[i]Hola[/i]! [i]Me llamo [s]piscina de la muerte[/s][/i] Hawk and I've been writing/roleplaying since I was a kid. I'm also a guildfall veteran. I'm no literary genius but hey, practice (eventually) makes perfect, right? I hope so. I'm still practicing. I'm female (if that matters), newly in my early 30s and back and kickin'. So let's get revved up, shall we?

[color=fff79a][i][b]laying down the law[/b][/i][/color]

I'm pretty easy to work with and [i]very[/i] understanding (provided you aren't outright rude). Still, I do have several expectations:

- Please be [i]at least[/i] 18. I'm not comfortable roleplaying with minors, and enjoy throwing in mature content. So if you have issues with swearing, violence and romance/sexual themes (no FTBs), I'm probably not your gal. For this reason, all roleplays will be conducted via PMs.

- Speaking of romance, I love it. I can do non-romance roleplays, but I usually get bored of those real quick.

- I can play both male and female main characters. I'm not too fond of doubling, but will introduce side characters to move the story along. 

- Quality over quantity (cliche, but very appropriate). My posts usually range between 2-5 paragraphs, but I won't ever give you a one-liner. Posts will be shorter during instances of conversation, for example. I'm really looking for something chill, so...

- Proper grammar, proper spelling, proper punctuation. Please use punctuation. Punctuation is your friend. [i](I've had instances where people just typed like this without punctuation and it really made it hard for me to read their posts and I'm not trying to be mean but I can't handle that in a roleplay so again please don't do this.)[/i]

- Patience, young padawan. My present schedule is a giant mess, so I can't guarantee daily posts. At certain (rare) times, I can roll out 5+ posts a day. Other times, maybe a post a week. It depends. I also have recurring (and sometimes crippling) depression, so some days I'll probably be curled up in bed with zero inspiration.

- Please be polite to your fellow humans. I like to think I'm pretty nice OOC, so do return the favor, yeah? I'm also up to making friends if you like. Drew an awesome picture of our roleplay? Show me! Had a bad day and need a rant buddy? Rant away.

- Discuss plot twists with me, or just throw them in if you deem it appropriate. I refuse to be the roleplay version of Sisyphus pushing the plot boulder up a hill by myself for all eternity, so do assist in contributing.

- Dark themes are love. Gimme 'em.

[i][color=fff79a][b]underdeveloped plot ideas, huzzah[/b][/color][/i]

[hider=BOOM!][b]battle scars:[/b] [i](modern, military, hurt/comfort, slice-of-life)[/i]

The military had always been his life, and there was no higher calling than serving his country. But what happens after? Returning to his small hometown, a soldier is met by the girl he grew up with - the best friend who's always had his back. But his time overseas had left him with scars - mental, physical, or perhaps both. Society now seems impossibly alien, and as PTSD slowly begins to set in, his friend does whatever she can to be of help.

[b]all the children:[/b] [i](modern, mystery, (optional) supernatural)[/i] [color=ff3333]TAKEN[/color]

[s]In the aftermath of a personal tragedy, a single parent moves, with their young child, from the city to a rural town. At first, all seems perfect...until the body of a little girl is discovered drowned in a nearby creek. It doesn't stop there, however. In the weeks that follow, more children turn up dead, and the townspeople begin to get paranoid and suspicious. In the meantime, the parent has gotten to know their neighbor, a reserved and quiet individual who seems to know more about the murders than they're revealing.[/s]

[b]in the after:[/b] [i](modern, post-apocalyptic, action)[/i]

A pandemic has swept the nation, collapsing the government, dispersing the military, and reducing everything to base anarchy. The undead now walk the streets. Refuge is one of the few remaining human settlements, controlled by remnants of military forces. Their leadership has become corrupt and have started hoarding supplies, leaving the people to starve. When an inexperienced soldier lets an infected comrade past the gate, the town is soon overrun. A smuggler bringing food for the survivors teams up with an ex-soldier, hoping to head to another "safe zone".

[b]liar, liar:[/b] [i](modern, thriller, crime)[/i]

The mob's pet lawyer has always had it good defending the city's most bloodthirsty killers. He's learned to erase his conscience, focusing instead on the stacks of cash he earns every time a murderer walks free. That is, until he gets on the new boss's bad side by sleeping with the man's wife. Now with a death mark on his head, he's agreed to testify and is sent into witness protection. His new bodyguard comes in the form of a headstrong marshal, who - much to the lawyer's chagrin - is immune to the charms of a silver tongue.

