guidelines

DO NOT FOLLOW

▷ if you are unable to separate fiction from reality.
▷ if you do not plan on meeting me halfway/attempting to interact with me.
▷ if you do not understand that mun =/= muse.
▷ if you do not approve of writing touchy subjects as a means of coping.

BASICS

▷ i am mutuals only, meaning i will only interact if i have followed you and you have followed me back. i softblock if you haven't been active for a month and show no signs of returning or if you haven't made any attempt to interact with me after a month of being mutuals. you are always welcome to refollow.
▷ do not godmod. do not assume your muse knows mine personally if they've never interacted (unless discussed beforehand). do not force fanon interpretations of my muses onto me. do not force your headcanons onto me. do not "one-shot" my muses, especially the more powerful ones. and finally don't assume any feelings your muse has for mine are reciprocated- unrequited crushes are fine but don't assume they're an item out of character.
▷ if you send me anon hate i'll probably find it funny.
it's incredibly sad to bully strangers over the internet. touch some grass. i don't want to get involved in drama or callout culture. i'm just here to have fun.

INTERACTIONS

▷ i am mutuals only, meaning i will only interact if i have followed you and you have followed me back. i softblock if you haven't been active for a month and show no signs of returning or if you haven't made any attempt to interact with me after a month of being mutuals. you are always welcome to refollow.
▷ if we are mutuals you can always send in memes i reblog. you can always like starter calls i post. you can always approach me about possible plots and relationships. you can always send me things unprompted. PLEASE do not feel shy.
▷ i have a lot of followers who are unfamiliar with the when they cry series, or at least they aren't familiar with all of the entries. if you have any questions about higurashi, umineko, or ciconia. or any questions about my muses. i will happily answer them.
▷ a lot of my muses are cruel/sadistic. they do not care about your muse's feelings. they actively find joy in causing others mental, emotional and physical pain. and a lot of them are quite powerful. i will not tone them down. if you can't handle this don't interact with those muses or don't follow me at all.

RELATIONSHIPS

▷ i am open to relationships of all kinds with my muses. whether it be platonic, romantic, antagonistic, familial, toxic, abusive, sexual, or otherwise!
▷ if you have an idea for a potential relationship between our muses, let me know! it never hurts to ask me and i guarantee 99.9999% of the time i will be on board.
▷ this blog is multiship, meaning that there is no "cheating" on this blog unless we have specifically plotted something like that.
▷ i am 20+ which means that i am completely fine writing nsfw content. i have a specific 18+ sideblog, @metasins, which is also linked on my pinned post. all smut will be posted there. do not be afraid to send things over there, even if we don't have an active relationship. people have more reasons to fuck than "love," and it can genuinely be an interesting way to kick off a dynamic.

TAGGING CONTENT

▷ my tags are always formatted like this:
==#umnieko spoilers //, #blood //==
▷ because the wtc series consist of very long visual novels, and i know some of my followers are actively reading through them, i tag spoilers for each of them. higurashi my spoiler tag covers CH5-8. umineko my spoiler tag covers EP5-8. ciconia my spoiler tag covers everything past the cut-off time for streamers.
▷ i will do my best to tag all potentially triggering content that may appear on both of my blogs, the only thing i won't tag is written smut over on my nsfw sideblog because that is literally the only thing ever written there. if there is something you need me to tag that i am not tagging, tell me and i will.
▷ the when they cry series, especially umineko, is filled with a lot of dead dove-esque content. as someone incredibly passionate about this series, and as someone who relates quite deeply to these characters and their experiences i find it a disservice to the media and it's messages to ignore these things. it is my hope to represent these things in a respectful manner that does not fetishize or make light of the subject matter.
▷ the following are a list of the big touchy topics that appear in the series that may come up, all of which will be tagged:
rape, csa, sexual abuse, incest, unintentional incest, hostage situations, child abuse, neglectful parents, suicide, murder, child murder, gore, age gaps, psychosis, mental illness, hallucinations, dissociative episodes, self-harm, fictional politics, mentions of WWI and WWII, war, gender dysphoria, transphobia, homophobia, internalized homophobia, misogyny, torture, violence, religious references, christianity, demons, dehumanization, identity issues, master/slave relations, cannibalism, forced cannibalism.

