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Face of Calon Ddi-waed Dept.
Of course, we're always on your side.
charming . controlled . uncontrollable
One of two prototype Unbleeders with very unusual Cors, Ari volunteered for the procedure when it was still experimental, in the hopes that the promise of increased durability might cure him of the illness that threatened his life since childhood. He wound up trading his status and identity as the youngest son of the Llawes family for immortality, which he tends to refer to as a 'fair deal'.
Not that anyone knows that part. The moment he legally lost his claim to his surname, he was contractually bound not to reveal this fact to anyone. Few know, and those who do will keep their mouths shut - whether through faithfulness or force.
King of the dead .
{ unbleeders. }
I was having visions of sugared pastry
Cooked up in clarified butter
I tried to turn my visions into prayers
But I built my castle way high up in the air
jaipur - the mountain goats
alias
Arawn Llawes
gender
cis man
pronouns
he/him
orientation
bi
age
30 (25 at death)
species
unbleeder
affiliation
llawes corp
role
cwn annwn
design
@ gutter
code
now that we have eternity, times like this can last forever.
o n e . A crowned king am I in the land whence I come.
Youngest child of the Llawes family, Arawn was very young when the Star fell, and the Corporation took ownership of it. The family was already high society; this brought them power and wealth beyond what was previously imagined by man.
Not long after, Arawn fell ill.
No doctor in the world could diagnose him, let alone cure him; the illness was chronic and weakening, and each new day seemed more deadly than the last. He spent his childhood and early teenage years in and out of Llawes-owned hospitals, and from the age of seventeen was bed-bound ninety percent of the time. Of course, his parents and siblings spent as much time as they could by his side. Of course, he received the best care available. Of course, it could never be enough.
As he approached his mid-twenties, the prognosis looked grimmer and grimmer, and he faced more than one brush with death. His parents distanced themselves a little, anticipating the worst. The only option - besides simply allowing the illness to consume him entirely - seemed to lie in an experimental procedure pioneered by his family's own corporation.
t w o . According as thy dignity may be, but I know not who thou art?
There was nothing in the inserts he picked out, so Ari was reborn with a heart full of nothing at all - sticky and dripping and endlessly dark. A empty, voidlike substance that's blacker than the furthest point in the night sky, which can only be cleaned up with liberal application of UV light.
Occasionally, he resents it; more often, he welcomes the reminder. A reflection of both himself and of what he became - no name, no history. Just nothing left behind.
Legally restricted from retaining his identity for the sake of making sure that Calon Ddi-waed - later colloquially called Unbleeders - would be a viable product and weapon for Llawes Corp, rather than people with rights, Arawn wasn't even allowed his own name.
Which is not to say that he has made nothing of himself since. Ari and the other prototype were made into spokespeople for the Corporation, and since the other one left, Ari has shouldered the position with dignity and grace alone. That is, while his heart remains in his chest.
So: almost always.
t h r e e . Greater discourtesy saw I never in man,
When Ari's heart is out of his chest, serrated sword beating in his palm, all of his care and compassion is discarded in an instant.
Still caught in tangles of memories of a life - now denied to him - that kept him from freedom of movement, from strength, from the energy to even lift his head, some days, his self-control shatters in a release of sheer violent joy. As one of the first two Unbleeders, the unnatural power the star blessed him with is far greater than others of the species, and thus his destructive ability is near-unparalleled.
This, understandably, terrifies many humans, including his parents. After an early test of Ari's abilities heart-out, they, played back a recording to his brother and sister.
"This is not your brother. It is a monster."
With that, Bethan and Gareth Llawes left the Corporation in the hands of their two remaining children, and have not been seen since.
f o u r . I will make firm friendship with thee;
Ari fell in love with the other prototype, Joel. After a little while, Joel left, refusing to stay even when Ari begged him.
Spurred by this heartbreak, and determined to prove himself doubly useful to the Corporation, Ari determined to form a team to make up for the loss. Thus, he formed the Cŵn Annwn - the best of the best of the Unbleeders turned out by Llawes, a volatile but tight-knit squad of elites carefully molded and marketed to celebrity status within Caer Sidi. Each one was hand-picked by Ari for skill, loyalty, and - well, if they seemed like someone he could be friends with, it wouldn't hurt. Not like he'd grown up learning how to make friends the regular way.
Only the Cŵn's manager, the son of another of Caer Sidi's big names, only a little older than Ari himself, was aware of the truth of Ari's life, being tasked to keep that as under wraps as ever; still, even with secrets kept, the Cŵn grew closer and closer, some even referring to each other as family.
f i v e . opposite to mine, who is ever warring against me,
When Joel returned, it was as a member of the Concerned Citizens, and by the side of their leader, calling itself no-one, whose very presence alone served to make the hairs on the back of Ari's neck stand up.
He hated it on instinct, as well as for its apparent poaching of Ari's first love; its strange nature as a living human covered in inserts that would surely revive it immediately should he kill it prevented him from doing it harm, spurring only more fury.
And then its rebel group decided not to stop at taking Joel away. A Ci Annwn - romantically involded with Ari's closest friend and manager, no less - betrayed the Corporation and began filtering information to no-one. Once it became clear that this traitor had stumbled upon the one secret Ari couldn't let slip, it was Ari's job to make sure that he was taken care of.
It didn't go well.
Since then, the Cŵn Annwn have held on the precipice of being broken apart amongst a slew of decisions to retire or quit - each new replacement member now chosen by Llawes CEO Ceridwen, who refuses to acknowledge her brother or any legitimacy he might have..
height
5'4"
cor
void
insert
wings
weapon
serrated sword
tarot
devil, reversed
sign
gemini
Trivia
- • When he was sick, his brother, Bran, would sneak sweets and pastries to him against doctor's orders and their parents' will. His favourite foods are all sweets, now.
- • The void of his cor is safe to eat, but tastes so incomprehensibly good that you won't be able to taste anything else for like a week after.
- • The only personal item in his room (ignore that secret drawer of mementos he should have thrown away) is a fishtank gifted by fellow Cŵn Fisher and Nami.
art by @ gutter
Design Notes
- • always wears open-backed shirts of some type to prevent dirtying his clothes with his cor.
- • red x-shaped pupils expand to fill his irises when his heart is out.
- • cute long nose with a charming roman arch..
- • wears makeup - mostly harder to notice stuff but also lipgloss and eyeliner/mascara.
Himawari
boyfriend.
the manager of the cwn annwn and ari have a somewhat closer relationship on the down-low. he's ari's sunshine.
Joel
ex-boyfriend.
joel forgot him, so he returned those memories to him. hopefully joel will appreciate that!
Cŵn Annwn
lit. 'hounds of the Otherworld.'
despite his initial hesitance, ari has come to truly care about them as something almost like family.
