Of course not, I'm a Criminal

Rules of Conduct

Threads

I'm open to multiple threads with one person! If we've got plot ideas, let's do it! I'll generally use minimal formatting. I don't expect you to follow my formatting, but don't expect me to follow yours if it's super stylized. PLEASE DO NOT USE SUPER TINY TEXT. I'm old I can't read that shit. [small] is fine, but not double-small. Most threads will be paragraph/novel format or multi-para. I will generally be mutuals-only, but I will look at your blog if you follow me.

Memes & Asks

Meme me up, Scotty! If I reblog a meme, I want memes!! I'll try to send at least one to you if I reblog from you! Memes are open to everyone, regardless of mutual status, but I may not respond to all of them, it is up to my discretion. I love ask memes being turned into threads, just please do so in a separate post, don't reblog the ask.

Godmodding/Power Play

Godmodding won't be tolerated. I do understand that as my character has a lot of abilities, he can often run the risk of god-modding. I will do my best to ensure this never happens. Talk to me OOC if you think he's doing too much. The only time I'll allow any sort of this is if it's a fight and I know the person I'm playing against well. I'm protective of my children(a grown man who is older than me is my child shush), and don't let others take control unless I know I can trust them. I will also ask before I do anything big in any thread we may have. If you want to have your character have prior knowledge, I’m super happy to talk about it OOC and figure out a relationship!

Shipping

Shipping will always and forever be based on C H E M I S T R Y. If he likes the person, he likes them, and they may become a ship. If he doesn't, he will let you know. He may sleep around, but having sex does not necessarily mean he will be in a relationship with your character. Open to poly ships as well.

Plotting

Always up to plot! Inbox/PM me and we can talk. DON’T force me into plots/ships/etc that don’t flow well. I’m up for trying just about anything, but if it doesn’t seem to work, please don’t try to force it. I am a hugely nice person but I don’t take kindly to being forced into something. DO push boundaries with my character. Make him uncomfortable! Just don’t force things or bring any sort of drama from OOC into IC.

AUs & Crossovers

Definitely always up for that. I don't know that I'll know your character's verse off the top of my head, but I'm willing to learn, and this can be talked about OOC

Follow Backs

I love y'all, but don't expect me to follow you back just because you followed me. I am selective with who I play with. I’ll make some open starters for everyone, but I may not reply to all the responses I get. I reserve the right to follow back or not. If you follow me, rest assured, I WILL look at your blog. If I like you/your character, I'll follow you. I do not roleplay with multi-muse blogs. It confuses me too much, I'm sorry!

NSFW & Triggers

This blog will be rife with NSFW and trigger-related things. I will try to tag all the big ones with "trigger tw" or "trigger cw". Violence, murder, sex, and possible torture will happen on this blog, but I will never post photos of gore. Please tag gore for me. I will not roleplay sexual situations with anyone or anyone's character who is under 18 years of age. Period, end of. DO tell me if you want me to tag for anything. I am empathetic to triggers and don’t want to make our pretendy funtimes anything but fun.

The Mun

I'm Erick, I'm an old damn man, but I love roleplaying. I'm very friendly so please don't hesitate to message me!! Mutuals are welcome to my skype, I'm on it a lot! feel free to message me! I love talking OOC, for plotting or just for fun chats! I love making new friends on both sides of the RPing world :3 Just be aware that I have a more than full time job (50+ hours/week), and this is my escape from that, but sometimes I have other things I need to attend to. I’ll get back to you as soon as I can, I promise. Sometimes I do forget! Feel free to poke me about a thread, but don’t poke me repeatedly, that will make me want to reply less. DO know that I’m not intimidating even if I seem it(I’ve gotten that a lot). I’m a big teddy bear, I don’t bite!!
DO communicate with me. Need me to do something? Want to drop a thread? Going on a hiatus? Want to shower me with praise? Just message me! Keep me in the loop, please! I’ve had lots of experiences with people just disappearing, and I consider every RPer I play with to be a friend. I don’t like friends just disappearing, I am fine with people having real life things happen, but just keep the communication lines open, okay? Don’t be afraid to tell me anything.

Credits & Disclaimers

I don't own Red Reddington or The Blacklist, nor am I affiliated with anyone who does. This is all just for fun!

