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code by kimmiserate
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permissions + first impressions
RP style ➤ I'll match your preference.
Pace ➤ Variable. I try to tag back at least once per day, but there may be stretches when I'm unable to reply at all due to my work.
Opt-ins/outs ➤ Misa can kill people with a murder notebook! (Death Note is a masterpiece, isn't it?) Leave a comment or send me a PM if you a) don't want her to target your character or b) don't want her to interact with them entirely, on account of the whole serial killer thing or for any other reason. No need to tell me why!
Interested in ➤ It would be nice for her to interact with characters with whom she can establish some actual intimacy/friendship! I'm very down for slowburns in that direction and threads where characters are just hanging out, having some deep chats, getting into their feelings, whatever.
Not interested in ➤ I don't really care for crosscanon M/F or horror for Misa, but if you've got a good idea for a thread, I'm open to hearing it!
Information for mindreaders ➤ Misa is not a genuinely happy person. It should be clear to even minimally perceptive people that there's something "off" about her: She's too cheerful, too spunky, too unserious about certain things, and too in love with a person who is neither compatible with nor interested in her. It shouldn't take much effort for your character, psychic or otherwise, to pry in these directions.
Pace ➤ Variable. I try to tag back at least once per day, but there may be stretches when I'm unable to reply at all due to my work.
Opt-ins/outs ➤ Misa can kill people with a murder notebook! (Death Note is a masterpiece, isn't it?) Leave a comment or send me a PM if you a) don't want her to target your character or b) don't want her to interact with them entirely, on account of the whole serial killer thing or for any other reason. No need to tell me why!
Interested in ➤ It would be nice for her to interact with characters with whom she can establish some actual intimacy/friendship! I'm very down for slowburns in that direction and threads where characters are just hanging out, having some deep chats, getting into their feelings, whatever.
Not interested in ➤ I don't really care for crosscanon M/F or horror for Misa, but if you've got a good idea for a thread, I'm open to hearing it!
Information for mindreaders ➤ Misa is not a genuinely happy person. It should be clear to even minimally perceptive people that there's something "off" about her: She's too cheerful, too spunky, too unserious about certain things, and too in love with a person who is neither compatible with nor interested in her. It shouldn't take much effort for your character, psychic or otherwise, to pry in these directions.
for canonmates
I'd love for Misa to interact with any other Kira (except Higuchi, lmao), L, post-timeskip Sayu, Rem, Ryuk, and Matsuda. I'm happy to ship her with any of them (except Ryuk), but let's discuss the details in advance (especially for Light and L). AUs with Near, Mello, or Matt are fine, too!
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弥 海砂
A girl loved by multiple gods of death, except for the one that really caught her eye... !
Misa is an up-and-coming model, actress, and general talent with a side gig as her serial killer reluctant boyfriend's partner-in-crime "divine justice." (Note the placement of "reluctant" back there.)
Her defining contribution to the Death Note narrative is her willingness to do anything (seriously, anything) to be with and/or help said reluctant boyfriend, Light Yagami. She's killed innocents; she's killed criminals; she's even prepared to kill whatever other girlfriends Light has the audacity to have, and takes no issue with her patronsaint god of death threatening to murder him for failing to do what she wants.
Despite the tragedy and weirdness of her life -- her parents were murdered in a house robbery; she was almost killed by a stalker; and the entity that cares for her the most is a god of death named Rem -- Misa has many enviable qualities: An uncanny zeal for her profession(s) and the people she loves; the courage to go after what she wants with real bravado; and a capacity to play nice that can charm just about anybody.
Just don't get on her bad side. She will not hesitate.
Misa is an up-and-coming model, actress, and general talent with a side gig as her serial killer reluctant boyfriend's partner-in-
Her defining contribution to the Death Note narrative is her willingness to do anything (seriously, anything) to be with and/or help said reluctant boyfriend, Light Yagami. She's killed innocents; she's killed criminals; she's even prepared to kill whatever other girlfriends Light has the audacity to have, and takes no issue with her patron
Despite the tragedy and weirdness of her life -- her parents were murdered in a house robbery; she was almost killed by a stalker; and the entity that cares for her the most is a god of death named Rem -- Misa has many enviable qualities: An uncanny zeal for her profession(s) and the people she loves; the courage to go after what she wants with real bravado; and a capacity to play nice that can charm just about anybody.