[b]in the blood:[/b] [i](modern, mystery, thriller, crime)[/i]

A rookie FBI agent is assigned a new partner in the wake of a series of violent serial killings. This partner is notoriously strict and by-the-book, his devotion to his career having resulted in a string of failed relationships. The reason for this is his father was one of the worst serial killers of his generation, a cold fact which he hopes to remedy through his government service. As the case unravels, the rookie soon finds her frosty partner might not be as mean as she'd initially assumed.

[b]catch and release:[/b] [i](modern, supernatural)[/i] 

A young fisherman risks his life every time he goes out to sea, facing storms and violent waves while trying to rake in a profit. One fateful day, violent weather hurls him off his ship and into the tossing ocean. He wakes up on the shore beside a strange woman - a mermaid, on the run from creature hunters who have slaughtered most of her kin. She asks the fisherman - whom she has long watched and perceived as a kind, honest soul - to keep her in his home as a safety measure, in exchange for her having saved his life.

[b]spellbound:[/b] [i](medieval/fantasy, adventure, action)[/i]

In a dark world where magic is seen as wicked, mages are rounded up and executed on a regular basis. The cruel king tortures these mages for sport and public entertainment, relying on his royal mage hunters to "enforce the peace". These mage hunters have been made resilient to the effects of magic, and are notoriously ruthless in their operations. A young mage finds work in a mercenary band as a "swordswoman". But when the band is hired to assist the mage hunters - and their enigmatic leader - in the rooting out of a particularly stubborn group of mages, how long can she hide?

[b]darkness:[/b] [i](sci-fi, military, thriller, action)[/i]

In the aftermath of an alien invasion, humanity has signed a truce with the invaders and allowed them a "home" on Earth. The human population has been heavily reduced in the long war, and survivors remain bitter. Although the human council preaches peace on the surface, they still seek ways to gather intelligence with the hope of one day driving the aliens from Earth. A team of black operations soldiers is dispatched on missions "behind enemy lines", with the warning that should they be discovered, they will be disavowed as rogue elements.

[b]den of wolves:[/b] [i](dystopian, military, thriller, action)[/i]

In a nation ruled by a totalitarian leader, two individuals are rising stars in the nation's elite military academy. Trained as soldiers for the president's army, they face constant and grueling "tests", with harrowing consequences should they fail. While one, the child of a decorated general, is devoted to graduating with highest honors, the other is sympathetic to the plight of the people. When members of the anti-government resistance infiltrate the academy, paranoia and persecution soon become commonplace... 

[b]sacrifices:[/b] [i](medieval/fantasy, adventure, action)[/i]

Every thousand years, an ancient and hellish creature will rise to threaten the realm. This is kept in check by the "vessel", a powerful priest who becomes host to the god who first defeated the creature. The priest is responsible for journeying across the land to an old temple, where they will sacrifice themselves to redeem the realm. In accordance with tradition, the priest will be accompanied by a chosen paladin, a holy warrior bound to defend their charge till the task is complete.

[b]beyond the trees:[/b] [i](modern, supernatural, action, horror)[/i]

Travelers have been going missing, their last known locations being around the vicinity of an abandoned town shrouded in mist. A cop, sent to investigate, enters the town and is transported to an alternate dimension/universe, where the town is populated by grotesque creatures somehow tied to the place's dark history. There, he encounters a fellow trapped traveler. Their only way out? To unravel the mystery behind the location's abandonment, and break an age-old curse bound to the town's original founders.

[b]runaways:[/b] [i](modern, thriller)[/i]

Fleeing an abusive marriage, a woman arrives in a small town broke and desperate. She meets a kind but reclusive local, who - out of kindness - agrees to put her up in his home until further notice. She soon discovers he's a dangerous ex-con with more than a few demons in his closet and enemies at his back, who has tried to sever ties with his old life. But that's okay, because she has an enemy of her own - one who's not done with her just yet.

[b]snakes in the grass:[/b] [i](modern, mystery, crime)[/i]

His mother's terminal illness brings a disillusioned and morally ambiguous cop back to his rural and crime-ridden hometown, where he arrives in time to find himself in the middle of a horrific, ritualistic murder case. The killer appears to be a religiously-driven vigilante, punishing "deserving" sinners for their vile transgressions. But when the cop's beloved sister goes missing, the situation becomes personal for the man, who finds himself joining forces with a local journalist.

