#MUSING:CoffinVarnish

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( 𝐧𝐬𝐟𝐭 𝐞𝐝𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧. )

𝐑𝐔𝐋𝐄𝐒: 𝐛𝐨𝐥𝐝 𝐰𝐡𝐢𝐜𝐡 𝐨𝐩𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐲𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐩𝐫𝐞𝐟𝐞𝐫 (𝐨𝐫, 𝐢𝐧 𝐬𝐨𝐦𝐞 𝐜𝐚𝐬𝐞𝐬, 𝐦𝐚𝐲𝐛𝐞 𝐣𝐮𝐬𝐭 𝐡𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐬 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐥𝐞𝐚𝐬𝐭!) 𝐨𝐮𝐭 𝐨𝐟 𝐞𝐚𝐜𝐡 𝐨𝐟 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐟𝐨𝐥𝐥𝐨𝐰𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐩𝐚𝐢𝐫𝐬

𝘀𝘂𝗯𝗺𝗶𝘀𝘀𝗶𝘃𝗲 𝗼𝗿 𝗱𝗼𝗺𝗶𝗻𝗮𝗻𝘁?

𝘄𝗵𝗶𝗽𝘀 𝗼𝗿 𝗰𝗵𝗮𝗶𝗻𝘀?

𝗵𝗮𝗻𝗱𝗰𝘂𝗳𝗳𝘀 𝗼𝗿 𝘀𝗵𝗶𝗯𝗮𝗿𝗶?

𝗽𝗶𝗹𝗹𝗼𝘄 𝗽𝗿𝗶𝗻𝗰𝗲𝘀𝘀 𝗼𝗿 𝗽𝗼𝘄𝗲𝗿 𝗯𝗼𝘁𝘁𝗼𝗺?

𝘃𝗼𝘆𝗲𝘂𝗿 𝗼𝗿 𝗲𝘅𝗵𝗶𝗯𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝗶𝘀𝘁?

𝗯𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗱𝗳𝗼𝗹𝗱𝘀 𝗼𝗿 𝘀𝗽𝗿𝗲𝗮𝗱𝗲𝗿 𝗯𝗮𝗿𝘀?

𝗯𝘂𝘁𝘁 𝗽𝗹𝘂𝗴𝘀 𝗼𝗿 𝘃𝗶𝗯𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗼𝗿𝘀?

𝗲𝗱𝗴𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗼𝗿 𝗺𝘂𝗹𝘁𝗶𝗽𝗹𝗲 𝗿𝗼𝘂𝗻𝗱𝘀?

𝗸𝗻𝗼𝘁𝘀 𝗼𝗿 𝗼𝘃𝗶𝗽𝗼𝘀𝗶𝘁𝗼𝗿?

𝘀𝗽𝗮𝗻𝗸𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗼𝗿 𝘀𝗰𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗰𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗴?

𝗯𝗮𝗹𝗹 𝗴𝗮𝗴 𝗼𝗿 𝗺𝘂𝘇𝘇𝗹𝗲?

𝘀𝘁𝗿𝗮𝗽 𝗼𝗻 𝗼𝗿 𝗱𝗼𝘂𝗯𝗹𝗲 𝘀𝗶𝗱𝗲𝗱 𝗱𝗶𝗹𝗱𝗼?

𝗼𝗻𝗲-𝗼𝗻-𝗼𝗻𝗲 𝗼𝗿 𝗴𝗿𝗼𝘂𝗽 𝘀𝗲𝘅?

𝘃𝗮𝗻𝗶𝗹𝗹𝗮 𝗼𝗿 𝗸𝗶𝗻𝗸𝘆?

𝗹𝗲𝗻𝗴𝘁𝗵𝘆 𝗰𝗼𝗰𝗸𝘀 𝗼𝗿 𝗴𝗶𝗿𝘁𝗵𝘆 𝗰𝗼𝗰𝗸𝘀?

𝘀𝗺𝗮𝗹𝗹 𝗯𝗼𝗼𝗯𝘀 𝗼𝗿 𝗹𝗮𝗿𝗴𝗲 𝗯𝗼𝗼𝗯𝘀?

𝗮𝘀𝘀 𝗼𝗿 𝗰𝗵𝗲𝘀𝘁𝘀?

