Okay first things first, this is a semi-private and selective blog. I like a clean dash so I won’t be following everyone and their brother, and as much as I would love to write with everyone and their brother it’s not humanly possible. To not follow someone is truly nothing personal, and my ims are open if you have a plot idea regardless. If there isn't a rules page or an about (canon or not) it is highly likely I will not follow.
Grammar is nifty, so long as I can understand what’s being said, I’m not a huge stickler for it. I’m bad for typos myself and omitting words every so often, so I get it. When it comes to overall writing, I’m a fan of the longer posts. Shorter threads and I don’t really get along, I’ve tried, but I’m likely to accidentally drop them from lack of muse. If this is the case, you’re welcome to remind me that I owe you. I promise I don’t bite, you’re welcome to come to me about anything.
In regards to memes, please reblog from the source if all possible. I'm frequently mobile and it sucks to have it notifications get in the way of me seeing drafts. I also tend to keep most memes, starters. and starter calls mutuals only if only to save myself time due to aforementioned extremely busy life offline. On this note, personal blogs for the love of god do not reblog the ic posts, it’s annoying.
When it comes to NSFW things, I’m cool with it, it will be on this blog, however I won’t be writing it with people below the age of 18. Preferably I prefer any potential smut partners to be over the age of 21 based on personal comfort. I tend to follow my partner’s format, if you use a read more I will too, if not, I will tag the ever loving out of it. On the topic of other NSFW topics like gore, horror (which will be fairly prominent on this blog), and the ilk, I’ll tag it and am open to writing these mature topics with most people.
When it comes to shipping, I’m big on chemistry and am open to discussion. However it’s not everything in the world, and writing other things is cool too.
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about malik
STATS
Full name: Malik Ishtar
Nicknames: none
Age: 23
DOB: December 23
Sexuality: pansexual
Romantic orientation: demi-romantic
Ethnicity: Egyptian
Occupation: Graduate student, freelance fine art restorer and art consultant. Former consultant for Interpol
Hometown: Valley of the Kings, Egypt
Current Residence: Travels frequently
Religion: Pagan
Ka: Sacred Phoenix of Nephthys
Spoken Languages: Arabic, Coptic Egyptian, Greek, English, French, Japanese, Mandarin, Cantonese, Farsi
appearance
hair: light blonde
eyes: lavendar
height: 5'11"
rl fc: Youssef Sawmah
distinguishing characteristics: Scarifcation on his back of Pharaoh Atem's memories. Distinctive way he wears kohl.
Malik grew up sheltered, extremely. His family has guarded the tomb to the Pharaoh Atem for centuries alongside two sacred items, the Millennium Rod and Necklace. Forbidden from leaving out of his father’s fears of him not following family traditions, he found himself wanting more for his life and to not follow in the tradition of Tombkeepers. However, Malik was still forced into the initiation rituals when he was 10. The end result of his hatred, his pain was an altar personality. The following year when he was 11, his sister took him to the surface world that ended in the death of his father.
For ages after he believed it was loyalists to the pharaoh that had killed his father, when it was Malik’s alter personality. The resentment eventually grew into Malik getting involved in the criminal world and founding an organization that went by many names to others, Ghouls, Rare Hunters, Jackals with the goal to eventually get revenge on the pharaoh he believed that wronged his family and finally be free.
During his teenage years running the syndicate, forgeries of various duel monster cards were created alongside numerous pieces of art. Artifacts were smuggled and sold on the black market as well in a means of funding the organization. For a short time, the organization dabbled briefly in arms dealing. It eventually led to him participating in a tournament in Domino, Japan called Battle City. Eventually he would lose the final match, his altar disappearing into the shadows from where it was born.
After returning to Egypt, Malik was eventually charged with the crimes from his time with the Ghouls after the Ceremonial Duel. Thanks to family connections within the Egyptian government, Malik got off easy with a 10 year sentence. 5 years house arrest 5 years consulting with INTERPOL and other agencies with art and antiquities related crimes. So long as he did not touch a duel disk or anything pertaining to duel monsters or Egyptian antiques without his handler, Agent Etienne Laurent's supervision.
