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HENRY CREEL

TRIGGER WARNINGS FOR CANON-COMPLIANT AWFULNESS APPLY.

SHORT BIOGRAPHYcharacter info blurb pending here idk help 🧍🏼

HEADCANONStime to speak my truth as headcanons here.

SOTERIA — the device implanted by dr. brenner in henry's neck is actually not rocket science. it's a small, pill-sized and -shaped metal capsule that contains 1) a tracker and 2) a tiny device that emits an electromagnetic field. it inhibits henry's powers by sapping on and barring him from recharging what's essentially his "psychic batteries".
he has much larger "batteries" than most, and through his regenerative healing, can recharge them much faster (which is why he could massacre the lab so shortly after being freed of the device by eleven). if physically injured more gravely, then the healing focuses on what is more life-threatening, recharging his energy or healing his body.
SURVIVING THE CURSE IS POSSIBLE — primarily important if the interactions are with muses who were victims of the curse, but, for the sake of roleplay portayal, survived.
vecna's curse is a strong psychic connection with which he gathers powerful negative energies until the psychic connection snaps and releases that built-up energy into a blast that tore a hole through the dimensional barriers between the upside down and real hawkins. this can result in the curse victim's death, but does not have to; as seen in max's case. the energy build-up just needs to be sufficient and he can "manually" sever the connection and blow it up if necessary levels are reached. survival will always come at a cost; at all times, it is deeply traumatic and painful, but levels of physical injuries vary greatly.
PART OF YOU — following up on the above, if the person cursed survives the ordeal, they will always be connected. even if it's just that little tickle at the very back of one's mind. unless the victim is psychically gifted, this is a one-way street and only bends to vecna's will. it isn't a "constantly transmitting" connection, however. he has to consciously connect with his victim.
THE SHADOW — i draw heavy inspiration from the game when it comes to what happens after eleven banishes henry to the upside down, and his subsequent relationship with the shadow, or the 'mind flayer'.
HEADCANON — explanation
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HEADCANON — explanation

PSYCHOKINETIC ABILITIES
help my boy is op or something
TELEPATHY & PSYCHIC PROJECTION — he can reach into the minds of others, using his victims' memories and fears against them. he can cast his consciousness beyond his body, kind of like astral projection, to explore the private lives of the townspeople of hawkins. these powers are amplified if he connects with the vines of the upside down.
MENTAL MANIPULATION — he can't only reach into the minds' of his victims, but he can also force them to hallucinate. he augments or replaces their usual perception of reality with non-existent phenomena of his choosing, tailor-measured to the victim's traumas, mental health issues and memories to maximize the destabilizing effect on the victim's mental state.
MINDSCAPE CREATION — at some point, likely as vecna, he gained the ability to conjure vivid imaginary locations, and through his curse power, could make his victims hallucinate themselves inhabiting these locations. the best example of that is his own mindscape, the fractured creel house and the red fog shrouding it.
GATE CREATION — he can open gates between the upside down and hawkins by exercising psychic connections across dimensions. the build-up of energy generated by the psychic connection violently explodes upon the victim's death; a power which could be used to blow a hole through the dimensional barrier.
usually, the cursed victim dies. there are exceptions: found above in the headcanon section.
PSYCHIC ABSORPTION — when killing a victim, henry, as dr. brenner put it, takes "everything, and everything they ever will be" from them, absorbing their memories and abilities. my brain's favorite shower thought is vecna knowing an awful lot about cheerleading now.
HIVE MIND CONNECTION — with the mind flayer at his side and through the hive mind, a diverse range of beings fell under vecna's control, including demogorgons, the "flayed" of 1985, and "demobats", as well as the roots and vines seemingly covering every surface of the upside down; the spider's web. be careful where you step.
TELEKINESIS & PAIN INDUCEMENT — telekinesis is really self-explanatory. he honed the skill through practice and training and grew strong enough to easily dispatch of fully grown adults and metal doors. so crushing every bone in a curse victim's body is a walk in the park; through the barrier of a dimension. the headaches/nosebleeds before he steps up the curse are side effects of the victims not being able to handle the intense psychic connection struck
PSIONIC RESISTANCE — psychics can resist each other's influence if their will is powerful enough. the stronger one comes out on top, however, and he sets the bar really high.
REGENERATIVE HEALING FACTOR — following his transformation into vecna, he developed the ability to quickly heal from non-fatal injuries. the stronger the injury, the longer it will take for him to heal. the toxic atmosphere of the upside down does not affect him.
GOOD OL' VERBAL MANIPULATION — highly manipulative and persuasive, even without his powers.WEAKNESSES
SOTERIA — see headcanon section above for more detailed info.
EXHAUSTION — excessive and continuous use of his powers slowly drains him. if he overexerts himself like he has in his childhood, he can pass out. though since that one instance when he fell into a several week coma, he has grown a considerably "psychic battery" and his psychic mastery has also aided in good energy management.
MUSIC — a curse victim's brain regions sensitive to only music can break the hold vecna has over them. and with the right song, they can even find the emotional strength to survive and escape his grasp. though it does not cleanse them of his curse.
WILLPOWER — as mentioned above, even though he sets the bar pretty damn high, someone with enough willpower can resist his psychic influence.
PHYSICAL ATTACKS — just like in dnd, physical attacks can break his concentration.
HIVE MIND CONNECTION — the connection to the hive mind is a two-way street. the hive mind may perceive through each other, but that also applies to any harm coming to one of their links.