𝘁𝗵𝗶𝗴𝗵𝘀 𝗼𝗿 𝗮𝗿𝗺𝘀?

𝗵𝗼𝘁 𝘄𝗮𝘅 𝗼𝗿 𝗸𝗻𝗶𝗳𝗲𝗽𝗹𝗮𝘆?

𝗹𝗼𝘂𝗱 𝗼𝗿 𝗾𝘂𝗶𝗲𝘁?

𝗯𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗼𝗿 𝘀𝘂𝗰𝗸𝗶𝗻𝗴?

𝗰𝗼𝗹𝗹𝗮𝗿𝘀 𝗼𝗿 𝗽𝗶𝗲𝗿𝗰𝗶𝗻𝗴𝘀?

𝗰𝗼𝘀𝘁𝘂𝗺𝗲𝘀 𝗼𝗿 𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗴𝗲𝗿𝗶𝗲?

𝗹𝗮𝘂𝗴𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗴 & 𝘀𝗶𝗹𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗲𝘀𝘀 𝗱𝘂𝗿𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘀𝗲𝘅 𝗼𝗿 𝗮𝗻 𝗶𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗻𝘀𝗶𝘁𝘆 & 𝗽𝗼𝘄𝗲𝗿 𝘀𝘁𝗿𝘂𝗴𝗴𝗹𝗲 𝗱𝘂𝗿𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘀𝗲𝘅?

𝗳𝘂𝗰𝗸𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗮 𝘃𝗶𝗿𝗴𝗶𝗻 𝗼𝗿 𝗳𝘂𝗰𝗸𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘀𝗼𝗺𝗲𝗼𝗻𝗲 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝗲𝘅𝗽𝗲𝗿𝗶𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗲?

𝗳𝗮𝗰𝗲 𝘁𝗼 𝗳𝗮𝗰𝗲 𝗼𝗿 𝗳𝗿𝗼𝗺 𝗯𝗲𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗱?

𝗽𝗵𝗼𝗻𝗲 𝘀𝗲𝘅 𝗼𝗿 𝘀𝗲𝘅𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴?

𝗰𝘂𝗺𝗺𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗶𝗻𝘀𝗶𝗱𝗲 𝗼𝗿 𝗰𝘂𝗺𝗺𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗼𝘂𝘁𝘀𝗶𝗱𝗲?

𝗯𝗲𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗳𝗶𝗹𝗹𝗲𝗱 𝗼𝗿 𝗯𝘂𝗸𝗸𝗮𝗸𝗲?

𝗱𝗶𝗿𝘁𝘆 𝘁𝗮𝗹𝗸 𝗼𝗿 𝗱𝗲𝗴𝗿𝗮𝗱𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻?

𝗿𝗼𝗹𝗲 𝗽𝗹𝗮𝘆 𝗼𝗿 𝗽𝗼𝗿𝗻 𝗼𝗻 𝗶𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗯𝗮𝗰𝗸𝗴𝗿𝗼𝘂𝗻𝗱?

𝗽𝘂𝗯𝗹𝗶𝗰 𝗲𝗱𝗴𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗼𝗿 𝗳𝗶𝗹𝗺𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗶𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗯𝗲𝗱𝗿𝗼𝗼𝗺?

𝗰𝗼𝗻𝗱𝗼𝗺 𝗼𝗿 𝗯𝗮𝗿𝗲𝗯𝗮𝗰𝗸?

𝗹𝘂𝗯𝗲 𝗼𝗿 𝗿𝗮𝘄?

𝘃𝗶𝗱𝗲𝗼 𝗰𝗮𝗹𝗹 𝗺𝗮𝘀𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗯𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗼𝗿 𝘀𝗲𝘅𝘆 𝘀𝗲𝗹𝗳𝗶𝗲𝘀?

𝗯𝗹𝗼𝗼𝗱 𝗽𝗹𝗮𝘆 𝗼𝗿 𝗯𝗿𝗲𝗮𝘁𝗵 𝗽𝗹𝗮𝘆?

𝗳𝗮𝗰𝗲 𝗳𝘂𝗰𝗸𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗼𝗿 𝗮𝗻𝗮𝗹 𝘀𝗲𝘅?

𝗹𝗲𝗮𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗿 𝗼𝗿 𝗣𝗩𝗖?