BASICS

Name: Raymond Reddington
Codename: ????
Nicknames: Red, Ray, innumerable aliases
Age: 57.
Birthdate: February 7, 1960
Species: Human
Gender: Male
Orientation: Pansexual (Prefers women)
Profession: Criminal

PHYSICAL ASPECTS

Hair: Brown
Eyes: Blue
Height: 5'10"
Weight: 190

SKILLS

Abilities: Armed forces training; quick-talker; fast thinker; manipulator; well connected; has friends in high and low places; skilled with various conventional and unconventional forms of weaponry and improvised weapons; connections to spies, thieves, smugglers, drug traffickers, people smugglers, human traffickers, arms traffickers, counterfeiters, forgers, hackers, mercenaries, and assassins; Ultimate deal-maker; Evading the government.
Hobbies:Selling secrets, influencing geopolitics, screwing with things, changing the world because he feels like it.

TRAITS

Positive: Cunning, Persistent, intelligent
Negative: Ruthless, borderline sociopathic, selfish

LIKES

Colors: Blues, Browns
Smells: Rain, Coffee, Bourbon
Textures: Cotton, Silk, wool
Drinks: Bourbon, wine, water

OTHER DETAILS

Smokes: No
Drugs: No
Driver License: Yes
Ever Been Arrested?:Yes

BIOGRAPHY

Raymond "Red" Reddington was born February 7th, 1960 in Massachussets. He grew up and attended the Naval Academy, graduating top of his class. A few years after he was being groomed for an Admiral position, he vanished without a trace. Four years later, he resurfaced as a criminal, a major player with ties to many underworld factions. All the intelligence he'd gathered in the Navy was now for sale, and he quickly established himself as a dangerous force for law enforcement, as he could sell top secret information to the highest bidder. For the next 20 years, he sat on the FBI's Ten Most Wanted list, wanted for Sabotage; Destruction of Government property; Conspiracy; Unlawful flight to avoid prosecution; Violent crimes in aid of racketeering; Rico violations; Weapons violations, and other things.

Out of nowhere, he surrendered himself ot the FBI, offering to help them catch the world's most dangerous criminals they don't even know exist. He's curated a Blacklist of these people and will help, but only if his primary point of contact is new agent Elizabeth Keen.

Verses

Added as they come. Main verse will remain untagged, and there may be a clickable link in here once I actually get a Full Verses Page set up. I'm okay with multiple threads with the same character(s) being in the same verse, and if there needs to be a different verse for whatever reason, I will tag it as such. I'll default to my main-verse unless there's something that makes that unfeasible. I love AUs but unless there's a reason, each character will probably be in their own verse.

Post season 4 verse:SPOILERS PRESENT IN THIS VERSE

Default verse, untagged: Pre- Season 4 - Red is still working with the FBI and still has access to all of his assets and people, Mr. Kaplan is his cleaner, etc etc. “life as usual”, basically.

Post Season 4: Abyssus, Abyssum Invocat(Post s4) With his empire falling down around him, he's left almost entirely illiquid. He's been hobbled, and he's lost most of 30 years of hard work. Though he is still himself, and he's got to find a way to get back on top. Spoiler-heavy, as once season 5 premieres, this verse will be up to date with the currently airing episodes.

General supernatural AU: I have eyes and ears everywhere (Supernatural AU). Before computers, before automobiles, before even the dinosaurs, there was the primordial essence. It broke off in facets and as time went on, they became people, creatures whose names have now become infamous: Puck, or Robin Goodfellow, Aether, Erebus, et cetera…and Red. Throughout the centuries, the millennia, he went under many names, but always had one, singular purpose: To do fulfill his own desires. He built up empires, helped others to topple, as long as he was the quiet, hidden puppet-master, all was well. As technology advanced, so did his tactics, he learned many things from many people, and his powers only increased, for people crying out for justice, or crying about the lack thereof? Those cries fed him, grew him, kept him powerful.

Red is a Primordial being, one of the oldest of the Fae, and as such, he is immortal–or nigh-on, though Iron does hurt him. He has the power to grant wishes, but they never come without a price, and he is incredibly skilled at misdirection, and has physiology, enhanced dexterity, agility, strength, and durability. He can also summon things, and though he can summon almost anything he wants, he tends to hide his true nature unless the situation necessitates his revealing it. What fun is the world when you can get whatever you want without having to work for it?

American Gods AU: Said the fly to the spider (AmGod AU): Shortly after he turned traitor and sold the United States intelligence secrets to the highest bidder, an attempt was made on his life. He nearly died, but not before a strange, loquacious man came to him in what felt like a dream. When he awoke, renewed, he knew something was different. After Raymond’s first sleep out of the hospital, the words, the sense of purpose came to him in another dream: He had been saved for a reason, he was the God of Criminals, one who knew how to help anyone who lived between the cracks, in the seedy underbelly of the world. He found himself able to slip away undetected, and able to withstand much more than an average human.