[b]hang you in the morning:[/b] [i](historical, action, crime)[/i]

The old west is a dog-eat-dog world, particularly so when a rancher's daughter finds an injured man at her door and takes him in. She discovers he's the leader of a vicious band of outlaws, responsible for a spree of murders and robberies. Seduced by the promise of adventure, she disguises herself as a man and joins his band. But soon enough, she falls under the suspicious eye of the outlaw's fanatically devoted - and borderline psychopathic - right-hand man.

[b]best served cold:[/b] [i](modern, thriller)[/i] [color=ff3333]TAKEN[/color]

[s]The city's wealthiest family has been responsible for ruining many lives...in particular, that of a young woman's single father, who committed suicide shortly after. Swearing revenge on the family who reduced hers to nothing, she adopts a new identity and finds her way into a charity ball hosted by her enemy, where she immediately cozies up to their only son, seeking to ruin them from within.[/s]

[b]blood hunt:[/b] [i](modern, thriller, adventure, action, supernatural)[/i]

Tales tell of an ancient, lost civilization known for its tyrannical queen. Upon her death, she ordered all her treasures buried with her in the bowels of a cursed temple filled with traps. Many an adventurer has sailed to the queen's island with hopes of recovering these legendary artifacts, only to go missing. Now, a young archaeologist enlists the help of a cynical mercenary to make the perilous journey, only to have their ship hit a storm midway. They manage to make it to the island, but now only have one way to go...forward.

[b]inferno:[/b] [i](modern, thriller, supernatural)[/i]

Someone is setting houses alight and locking their occupants in, allowing entire families to be consumed in walls of angry flame. News of these brutal acts of arson have permeated national news stations, leading many to fear they might be next. A local fireman with a dark past has been following the cases, along with personally working some of them. He suspects he might know the person - or entity - behind it. Only...who will believe him? Perhaps a young paranormal investigator, who also happens to be his neighbor.

[b]the game has changed:[/b] [i](modern, thriller, action, virtual reality)[/i]

A dodgy but wealthy game developer hires two competitive gamers to save his company. His newest game, one that immerses its players in a virtual reality simulation, has been hijacked by a malevolent program known only as "The Princess". Previous "challengers", shortly after their in-game defeat, have been found dead in their chairs. These new challengers must now survive the game and its levels, even as the line between what is real and what isn't slowly begins to blur.

[b]hellhound, hellbound:[/b] [i](modern, supernatural)[/i] 

So maybe making a deal with the devil wasn't the best idea, but that's exactly what one unlucky woman has gone and done. Shortening her lifespan significantly in a trade-off for whatever reason, her time eventually runs out and the man below feels it's time to collect. She opens her door one day to a mysterious stranger, who just so happens to be a hellhound leashed to the devil himself.

[b]war dog:[/b] [i](modern, supernatural)[/i]

A young woman receives news that her brother, a decorated soldier stationed overseas, has been killed in action. The brother's eerily intelligent military working dog, traumatized by events, is shipped home and is promptly adopted by his deceased handler's sister as a way of keeping her brother's memory alive. However, the heroic hound has a secret, a secret the woman's brother helped him conceal: he's not just a dog, but a canid shapeshifter who has sworn unflinching loyalty to the family.

[b]rebel son:[/b] [i](modern, slice-of-life, drama)[/i]

Heartbreak leads a jaded youth to move away from his small Tennessee town with a guitar and a small flame of hope, seeking his fortunes wherever they might lead him. Half a decade later and he's one of country music's rising stars, known for his stirring performances as well as notorious for his quick temper and reckless attitude. She's his idealistic new manager/publicist, a plucky Los Angeles native charged with keeping his behavior in check since the record company's near had enough.

[b]strangetown:[/b] [i](modern, supernatural, sci-fi, thriller, horror, mystery)[/i]

A traveler's car engine mysteriously fails en route to her destination. Desperate for help, she finds little choice but to pay a visit to the mysterious town in the near distance, where she encounters a reclusive local. But throw in the strange lights in the sky, the black helicopters, the government surveillance vehicles and odd roars at night and she might soon realize that this southwestern town is anything but ordinary. And her peculiar new friend? Not even of this earth.[/hider]

New plots will be added as and when they come to mind. Until then, if you're interested in any of the above, shoot a PM my way. I currently only have time for a limited amount of roleplays, unfortunately, so I'll likely be accepting based on plot preferences.

I'm also willing to consider suggestions. Hint: I like the modern crime drama genre. A lot. Also action thrillers.

[u][color=fff79a]If it's been a few days and I still haven't gotten back to you, it's likely because I'm full up on roleplays.[/color][/u]

Thankya.