Just don't get on her bad side. She will not hesitate.
personality
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quick-thinking, devoted, charming, hardworking
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impulsive, irreverent, relentless, carefree
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jealous, callous, immature, delusional
style
Combines gothic lolita and punk-inspired pieces, becoming more chic and clean-cut as she gets older. Never strays from the sexy/maximalist side of things. Extensive collection of lingerie. Ditches her signature half-up twintail look in her mid-twenties for a style that's more mature. Lots of accessories: Rings, bracelets, necklaces, earrings, the works.
abilities
tl;dr
Misa takes herself to be in a romantic relationship with Light Yagami, the protagonist of Death Note, and as such is canonically uninterested (at best) and disgusted (at worst) by others who show such interest in her (but see her permissions for caveats). When she's in love, Misa is recklessly self-sacrificing, very sweet, covetous of her partner's time and energy, and eager to please. For better or worse, she loves her partner unconditionally -- barring provocations of her jealousy (more on that in a minute). This degree of passion does not extend to her friends, whom she doesn't mind betraying in the pursuit of her own and/or her partner's goals. She sure is fun to hang out with, though! She gravitates towards "strange" people/entities and is pretty accepting of things others might be put off by or demand that their friends change.
Death Note is weird, and one of the weirdest things about it is the stuff it has to say (and what it doesn't say) about love. Since it's written by Ohba, its women are, for the most part, caricatures of some of the worst aspects of traditional femininity. In Misa's case, she is the goth gf of yore. Her boyfriend treats her like shit and she, too, treats him like shit, mostly because she doesn't seem to mind that he doesn't want to be in a romantic relationship with her and is very happy to force him to be in one anyway. This is, inexplicably, presented by the story as a paradigm case of "unconditional love:" An inherently self-effacing, all-consuming emotion that doesn't care about the personality or feelings of the person on the receiving end. (Rem, Gelus,* and to some extent even Light's mother Sachiko are all examples of this.)
While I think there's something to be said for a love that could endure everything and/or tolerate anything of the beloved, Misa's affections are a perversion of this. I imagine that the violent deaths of her parents and her own near-death experience made her feel as if she needed someone to love and to be loved by, and it's just her luck that Rem decides to give her Gelus' Death Note -- thereby making her the only person in the world who, at the time, knows how Kira (Light's serial killer alter ego) operates. Since Kira just so happened to murder the criminal responsible for the deaths of Misa's parents when the Japanese court system failed her, Kira -- or Light, as it happens -- becomes an obvious candidate for her devotion.
Misa's relationship with Light only "works" for them both because she is fundamentally uninterested in him as a person (even though her amnesiac arc makes it clear that it's him she's come to like, and not just his identity as Kira). I suspect his concurrent lack of interest in her, too, is part of the appeal for her: After all, if someone doesn't actually love you, they won't care to be truly vulnerable with you, to learn as much as they can about what and who you are, to help you face what hurts you. With Light, Misa is able to "love" and to be "loved" by somebody without actually having to participate in the relationship in the fullness of her self -- a self which I think almost everything about her life is devoted to avoiding. This is the interpretation of her character I'm interested in exploring.
* Remember she almost got killed by a stalker? This is the name of the god of death that saved her life at that time.
Death Note is weird, and one of the weirdest things about it is the stuff it has to say (and what it doesn't say) about love. Since it's written by Ohba, its women are, for the most part, caricatures of some of the worst aspects of traditional femininity. In Misa's case, she is the goth gf of yore. Her boyfriend treats her like shit and she, too, treats him like shit, mostly because she doesn't seem to mind that he doesn't want to be in a romantic relationship with her and is very happy to force him to be in one anyway. This is, inexplicably, presented by the story as a paradigm case of "unconditional love:" An inherently self-effacing, all-consuming emotion that doesn't care about the personality or feelings of the person on the receiving end. (Rem, Gelus,* and to some extent even Light's mother Sachiko are all examples of this.)
While I think there's something to be said for a love that could endure everything and/or tolerate anything of the beloved, Misa's affections are a perversion of this. I imagine that the violent deaths of her parents and her own near-death experience made her feel as if she needed someone to love and to be loved by, and it's just her luck that Rem decides to give her Gelus' Death Note -- thereby making her the only person in the world who, at the time, knows how Kira (Light's serial killer alter ego) operates. Since Kira just so happened to murder the criminal responsible for the deaths of Misa's parents when the Japanese court system failed her, Kira -- or Light, as it happens -- becomes an obvious candidate for her devotion.
