MYO-5988: Reign

 

 

A man with one singular goal: Be powerful. Caring little for the plight of others unless it can benefit him, he has more in common with most career criminals than he does the average person. As well as being brutal in his tactics, Reign will very rarely stop if he’s set his sights on something, no matter what it may be. His honesty is his only truly redeeming feature that anyone gets to see, as you can always trust whatever he says to be the absolute truth, even if he’s not giving you all of it.

Considered by himself to be the ultimate balancing force of seedy individuals and criminal dealings (regardless of if that's actually the case or not...) the establishments he owns are neutral ground for criminal factions, and causing any serious problems to his livelihood through disrupting said establishments never ends well. He delights in watching people attempt to ruin one another and ask for his resources to do so and finds even more enjoyment in watching the less fortunate scrounge for crumbs he discards. A highly intelligent and wise man, it’s hard to deceive him and even harder to take advantage of him, he has no problems destroying your life if you attempt to hurt his position.

He rarely talks about himself in any meaningful way, keeping any important information about himself as private as possible. As someone who values information and the leverage it provides above all else, Reign is unwilling to give away anything that might compromise him. Unlike my other buns who don't talk about themselves out of insecurity, awkwardness, or past pain Reign doesn't talk about himself in the explicit interest of keeping his position.

Reign fully believes that if he were to become close with anyone that isn't Crimson everything he's worked for would get stripped from him. Refusing to be put back to such pathetic levels Reign is particularly vicious when it comes to defending what he's come to view as his.

Despite his extreme coldness he does want to find someone to trust. He's never shared that sentiment with anyone, even Crimson, but he keeps an eye out to find that person. He also refuses to put himself out there. Kind of counterintuitive.

 

 

 

- Can open his left eye but can no longer properly see out of it.

- Has a secret soft spot for imps, particularly impups. This can be noted by the slightly concerning number of small impup figurines scattered throughout his office. Make a comment about it and you'll be met with cold silence. Best not to push it...

- Likes cheese.

 

Reign remembers very little of his time growing up. It was mostly just... cold. Cold because his demon had never spared him a second glance. Cold because of the frigid nights he spent curled in a ball with nothing but his own heat to keep himself warm. Cold because the others left abandoned by his demon found no solace in one another, only more pain and hatred.

 

Reign only knew how to survive. Only knew scraps and to get what you needed there was only take. Reign didn't know how to share. To get what you needed you had to be cruel.

 

Reign only knew the cold.

 

When Reign was introduced to Burrowgatory it was hot. Hot because it was full of passion and energy and life. Hot because it was so close to Hell. Hot because every night could end with him in another buns bed. It was nice for a while. But soon he grew sick of it, sick of himself. It may not be cold but he was just doing as he always did. Surviving. He had no home to call his own, no money, no job. Just a string of beds and numbers on napkins he would never call.

 

Soon after this disgust settled into Reign's bones he met Crimson. Crimson was on fire. His hurt didn't make him cold, it made him angry. The bright red antlers that grew from his head were a sign to Reign that Crimson was right. A bright red fire of rage and hurt. He's right to be angry. Reign is right to be angry. The cold that chilled Reign's every waking thought was right. He deserved better. Crimson deserved better. No. They deserved everything.

 

Planning a business isn't exactly the forte of two buns who had no real knowledge of how money worked, or even had any of their own. Economy, finances, and business all made little sense to either of them but Reign made connections well, finding just about every kind of person he'd need in his glorious future. He just needed to wait for the perfect opportunity.

 

That opportunity came when Reign was taken on as the protege of a wealthy business owner. A pride bun who by all accounts cared for Reign and saw a lot of promise in the envy. A hope that was devastatingly misplaced as not long after it was ensured that everything would be his, Reign made his move and swiftly took over.

 

It wasn't a simple matter of pulling strings and replacing his superior, by all accounts the takeover was uniquely brutal thanks to the help of Crimson and no one ever saw the pride bun again. Rumors still surround the events that took place to get Reign where he is now.

 

Crimson: Reign gained everything he currently has through a brutal takeover (emphasis on brutal) with the help of Crimson. The two are nigh inseparable and Reign pays Crimson a lot of money for whenever Reign needs something. Reign doesn’t really care about Crimson in the traditional sense, but Crimson barely cares about Reign in return, the two would have likely murdered each other if it wasn’t a perfectly symbiotic relationship. Reign's care for Crimson comes in the form of respect and knowing Crimson better than anyone else. Comments Reign makes to Crimson seem incredibly cold to others but Crimson reads them as intended, as Reign's poor showing that he does value Crimson. At its core, though, their relationship is purely transactional. Neither of them see any particular value past what they get out of the other.

Blythe: To Reign, Blythe is a distraction. A warm body when he can't stand a cold bed. He doesn't think very much of her when he's not struck by loneliness. He helps her business by having someone handle the finances, his idea of a fair trade for her attention occasionally. He's well aware that she is hoping for more from him but doesn't believe she's worth much more than their current arrangement.