Marvel/Super AU: The fickle nature of man (Marvel AU) Little changes from the main universe, but Red is no mere mortal. He was captured once, while still in the navy, and when these men had him, they tortured, but they also gave him something, to see what he would do with it. Red now has a few abilities. Low-level teleportation, he can move from room to room, or down the block, but he can't teleport anywhere in the world. It's got a limit of a few miles at most. He can become intangible to reach objects behind glass, or to pass through walls to evade capture, and he can also will objects to him, but they cannot be a great distance away(same couple mile radius). He has hyper-enhanced senses/abilities which includes it being harder to actually injure him, but for example if someone like Wolverine can heal a broken arm in a few minutes, it takes Red a few hours. Lastly, he has some low level glamour/morphing abilities. He can't go full mystique level morph, but he can make his face/gender different, though he can't change his eyes. All these have aided him in becoming the Concierge of Crime.

agcntressler:

Reverse starter call, like this and I’ll go through your meme tags or just jump in your inbox! Mutuals only please!

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# it's good business (memes)

rpmemesfam:

✧ NBC’S HANNIBAL PROMPTS !
*  A MIXTURE OF NBC’S HANNIBAL PROMPTS , CHANGE ANY PRONOUNS AS NEEDED .
‘ This is not a fatal wound. The bullet misses every artery. ‘
‘   It just means she can’t do anything about it. This is my design.  ‘
‘ I imagine what you see and learn touches everything else in your mind. ‘
‘ I can’t shut mine off any more than you can shut yours off.. ‘
‘ Please, don’t psychoanalyze me. You won’t like me when I’m psychoanalyzed. ‘
‘ Now, if you’ll excuse me, I have to go give a lecture on psychoanalyzing.   ‘
‘ Therapy doesn’t work on you because you won’t let it.   ‘
‘ Well, perhaps you need to un-learn some tricks.   ‘
‘ Last time he sent me to a dark place I brought something back.   ‘
‘ I suggested one of those clackin’ swingin’ ball things. ‘
‘ It’s the inevitability of there being a man so bad that killing him felt good. ‘
‘ I’m still not entirely sure that wasn’t my intention, pulling the trigger. ‘
‘ Eating her is honoring her. Otherwise, it’s just murder.   ‘
‘ So killing somebody, even if you have to do it, it feels that bad?   ‘
‘ You beginning to appreciate my lack of sympathy?   ‘
‘ I don’t know how I’m gonna feel about eating her after all this.   ‘
‘ It isn’t very smart to piss off a guy who thinks about killing people for a living.   ‘
‘ Passion’s good. Gets blood pumping.  ‘
‘ My parents gave me a gift. A twin. Who wouldn’t want two of me? ‘
‘ What kind of victim forgives the killer at the moment of death?   ‘
‘ I have no taste for animal cruelty. That’s why I employ an ethical butcher. ‘
‘ I’m afraid I insist on it, no need for unnecessary suffering.   ‘
‘ Human emotions are a gift from our animal ancestors.   ‘
‘ Well this should be interesting. Please, doctor, proceed. ‘
‘ What it grows, and where it’s growing it will likely kill you.. ‘
‘ It’s getting harder and harder to make myself look.   ‘
‘ But I am looking alone, and you know what looking at this does. ‘
‘ I know what happens if you don’t look, and so do you. ‘
‘ I can make myself look, but the thinking is shutting down.   ‘
‘ You don’t think I have a right to know what’s happening with my wife?  ‘
‘ The effect I was hoping to have was her death. Mission accomplished. ‘
‘ Certain personalities are attracted to certain professions.   ‘
‘ Here we are, bunch of psychopaths helping each other out. ‘
‘ Words are living things. They have personality, point of view, agenda. ‘
‘ Your bad luck that you’re the best, pal. ‘
‘ I feel like I’ve dragged you into my world. ‘
‘ I want to go on record as saying that this is a very bad idea. ‘
‘ It’s natural to see if someone is clever enough to climb over them. ’
‘ What reason did you have to kill the others?   ‘
‘ Insane isn’t really black or white, is it? ‘
‘ What do you smell on me? ‘
‘ I think that the work you do here has created a sense of stability for you.   ‘
‘ You married? You’re married. How long you married? That long? ‘
‘ I feel like hell. Actually, no, I feel, uh, fluid, like I’m spilling. ‘
‘   You were attacked by a patient not too long ago. I read the report. ‘
‘ They will believe he did. They will believe he killed others, too. ‘
‘ I’m so sorry, ______. I’m sorry I couldn’t protect you in this life. ‘
‘ I know who I am. I’m not so sure I know who you are anymore.   ‘
‘ I am not the intelligent psychopath you are looking for.  ‘
‘ I’m not asking you to believe anything you can’t prove. ‘
‘ I’ve always found the idea of death comforting.  ‘
‘ That would suggest a radically unorthodox form of therapy. ‘
‘ I’m always happy to do a favor for a friend, just say the word.   ‘
‘ How does one politely refuse a dish in circumstances such as these? ‘
‘ You never answered my question. How would killing me make you feel?   ‘
‘ She was compelled to take his life so she could take her own back. ‘
‘ Tell me, did your heart race when you murdered her?   ‘
‘ When the fox hears the rabbit scream, he comes running. But not to help.   ‘
‘ I let you know me… see me. I gave you a rare gift, but you didn’t want it.  ‘
‘ Imagine what you must taste like. It won’t be long until someone’s taking a bite out of you.   ‘

