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PSL W LIGHTNEN (prolly renamed later)
[it had been a long time since Gon had seen Killua in person.
or, maybe not. maybe that was actually kind of relative—maybe a year wasn't a long time for a lot of people, but for Gon, every day felt like a week. Gon kept his complaints to himself about this, especially initially—it was Gon's first time really facing and accepting major consequences for his hubris, because he'd hurt Killua (among other problematic things).
at first, that was when time stretched on the longest—Gon was still unstable, finding himself thrashing in cold sweats out of terrible dreams, or buckling with a hard clench to his jaw to fail choking back frustrated tears... all with the irrational, not-distant-enough fear that he'd maybe really screwed up for good.
with time, however, and talking to Mito about things indirectly—and Ging, surprisingly, a bit more directly—Gon finally found himself getting his footing again. there was still a certain chip on his shoulder that was a mite self loathing, and it seemed like he had some trouble exercising rational caution without seeming insecure... but more and more, Gon was feeling like himself again.
though he wasn't sure about his friendship with Killua—it of course wasn't ruined; it was a bond much stronger than even the terrible things they'd endured, and Gon was confident of that. they still texted, and talked on the phone sometimes (though that took several months to warm to), but something still felt... a little stilted. Gon didn't want to inquire, even if his gut instinct screamed at him to just simply, bluntly address it—he had to be more careful than that. if Killua wanted to tell him whatever he was hiding, then... Gon would just have to wait for that, instead of disrupting the mending bridge.
shortly after returning to Whale Island, as Gon waded through the corners of his mind that he'd had no idea could be so dark and terrible, Gon had reflected on the possibility of losing Killua—which in retrospect, was sort of embarrassing. and maybe insulting. but looking back on things, before NGL, even as Gon came back into some emotional clarity, there was a particular yearning. for Killua's trust, of course, but so too his voice; his nearness; his scent.
with some mortification, Gon began to realize that he may have been somewhat infatuated with Killua. more disturbing, Gon then was uncertain if his moment of realization was anywhere near the dawn of those actual feelings—he felt like it might have been there all along, waiting to be contextualized. that was a few months ago.
it's a lot to carry around, even for a year—even as Gon busies himself happily with assisting Kite on expeditions, as he is currently, running errands. despite how much Gon misses Killua, he isn't sure if today is the day he's ready to see him—and Gon only has that thought when he catches a shock of white, distant and almost eye-level. the silhouette of two people. and for all his anxieties, he'd be crazy to not react.
so Gon grips the bag in his hands, then charges forward, stopping after a few dashed steps in hesitation. is it really—?
Gon drops the bag, shelling his hands around his mouth with excitement.]
Killua—!!! Alluka-cha—n!
[after that bellow, Gon gives a frenetic wave, for good measure, leaned up onto the balls of his feet. good thing he's now too jazzed to worry!]
or, maybe not. maybe that was actually kind of relative—maybe a year wasn't a long time for a lot of people, but for Gon, every day felt like a week. Gon kept his complaints to himself about this, especially initially—it was Gon's first time really facing and accepting major consequences for his hubris, because he'd hurt Killua (among other problematic things).
at first, that was when time stretched on the longest—Gon was still unstable, finding himself thrashing in cold sweats out of terrible dreams, or buckling with a hard clench to his jaw to fail choking back frustrated tears... all with the irrational, not-distant-enough fear that he'd maybe really screwed up for good.
with time, however, and talking to Mito about things indirectly—and Ging, surprisingly, a bit more directly—Gon finally found himself getting his footing again. there was still a certain chip on his shoulder that was a mite self loathing, and it seemed like he had some trouble exercising rational caution without seeming insecure... but more and more, Gon was feeling like himself again.
though he wasn't sure about his friendship with Killua—it of course wasn't ruined; it was a bond much stronger than even the terrible things they'd endured, and Gon was confident of that. they still texted, and talked on the phone sometimes (though that took several months to warm to), but something still felt... a little stilted. Gon didn't want to inquire, even if his gut instinct screamed at him to just simply, bluntly address it—he had to be more careful than that. if Killua wanted to tell him whatever he was hiding, then... Gon would just have to wait for that, instead of disrupting the mending bridge.
shortly after returning to Whale Island, as Gon waded through the corners of his mind that he'd had no idea could be so dark and terrible, Gon had reflected on the possibility of losing Killua—which in retrospect, was sort of embarrassing. and maybe insulting. but looking back on things, before NGL, even as Gon came back into some emotional clarity, there was a particular yearning. for Killua's trust, of course, but so too his voice; his nearness; his scent.
with some mortification, Gon began to realize that he may have been somewhat infatuated with Killua. more disturbing, Gon then was uncertain if his moment of realization was anywhere near the dawn of those actual feelings—he felt like it might have been there all along, waiting to be contextualized. that was a few months ago.
it's a lot to carry around, even for a year—even as Gon busies himself happily with assisting Kite on expeditions, as he is currently, running errands. despite how much Gon misses Killua, he isn't sure if today is the day he's ready to see him—and Gon only has that thought when he catches a shock of white, distant and almost eye-level. the silhouette of two people. and for all his anxieties, he'd be crazy to not react.
so Gon grips the bag in his hands, then charges forward, stopping after a few dashed steps in hesitation. is it really—?
Gon drops the bag, shelling his hands around his mouth with excitement.]
Killua—!!! Alluka-cha—n!