What his handlers were not fully aware of is the extent he has utilized what remained of the Ghouls for similar affairs. Predominantly, restoration projects and retrieval of stolen artifacts from the black market.
His sentence was commuted when he turned 23 years old. Now a free man, Malik is looking forward to the future and what it finally means to be free.
( * & . — THE GOOD PLACE SENTENCE STARTERS / PART 2 .
‘ and then i remembered … i’m a naughty bitch . ’
‘ because i love you … i think . no , i’m pretty sure . yeah , i love you . ’
‘ birth is a curse . existence is a prison . ’
‘ girl , you are a messy bitch who loves drama and i’m into it . ’
‘ holy motherforking shirtballs . ’
‘ i am revved up and ready to learn . my brain is horny ! ’
‘ i came to apologize . there … i did it . i apologized . ’
‘ i could kill them right now and , you know , that would be easy . ’
‘ i could never get close to anyone . i never even told a boyfriend i loved him . ’
‘ i don’t know how to describe it … like , a different zone of time . no , that sounds stupid . a different clock land . ’
‘ i don’t know how to tell you this , but i’m dying . i mean , we’re all dying , slowly . when you think about it , we started dying the day we were born . ’
‘ i don’t know , man . maybe just tell her that you’re gay . ’
‘ i don’t need you to respond because i know you have trouble saying how you feel . ’
‘ i feel like you always understand about 20% of what’s happening . ’
‘ i got a flu virus named after me because i kissed a bat on a dare . ’
‘ i just have some worries , as well as some concerns that could potentially turn into outright fears . oh , there they go . they are fears now . ’
‘ i love you . and i don’t need you to respond because i know you have trouble saying how you feel . ’
‘ i was a good person for six months . that’s like five years . ’
‘ i wasn’t worth changing for . ’
‘ i will literally see you all in hell . ’
‘ in the words of my actual friends : ya basic ! ’
‘ is everything okay ? i mean , other than , you know … everything . ’
‘ is this why you came here ? to scold me on the metric system ? ’
‘ i’m gonna eat all this chili … and / or die trying . do you want any ? ’
‘ i’m gonna miss you , bud . ’
‘ i’m outtie , see ya in hell ! ’
‘ i’ve gained a lot of new skills recently . for example , i learned how to be passive aggressive . totally fine that you guys didn’t notice . ’
‘ love isn’t a triangle , it’s a five dimensional blob . ’
‘ more guys should be bi . it’s 2018 . it’s like , get over yourselves ! ’
‘ none of your exes have gotten over you . ’
‘ oh no ! now the thing i said after we kissed will always be ‘ hot diggity dog . ’ oh well , it was an honest reaction and i stand by that . ’
‘ somehow , i never want to leave you . ’
‘ that broke me . i’m done . ’
‘ that’s not a present . that’s just common decency . ’
‘ the other possible medical diagnosis is that you’re just a bit of a dick . ’
‘ their bodies are made very poorly . they’re mostly goo and juice . you just take the juice out and then they’re dead . ’
‘ there’s no point to anything and you’re just gonna die so do whatever ! ’
‘ ugh , of course your hugs are amazing . ’
‘ wasn’t he banned from disney world for biting buzz lightyear ? ’
‘ what a creep . why was i friends with him ? ’
‘ whatever progress i have made it’s because you and i have become friends . ’
‘ whenever anyone tells me a story about their life i imagine all the people as being super hot . otherwise i quickly lose interest . ’
‘ who the hell is this chick ? ’
‘ why do bad things always happen to mediocre people who are lying about their identity ? ’
‘ why is it every time a new thing is invented humans immediately try to use it for porn ? ’
‘ yeah , i love you . ugh , that’s embarrassing . i feel so itchy . ’
‘ you are too selfish to ever be a good person . ’
‘ you got it , you piece of ... butt . ’
‘ you need to ghost her . disappear . block her number . bonus : anything she left in your apartment is now legally yours . ’
‘ you are brilliant , charming , obviously gorgeous . ’
‘ you’re my friend . that’s why i can’t kill you . ’
“I’ve been dealing with your sh*t since I was a child, therefore I’m the most suitable person to live with you” Post canon Ryou/YBakura interaction.
