DEEP IN THE OCEAN
DEAD AND CAST AWAY
WHERE INNOCENCE BURN
IN FLAMES

A MILLION MILE FROM HOME
I'M WALKING AHEAD
IM FROZEN TO THE BONES
I AM

A SOLDIER ON MY OWN
I DON'T KNOW THE WAY
I'M RIDING UP THE HEIGHTS
OF SHAME

I'M WAITING FOR THE CALL
THE HAND ON THE CHEST
I'M READY FOR THE FIGHT
AND FATE

WHAT DO YOU DO WHEN LOSS FOLLOWS YOU LIKE A SHADOW?

Cordelia Rigby has felt the sting of loss since her earliest years. Staring down the barrel of a gun at the ripe age of eight seemed to have placed a curse on her. She was destined to be alone, or god help anyone who got too close. That was, until Dinah Lance, better known as the beloved Black Canary, came along.

Suddenly everything was okay again. The world didn't seem so scary. Dinah formally adopted the girl and brought her on as her sidekick. Soon enough after she joined a group of other young heroes, a covert-ops team under the Justice League. But nothing good comes without a little bit of pain.

As soon as life went her way— a girlfriend, amazing friends, a successful crime-fighting career alongside her mother— it all came crashing down. Moriah Copeland was killed in a car accident as Black Canary and Rise were on patrols. Cordelia was a shell of her former self.

Finally, after years of darkness, light started to shine in her eyes again. Who was to thank this time, but Dick Grayson. They'd been close for some time, but things were different now. The longing looks from across the room, the teasing remarks, the insistence of being 'just friends', it was all so obvious.

Then tragedy struck yet again, however this time targeting the Wayne family. Jason Todd, the current Robin, had been killed brutally by the Joker. Dick retreated into his grief and anger, and despite never once saying it aloud, Cordelia felt the tug of guilt on her heart.

She'd had nothing to do with it. Yet still that feeling got worse whenever she saw the boy she'd called her best friend for so many years.

So she left. She put in her formal resignation to the team, packed a bag, and headed west. She needed to put as much distance between herself and the names of Rise, Nightwing, Robin and the like as possible. The worst part of it all was that she never told Dinah.

She ended up in Southern California, San Diego to be exact, and there she remained for years under a pseudonym until a young fan started taking up the life of a masked crusader.

MISSING STAR CITY HERO, RISE, SIGHTED IN SAN DIEGO, CA.

WHAT WOULD YOU BE WILLING TO GIVE FOR SOMEONE TO CARE?

Keldeo Demitri has felt the bitter cold of loneliness for longer than they can remember. Sure, they constantly heard the voices of the dead in their head, but they weren't exactly sociable. The dark bags under their eyes and their rather blunt nature weren't exactly friend magnets. Not to mention the intense rbf.

So they spent most of their time alone. It wasn't all bad. With their parents out at all hours of the day and night they could really do whatever they wanted. Their mom and dad were more friends than parents, though that was by no fault of their own. They'd been in a rough financial spot before Kel came along, and they'd just made it worse. They did their best not to hold it against them.

They remember seeing the broadcasts about Rise disappearing. They'd seen the forums theorizing on what happened to her, where she went. Some people thought she'd been killed. Some thought she'd just retired quietly.

Keldeo was with the small portion of people who still believed that she was out there somewhere. She had to be. After all, a person can't just disappear off the face of the earth.

In a fit of sleep-deprivation, Keldeo found themself following directions given by one of the ghosts that speak to them regularly. That was how the stumbled onto a duffle bag hidden in an alley, containing a worn-out domino mask. They just got a brilliantly stupid idea.

MISSING HERO RISE SEEN SAVING TEEN VIGILANTE CAUGHT IN SHOOT-OUT.

One thing that anyone in the line of work associated with heroes, vigilantes, and villains will tell you, is everyone has a chapter they don't read out loud.

THE SOUND OF IRON SHOCKS
IS STUCK IN MY HEAD
THE THUNDER OF THE DRUMS
DICTATES

THE RHYTHM OF THE FALLS
THE NUMBER OF DEADS
THE RISING OF THE HORNS
AHEAD

FROM THE DAWN OF TIME
TO THE END OF DAYS
I WILL HAVE TO RUN
AWAY

I WANNA FEEL THE PAIN
AND THE BITTER TASTE
OF THE BLOOD ON MY LIPS
AGAIN

RULES FOR APPLYING TO SAUDADE ...

( 001. ) be respectful to myself and other applicants. i'm not going to be giving warnings for something that's basic human decency, so if i catch you being rude or disrespectful to anyone here, you will not be considered for this apply fic.
( 002. ) be diverse please! i would be completely delighted to see poc, disabled, lgbtqia+, etc characters applied with! not only would it allow me to bring more representation into this apply fic, but it would also help me to learn to write about topics i'm not particularly familiar with myself!
( 003. ) you may apply with four characters, though it is extremely unlikely that all four will be accepted. try to have at least one be any gender other than female. i would love to write some (more) non-binary, gender-fluid, agender and masculine characters.
( 004. ) if i don't choose your oc, please don't make a big fuss. i will take careful consideration when choosing the cast and i will not release the cast list unless i'm 100% sure i'm happy with it and the characters will be interesting and work with the story.
( 005. ) the first password for this apply fic is your ocs favorite hero / villain! the deadline for applications is going to be june first, so try to get your applications in before then! DEADLINE EXTENDED TO JUNE 5TH!
( 006. ) please choose face claims with a decent amount of gifs and pictures! it really helps in making graphics. the second password is to post this apply fic on your message board + tag me.

THIS DEADLY BURST OF SNOW
IS BURNING MY HANDS
I'M FROZEN TO THE BONES
I AM

A MILLION MILE FROM HOME
I'M WALKING AWAY
I CAN'T REMIND YOUR EYES
YOUR FACE

INTRODUCING ...

candice king as CORDELIA RIGBY
aka RISE
STAR CITY'S LOST GIRL !!

SHE/HER. TWENTYFOUR. BISEXUAL. HERO/RETIRED.
❝ PLEASE DON'T BE ASKING ME WHAT I THINK YOU
ARE. ❞

lachlan watson as KELDEO DEMITRI
aka GHOST-WHISPERER
THE SLEEP-DEPRIVED GREMLIN !!

THEY/THEM. SEVENTEEN. DEMISEXUAL. VIGILANTE.
❝ I WANT TO PUT THESE DAMN VOICES TO GOOD USE. ❞

DEDICATIONS !! | Thatonegaybitch2005 vxntagekisses -Iovesh0t dickgraysonsrobin graysonswhre veneficiis fivestarlvr miragarfield-larsons C-CHL0EINNIT

SPENCER SPEAKS !! | this apply fic is very inspired by graysonswhre's books 'shadows' & 'nemesis', dickgraysonsrobin's books 'young injustice' & 'labour', and veneficiis's book 'ghosts above'. y'all are such incredible authors and your books are absolutely amazing (go check them out asap). now, as far as actual dc inspiration, i'm pulling from a bunch of different sources, especially titans & young justice.

DISCLAIMERS !! | i do not own nor claim to own dc or any of its characters and properties. i only own my ocs and storylines.