#Belos appreciation

[amoritasart]

Ok but I really like that there's like so many eras of Philip Wittebane and fans of him get a attached to specific ones and it's just so sweet and fun to see.

I love seeing kid Philip with Caleb and how different people portray their upbringing as orphans in the 1600s. I love seeing Philip as a young man coping with his brother's absence and how different fans interpret him navigating the isles. I love seeing beard Philip and how fans interpret his confrontation with Caleb and his spiral into depression and madness. I love seeing Preacher Belos and how fans interpret his interactions with the first grimwalkers and how he slowly conquered the isles. I ADORE present old man emperor and how utterly insane he is and everything he's done is finally coming back to haunt him.

He's falling apart and maybe he feels guilt, maybe he's actually having delusions, maybe he really thinks he's the hero and Caleb's soul can still be saved, maybe he's lying to everyone including himself, maybe he's gone through so much pain and suffering that accepting that he didnt have to go through all that is too much to bear so he has to keep believing his own lie.

This character is so fun and complex and everyone interprets him differently to the point anyone can see and point out a thing that no one has ever even noticed before and I think that is so beautiful.

[gh0st-t0wn3]

*THE OWL HOUSE SEASON 3 SPOILERS*

More grimwalker gus for the soul

[ineedcoffee-sigyn]

So, I finally finished the drawing for one of my favourite artists that do inspire me a lot!

So here you go @a-magpie-in-gravesfield a drawing of all the Philips~ with some small references and quotes I put in :)

I am also legally required to tell you that I heard a lot of Daylight, Dizzy, Give it to me and Take me to Church while creating this piece.

Anyway, not good with speeches so... see ya!

As a side note- this is also the drawing that inspired this meme and I won't apologise for it.

[lucent-roase]

I have an unhealthy obsession with rottingrose, may I ahead doodle to feed into said obsession :3

i used to have the same kind of hair as Willow’s, brushing it was a pain. i thought it would be funny to draw Belos not knowing how to brush hair other than his own 😭😭

[enchantedchocolatebars]

A Winsome Witch And A Happy Human Chapter 1: (Our Story Begins)

Written by 💕 enchantedchocolatebars 🍫 (me lol).

Chapter 2 here.

Chapter 3 here.

Chapter 4 here.

Commission cover art here.

Cover art poll here.

Chapter titles here.

Chapter 1 snippet here.

Chapter 2 here.

Enjoy ! <3

(The other chapters will be linked here.)

(If you enjoy my shorter works, I highly recommend that you start reading this fic series as it will have twice the amount of words and effort put into it, and will be my main focus going forward. It's a charming tale that is very Disney-like about how Caleb and my wittewife oc, Clara, came together. Although they don't appear in this chapter, they will appear in the subsequent ones. I appreciate any and all feedback if you are interested in sharing or sending any. Being that this is my first ever chapter fic, I'll be promoing and reblogging about it a lot.)

Even though the Titan did enjoy watching his living son from the floating cubes that drifted around in the realm known as the In Between as doing so gave him the opportunity to watch his son grow up, he also liked spending time with his unhatched children.

Tonight was family game night.

“So,” the Titan began, smiling what was a close approximation to a smile down at his three little titan eggs who were sitting in front of him in a pool of shallow water.

Egg number one wore a pink bow, egg number two wore a blue baseball cap, and egg number three wore an egg-sized ‘Bad Girl Coven’ t-shirt, which matched with the one its father wore.

Reaching behind his back, the Titan happily pulled out two board game boxes.

The box in his left hand had a picture of a checkerboard, while the other displayed the image of a black king chess piece.

“What game should we play tonight?” he asked his egglings, not expecting them to give him a verbal answer as he had the ability to comprehend them without verbalization.

He holds up the first option. “Checkers?” He lists off, shaking the box some before bringing it down and lifting up the second option, repeating the process. “Or chess?”

The eggs, of course, stayed silent about the choices, but still communicated to their papa.

“…,”

“…,”

“…,”

The Titan couldn’t contain the buoyant laughter that decided to bubble up out of his chest when he heard them.