Misa's relationship with Light only "works" for them both because she is fundamentally uninterested in him as a person (even though her amnesiac arc makes it clear that it's him she's come to like, and not just his identity as Kira). I suspect his concurrent lack of interest in her, too, is part of the appeal for her: After all, if someone doesn't actually love you, they won't care to be truly vulnerable with you, to learn as much as they can about what and who you are, to help you face what hurts you. With Light, Misa is able to "love" and to be "loved" by somebody without actually having to participate in the relationship in the fullness of her self -- a self which I think almost everything about her life is devoted to avoiding. This is the interpretation of her character I'm interested in exploring.
* Remember she almost got killed by a stalker? This is the name of the god of death that saved her life at that time.
threads
Memes
001. Fluff (29.06 2023) | Kana (Oshi no Ko)
002. Most Attractive Feature (29.06 2023) | Shaddiq (Witch from Mercury)
003. Biggest Benefit (01.07 2023) | Akeha (NieR: Re)
004. Texting (10.07 2023) | Hilda (FE3H)
005. Texting (10.07 2023) | Lottie (Snotgirl)
006. Texting (27.08 2023) | Light
007. Texting (28.08 2023) | L
008. TFLN (02.09 2023) | Mikami
009. TFLN (02.09 2023) | Tomoko (Watamote)
010. Texting (16.10 2023) | Light
011. Texting (16.10 2023) | Haruhi (OC)
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BASICS
NAME: Misa Amane
CANON: Death Note
AGE: 19 - 20 (pre-timeskip); 24 - 25 (post-timeskip)
IN A NUTSHELL: A girl loved by multiple gods of death, except for the one that really caught her eye... ! Misa is an up-and-coming model, actress, and general talent with a side gig as her serial killer reluctant boyfriend's partner-in-crime divine justice. (Note the placement of "reluctant" back there.) Despite the tragedy and weirdness of her life -- her parents were murdered; the entity that cares for her the most is a female shinigami -- she has many enviable qualities: An uncanny zeal for her profession(s) and the people she loves; the courage to go after what she wants with real bravado; and a capacity to play nice that can charm just about anybody. Just don't get on her bad side. She will not hesitate.
CANON: Death Note
AGE: 19 - 20 (pre-timeskip); 24 - 25 (post-timeskip)
IN A NUTSHELL: A girl loved by multiple gods of death, except for the one that really caught her eye... ! Misa is an up-and-coming model, actress, and general talent with a side gig as her serial killer reluctant boyfriend's partner-in-
PERSONALITY
Coming...
A NOTE ABOUT HOW I PLAY MISA
Death Note is weird, and one of the weirdest things about it is the stuff it has to say (and what it doesn't say) about love. Since it's written by Ohba, its women are, for the most part, caricatures of some of the worst aspects of traditional femininity.
In Misa's case, she is the goth gf of yore. Her defining contribution to the narrative is her willingness to do anything (anything) to be with and/or help her so-called boyfriend, Light Yagami, who treats her like shit and whom she, too, treats like shit, mostly because she lets her shinigami threaten him with death if he harms her or doesn't give her what she wants (i.e., a relationship). This is, inexplicably, presented by the story as a paradigm case of "unconditional love:" An inherently self-effacing, all-consuming emotion that doesn't care about the personality or feelings of the person on the receiving end. (Rem, Gelus, and to some extent even Light's mother Sachiko are all examples of this.)
While I think there's something to be said for a love that endures everything and tolerates (almost) anything of the beloved, Misa is a perversion of this: She just wants to love and be loved in return, and zeroes in on Light (or, more accurately, Kira) because he killed her parents' murderer -- allegedly. I think the "real" Misa is just as put off by actual intimacy as Light is and that this is (however unconsciously) part of Light's charm for her.
I'm interested in exploring this kind of interpretation and situations/people that challenge her on this point. (Otherwise, I'd find her unplayable.)
In Misa's case, she is the goth gf of yore. Her defining contribution to the narrative is her willingness to do anything (anything) to be with and/or help her so-called boyfriend, Light Yagami, who treats her like shit and whom she, too, treats like shit, mostly because she lets her shinigami threaten him with death if he harms her or doesn't give her what she wants (i.e., a relationship). This is, inexplicably, presented by the story as a paradigm case of "unconditional love:" An inherently self-effacing, all-consuming emotion that doesn't care about the personality or feelings of the person on the receiving end. (Rem, Gelus, and to some extent even Light's mother Sachiko are all examples of this.)
