(no subject)

[goodbyebird]

He's not my boyfriend... by minilev. Then and now. (Some blood, but no gore.)

fic: A Life's Purpose (gen)

[thedeadparrot]

Hi! I wrote a short, slightly meta slice of life thing about this movie.

A Life's Purpose (1822 words) by thedeadparrot
Chapters: 1/1
Fandom: The Old Guard (Movie 2020)
Rating: Teen And Up Audiences
Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply
Relationships: Joe | Yusuf Al-Kaysani/Nicky | Nicolo di Genova
Characters: Joe | Yusuf Al-Kaysani, Nicky | Nicolo di Genova, Nile Freeman, Andy | Andromache of Scythia
Additional Tags: Introspection, Slice of Life, Backstory
Summary:

Nicky sometimes wonders why they are always warriors, those of them who have been chosen.

Hey everybody!

[goodbyebird]

( Community Guidelines )

Character Intros

[extrapenguin]

The Netflix twitter account has character intros up! The lowdown:

Andromache the Scythian (Andy)
Born Western Asian Steppes, 5th millennium BCE
First death ca. 4700 BCE (so she's 6700 years old, about)
Revolutionary, bounty hunter, soldier
Favorite weapon: labrys
Speaks all languages
Worshipped as a god once

Nile Freeman
Born Chicago, 1994
Marine Corporal
Speaks English, Spanish, French
Has a mother and a brother, plus a dead dad who was also in the Marines

Nicolo di Genova (Nicky)
Born Genoa, Italy, 1069
First death: 1099 (the Crusades)
Former priest
Combat style: Italian longsword, trained sniper
Speaks Italian, Arabic, Romanche
He and Joe killed each other a couple of times, like true soulmates

Yusuf al-Kaysani (Joe)
Born the Maghrib, North Africa, 1066
First death: 1099 (The Crusades)
Merchant, artist
Combat style: swordsman, tahtib
Speaks Persian, Arabic, Italian
He and Nicky killed each other a couple of times, like true soulmates

Sebastien le Livre (Booker)
Born Marseille, France, 17th of May 1770
First death: December 1812
Forger, army deserter
Combat style: jiu-jitsu, whatever works
Speaks French, Italian, Greek
Andy's de facto right-hand man