[after that bellow, Gon gives a frenetic wave, for good measure, leaned up onto the balls of his feet. good thing he's now too jazzed to worry!]
AEF - GAME INFO
A E F E N G L O M x S T A T S (WIP)
name gon freecss | gender male | build very muscular but friend shaped |
canon hunter x hunter | age 15 | height 5'4" |
timepoint Lorem Ipsum | class monster | species faun (fighting bull) |
crau Lorem Ipsum | sexuality demi+pansexual | alignment chaotic neutral |
faun transformation timeline. β
items written in RED are changes Gon resists,
items marked with a star denote present point in tf timeline( Read more... )
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(specify format in your subject line, pls! gon tries his best to get back to people promptly and generally does, but is prone to distraction and isn't a lover of technology...)
GAME PERMISSIONS/OPT OUT
OOC:
BACKTAGGING: that's fine! though i will disclaim that i sometimes drop things that are about a month and a half old to keep myself from getting buried. if there's something you'd like to continue that's about that old, i'll definitely pick it back up!
THREADJACKING: sure!
> if you need to contact me about anything, i'm![[plurk.com profile]](https://plurk.com/favicon.ico)
poisonparfait on plurk!
IC:
PHYSICAL AFFECTION: yes. gon loves physical affection! he's a touchy guy
HUGGING: the only thing gon likes more than physical affectionate touch is hugs
FLIRTING: yes! though gon won't... get it... half the time... if he does, he might get a little flustered/flattered, or he might reciprocate (emboldened by faun tendencies)
RELATIONSHIPS: PROBABLY NOT... gon's heart is distracted ): but in theory i'm down
PHYSICAL VIOLENCE: please. gon loves to fight!! he also has a lot of unmitigated, confusing anger from trauma that'll need a place to go.
KILLING/SEVERE DAMAGE: can i call myself a gon freecss player if i don't physically maim him?? death is also okay case-by-case; PP/msg me! and on the flipside, if you want gon to lightly/severely injure your character, let me know!
MINDREADING/ETC: totally cool! just hmu so i can give you some introspection to work with
CONTENT WARNINGS: local child has no idea he's struggling with terrible ptsd?? maybe is a little innocently flirty because of faun attributes? otherwise nothing
OPT OUT:
TAGGING: if you DON'T WANT TO TAG WITH GON FOR ANY REASON, just drop a comment here! i won't take it personally and you don't have to explain why! i know gon is a bit young for this setting and that isn't for everyone, even if i don't have the specific intention of smutting him around
FLIRTY FAUN STUFF: due to faun attributes, gon is likely to get crushes on like 800 people. that doesn't mean that i as a player have any intentions of developing shippy cr (i want these to basically be harmless/innocent crushes), but if you're uncomfortable with gon crushing on your character while you DO want cr in general with him/are fine with tagging with him, feel free to drop a comment here and i can have him mysteriously drop it!
COMMENTS ARE SCREENED
BACKTAGGING: that's fine! though i will disclaim that i sometimes drop things that are about a month and a half old to keep myself from getting buried. if there's something you'd like to continue that's about that old, i'll definitely pick it back up!
THREADJACKING: sure!
> if you need to contact me about anything, i'm
IC:
PHYSICAL AFFECTION: yes. gon loves physical affection! he's a touchy guy
HUGGING: the only thing gon likes more than physical affectionate touch is hugs
FLIRTING: yes! though gon won't... get it... half the time... if he does, he might get a little flustered/flattered, or he might reciprocate (emboldened by faun tendencies)
RELATIONSHIPS: PROBABLY NOT... gon's heart is distracted ): but in theory i'm down
PHYSICAL VIOLENCE: please. gon loves to fight!! he also has a lot of unmitigated, confusing anger from trauma that'll need a place to go.
KILLING/SEVERE DAMAGE: can i call myself a gon freecss player if i don't physically maim him?? death is also okay case-by-case; PP/msg me! and on the flipside, if you want gon to lightly/severely injure your character, let me know!
MINDREADING/ETC: totally cool! just hmu so i can give you some introspection to work with
CONTENT WARNINGS: local child has no idea he's struggling with terrible ptsd?? maybe is a little innocently flirty because of faun attributes? otherwise nothing
OPT OUT:
TAGGING: if you DON'T WANT TO TAG WITH GON FOR ANY REASON, just drop a comment here! i won't take it personally and you don't have to explain why! i know gon is a bit young for this setting and that isn't for everyone, even if i don't have the specific intention of smutting him around
FLIRTY FAUN STUFF: due to faun attributes, gon is likely to get crushes on like 800 people. that doesn't mean that i as a player have any intentions of developing shippy cr (i want these to basically be harmless/innocent crushes), but if you're uncomfortable with gon crushing on your character while you DO want cr in general with him/are fine with tagging with him, feel free to drop a comment here and i can have him mysteriously drop it!
COMMENTS ARE SCREENED
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Player Information
Name: Jaz
Age: 25+
Contact:poisonparfait
Other Characters: none
Character Information
Name: Gon Freecss
Canon: Hunter x Hunter
Canon Point: After chapter 345/episode 148
Age: ~14/15 (spoke with mod team about why character is qualified for the setting despite being a year under the cap!)
History: World and character.
Personality:
- Thinks quick on his feet
- Can easily discern what wild flora/fauna is or isn't edible
- Unusually perceptive to the characters of other people
- Can hold his breath for 9 minutes?? Does that count
Gon has been canonically nerfed, so he's out of magical shounen powers to make parallel in this world. But he's still got:
- An absurdly (see: abnormal) sharp sense of smell, hearing, taste, and vision, in that order.
