███████████████████████████name;; midas
gender;; agender, they/them/their
age;; unknown, several centuries
species;; shadow
name;; icarus
gender;; male, he/him/his
age;; 21 human years
species;; ball-jointed doll
███████████████████████████ look who makes their own bed
lies right down within it
and what will you have left?
living beyond your years
acting out all their fears
you feel it in your chest
your hands protect the flames
from the wild winds around you
standing on the cliff face
highest foe you'll ever grace
it scares me half to death
look out to the future
but it tells you nothing
so take another breath
you put up your
defenses when you leave
you leave because
you're certain
of who you want to be
you're putting up your armor
when you leave
you leave because
you're certain
of who
you want
to be.
icarus, despite his bold appearance, is no mighty celestial being.
quiet - submissive - timid - compliant
if he is given an order, icarus immediately
follows it. he's been conditioned to do this
by midas, but it's also part of his nature.
icarus is soft-spoken when he does talk,
and he cannot stand arguments or conflict
of any sort, a fact that midas has often
exploited in their relationship.
icarus's quiet, shy manner causes others
to often feel pity or curiosity towards him,
but it doesn't lead to many friends.
intelligent - thoughtful - sensitive - perceptive
icarus is an expert observer. he can see
people's feelings written on their faces
and in their bodies, although he never
uses this information against them. instead,
he often files away these tidbits of information
to ponder later. because of his reclusive, silent
nature, icarus spends much of his time in his mind,
thinking and reflecting. in this way he's become
wise beyond his years, though no one sees this.
anxious - melancholy - wistful - dreamy
icarus is afraid of many, many things, too many
to name. he is cautious and doesn't venture many
places, preferring to hide in libraries or take
refuge in the sky. heights and flying are the only
place where his fears and anxieties drop away,
not least because midas doesn't accompany him.
when he's on the ground, others notice the
sadness that seems to follow his shining figure
and root in his golden eyes, which often are
glassy with daydreams and thoughts of a different
future or past. if he did spend more time around
other dolls, they would likely have to snap
icarus out of many dream-like states or comfort
him during his periodic panic attacks.
calm - gentle - kind - empathetic
when icarus does interact with other dolls,
he is a compassionate soul who thinks of
others before himself at all times and tries
to comfort and help them if he can. icarus
believes himself to be worth less than other
dolls, and thus his own happiness and well-
being is not as important as theirs. he is just
naturally considerate and helpful as well.
another aspect of icarus is his serenity.
he seems to be always calm and collected,
a source of reassurement for all around him.
they don't see him during his panic attacks
or the rare smiles that grace his face
while flying towards the sun. i will keep quiet
you won’t even know I’m here
you won’t suspect a thing
you won’t see me in the mirror
but i crept into your heart
you can’t make me disappear
'til I make you
i made myself at home
in the cobwebs and the lies
i’m learning all your tricks
i can hurt you from inside
i made myself a promise
you would never see me cry
'til I make you
i will be here
when you think you’re all alone
seeping through the cracks
i’m the poison in your bones
my love is your disease
i won't let it set you free
'til I break you
i tried to be the lover to your nightmare
look what you made of me
now i’m a heavy burden that you can’t bear
look what you made of me
look what you made of me
i’ll make you see
you’ll never know what hit you
won’t see me closing in
i’m gonna make you suffer
this hell you put me in
i’m underneath your skin
the devil within
you’ll never know what hit you.
midas lives up to their namesake; a greedy tyrant.
controlling - oppressive - strict - dominant
midas is completely dominant in the relationship between
them and icarus. they command him completely.
their rules are law, and icarus obediently follows
the law. this seems to be an odd form of supportive
and nourishing love between a doll and shadow, but
it seems to work. icarus loves midas, it being in his
nature, and midas loves icarus in a twisted way.
manipulative - cunning - premeditating - careful
midas is experienced at skillfully manipulating others'
emotions and thoughts to his own end. he's mastered
this art when it comes to icarus, convincing the doll
that their love is perfect and that obeying midas is
the best and rightful thing to do. they are careful in
this manipulation, knowing not to push too hard and
thinking over every statement before it is uttered
and worms its way into icarus's mind forever.
egotistical - paranoid - destructive - insatiable
to midas, having icarus as a servant of some sort is
perfectly reasonable. they consider themselves better
than the doll, more worthy of praise and attention, and
they cannot get enough of it. it wouldn't be unreasonable
to call midas addicted to icarus's love/worship, despite
the fact that midas was the one who planted all the
ideas into icarus's mind themselves. but also because of
this, midas is extremely possessive and paranoid. they
don't allow icarus much contact with other dolls or
shadows, and only allow him to fly occasionally to
prevent him from rankling under midas's rule. any
more than that might lead to someone else, or even
icarus, realizing that midas has lied to, manipulated,
and abused the doll in their relationship.
graceful - well-mannered - eloquent - dignified
midas is a master of disguise when dealing with anyone,
especially outsiders. they flawlessly put up a façade
of a caring, polite, respectable shadow who nurtures
and protects their doll out of love. this has prevented
anyone from seeing the prison that icarus lives in
under the iron fist of midas's silver tongue. not that
they aren't polite with icarus; after all, even someone
as meek and obedient as the doll will protest order
delivered with harsh tones and blunt words. but with
enough honey and 'fluff', commands seem more like
reasonable requests than anything more sinister.