While I think there's something to be said for a love that endures everything and tolerates (almost) anything of the beloved, Misa is a perversion of this: She just wants to love and be loved in return, and zeroes in on Light (or, more accurately, Kira) because he killed her parents' murderer -- allegedly. I think the "real" Misa is just as put off by actual intimacy as Light is and that this is (however unconsciously) part of Light's charm for her.
I'm interested in exploring this kind of interpretation and situations/people that challenge her on this point. (Otherwise, I'd find her unplayable.)
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PLAYER
NAME: Az (she/they)
CONTACT: PM; ask for Discord
ACTIVE TIMES/PACE: CET/CEST; variable
BRACKETS/PROSE: Either; I'll match
CONTACT: PM; ask for Discord
ACTIVE TIMES/PACE: CET/CEST; variable
BRACKETS/PROSE: Either; I'll match
IN CHARACTER
PHYSICAL AFFECTION: She's very liberal with this when it comes to romantic partners, friends, family members, etc. The closer she is to you, the more you'll receive. This even extends to monsters!
PHYSICAL VIOLENCE: Don't.
RELATIONSHIPS: Misa takes herself to be in a romantic relationship with Light Yagami, the protagonist of Death Note, and as such is canonically uninterested (at best) and disgusted (at worst) by others who show such interest in her (see my preferences in the out of character section for caveats). When she's in love, Misa is recklessly self-sacrificing, very sweet, covetous of her partner's time and energy, and eager to please. For better and for worse, she loves her partner unconditionally (but see "offensive subjects and triggers," lol.) This degree of passion does not extend to her friends, whom she doesn't mind sacrificing in the pursuit of her own and/or her partner's goals -- but she sure is fun to hang out with! She gravitates towards "weird" people/entities and is pretty accepting of things others might be put off by or demand that their friends change.
PSYCHIC & PSIONIC INFORMATION: Misa is not a genuinely happy person. She was orphaned when her parents lost their lives in a house robbery, was nearly killed by a stalker, and has murdered people even her serial killer boyfriend thinks she should have spared. It should be clear to even minimally perceptive people that there's something "off" about her: She's too cheerful, too spunky, too unserious about certain things, and too in love with a person who is neither compatible with nor interested in her. It shouldn't take much effort for your character, psychic or otherwise, to pry in these directions, and what they discover when they do so might deeply confuse/discomfit them. (Or endear them, if her shinigami partner Rem is anyone to go by.)
MAGICAL INFORMATION: Misa has something called shinigami eyes, which allow her to see the "true" name and lifespan of your character provided she gets a decent glimpse of their face. They're visually indistinguishable from normal eyes despite what the aesthetics of the anime/manga would have you believe. Don't expect Misa to be able to tell you how long your character has left to live, though: Lifespans are given in "shinigami time," and neither I, Misa, nor apparently the creators of Death Note can do shinigami math. The series has never given a concrete explanation of what a "true" name is, either, but based on how names are treated in the manga, I assume it's whatever is written on your character's legal documents.
MEDICAL INFORMATION: Physically healthy! Mentally not!
OFFENSIVE SUBJECTS & TRIGGERS: She's the jealous type. (That's a really good pun if you're familiar with her source.)
PHYSICAL VIOLENCE: Don't.
RELATIONSHIPS: Misa takes herself to be in a romantic relationship with Light Yagami, the protagonist of Death Note, and as such is canonically uninterested (at best) and disgusted (at worst) by others who show such interest in her (see my preferences in the out of character section for caveats). When she's in love, Misa is recklessly self-sacrificing, very sweet, covetous of her partner's time and energy, and eager to please. For better and for worse, she loves her partner unconditionally (but see "offensive subjects and triggers," lol.) This degree of passion does not extend to her friends, whom she doesn't mind sacrificing in the pursuit of her own and/or her partner's goals -- but she sure is fun to hang out with! She gravitates towards "weird" people/entities and is pretty accepting of things others might be put off by or demand that their friends change.