Higurashi Muses

HANYUU FURUDE
^{AGE: 1,000+
GENDER: female (she/her)
TYPE: god, alien, ghost
SEXUALITY: pansexual
ROLE: oyashiro-sama
POSITIVE: polite, empathetic, passionate
NEGATIVE: pessimistic, conflict avoidant, holds grudges, easily frightened}RENA RYUUGU
^{AGE: 15 (20 gou/meguri)
GENDER: female (she/her)
TYPE: human
SEXUALITY: bisexual
ROLE: student
POSITIVE: friendly, earnest, caring, silly, curious
NEGATIVE: trust issues, paranoid, unstable, quick to assumptions}RIKA FURUDE
^{AGE: 11 (16 gou/meguri)
GENDER: female (she/her)
TYPE: human, looper
SEXUALITY: lesbian
ROLE: student, shrine maiden
POSITIVE: reserved, empathetic, graceful, wise
NEGATIVE: pessimistic, depressed, apathetic}SATOSHI HOJO
^{AGE: 16 (21 gou/meguri)
GENDER: male (he/him)
TYPE: human
SEXUALITY: heterosexual
ROLE: student
POSITIVE: protective, kind-hearted, loyal, occasionally assertive
NEGATIVE: struggles to express his emotions, absent-minded, unstable}MIYO TAKANO
^{AGE: 34
GENDER: female (she/her)
TYPE: human (self-proclaimed god)
SEXUALITY: bisexual
ROLE: nurse, associate researcher, vice-director, major
POSITIVE: smart, generally kind, curious, determined
NEGATIVE: obsessive, delusional, morally corrupt, sadistic}

Umineko Muses

BATTLER USHIROMIYA
^{AGE: 18
GENDER: male (he/him)
TYPE: human, sorcerer
SEXUALITY: bisexual
ROLE: golden/endless sorcerer
POSITIVE: humorous, friendly, empathetic
NEGATIVE: stubborn, over-emotional, impulsive}BEATRICE
^{AGE: 1,000+
GENDER: female (she/her)
TYPE: witch, furniture
SEXUALITY: pansexual
ROLE: endless/golden witch
POSITIVE: carefree, playful, sometimes sociable
NEGATIVE: cruel, sadistic, childish, fickle}BERNKASTEL
^{AGE: 1,000+
GENDER: female (she/her)
TYPE: voyager witch
SEXUALITY: lesbian
ROLE: witch of miracles
POSITIVE: calm/collected
NEGATIVE: sadistic, unempathetic, vindictive}D'LANOR A. KNOX
^{AGE: ambiguous immortal
GENDER: female (she/her)
TYPE: angel, furniture
SEXUALITY: lesbian
ROLE: inquisitor/witch hunter
POSITIVE: polite, understanding, thorough
NEGATIVE: work > personal morals, emotionally repressed}ERIKA FURUDO
^{AGE: 18
GENDER: female (she/her)
TYPE: human, witch
SEXUALITY: bisexual
ROLE: detective, witch of truth
POSITIVE: "polite," dedicated, genius, analytical
NEGATIVE: obsessive, stubborn, arrogant, sadistic, ruthless, over-confident, hysterical, everything about her, oh god, she's horrible, i hate her}JESSICA USHIROMIYA
^{AGE: 18
GENDER: female (she/her)
TYPE: human
SEXUALITY: bisexual
ROLE: future family head
POSITIVE: determined, protective, strong sense of justice
NEGATIVE: impulsive, hot-headed, easily flustered}JUUZA AMAKUSA
^{AGE: 27
GENDER: male (he/him)
TYPE: human
SEXUALITY: heterosexual
ROLE: mercenary, body guard
POSITIVE: laid-back, humorous, comfortable with himself
NEGATIVE: shady, overly talkative}KANON
^{AGE: 16
GENDER: male (he/him)
TYPE: furniture
SEXUALITY: pansexual
ROLE: servant
POSITIVE: serious, fervent
NEGATIVE: antisocial, filled with self hatred}KYRIE USHIROMIYA
^{AGE: 45
GENDER: female (she/her)
TYPE: human
SEXUALITY: bisexual
ROLE: rudolf's business partner
POSITIVE: quick-thinking, calm, logical
NEGATIVE: envious, lacking empathy, obsessive, vindictive, greedy}LAMBDADELTA
^{AGE: 1,000+
GENDER: female (she/her)
TYPE: voyager witch
SEXUALITY: pansexual
ROLE: witch of certainty
POSITIVE: bubbly, positive, appreciates hard work, sometimes compassionate
NEGATIVE: cruel, sadistic, arrogant, "thick-headed"}LION USHIROMIYA
^{AGE: 19
GENDER: NB [intersex] (no pronouns)
TYPE: human
SEXUALITY: pansexual
ROLE: future family head
POSITIVE: polite, diligent, overachieving
NEGATIVE: up-tight}MARIA USHIROMIYA
^{AGE: 9
GENDER: female (she/her)
TYPE: human, witch
SEXUALITY: N/A
ROLE: witch of origins
POSITIVE: strong memorization, cheerful, imaginative
NEGATIVE: naive, stubborn, easily irritated}NATSUHI USHIROMIYA
^{AGE: 49
GENDER: female (she/her)
TYPE: human
SEXUALITY: asexual
ROLE: wife of the family head
POSITIVE: loyal, responsible, hardworking
NEGATIVE: prideful, strict, insecure}ROSA USHIROMIYA
^{AGE: 34
GENDER: female (she/her)
TYPE: human
SEXUALITY: bisexual
ROLE: failing designer
POSITIVE: calculating, good memory, resilient
NEGATIVE: wrathful, greedy, insecure}SHANNON
^{AGE: 16
GENDER: female (she/her)
TYPE: human, furniture
SEXUALITY: pansexual
ROLE: servant
POSITIVE: calm, kind, thorough, imaginative
NEGATIVE: shy, clumsy}