“Very well,” he said with a second chuckle, stowing the checkers box behind his back once again before using a single beckoning gesture of his finger to raise a table from below the shallow surface of the water.

Once the Titan sets the chess box down on the table, he opens it and takes out the board before laying it out.

“We’ll start with chess first and play checkers afterward. I’ll even throw in an extra game just for the fun of it,” he tells his eggs with a tender smile, placing the black and white chess pieces in their proper places.

He puts the pawns in front, then lines up the other pieces symmetrically with the king and queen in the middle.

Next, the Titan walks over and, with extra care and very gentle claws, picks up his little eggling in the blue baseball cap.

Heading over to its chair, he produces a plump white pillow from thin air onto it and carefully sets it down.

Two more plump pillows are conjured across from the table as the Titan picks up his other two eggs and settles them down on their seats.

They were going to watch their papa play against their sibling in a match.

Upon taking his seat at the table, the Titan casts a sunny smile across his scruffy face as he gazed at his child.

"I know this is your first time playing chess," he began in a kind and understanding voice before continuing.

"So I'll share with you what I know."

"...," went the egg to its father.

Such an innocently childlike response led to the Titan's soft chuckle, his bony smile reaching all the way up to his round, hollow eyes.

"Don't worry," he reassured to his unhatched egg softly.

"I'll explain all the basics to you, and we'll start slowly and take our time while playing."

Chess was a challenging and complex game, he knew that.

The Titan wasn't very fond of the classic board game at first when he first started playing it with a human man with blonde hair and a forelock.

However, as their games progressed and the man taught him the basics, his liking for it increased.

"...?" asked the egg.

The Titan nodded. "Promise," he said as their chess lesson began.

The two most crucial pieces in the game are reached for by clawed hands.

"See these two guys here?" The Titan asked his egg, holding the pieces in his hand before continuing.

"In chess, we call them kings. Each player only gets one, and they're the most important pieces in the game. You want to attack your opponent's king while also keeping your own king safe and protected."

King.

Safe.

Protected.

The Titan's mind was filled with memories of his oldest son.

He sighs of bliss from the memories before continuing with his explanation.

"Once the king is captured, the game ends, so always remember to keep him shielded."

As the Titan lists off the other pieces, he points at them.

"Each player controls 16 pieces: 8 pawns, 2 bishops, 2 knights, 2 rooks, 1 king, and 1 queen."

"...?"

Papa Titan chuckles.

"The knights are the little horse heads, and the rooks are the little castle towers," he told his little one.

"Each chess piece has its own unique way of moving across the board and potentially capturing your opponent's pieces as it goes."

He points at the pawns.

"Pawns have the ability to move one square forward per turn, except for their first turn when they have the ability to move two squares forward. Pawns move diagonally forward by capturing other pieces diagonally. They cannot move backwards."

After explaining the other pieces to his egg in great detail, Papa Titan moves on to the gameplay and strategy.

...

"... And that's the game!" The Titan finishes his final statement with a grin.

Hands are placed on his hips.

"Sounds simple, right?"

"...," the egg said otherwise as a multitude of thoughts swirled inside its shell.

The Titan nodded with complete understanding of the overwhelming feeling.

"It's a lot to take in, but I think you can do it," he gently encouraged with a fatherly smile before continuing.

"Since you're just starting out, focus on always protecting your king, and you'll do just fine."

He gestures for the egg to make the first move.

As soon as he blinks, he observes that a white pawn has moved two spaces forward.

The Titan smiles, doing the same with his black one.

Upon the second blink, his eyes detect an advanced white king on the board, causing him to let out a jolly laugh.

"You're already a natural at this," he complimented, moving his knight.

Blinking, he notices that his child has pushed his king piece up a space.

In response, the Titan opened up a rook by pushing a pawn.

After more pieces are pushed, the Titan blinks again and sees that he's been checkmated.

He gives a playful laugh. "Well, that was certainly fun! You win!"

A hand hovers over the egg, gently patting the top part of its shell. "Good job."

...

After family game night concluded, the three eggs, who were now wearing small night caps that fit them just right, were curled up in bed under a thick comforter together as their father entered their room with a light brown hardcover book tucked under his arm.