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“I’ve been dealing with your sh*t since I was a child and I’m fcking done, go and live with the only other person who tolerates you” Post canon Ryou/YBakura/Malik interaction.
the following starters are from the above titled album by the band 𝗜𝗖𝗘 𝗡𝗜𝗡𝗘 𝗞𝗜𝗟𝗟𝗦. some grammar has been changed to fit a roleplay setting. further changes may be made as necessary.
𝑡𝘩𝑒 𝑝𝑙𝑜𝑡 𝑠𝑖𝑐𝑘𝑒𝑛𝑠.
alive : the story of the andes survivors by piers paul read.
“ we’ll make it out alive. ”
“ lord , hear our prayer across the air. ”
“ is god’s intent final decent or just a test of our faith? ”
“ if we have to crawl out , in spite of this hell––– we’ll find a way out. ”
“ we’re left behind by god or the devil himself to find a way to make it out alive. ”
“ the sight at hand , gruesome and grand , cannot be rectified. ”
“ we cry out for those who can’t be saved. ”
“ i’ve got one foot on sacred ground and one foot in the grave. ”
“ steady we climb to look salvation in the eye. ”
“ to be alive is a miracle. ”
“ it all comes down to flesh and bone. ”
“ it’s hard to swallow the unthinkable. ”
“ desperate times call for desperate deeds , forgiven in our time of need. ”
𝑠𝑡𝑎𝑟 – 𝑐𝑟𝑜𝑠𝑠𝑒𝑑 𝑒𝑛𝑒𝑚𝑖𝑒𝑠.
romeo & juliet by william shakespeare.
“ we should make like shadows and disappear. ”
“ our final curtain call is drawing near. ”
“ if parting is such sweet sorrow , to hell with waiting for tomorrow. ”
“ i hope when they find me and you in this tomb built for two they get the glory for the end of our story , and take their fucking bows. ”
“ remember us , the soon dearly departed. ”
“ you and i both know that death won’t matter. ”
“ bring on the poison and the dagger. ”
“ they set the stage for tragedy. ”
“ our fairy tale is ripping at the seams. ”
“ love doesn’t have to be something that we hide behind the scenes. ”
𝑚𝑒 , 𝑚𝑦𝑠𝑒𝑙𝑓 , & 𝘩𝑦𝑑𝑒.
the strange case of dr. jekyll & mr. hyde by robert louis stevenson.
“ i’ve been falling apart in the pouring rain. ”
“ i’m waging war on myself , a captive casualty. ”
“ i traded a merciful heart for a murderer’s brain. ”
“ i curse what’s in my head , ‘cause i can’t stop seeing red. ”
“ did you really think i would falter my friend? ”
“ i’ve destroyed you before , i’ll destroy you again. ”
“ i’m the hell that is your future , i’ll incinerate your past. ”
“ i’m the devil on your shoulder , but i’ll always be your better half. ”
“ by now you should know you’re just a spectator , i’m the show! ”
“ is this the end of me? ”
“ did you really think you could hide from me , (name)? ”
“ have you not seen the legacy i’ve carved into the flesh of this city? ”
“ even van gogh would call it a bloody good ‘ impression ’. ”
“ you’re just another piece in my collection. ”
“ i’m a mirror image of perfection. ”
“ there exists no good , only unrealized evil. ”
“ i’ll bring hope to the sinners and death to the people. ”
“(name) is dead , i bid thee farewell! ”
“ fuck my fate , just save a seat for me in hell. ”
//Still around, but mostly on discord these days. Honestly, can’t really find much energy most days to be active on my computer. Need to still make my multi. Debating adding this guy on there, but he’s also extra and demanding enough to need his own space.
repeat those words. taste those words. remind yourself of your position and right. role play is not your job. role play is supposed to be your hobby. don’t let your hobby become a toxic obligation. it will burn you out. you are allowed to be a person.
Marik/Ryou where it’s just that in the 12 hours or so Marik spent hanging out in poor Bakura’s brain he saw so much intractable weird shit that he just went “Okay what the fuck. I’m obsessed. What’s wrong with him”