𝗺𝗼𝗿𝗻𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘀𝗲𝘅 𝗼𝗿 𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗻𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘀𝗲𝘅?

𝗰𝗹𝗼𝘁𝗵𝗲𝘀 𝗼𝗻 𝗼𝗿 𝗰𝗹𝗼𝘁𝗵𝗲𝘀 𝗼𝗳𝗳?

𝐓𝐀𝐆𝐆𝐄𝐃 𝐁𝐘: @mothvalentino

𝐓𝐀𝐆𝐆𝐈𝐍𝐆: @angie-long-legss @tastefulfinery & 𝙬𝙝𝙤𝙚𝙫𝙚𝙧'𝙨 𝙧𝙚𝙖𝙙𝙞𝙣𝙜.

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𝐇𝐨𝐰 𝐃𝐨𝐞𝐬 𝐘𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐌𝐮𝐬𝐞 𝐂𝐚𝐫𝐫𝐲 𝐄𝐦𝐨𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧?

Bold = Applies. Italics = Sometimes applies. Strikethrough = Applies under extreme circumstances.

𝐇𝐀𝐏𝐏𝐈𝐍𝐄𝐒𝐒: being unable to stop smiling. laughter. bear hugs. happy tears. waving arms around. dancing. contently sighing. eyes twinkling. laughter lines. childlike playfulness. skipping. talking more. affection. cracking more jokes than usual. gesturing more when talking. higher pitched voice. squealing. jumping around. clapping.

𝐒𝐀𝐃𝐍𝐄𝐒𝐒: tearing up. self-hugging. one-arm cross. an aching chest. scratchy throat. a runny nose. turning away. deep breaths. quivery smiles. crying. infantile sobbing. hands gripping each other or an object. covering mouth. puffy eyes. eyes appear red. voice breaking. a distant or empty stare. monotone voice. asking for comfort. faking a smile. crumbling. shaking. whimpering. depression. abusing an unhealthy habit. withdrawing from others. big teary eyes. doing something even if it could hurt them.

𝐀𝐍𝐆𝐄𝐑: furrowed brows. baring teeth. passive-aggressive comments. avoiding eye contact. sarcasm. headache. sore muscles. hiding clenched fists. irritability. jumping to conclusions. raising voice. going silent. demanding immediate action. keeping it all in until exploding. body tensing. making risky decisions. middle finger.

𝐅𝐄𝐀𝐑: wanting to flee or hide. what-ifs. images of what-could-be flashing in mind. uncontrollable trembling. rapid breathing. screaming. a skewed sense of time. irritability. keeping silent. denying fear. turning away from the cause. pretending to be brave. nail-biting. lip-biting. scratching skin. a joking tone but a voice that cracks. fainting. insomnia. panic attacks. exhaustion. substance abuse. tics. rushing adrenaline. face draining of color. hair lifting on the back of the neck. feeling rooted to the spot. making body as small as possible. staring but not seeing. crying. a shrill voice. whispering. gripping something or someone. stuttering. flinching at noises. pleading.

𝐄𝐗𝐇𝐀𝐔𝐒𝐓𝐈𝐎𝐍: constantly yawning. blurring words together. dark circles or lines under eyes. mood swings. hallucinations. calling people by the wrong name. dizziness. denying they’re tired. slow blinking. trouble concentrating. stumbling. leaning on a doorframe for support. sluggish movements. falling asleep someplace that isn’t a bed. becoming irritated by the smallest things. “i’m awake, i’m fine.” shaking so bad they spill their drink. falling asleep in their clothes. laying their head on the table because they’re so tired. passing out.

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KH19 - What are your muse's safe words? When they're unable to speak, what other safety mechanisms do they have in place to express that they're at a boundary and require either a break or an end to a scene?

Kinky HeadCanons

A safe-word is of course understandably missing, one of his disadvantages, the existence of such a supportive exit strategy lost on him.

Until there comes a time when a safe-word is introduced and investigated, Alastor is blind to the reality. It's function isn't a concept yet; presently the ordinary methods to pause or outright stop the scene remains plain verbal and physical resistance. He doesn't understand that 'no' can mean the opposite, if he is on the receiving end of the issue. Any unpleasant or disturbing event will have Alastor immediately objecting, refusal to continue. Body language and voiced reactions are very negative. Compliance is out of the question, except in scenarios where the Radio Demon is vulnerable and disciplinable in the wake of being broken in, a coercive reflex.