CICONIA MUSES

CHLOE IRONSIDE
^{AGE: 18
GENDER: female (she/her)
CPP: yes (presumably)
SEXUALITY: lesbian
ROLE: AOU gauntlet knight
CPPs
CHLOE: clumsy, slight pushover, nervous
CHLOEVIL: cold, detached, sadistic}KOSHKA
^{AGE: 19
GENDER: female (she/her)
CPP: unknown
SEXUALITY: lesbian
ROLE: AOU gauntlet knight, equipment, the pandora
BRIEF: rude and lazy, but very powerful when putting the effort in. serving as a class 1 criminal.}MIYAO MITAKE
^{AGE: 18
GENDER: male (he/him)
CPP: yes
SEXUALITY: bisexual
ROLE: AOU gauntlet knight
CPPs
MIYAO MITAKE: harshly critical, responsible, natural leader, lover of cats
MEOW MITAKE: (she/her | heterosexual) miyao's sister, kind, caring, lover of nerd shit
BLUE MIYAO: a being meant to stop miyao from starting WWIV and killing his friends}STANISŁAW
^{AGE: 19
GENDER: male (he/him)
CPP: unknown
SEXUALITY: closeted homosexual
ROLE: ABN gauntlet knight
BRIEF: very stoic and straight forward, tends to be sarcastic as well. his loyalties strictly lie with his country first and foremost.}VIER DRIESSIG
^{AGE: 34
GENDER: female (she/her)
CPP: yes (presumably)
SEXUALITY: bisexual
ROLE: translator of god's wisdom
CPPs
VIER DRIESSIG: a scientist who faked her death to pursue the translation of wisdom. she's oddly childish, giving off the impression she's lost who she once was.
JESTRESS: a jovial woman who toys with the three kings, entertaining them and acting as their messenger.}

==HIGURASHI MUSES==

UNKNOWN: _{i am unsure what verse to put the thread in or i have not made a verse for it yet.}DURING: _{this is taking place during the time loop of the main series.}BEFORE: _{this is taking place before the time loop occurs, likely before satoshi "transfers."}AFTER: _{this is taking place after the series, disregarding the events of gou/sotsu and meguri.}GOU/SOTSU: _{this either taking place during the time loop of higurashi gou and sotsu OR in the future during the time rika and satoko are at st. lucia.}MEGURI: _{this either taking place during the time loop of higurashi meguri OR in one of the various futures that happened before satoko decided to loop endlessly.}MODERN: _{an AU in which i place the characters in the present day.}

==UMINEKO MUSES==

UNKNOWN: _{i am unsure what verse to put the thread in or i have not made a verse for it yet.}DURING: _{this is taking place during the events of the main series. both in the meta and on the gameboard.}BEFORE: _{this is taking place before the events october 4th and october 5th of 1986.}AFTER: _{this is taking place after the events october 4th and october 5th of 1986. this only accounts for the survivors and the witches/pieces who have moved on from the game.}NO TRAGEDY: _{this is taking place after nothing happened on october 4th and october 5th of 1986. the tragedy never occurred and the characters continued to live their lives.}HIGURASHI: _{in which some characters get themselves involved in the higurashi gameboard, meta or otherwise. applicable to gou, sotsu, and meguri as well.}HAZBIN/HELLUVA: _{mostly for my dead/magical umineko muses. whether they be new residents of hell themselves or just visiting, they certainly are here.}MODERN: _{an AU in which i place the characters in the present day.}

