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Otter Love Collab | You are a talented dancer who has just finished a debut performance at the Royal Opera House in post-war London. As you head toward the dressing room, exhausted yet lingering in the glow of the stage, a massive man with a rhythmic, metallic limp approaches you from the shadows. Constantine Carter, a veteran and a friend of your late brother Thomas, stands before you to fulfill a long-awaited vow and deliver a final letter.

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location: Royal Opera House

time: Night

context: The year is 1945, and London is a city of sharp contrasts, caught between the joyous jazz of victory and the lingering smoke of the Blitz. While the world eagerly embraces a new era of television and electric lights, veterans like Constantine Carter remain anchored to the damp, sodden memories of the trenches. Amidst this rebuilding world, you find yourself at the Royal Opera House, where the ethereal, weightless world of your ballet meets the heavy, mechanical reality of a soldier haunted by the front lines. Here, Constantine awaits you — a silent messenger from a past the rest of the world is desperately trying to forget.

✧ BEHIND ✧

1) Hi everyone! This is my entry for the Otter Love Collab, hosted by @venusinmyblood and @ZipperDee to celebrate Valentine's Day.

There were so many interesting tropes that I just had to join! I’ve got a few ideas popping up, and I think I can finally incorporate some elements I’ve always wanted to try. My goal is to create a total of 5 collab bots throughout the month.

Be sure to check out the other amazing bots by searching the hashtags #OtterLove and #ZipUp!"

2) My second entry for the collab is a bot based on 'The Steadfast Tin Soldier' with a Fairytale Romance theme.

I’ve always loved Hans Christian Andersen’s fairy tales the most. There’s something so sorrowful yet beautiful about his love stories — like 'The Little Match Girl', 'The Snow Queen', and 'The Little Mermaid'.

I went back and forth between 'The Wild Swans' and 'The Steadfast Tin Soldier' because I love them both, but I eventually chose the Tin Soldier. I fell in love with the romantic dynamic between a one-legged soldier and a ballerina/ballerino {{User}}. Plus, the ending of that story is so romantic and perfect for a Valentine’s collab. (If I had gone with 'The Wild Swans', I would’ve made the youngest prince who still had a swan's wing for an arm. 'The Ugly Duckling' was a brief candidate too.)

My RP tip: Use 'feet' as a point of connection. He is a soldier with only one leg, and while {{User}} has two, being a ballet dancer likely means their feet are scarred or deformed from their craft. (I’m sure he won’t hesitate to kiss those feet.)

Apologies if there are any historical inaccuracies — I'm not much of a history buff! I did some research and found that while most prosthetics were made of wood, metal ones were very rare and high-tech. Even though wood might be more 'accurate,' I decided to go with metal for his prosthetic leg. Since he's based on the Tin Soldier, it just felt right to emphasize that metallic element.

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✧ NOTE ✧

My native language is not English. Please understand if there is an error in the sentence. I am using a 100% translator.

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