PSYCHIC & PSIONIC INFORMATION: Misa is not a genuinely happy person. She was orphaned when her parents lost their lives in a house robbery, was nearly killed by a stalker, and has murdered people even her serial killer boyfriend thinks she should have spared. It should be clear to even minimally perceptive people that there's something "off" about her: She's too cheerful, too spunky, too unserious about certain things, and too in love with a person who is neither compatible with nor interested in her. It shouldn't take much effort for your character, psychic or otherwise, to pry in these directions, and what they discover when they do so might deeply confuse/discomfit them. (Or endear them, if her shinigami partner Rem is anyone to go by.)
MAGICAL INFORMATION: Misa has something called shinigami eyes, which allow her to see the "true" name and lifespan of your character provided she gets a decent glimpse of their face. They're visually indistinguishable from normal eyes despite what the aesthetics of the anime/manga would have you believe. Don't expect Misa to be able to tell you how long your character has left to live, though: Lifespans are given in "shinigami time," and neither I, Misa, nor apparently the creators of Death Note can do shinigami math. The series has never given a concrete explanation of what a "true" name is, either, but based on how names are treated in the manga, I assume it's whatever is written on your character's legal documents.
MEDICAL INFORMATION: Physically healthy! Mentally not!
OFFENSIVE SUBJECTS & TRIGGERS: She's the jealous type. (That's a really good pun if you're familiar with her source.)
OUT OF CHARACTER
BACKTAGGING: Always
THREADHOPPING: Ask
FOURTHWALLING: Ask
INTERESTED IN: All Kiras (except Higuchi, lmao), L, post-timeskip Sayu, Rem, Matsuda -- I'm happy to ship her with any of them, but let's discuss the details in advance (especially for Light and L). It would be nice for her to interact with characters with whom she can establish some actual intimacy/friendship! I'm very down for slowburns in that direction and threads where characters are just hanging out, having some Deep Chats, getting into their feelings, whatever. I'm partial to F/F even though she's straight in the manga. Hit her up if your character is also in the entertainment industry, into fashion, has strong opinions about love, just wants to shoot the shit with somebody who isn't boring, likes to befriend those with tragic backstories and/or help others to become better people, etc. She also works well with characters who are Extremely Different from her (ex., shy, grouchy, whip-smart, not human, and so on). Expect a lot of persistence!
NOT INTERESTED IN: Anybody affiliated with Wammy's House minus L, I'm sorry, lmao, though I'm open to AUs featuring those characters. Also don't care for crosscanon M/F, but if you've got a good idea for a thread, I'm open to hearing it!
THREADHOPPING: Ask
FOURTHWALLING: Ask
INTERESTED IN: All Kiras (except Higuchi, lmao), L, post-timeskip Sayu, Rem, Matsuda -- I'm happy to ship her with any of them, but let's discuss the details in advance (especially for Light and L). It would be nice for her to interact with characters with whom she can establish some actual intimacy/friendship! I'm very down for slowburns in that direction and threads where characters are just hanging out, having some Deep Chats, getting into their feelings, whatever. I'm partial to F/F even though she's straight in the manga. Hit her up if your character is also in the entertainment industry, into fashion, has strong opinions about love, just wants to shoot the shit with somebody who isn't boring, likes to befriend those with tragic backstories and/or help others to become better people, etc. She also works well with characters who are Extremely Different from her (ex., shy, grouchy, whip-smart, not human, and so on). Expect a lot of persistence!
NOT INTERESTED IN: Anybody affiliated with Wammy's House minus L, I'm sorry, lmao, though I'm open to AUs featuring those characters. Also don't care for crosscanon M/F, but if you've got a good idea for a thread, I'm open to hearing it!
FIRST IMPRESSIONS
VISUAL: Petite and very pretty. Her style combines gothic lolita and punk-inspired pieces, and is definitely on the sexy/maximalist side. She dyes her hair blonde. Rem helps her with the foils.
AURAL: Enjoy a lullaby courtesy of Aya Hirano.
OLFACTORY: Sweet and refreshing like her official perfume. That said, I imagine she matches her scent to her outfits, so don't expect her to smell like a parfait if she's wearing something like this.
DEMEANOR: I will write this... later...
AURAL: Enjoy a lullaby courtesy of Aya Hirano.
OLFACTORY: Sweet and refreshing like her official perfume. That said, I imagine she matches her scent to her outfits, so don't expect her to smell like a parfait if she's wearing something like this.
DEMEANOR: I will write this... later...
☆ code by kimmiserate ☆