==CICONIA MUSES==

UNKNOWN: _{i am unsure what verse to put the thread in or i have not made a verse for it yet.}DURING: _{this is taking place during the events of the main series.}BEFORE: _{this is taking place before the events of the series take place, more accurately before there was any scare of world war 4.}TMOHS: _{a verse to interact with my haruhi suzumiya mutuals. various gauntlet knights have traveled back in time in order to prevent world war 3 from ever happening, needing to harness a certain energy source capable of changing the timeline. surprisingly, that energy source is a girl.}MODERN: _{an AU in which i place the characters in the present day.}

HINAMIZAWA
SYNDROME

_{those who live in the small, mountain town of hinamizawa have contracted a disease... a parasite in the brain that may affect their thinking.}

_{my higurashi muses are affected by this syndrome. it lays dormant within them, until a trigger causes it to start taking hold of their mind...}

_{extreme stress, reason for paranoia, or certain artificial means will cause it to start. at lower levels, it is manageable. the symptoms include increased paranoia, suspicion of others, and delusion. it is possible to bring themselves back from these thoughts, but if it goes unchecked-}

_{hallucinations, violent tendencies, and paranoia to the extreme. those who reach the 5th and final level of hinamizawa syndrome rarely make it back down.}

~ they feel as if maggots are crawling under their skin, desperate to get them out. around them, everyone becomes their enemy. everyone is out to get them... and if you provoke them, intentionally or not, they are willing to strike in the name of self-defense. they will continue to spiral further and further downward until finally, the itching becomes far too much to bear, and they scratch through their own neck, resulting in their death.~

GAMEBOARDS AND THEIR PIECES

_{to witches, those on higher planes, those fragments... realities they view... often operate under certain rules. thus, to them, this reality is a gameboard. those who function on this board, usually unaware of the greater reality, are known as pieces.}

_{while most enjoy just observing from afar, sometimes they may choose to become players of this game. for better or for worse...}

THE COLORS OF TRUTH

_{a rule invented by the legednary witch, beatrice, in order to run her game. and a rule that as since been stolen, adapted, and applied to various other realities.}

Everything I say in red is the truth!

_{by some means, witches and even some nonmagical beings have the ability to speak in different colors. while one cannot tell how or why: they know the exact color of the words they hear. as if it is wired into their brains, a statement made by the universe.}

_{however, each color has requirements in order to be spoken in. and some are more niche compared to others.}

RED TRUTH: _{the truth and nothing but the truth. it is impossible to lie in red, however, it is possible to mislead with clever wording. there is no proof needed when using the red, it is true no matter what and impossible to deny.}

BLUE TRUTH:
_{the truth of humans! theories based on evidence, that unless denied are considered truth by all around them. these are the rules that the scientific method is based upon. true until proven untrue, so long as you have something to back your claim.}

GOLDEN TRUTH:
_{sometimes more powerful than the red truth, sometimes much weaker. the nature of the golden truth is fickle, just like the witch it is named after. it is the truth of the heart, truth of belief.}

PURPLE TRUTH:
_{a rip-off made for a certain witch of miracle's game. it is rare for this truth to ever be in use, but it exists and thus must be acknowledged. much like the red truth, you may only speak true statements with the purple. unless you are guilty, murder or accomplice. those who are not innocent are permitted to lie with these words.}

THE CONCEPT OF WITCHES AND HUMANS

is magic real or not?

_{this is for you to decide, dear reader. it is impossible to prove a negative concept, impossible to truly and fully disprove something as grand as magic. and so, its nature is up to interpretation.}

_{threads with magical muses, especially my witches, are versatile in nature. yes, your muse may truly be interacting with this powerful witch! a mysterious being with untold power, offering you power, torturing you, mocking you, or in some rare cases... befriending or loving you.}

_{however, looking deeper into the text, beyond what is written... is this witch even truly there? are these events truly even happening?}

_{are you so greedy for power that you have "conjured" a witch to motivate you, to assist you in moving forward? are you wallowing so deep in self-pity that your inner voice has taken form and starter mocking you openly, causing you nothing but pain and suffering? are you so lonely, so desperate for companionship and approval that your imaginary friend has begun speaking back to you?}

_{this is the potential of a thread with a witch. metaphors treated as reality, internal conflicts turned external in order to deal with them head-on.}

_{yes, all of this may be real... but consider: what if you denied magic?}

THE SEA OF FRAGMENTS

_{endless worlds, endless possibilities. a sea of crystal shards, fragments, that reflect the fate of various realities upon their shining surfaces.}

_{many witches journey through this sea, watching these fates unfold for entertainment purposes. and sometimes, they may interfere...}