- Abnormal physical strength.
- An extremely well trained body; insane agility and endurance, is quite muscular, etc
- A knack for healing very quickly
- Excellent stealth/ability to track/hunt
Inventory/Companions:
- Clothes on his back
- Fishing rod
- Cellphone (which he'll probably just let die tbh)
- Backpack, which contains: gauze, bandaids, antibacterial ointment, alcohol wipes, spare fishing cord/lures, a journal (personal entries mostly consisting of nature findings), a couple of pens/pencils, and a photo of himself, Killua and Alluka.
Choice: Faun
Reason: In general, I'm selecting a monster over a witch for Gon because after the events of the chimera ant arc, Gon will struggle with feeling like a monster if he goes feral, reminiscent to some of his shame for essentially berserking out of control in his canon. So hopefully, the transformation will keep him mindful of his hubris. For faun, Gon already fits a lot of the criteria; he loves nature, has a powerful nose, and is a bit of a (non-promiscuous) hedonist—he's shameless, and chases his own whims for the sake of satisfying curiosity and seeking pleasure. Plus, it'll be fun to give him weak lower legs, when he's so used to being so sturdy to the point where he's over-confident, even nerfed.
Sample: ahoyahoy, and hoy
Name: Jaz
Age: 25+
Contact:
Other Characters: none
Character Information
Name: Gon Freecss
Canon: Hunter x Hunter
Canon Point: After chapter 345/episode 148
Age: ~14/15 (spoke with mod team about why character is qualified for the setting despite being a year under the cap!)
History: World and character.
Personality:
Gon grew up in a tiny fishing port island known as Whale Island. It's population is so small that there weren't really any children his age around, and a lot of the traffic on the island itself is transient folks, such as sailors and merchants. Because of this, in his own way, Gon grew up quite sheltered, and he spent most of his time in the nature surrounding his modest house. As a result, Gon is unusually gifted with animals, seeming to be able to commune with them by mutual instincts; he even easily befriends aggressive, feral creatures. For similar reasons, Gon's also quite adept at identifying different plant life, foraging, etc.
Gon had always demonstrated remarkable talents like this, and we're shown some feats of unnatural strength, endurance and perception from Gon, even at a very young age. He has a bit of a reputation for it on Whale Island, and because of that increasingly began to feel like a big fish in a small pond; this eventually lends to an extremely confident, reckless personality.
Despite that, Gon’s aunt Mito describes him as being very agreeable, having never asked for anything until the day that he asked for her blessing to become a Hunter, which is essentially fighter/finder/problem-solver, elusive and invaluable. It was a venture she felt helpless to contest against, assuming he'd inherited his will from his headstrong, absent father.
Although his aunt always told him his parents died in an accident, when he was about 6 years old, Gon encountered a man named Kite, who told him he’d come to Whale Island in search of Gon’s father -- who was still alive as a world-class Hunter. Kite displayed remarkable strength and compassion that shook Gon. Although he kept it a secret that he knew about his father, Gon spent years growing up influenced by this knowledge, eventually unable to stifle his curiosity and his drive to find his father.
Once off the island and out in the world, Gon demonstrates a ravenous exuberance to consume it. His primary motivation is to see what was so amazing about being a Hunter that it would lead a father to willingly abandon his own family in favor of pursuing that career and lifestyle instead. But this is a motivation apparently unmarred by any sort of feelings of familial trauma. Gon is, of course, curious and eager to meet his father, but he doesn't pursue this with a chip on his shoulder, any resentment, or angst; instead, it's a curiosity that continuously feeds and inspires him, keeping his eyes bright as he fearlessly navigates the unfamiliar, ruthless world around him.
Gon is charming and energetic, but also proud and remarkably stubborn. Though he didn't necessarily show these qualities much while on the island he grew up on, these traits are expressed outward in full, aggressive force as soon as he embarks on his journey to become a Hunter. The Hunter lifestyle and career attracts all sorts of eccentric, powerful adults, many of whom are immediately quite taken with Gon. First of all, it's rare (almost unheard of), that a child is capable enough to undergo the trials that earn a Hunter their license, even at the pre-preliminary stage, so he garnered attention for that—but many were also won over by his determination, sunny disposition, and unconventional ways of thinking.
The first real friend that Gon ever makes is a boy named Killua—the two click immediately because they're both the same age and the only two kids in this insanely dangerous circumstance. Killua, unlike Gon, is in it for the sheer fun of it, and Gon is immediately awed. Their backgrounds are very different as well, as Killua is a runaway assassin.
Although Gon values life, his morals are very grey and complex. While Gon doesn't flinch too much when people around him fall to murder or disaster, he does value all life; he can simply compartmentalize, and has a naturalist view on life and death. He does not fault Killua for his assassin background, and this allows Killua to relax around him and for them to truly become friends. For example, Gon holds no ill will even toward the explicitly predatory and bloodthirsty Hisoka, another Hunter who explicitly threatens Gon. Instead, Gon simply admires Hisoka's strength, and is even shown to be excited at the prospect of testing his mettle against the older Hunter someday.