"I'm hope you're all ready for tonight's story," he began, his voice so soft and tender as he took a seat in the rocking chair in the middle of the room.

"Because it's one of my favorites," he reveals with a gentle chuckle, showing off the cute cover to his children.

It was adorned with a gold border as scatters of sparkles and hearts were displayed in the background.

A happy human dressed in a pink suit and a winsome witch dressed in a blue gown were in the foreground, their respective palismen on each of their shoulders.

Behind them was another human with a beard, angrily spying on them in a bush with a bird perched on his head.

"It's titled 'A Winsome Witch And A Happy Human'," The Titan read as he opened the book and turned to the first page.

"Our story begins in Bonesborough..."

[supernovastudiosstuff]

Themb.

[welcometogrouchland]

Smacks lips. Also can we talk about how the Titan and the boiling isles in general has repeatedly been compared to and was clearly based on depictions of the Devil and Hell. With Belos literally calling it perdition this episode. And then Belos, the good Christian martyr who's never willed himself to look beyond this realms hellish surface and has tried to destroyed it because of that, ends up POSSESSING AND BECOMING WHAT HE MIGHT'VE ONCE THOUGHT WAS THE DEVIL ITSELF IN ORDER TO CARRY OUT HIS SUPPOSEDLY RIGHTEOUS MISSION. Like. Belos didn't get too much character exploration this ep until the end but this says sooooooo much it's really on the nose too I.

[thisisnotacreativeusername]

history repeats

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[mythical-amusing]

I don't like this alternate reality...

Why is it showing up like this for me XD

@fl0w3ry

[kakusu-shipping]

They are Shota4Shota4Shota to me

[amoritasart]

I wish I can rub Philip belly

Awww so sweet! 🥹Same! Although I also want to yank on his ponytail so hard his toothpick neck snaps💖

[batstabb]

Amon doodles + Belos

Edit: Trust him at your own risk

[crossroadsofchaos]

"Two characters barely interact, but the fandom is convinced they're canonically very close" is a thing that usually happens with romantic shipping, but Dad/rius is the first time I've seen it happen with a familial dynamic.

They barely interact on screen, and until the epilogue there's very little implied off screen interaction where they'd actually build a close relationship, but some people who are on the Dad/rius train are convinced they were already basically father and son during season 2b, starting right after ASiaS.

This is not helped by what looks like fan service crumbs in the finale. I say "fan service" because their relationship didn't come across that way until the finale, and I'm choosing to assume the crew included some fan service rather than just being bad at conveying that this was the intended dynamic all along.

(Taking the "Dad/rius canon!!" people as a net positive though tbh. If this kind of thing is going to happen, at least let it happen with all dynamics, not just shipping)

[enchantedchocolatebars]

I don't know if you were ever asked this before, but has Luz' attempts at breaking off his relationship with Camila ever gave Philip a "Is this how I reacted when my brother got together with Evelyn" moment?

*GASPS*

YES, IT HAS.

Tagging: @talisman975.

(I've sort of talked about it).

It only causes Beardo Philip to feel more guilty about ending his brother's life as well as all the attempts he tried and lengths he went through to destroy Caleb's and Evelyn's relationship.

He was so engrossed in his anger and hatred that he neglected his brother's happiness for his own desires.

I could definitely see Beardo Philip having a chat with Camila about these parallels since she already knows about the whole Caleb situation and what went down due to him already telling her.

The conversation was a very emotional one.

[supernovastudiosstuff]

“Did I create a dream?

Was he a fantasy?

Even a memory is paradise,

For all the fools like me”

-The Scarlet Pimpernel

It’s officially been a year since the start of this AU! (Not of its publication, that’s in like three months. But this AU in general)

Wow. The passage of time sure does pass. Feels like just yesterday I was chucking Philip against a wall for the first time.

Anyway, uh. Yeah, I don’t have too much to say except here’s some art to celebrate (also I’ll post a chapter today because why not).

Thank you to everyone for sticking around for this AU! Your support means the world and I’m glad there are people who enjoy my hyperspecific niche story. :)

[welcometogrouchland]

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