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# it's good business (memes)

angelknifee:

im rotting! im dying! it’s cute! couture! im decomposing!

@ghoulishundertakings

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# body horror tw # unreality tw # death cw? # I have no interest in cases I have no interest in (ooc) # it's good business (memes)

murdoc:

on a scale of 1-10 how intimidating am i

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# it's good business (memes) # IC mostly i'd say # but OOC if you think i'm intimidating! # just specify which :3

selfdefiined-archive-blog Asked

★★★

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# selfdefiined # cause and effect (Responded) # it's good business (memes)

allpurposebogeyman Asked

★ I always hear Red's voice when I read your posts

dkfjhsflj Thank friend <3 <3

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# allpurposebogeyman # it's good business (memes) # cause and effect (Responded)

starkdissembled-arc Asked

★★★★★★★★★★

I love you ok

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# justastarkgenius # cause and effect (Responded) # it's good business (memes)

Send me a ★ if you think I accurately portray my muse

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# validate meeeeeeeeeeeeeee # it's good business (memes)

deivll:

lucifer sentence starters
↳ episode 1 – 3
i like to punish people too.
are you trying to bribe me?
it’s only money
.you break the law sometimes, don’t you?
it feels good to get away with something, doesn’t it?
go on, take it. buy yourself something pretty.
you little devil.
shouldn’t you be spending your valuable time doing something more significant?
don’t know. don’t care. not my problem.
he will not be merciful for much longer.
you’re famous, aren’t you?
did i sell my soul to the devil?
with all the good came a hell of a lot of bad.
so the devil made you do it, did he?
i suggested you work with him, not sleep with him.
oh god, i’m a mess.
what happens now – that’s up to you.
what did you do?!
why did you end her life?!
there’s gonna be a lot of attention on this one.
do you know the shooter?
like to play cop, do you?
i just like to play in general.
now, don’t you think that’s interesting?
immortality. of course. you spell that with one or two M’s? i always forget.
what will your corrupt little organisation do about this?
will you find the person responsible? will they be punished?
you’ve got some balls on you, pal.
i could swear i’ve seen you naked. have we had sex?
someone out there needs to be punished!
what is this, a wedding or a kidnapping?
it’s hard to be rejected, isn’t it?
i’d kill someone if they denied me. not that that’s possible.
did you want her dead?
i am not playing that mind game with you.
i really don’t want to have sex with him tonight.
i have narcotics for him.
can someone please turn down this god-awful music!
without the blues, there’d be no devil’s music whatsoever.
you’re being clear alright. if you’re looking to get yourself killed.
i didn’t kill her!
people sometimes kill people with whom they’re in love. the heart’s mysterious.
girl made me crazy!
welcome to the party!
i have far too many bullets in this thing for you to still be talking.
what do you desire more than anything else in this life?
you’re not like – a jedi or something, are you?
i know something you don’t know.
well, they’re threatened. you’re clearly smart and have notable instincts.
i don’t think you’re allowed to smoke in here.
that’s a hooker’s name.
i don’t know whether to laugh or to shoot you.
are you at all aware of how dickish you sound?
i wouldn’t recommend it. i’m like walking heroin.
i tend to appeal to the dark, mischievous hearts in all of you.
you seem oddly immune to my charms.
truth be told, i find you repulsive.
did you roofie her?
my word is my bond.
what’s your deepest, darkest desire?
you wouldn’t want any nasty secrets screwing that up for you though, would you?
god, you are a terrible liar.
despite your proclaimed revulsion, you can’t deny that there’s a connection between us.
i made her, and she ruined me.
i’m gonna punish you.
back off, you freak!
he needs to pay! he needs to suffer! he needs to feel the pain, not escape it!
i don’t want to die.
why aren’t you more dead?
you’re having a very hard time with the immortal thing, aren’t you?
i’m pretty sure i’d be dead if you hadn’t helped me, so thank you.
you know, you’re far too interesting to let die.
i think this could be the start of a beautiful friendship.
i’d stay for the family reunion, but it’s giving me terrible IBS.
you scared i’m turning my back on the dark side?
you wouldn’t want to start a war.
i look forward to eating your heart one day.