On the subject of unusual thinking, Gon is frequently misunderstood by others as simple-minded. Part of this is due to his sheltered upbringing; there is a lot he simply doesn't know and hasn't experienced. He struggles with math, and can't handle digesting a lot of information at once before he becomes overwhelmed, and his brain just sort of shorts out. He's more content to just throw his hands up and say that he'll just learn it with practice. It's more accurate to say that Gon is actually very intelligent, but simply learns differently than others. He is very receptive to hands-on learning. He also excels at improvisational and unconventional problem-solving, which shocks and leaves an impression on those who read him as dimwitted.
Gon is patient and calm while others panic, allowing him to get through difficult situations with his inventive thinking. An example of this is when Gon's companions were fighting amongst one another during one of the Hunter trials. The last stage of that trial was that there were 5 people left, and two possible paths. One would allow all of them to pass, but would make them run out of time. The other was short but only allowed three of the five to pass. So, displeased with the options while his teammates are arguing, Gon decides to simply break through the wall to allow all of them through. This is a very straight-forward approach, but was also thinking outside the box.
Like many shounen protagonists, Gon is extremely stubborn. However, the narrative spin leaves the audience squeamishly hoping that Gon will just give up. An example of this was when in the final stage of the Hunter Exam a room full of adults watched Gon fight a deadly trained ninja named Hanzo. Hanzo broke Gon's arm, and beat him until he was vomiting blood and bile.
Although the arena floor was smeared with Gon's blood (...and other things), Gon kept standing, making Hanzo and their onlookers increasingly uncomfortable as some pleaded for Gon to throw in the towel. When Hanzo realized that Gon wouldn't back down, he forfeited the match—which made Gon furious. When Gon’s desires and intentions are denied, he can actually be downright bratty. Gon was not content to win this way, and he argued to continue or find some other way he could win by his own merit. Gon was straight- up knocked unconscious to put an end to it. This behavior continues for most of the series. Gon wants things to go his way, and he’s happy to die trying.
Gon’s stubbornness is continually rewarded. When Killua’s family forces him to go home, Gon is so furious, he confronts and threatens Killua’s older brother, a man who is terrifyingly powerful and sadistic. Once Gon gets the information he wants, he relentlessly pursues Killua and rescues him from his family so they can journey together. Gon is extremely loyal to those he forms bonds with. He is adamant to put his life on the line for them. The nature of this bond is also very forgiving and flexible. It seems impossible to truly damage this bond.,
After this point, Gon learns to use his canon’s brand of fight magic. Quickly, he learns it like a prodigy, only fueling his confidence and need to accumulate power.
Gon understands that he will be underestimated by the adults around him, but he’s the type of kid who demands to be taken as seriously as adults are. He quite literally strong-arms himself into getting his way with that, too. In the Hunter x Hunter universe, might makes right and morality falls by the wayside.
Gon’s personality experiences a serious shift when Kite, the man who told him about his father, comes back into the story. As the journey continues, Gon and Killua decide to accompany his father’s old friend (if we use the term nebulously) on a mission to contain and eradicate a dangerous foreign creature called the Chimera Ant. Chimera Ants are sentient and evolve rapidly with each generation. Even with Kite, one of the most powerful Hunters in the Hunter’s Association accompanying, they are absolutely not ready for this. Despite attempts at dissuading them, Gon and Killua insist on going with Kite.
The ants become so powerful so quickly that the Hunter Association does not have anyone who is strong enough to beat them.
One of the ants, named Neferpitou, targets Kite to test its abilities. Because Kite is distracted with the kids, the ant gets the jump on him and rips off his arm. Gon immediately flies into a blind rage to try to save Kite, even though Kite is a much more powerful Hunter. Gon once again has to be knocked out cold to prevent him from acting impulsively and forfeiting his life. When he comes to, his only goal is to get stronger in this too-short period of time to go save Kite.
The stress and horror of losing Kite and watching this war between people and ants traumatizes Gon. Between learning that Kite has died and finding his zombified body, Gon shuts even Killua out emotionally, deciding he must avenge Kite by himself.
Before this point in the series, Gon had never really experienced the violent death of someone he cared about. Previously, Gon had been mostly unshaken by death or gory violence to himself or others. This time, it causes him to become colder, hyper-focused, distant and more humorless.. The adults notice that Gon is not doing well, even when engaged in play or relaxing.
All of this plays on Gon’s biggest fear and frustration of being too physically weak to accomplish his goals or protect his loved ones. This is one of his main motivations to become stronger. In Gon's eyes, everything that has happened to Kite is his fault. He decides he was just too weak to fight off the ant that attacked Kite and that the only way he can redeem himself is to restore Kite somehow, even if it costs him his own life.
Gon becomes obsessed with vengeance and achieving penance, and it leads him into spiralling self-destruction.
Though he and Killua have been through everything together and risked one another’s lives for each other, Gon decides that he must seek revenge alone. He does not change his mind even though it hurts Killua deeply, and he ordinarily cares about Killua above everything else.
Gon eventually finds Neferpitou, the ant responsible for making Kite an "undead" (see: totally dead) puppet. However, at that time, the ant is busily operating on a severely weak and wounded girl. Gon wants this ant to come fix Kite, but is told that it will be hours before the operation is finished. He is so beside himself with indignant fury that he must now wait when this ant destroyed Kite's life on a whim that, he straight up threatens to kill the girl the ant is operating on so he can get what he wants immediately. This is new from him, the ordinarily incredibly patient boy who can sit still for hours to capture his quarry. The ant manages to compromise with Gon, talking him down from his threat of cold-blooded murder. This very scene is framed as a disturbing contrast to his character.
