rocking into August's hand and sighing.

He'll come soon, it's true, but he draws it out by doing as instructed - as allowed. August says bite him harder and he does, finding a spot on his neck to sink his canines into until deep grooves are left in their wake. He tongues it over, and switches to do the same on the opposing side of August's throat- sucking hard this time, bruising the skin while stopping just shy of breaking it.]
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[personal profile] dwelt 2024-12-02 04:23 am (UTC)(link)
Fuck-

[the combination of Theo biting into his neck and thrusting into his hand sends a shiver down his spine. a hiss through his teeth turns into a moan and if it weren't for the weight on him he'd be sinking lower, eyes fluttering shut as he sucks his skin. his own cock throbs from the lack of attention and he wants to be closer, wants to have more.

he's greedy. greedy for more intoxicating pain, head tilting whichever way is needed. his free hand digs fingers into Theo's hip while the other palms along his cock, squeezing at the base and pressing a thumb along the slit once he glides his hand back up again. he's taunting him, eager for the exchange and the clash of energy. his magic is invisible, it heats the water and sends wild, dangerous pulses up from below. the mark between his shoulder blades is an open jaw of a wild beast, and while August doesn't beg for his skin to break, it does.
]
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[personal profile] chokedout 2024-12-04 03:02 am (UTC)(link)
[Theo's favorite thing in the entire world is attention - is being wanted, needed, being had by someone. So this strums all the chords in his chest just the right way, making him moan against August's neck as his hips roll forward, fingers scratching down the taut muscle of August's neck and shoulders, digging up welts in their wake. He bites August's neck harder yet after moving spots, feeling himself stop just shy of breaking the skin - pausing there, sucking tight before he feels an impulse shoot through him. He bites harder. Tastes the metallic tang against his tongue, suckling on that after piercing the skin with his canines.

Eyelids low, he shifts his hips again - trying to seek out more friction from August's hand, working himself up to quickened breaths and the edge of a good orgasm; he whispers to his ear:]


You taste good.

[And I'd like to taste some more.]