have you seen the face of the devil?
i’m willing to work within your metaphor.
i’d kick a puppy if one waltzed by. i’m joking. puppies don’t waltz.
i’m gonna figure out your secret.
i guess we both have our mysteries.
i’ll show you mine if you show me yours.
if i don’t affect you, i’m curious as to what does.
if you desire something, just take it.
you’re not gonna get away with this. i’m gonna make sure of it.
what are you hiding?
are you really gonna try and prove his innocence?
sorry, do you want a hit?
it’s ‘puff, puff, pass’, not ‘puff, puff, stomp angrily.’
you brought pot to a crime scene?
i’m sure there’s some stragglers we could get into trouble with, huh?
it’s called a devil’s threesome for a reason.
if you’ve come to lecture me, can you just save it for later? i’m annoyingly sober right now.
you must have done something salacious in your youth.
i’m not gonna tell you anything.
i don’t want to know about the case, so you can keep your dirty little secrets.
i’ve seen the hatred in her eyes when she looks at you.
i just did everything i could to keep others from making the same mistakes i did.
who are you protecting?
i was hoping for sexy, salacious details, and i instead i got taken on a trip down depression lane.
don’t you dare disrespect me.
you will not speak to me this way!
am i interrupting some creepy foreplay you two have?
we all know what the road to hell is paved with, don’t we?
they don’t give out pulitzers for nip-slips.
if it’s any consolation, you look really good in it.
you don’t decide who gets punished and how.
let’s go deliver some punishment.
you’re a necessary evil.
i’ll kill you, you crazy bitch!
you both get a gun. let’s see who shoots first.
what’s to stop us from shooting you?
you’re interrupting my punishment.
you’re lucky i figured out your insane, ironic punishment before anyone got killed.
you tried to do some good. to help someone. don’t throw it all away.
i thought i’d use you to remedy a situation that i’ve mishandled and annoy you in the process.
you know exactly what i’m asking you.
didn’t mean to hurt you.
i hope the guy who hurt you got in lots of trouble.
i’m so very used to being in control of everything.
i doubt he’ll be able to string two words together right now, much less have a conversation.
what happened to you?
i can’t get away from him!
what’s the worst that can happen?
you could learn a thing or two from this guy.
you are in desperate need of my help.
i mean – you are like a four-leaf clover and a unicorn made a baby.
i’ve met your type before. so desperate to control their lives that they forget to enjoy it.
this is the fantasy life of a postmenopausal housewife.
i want to get laid so damn bad.
i very much beg your pardon?
i’m freaking out, okay?
i need that favour.
thanks for being super-cryptic in a really unhelpful way.
we’ve got a murder on our hands.
you forget that my expertise is finding the right people to punish.
so there’s a bona fide killer on the loose that needs to be punished.
haven’t i proven myself extremely useful at detectiving?
i don’t want to be stuck out here with these miscreants.
you call watching porn on your phone useful?
i wish i’d never met you.
the person responsible is still out there.
i just want to make sure that you’re punishing the right person.
this place is built on lies where nothing is authentic or genuine.
i’m gonna tear him limb from limb.
your anger toward this minor inconvenience feels a little disproportionate.
we need to ask you a few questions.
i don’t think the plan was to kill you.
i think they wanted to scare you.
you’re like two pathetic peas in a pod.
someone must’ve hired her for this.
if your problem’s that stick up your ass, i’m afraid there’s no one strong enough to pull that out.
am i up for encouraging someone to commit a nefarious act? put me in, coach.
your professional reputation has taken a bit of a dive. as has your sexual one, i’m afraid.
just sit tight and we’ll all get what we want.
you know who you’re messing with?
you’ve certainly been a busy bee, haven’t you?
it seems you’re a bit of a two-pump chump.
please don’t hurt me – please.
i’m not gonna hurt you. i’m going to destroy you.
see, that’s why i don’t lie. it’s so hard to keep track of who knows what.
i still don’t understand.
if he left me, i would be ruined.
she didn’t want to go through with it.
i’m finally focusing my anger where it belongs.
but you know what? you, uh – you stayed good to your word.
you are crazy. but you’re my crazy, you hear me?
are you too egotistical to acknowledge my help?
i think that’s why you’re here. to reinvent yourself.
i told you, i’m good at punishing people – nay, i’m the best at punishing people.