Eventually, the ant leads Gon somewhere far away to put some distance between him and the girl. Only then does Neferpitou admits that there is no way to reverse what's been done to Kite. This shocks Gon to his absolute core. He goes through deeply wounded disbelief, then an unbearable, calm fury.
In this moment, Gon is unable to cope with the sense of singular responsibility that he has burdened himself with. Though vengeful, Gon now feels that he must atone with his life.
Gon certainly intends to kill Neferpitou, and he does this using his universe's nonsense shounen magic stuff (called nen). Using nen, Gon culminates the entirety of his lifetime’s potential for one instance in order to defeat Neferpitou. It deforms his body, causing him to grow to the size of a large adult, and he violently kills Neferpitou, unflinchingly losing his arm in the process. In a trance, he continues to annihilate the dead body. Killua finds him at the last minute before Gon obliterates himself. Seeing his dear friend brings him back to his senses, and Gon stops.
Unfortunately, the damage is done—both to his body, and potentially, to some extent, to his friendship with Killua. This expenditure of magic leaves Gon’s body shriveled, bleeding, and dying in a hospital. Gon is eventually saved by Killua’s actions, through some insane one-time magic. When Gon comes to, Killua is gone. Sobered by the overwhelmingly strong emotions he'd experienced in the moment, Gon is faced with heavy remorse for his callous attitude towards Killua, compounded with feeling responsible for Kite's death.
Additionally, because he used all of his potential with nen for one battle, Gon can no longer use it, making him both weaker than all other Hunters and unable to continue his Hunter career. Gon expresses his feelings of shame to a friend, and when he finally meets his father, Gon tearfully (and kind of incoherently) expresses his regret to him as well. It's clear that he feels horribly guilty. For the first time in his life, Gon's childish tendency to push for having things his way has a terrible, traumatic consequence, and Gon recognizes it with major impact. Though we don't have enough canon material after the last time we see Gon to tell, it's hopeful that he'll be more careful in the future, especially without the ability to use nen. All essentially a hard lesson learned in growing up.
Gon and Killua split up for an indefinite period, Killua deciding he wants to travel with his recently-rescued little sister, and Gon finally meets with his father, Ging, to speak privately and openly with him for the first time. Ging isn't a super active presence in Gon's life, but they seem to have a good relationship, and are shown talking on the phone.
It’s not all bad on the Kite front. Kite manages to reincarnate through his own nen nonsense and meets up with Gon. Gon finally has the chance to apologize to him in person, which also ends up going very well, and their bond deepens. Gon seems more spirited after these two positive developments.
Gon and Killua keep in touch via text and the occasional video call. Gon catches up on his studies at home (he'd promised Mito he'd return home after finding his father), and is shown to occasionally travel with Kite and his group for nature-related hunting tasks. So while Gon probably still carries a heavy head of remorse, and had indeed expressed some hesitation in parting with Killua, he's not letting his trauma and mistakes impede pursuing what he can.
Abilities & Skills:
- Very skilled fisherman- Thinks quick on his feet
- Can easily discern what wild flora/fauna is or isn't edible
- Unusually perceptive to the characters of other people
- Can hold his breath for 9 minutes?? Does that count
Gon has been canonically nerfed, so he's out of magical shounen powers to make parallel in this world. But he's still got:
- An absurdly (see: abnormal) sharp sense of smell, hearing, taste, and vision, in that order.
- Abnormal physical strength.
- An extremely well trained body; insane agility and endurance, is quite muscular, etc
- A knack for healing very quickly
- Excellent stealth/ability to track/hunt
Inventory/Companions:
- Clothes on his back
- Fishing rod
- Cellphone (which he'll probably just let die tbh)
- Backpack, which contains: gauze, bandaids, antibacterial ointment, alcohol wipes, spare fishing cord/lures, a journal (personal entries mostly consisting of nature findings), a couple of pens/pencils, and a photo of himself, Killua and Alluka.
Choice: Faun
Reason: In general, I'm selecting a monster over a witch for Gon because after the events of the chimera ant arc, Gon will struggle with feeling like a monster if he goes feral, reminiscent to some of his shame for essentially berserking out of control in his canon. So hopefully, the transformation will keep him mindful of his hubris. For faun, Gon already fits a lot of the criteria; he loves nature, has a powerful nose, and is a bit of a (non-promiscuous) hedonist—he's shameless, and chases his own whims for the sake of satisfying curiosity and seeking pleasure. Plus, it'll be fun to give him weak lower legs, when he's so used to being so sturdy to the point where he's over-confident, even nerfed.
Sample: ahoyahoy, and hoy
MEME/GENERAL PERMISSIONS
| MEME/GEN PERMISSIONS |
| [ OUT OF CHARACTER ] |
β¦ i like to do gen, action, and shipping! i can also be convinced to do horror β¦ canonmates and crosscanon both encouraged and welcome! β¦ i rp m/m and m/f for shipping, though with crosscanon shipping, i slightly prefer m/f β¦ if you have any general questions etc, hit me up at |
| [ IN CHARACTER ] |
Hugging this character: yes! gon loves hugs, it will go well. Kissing this character: he will likely be sort of confused... if you're a lady or at least within his age range, he might reciprocate out of curiosity, but otherwise, he might just yell. Flirting with this character: sure! again, your mileage might vary... but if you're a lady or close to his age, again, it might go okay if he even notices. Fighting with this character: absolutely! Injuring this character: could i truly play gon freecss without a willingness to maim him Killing this character: potentially! let's discuss Using telepathy/mind reading abilities on this character: that'd be fine, but i'd want you to contact me via PM or plurk so you could get your meta text about what gon's thinking etc! Warnings: gon has been through some Shit, and depending on thread context etc, he's struggled with some really dark shit and has some undealt-with traumas. |
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optimistycompanion boarding school AU for alex
[When Gon had first been taken to the Zoldyck Boarding Academy, Gon was, least to say, not pleased. in fact, he was literally dragged in kicking and screaming.
