#Octavia... my shayla... ouhgh...

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Octavia/Loona

Loona and Octavia were actually the first ones I drew for this little project. I didn't think it'd go beyond them actually, which shows in how I posed Octavia because it totally ruined my height lineup. But! Regardless I wanted these two to be foils for one another and arguably I changed the least about their stories and more of their character progression.

I FIGURED OUT HOW TO DO THE KEEP READING THING 🎉

Anyway, it was important to me that while Octavia comes from a place of wealth, that she doesn't understand that fully yet. Loona dresses goth and thrifts her clothes, Octavia purely enjoys the aesthetic and acting like she has nothing while being surrounded by servants. I also wanted her to look a bit more like her mom, so I moved her pallet to be a more true purple with the slightest blue lean. Honestly I would take a second pass at her outfit but SHE thinks she looks cool so that's what matters. Octavia is also written to be younger, 16 turning 17 rather than 17 turning 18. This puts her in a younger mental state than Loona, who I changed to start at 17 turning 18. Octavia is meant to be a mirror, where Loona's fears are rectified her own are confirmed by both parents. In that sense Heaven Sent Octavia is very much like Cannon Octavia, but I want it to be clear that she's fully given up on both parents and all family. I may or may not change this with my Andrealphus but we'll jump off that bridge when we come to it. Loona I've changed to be named after a hairpin she came into the pound with, rather than her name being that and her buying a bunch of moon-themed stuff. This hairpin is also the only hint early on that something is up with her heritage. I wanted to explore how the Ars Goetia and the class system in Hell can really damage lesser demons. So I decided to make her a Goetian bastard or at least have some blood in her, which is why she'd have more magic in comparison to other Hellhounds but a more lithe stature/be a runt in the litter. In relation to Octavia, Loona is certain for the first half of the series that after her birthday, Blitzo will be done with her. I imagine there's an episode revolving around this and this is how she learns that she really does have a place here with her new family. This leads to her softening up a touch more, of course not losing her aggressive nature because I think that's what makes her fun, but she's not as defensive. Meanwhile we watch Octavia go in the direct opposite direction with her character. Loona would be, I think, a great way to pull Octavia back. Also with Loona, I plan on doing some Ars Goetia bullfuckery with Striker as well, which I will get to in his own post but.. I think she serves as a good mirror for him as well. And as a side note, Loona can have a slight crush on Vortex but that should NOT be by she dislikes Beelzebub. Bee run the pounds, the reason she was miserable until Blitzo picked her up, the reason so many people are in the pounds is due to Beelzebub getting people addicted to drugs and parties- To Loona, I want her annoyance with Vortex to come from a place of "this is the person who is making our lives as Hellhounds worse" rather than "I like this boy!!" Though I still want Bee to be a nice sort of "mean girl" type, friendly to your face to lure you in and wildly unhealthy attachment style. Though I have a LOT to say about the sins and how they can't outright avoid their nature, which will get it's own post. :P