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VERSE INFORMATION

portrayal info here or something idk ???????i can write henry in any of his stages; as an orderly, as vecna, as mr. whatsit, i'm flexible. just dm me to discuss.

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RULES

i'm honestly a very chill person*, but some base rules are necessary to ensure that interactions stay fun for everyone involved, including myself; so please respect my rules and limits in writing. it's probably gonna sound like any rule page, but please read either way.
* i say as i put one of the scariest pictures in this card as the title slide lmaoooWRITER
i am ghost. i never really found a writers' tag i vibed with, so i just kinda perpetually hover two feet away from the bathroom sink and will answer to muses' names.
i'm a gamer, a digital 2d artist, a 3d game artist and a huge nerd for star wars and fantasy franchises like dnd, bg3 and stranger things. aro/ace. 29 years old. she/her or they/them pronouns.
minors just don't interact, please!!SHIPPING & NSFW
felt like this needed an own section to make it 100% clear right off the bat: it won't happen, sorry. please don't push for anything.
kinda gave up on shipping – and this character just isn't very compatible aside the oc ship i have for him.my account is considered not safe for work because of it's violent and dark themes, not because of lewd content. if you are a lewd-centered account, please don't interact with me. i have no interest in writing lewd.THE USUAL
you know the drill. don't godmod. i have no interest to partake in drama, keep it away from me (but do let me know if i follow a problematic person w/proof).
please don't rush me for replies, i'm a busy person and don't always have the muse.
roleplay is not real life, and real life issues and matters will always come first, so don't stress about replies, either.DMS
feel free to dm me juicy gossip to definitely be weaponized against your muse. 😏
dms are generally open to mutuals plot and just to chat!i prefer to use dms for long, serious rp threads instead of dealing with the character limit; just a personal preference since i cannot, for the life of me, cope with the character limit of tweets. but semi-long stuff and banter is on TL.ORIGINAL CHARACTERS
i absolutely adore ocs with all my heart (i have so many of them myself, but don't write them publically), so throw them aaall at me! i will need some information on them first, though, so i don't mess anything up through lack of knowing about it. my boy vecna's gotta have some insight, so i'm gonna be reliant on your pinned tweets lmao. again, feel free to dm me juicy gossip to definitely be weaponized against your muse.CROSSOVER AND AU
same as above. i love crossovers! as long as they work out, that is. please see my verse page, for AUs etc. i already established and use.FINISHING NOTES
i use raphael luce as young henry and jamie campbell bower as henry and vecna's faceclaims.
i am not affiliated with jamie, raphael, nor with netlfix, stranger things or any other entity.
i only draw vague inspiration from the first shadow play, it isn't canon to me.