Gon knew about Companions, of course. everyone did. it was a respectable, lofty position, and close to no one was truly qualified for the job—one of the wealthiest positions one could get in the world. It required more than beauty and skill in sex (though both could not be done without)—it required culture. A full and well-rounded education; from academia; to the arts; the world itself; politics; psychology... The last of which the most important. It required you to be able to read people very well, to know of their wants without the client not having to name them unless they fancied doing so... and most importantly, to stay safe. That was why self defense and martial training was required as well—to keep the body healthy, and to keep the student, and later, Companion, safe. And there was a coveted grace to fighting well, just as there was to dancing. All required teachings.
And for the most part, people weren't verklempt of the opportunity to attend a school as lofty as this one. Of an already immeasurably elite career class, this school was the best of the best. Elite among elite. Unfathomable riches to attend.
Most of all, unfortunately, to be a five star Companion—one had to start young. And because of that, it was rare that anyone attended the Zoldyck school older than the age of 13; they didn't keep anyone past the age of 21 (or very rarely), and they also didn't believe in putting time into what they would perceive to be failures. It was constant education, starting with basic sexual and psychological education for the youngest, into more advanced sexual and psychological theory. The beginning practice age for the physical application of these years of studying was 15.
Which was the age that Gon is when he was gracelessly thrust into all this.
Having been searching for his father, traveling with a wealthy natural scientist named Kite in part to pursue his passion but also in pursuit of finding his father (to whom Kite had a distant connection), Gon was abruptly and forcibly taken from his charge. Because of their boundless wealth and power, the Zoldyck's assumed legal custody of Gon through their business estate, and even Kite hadn't the funds—much less the power— to stop it. Much less did Gon's adoptive mother, when she soon after got the news from Kite.
Apparently, that father Gon had been in pursuit of, Ging Freecss, had landed Gon, who was so out of place, into this situation. He'd maneuvered some fast-thinking on the Zoldyck's, which was 1) impossible and 2) impossible to take kindly. But Ging was elusive even to their powers that were, so this was the best compromise. A hostage situation, Gon at first surmised, thinking the Zoldyck's would be in for a sorry surprise when they found Ging would be too indifferent to pay of the ransom if the news even found him...
But five steps ahead of Gon, it seemed the Zoldyck's had already thought of that. Instead, they were content to simply keep Gon. And to train him from the ground up, with extra attention (read: force) to get him up to snuff, years behind as he was. And when he was a fledged Companion, he would work to pay his debt... and unless he could gain the cryptid illusory slipperiness of his father without working another 15 years to get it, Gon would likely not be able to escape them.
But that didn't mean he didn't try, one or nine times. And he'd been apprehended every time, to the point where Gon got a bit of a buzz of a reputation. First of all, it was strange that he was brought here at practicing age, without base education through his pre-adolescence—not completely unheard of, but rare enough to basically be a tall tale on its own, but second of all, Gon was wild. From biting his instructors to trying to climb out windows, he quickly gained the reputation of being an animal. Feral Freecss, a proper progeny to his father's reputation among those who even knew of him.
After a couple of weeks, Gon seemed to resign himself (unhappily) to his strange fate. It wasn't that he had any disrespect for the job, or aversion to sex itself—but he never thought any of those things would occur on terms that weren't his own, nor was it even a thing he really had interest in. And there he was, being cram-coursed on how to expertly execute sex acts, flushing and scowling with mortification every time and sinking petulantly in his seat.
Worse, there was the mandatory...well. It had to start somewhere, didn't it? Students usually had a few months of break-in eventually tied with practice, with a practiced Companion. The Companion wasn't usually someone who worked for the school, but alumni, typically. Gon had been enlisted a Comfort Companion given his ornery nature, and he hated how effective of a choice that'd been. He was assigned a woman too sweet to berate or to take his anger and discomfort out on—and students were given generous time with their firsts. Gon had an entire evening and morning, from sunset to sunrise.
Most of their time together had been the woman laying beside him as Gon crossed his arms and crossly scowled at the lavish drapery that decorated the canopy of the bed, all done in sagging, expensive and imported throws and shawls. The woman, on her belly, had talked to him quite candidly about the business, her own experiences... and Gon hated that he knew it was her job, but that she was successfully plying him, putting him at ease. He eventually opened up, asking her questions about her specialty class, and found he didn't totally disagree with it. He didn't disagree with the job at all, but complained at length about the Zoldycks. She explained he'd be set for life, and Gon shot back tiredly he already was.
He was happy, or so he thought. He was pretty sure he was.
Eventually, she got through to him enough to sort of cuddle, which his body responded to naturally—given his climate, Gon hadn't been all too pressed or enthusiastic about relieving his morning needs, so her bare body had quickly awoken its neediness. Her touches were as gentle as her voice, but shockingly efficient—it wasn't long before she'd brought him along to orgasm with a careful, skillful hand, and by then, Gon was ready. They did a lot of different things, took breaks to chat, hydrate and snack on annoyingly pretentious hors devours... and by the end of it, when she jokingly asked him if it was so bad, Gon had simply blinked and told her "no," as if much to his own surprise.
He then realized all he really needed was someone to spend some time with. Some human contact, some understanding. This entire school was full of incredibly rich, incredibly callous people who'd been probably primed for this for far longer than their enrollment... and this was the first time someone had just talked to him, earnestly coaxing out his feelings, and providing some...
Well, comfort.
Gon felt sort of dazed, after that—he'd never anticipated he'd lose his virginity that way, but then supposed he didn't really know how he would have lost it anyway, or if he actually cared. He was just the type of person that when something was taken out of his control that he'd be angry about it, regardless of what would have happened otherwise.
But, decidedly, he felt less... pissed off. Getting laid would often do that for a teenaged boy. And while he still was a little resentful, he realized that had little to do with the staff, or his classmates... so having exhausted all other attempts, Gon decided to put his head down and... er, well, put his head down. In other ways.
Companions in training were required to fill out a basic questionnaire before their first time; to name their type, and their orientation... Gon, not knowing shit about fuck, had simply written in "I don't really care" and selected "heterosexual." The type of Companion assigned to them for their "deflowering" (for lack of a better term here) was up to the Academy itself, and usually a flawless choice. Students were of course allowed to update their dossiers as they learned more about their own preferences through their practices; they could rescind their sexual preference for another, or update their types, or their hard nos. Based on his experience with that woman, Gon decided he'd study Comfort. And then there were more than a few bodies after that, all for the purpose of testing Gon on his material he was catching up on. They in part instructed him as well, and all actually had glowing reviews for Gon—even citing that they'd be happy to work with him again, when permitted.
Indeed, once Gon finally decided to put his mind to it, he was... well, a good lay. When it came to tactile things, like dance, martial practice or sex, it seemed Gon was a quick learner—excelling ahead of even his more veteran, gold star peers. But everything else required a lot of work—Gon was basically the Academy's version of a jock, and only had such success in sex and bonding because of his innate charisma, understanding of romance, and animal instinct—which he already had a reputation for, much to his embarrassment. The more worldly aspect of being a Companion was where Gon dragged far behind—at least, outside of natural sciences and all things pertaining. So if he got a client who cared about that kind of thing or wanted to have a hearty spar before their main event, he'd be a dream come true. That was about it.
Not for a lack of trying, though. Even now, Gon is studying—he's been eating his lunch while having his head sort of stuffed in a book, trying to grind some history text into his brain that simply does not want to go in. Other students seem intrigued by Gon, and he's even made a few friends... But for right now, he's sitting alone—and it's clearly on purpose, sequestered off to some corner of one of the many ornate courtyards of the school, scrunched up at the corner of some bench beneath the shade of some wax-leafed tree.
Gon's hope was to get so good at this stuff he could just graduate early, work hard to pay off the debt, or escape once he was working formally... but proper, normal schooling was way harder than finding the way to give someone have a good orgasm.]
Gon knew about Companions, of course. everyone did. it was a respectable, lofty position, and close to no one was truly qualified for the job—one of the wealthiest positions one could get in the world. It required more than beauty and skill in sex (though both could not be done without)—it required culture. A full and well-rounded education; from academia; to the arts; the world itself; politics; psychology... The last of which the most important. It required you to be able to read people very well, to know of their wants without the client not having to name them unless they fancied doing so... and most importantly, to stay safe. That was why self defense and martial training was required as well—to keep the body healthy, and to keep the student, and later, Companion, safe. And there was a coveted grace to fighting well, just as there was to dancing. All required teachings.
And for the most part, people weren't verklempt of the opportunity to attend a school as lofty as this one. Of an already immeasurably elite career class, this school was the best of the best. Elite among elite. Unfathomable riches to attend.
Most of all, unfortunately, to be a five star Companion—one had to start young. And because of that, it was rare that anyone attended the Zoldyck school older than the age of 13; they didn't keep anyone past the age of 21 (or very rarely), and they also didn't believe in putting time into what they would perceive to be failures. It was constant education, starting with basic sexual and psychological education for the youngest, into more advanced sexual and psychological theory. The beginning practice age for the physical application of these years of studying was 15.
Which was the age that Gon is when he was gracelessly thrust into all this.
Having been searching for his father, traveling with a wealthy natural scientist named Kite in part to pursue his passion but also in pursuit of finding his father (to whom Kite had a distant connection), Gon was abruptly and forcibly taken from his charge. Because of their boundless wealth and power, the Zoldyck's assumed legal custody of Gon through their business estate, and even Kite hadn't the funds—much less the power— to stop it. Much less did Gon's adoptive mother, when she soon after got the news from Kite.
Apparently, that father Gon had been in pursuit of, Ging Freecss, had landed Gon, who was so out of place, into this situation. He'd maneuvered some fast-thinking on the Zoldyck's, which was 1) impossible and 2) impossible to take kindly. But Ging was elusive even to their powers that were, so this was the best compromise. A hostage situation, Gon at first surmised, thinking the Zoldyck's would be in for a sorry surprise when they found Ging would be too indifferent to pay of the ransom if the news even found him...
But five steps ahead of Gon, it seemed the Zoldyck's had already thought of that. Instead, they were content to simply keep Gon. And to train him from the ground up, with extra attention (read: force) to get him up to snuff, years behind as he was. And when he was a fledged Companion, he would work to pay his debt... and unless he could gain the cryptid illusory slipperiness of his father without working another 15 years to get it, Gon would likely not be able to escape them.
But that didn't mean he didn't try, one or nine times. And he'd been apprehended every time, to the point where Gon got a bit of a buzz of a reputation. First of all, it was strange that he was brought here at practicing age, without base education through his pre-adolescence—not completely unheard of, but rare enough to basically be a tall tale on its own, but second of all, Gon was wild. From biting his instructors to trying to climb out windows, he quickly gained the reputation of being an animal. Feral Freecss, a proper progeny to his father's reputation among those who even knew of him.
After a couple of weeks, Gon seemed to resign himself (unhappily) to his strange fate. It wasn't that he had any disrespect for the job, or aversion to sex itself—but he never thought any of those things would occur on terms that weren't his own, nor was it even a thing he really had interest in. And there he was, being cram-coursed on how to expertly execute sex acts, flushing and scowling with mortification every time and sinking petulantly in his seat.
Worse, there was the mandatory...well. It had to start somewhere, didn't it? Students usually had a few months of break-in eventually tied with practice, with a practiced Companion. The Companion wasn't usually someone who worked for the school, but alumni, typically. Gon had been enlisted a Comfort Companion given his ornery nature, and he hated how effective of a choice that'd been. He was assigned a woman too sweet to berate or to take his anger and discomfort out on—and students were given generous time with their firsts. Gon had an entire evening and morning, from sunset to sunrise.
Most of their time together had been the woman laying beside him as Gon crossed his arms and crossly scowled at the lavish drapery that decorated the canopy of the bed, all done in sagging, expensive and imported throws and shawls. The woman, on her belly, had talked to him quite candidly about the business, her own experiences... and Gon hated that he knew it was her job, but that she was successfully plying him, putting him at ease. He eventually opened up, asking her questions about her specialty class, and found he didn't totally disagree with it. He didn't disagree with the job at all, but complained at length about the Zoldycks. She explained he'd be set for life, and Gon shot back tiredly he already was.
He was happy, or so he thought. He was pretty sure he was.
Eventually, she got through to him enough to sort of cuddle, which his body responded to naturally—given his climate, Gon hadn't been all too pressed or enthusiastic about relieving his morning needs, so her bare body had quickly awoken its neediness. Her touches were as gentle as her voice, but shockingly efficient—it wasn't long before she'd brought him along to orgasm with a careful, skillful hand, and by then, Gon was ready. They did a lot of different things, took breaks to chat, hydrate and snack on annoyingly pretentious hors devours... and by the end of it, when she jokingly asked him if it was so bad, Gon had simply blinked and told her "no," as if much to his own surprise.
He then realized all he really needed was someone to spend some time with. Some human contact, some understanding. This entire school was full of incredibly rich, incredibly callous people who'd been probably primed for this for far longer than their enrollment... and this was the first time someone had just talked to him, earnestly coaxing out his feelings, and providing some...
Well, comfort.
Gon felt sort of dazed, after that—he'd never anticipated he'd lose his virginity that way, but then supposed he didn't really know how he would have lost it anyway, or if he actually cared. He was just the type of person that when something was taken out of his control that he'd be angry about it, regardless of what would have happened otherwise.
But, decidedly, he felt less... pissed off. Getting laid would often do that for a teenaged boy. And while he still was a little resentful, he realized that had little to do with the staff, or his classmates... so having exhausted all other attempts, Gon decided to put his head down and... er, well, put his head down. In other ways.
Companions in training were required to fill out a basic questionnaire before their first time; to name their type, and their orientation... Gon, not knowing shit about fuck, had simply written in "I don't really care" and selected "heterosexual." The type of Companion assigned to them for their "deflowering" (for lack of a better term here) was up to the Academy itself, and usually a flawless choice. Students were of course allowed to update their dossiers as they learned more about their own preferences through their practices; they could rescind their sexual preference for another, or update their types, or their hard nos. Based on his experience with that woman, Gon decided he'd study Comfort. And then there were more than a few bodies after that, all for the purpose of testing Gon on his material he was catching up on. They in part instructed him as well, and all actually had glowing reviews for Gon—even citing that they'd be happy to work with him again, when permitted.
Indeed, once Gon finally decided to put his mind to it, he was... well, a good lay. When it came to tactile things, like dance, martial practice or sex, it seemed Gon was a quick learner—excelling ahead of even his more veteran, gold star peers. But everything else required a lot of work—Gon was basically the Academy's version of a jock, and only had such success in sex and bonding because of his innate charisma, understanding of romance, and animal instinct—which he already had a reputation for, much to his embarrassment. The more worldly aspect of being a Companion was where Gon dragged far behind—at least, outside of natural sciences and all things pertaining. So if he got a client who cared about that kind of thing or wanted to have a hearty spar before their main event, he'd be a dream come true. That was about it.
Not for a lack of trying, though. Even now, Gon is studying—he's been eating his lunch while having his head sort of stuffed in a book, trying to grind some history text into his brain that simply does not want to go in. Other students seem intrigued by Gon, and he's even made a few friends... But for right now, he's sitting alone—and it's clearly on purpose, sequestered off to some corner of one of the many ornate courtyards of the school, scrunched up at the corner of some bench beneath the shade of some wax-leafed tree.
Gon's hope was to get so good at this stuff he could just graduate early, work hard to pay off the debt, or escape once he was working formally... but proper, normal schooling was way harder than finding the way to give someone have a good orgasm.]