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KH4 - How does your muse feel about Domination and Submission? Do they identify as either of these things, or as a switch? Do they expect a Dom to always be a top and a Sub to always be a bottom? Do they follow the guidelines strictly, or are they more of a brat?

Kinky HeadCanons

Out of touch regarding modern-day sexual intricacies, Alastor's attitude towards the traditional Dom and Sub roles is relatively on target.

Gender identity hasn't had any impact on his perspective, the old fashioned ideals based on male = dominant, female = submissive rejected over the decades. D/s for him is determined by the individual's quirks like personality, toughness, assertion, power play, ego, and needs.

Strict role playing based on the aforementioned traditional models, gender-exclusive or standard Top vs Bottom roles (no Power Bottom etc), are principles he's willing to entertain in the right context. He doesn't really believe conforming to stereotypes makes an enjoyable sexual relationship. It's artificial and monotonous. Alastor's manner is whatever works for him at that specific time, not too keen on acting out of line or pushing the boundaries for the sake of it. There's a stark difference between punishment and funishment; exploring the former just because he wanted to break the mood isn't very likely. The Overlord's predictable like that, prepared to obey, not cause trouble due to independence or emotionless.

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Ramblings ahead, following up on the quiz memes~

Teal deer, you've been warned.

Here we go, musings on the Heavy Longing and Love quiz results. To put it bluntly, they're uncannily accurate to a T. Holy fuck. I could go on, then we'd never get anywhere with my brain-rotted ramblings.

It's difficult cementing Alastor's little quirks and facets of his psychoanalysis because his character hasn't been established as much as the others.

There appears to be a general consensus Alastor's contracted to Lillith. Others think it's Eve. I personally think it could even be a third, a canon as of yet unnamed and could very well be a WIP, a nonexistent character. We can't look behind the curtain so any guess is as good as another.

VivCrew may be releasing lore as episodes are released, premeditated, or frankly less likely making shit up as they go like other toon IPs do because of breakout character popularity. That said, I see and portray Alastor the way I do because he's essentially stuck in Purgatory.

He's neither here nor there, the finale dropped the bombshell that he's on a leash no different to Husker & Angel, collared to a higher power who's pulling the strings. He wants to enact his full potential as a sociopathic serial killer god - fueled by boredom, power trips, superiority complex, and enjoying other people's suffering specifically came about through his manipulation.

The other characters, including Husker & Angel have freedom. Husker doesn't lament the power/s he gave up. Angel, despite the abuse and toxic control, has no problems rebelling when backed into a corner. Alastor meanwhile, had suffered a meltdoen and is absolutely terrified of whatever barter he's assigned. One problem is we don't know what he bought, and the cost. Revenge hasn't been introduced as a driving point or extra baggage to push Alastor into behaving the way he does. There's no unfinished business regrets or pursuits. Alastor's focused entirely on pleasing somebody stronger than him who's a complete monster.

So far, Alastor's most complicated and flawed characteristic is fear. He's got immense power, yet his solo song explains he is helpless to use it to break free, pay back what he owes, he has to be careful while toying with his own affairs without making himself a prime scapegoat his contract dealer could utilise as punishment because he's crossed the line. Firstly, fear of overstepping or flouting rules by accident, to whoever they are. He has a duty to perform. One idea is something to do with looking after Charlie, ensuring her redemption hotel project doesn't fail and she doesn't get hurt regardless who does own Alastor. There's other possibilities, but that's the most obvious one. The show's fresh so there's more lore to flesh out before we can claim to know anything for sure. Fear has a death grip; the uncertainties, allies and enemies, how much to give parts of himself away in a perfect balance between false pretenses to get what he wants versus not to breach the rules he has to respect. There's the risk of revealing too much, the exposure of his vulnerabilities as well as the revelation Alastor isn't quite the imposing overlord that he sells himself as. There's bigger predators than him out there. Tied into the energy spent exhausting all avenues where he could be manipulated or declared a fraud, Alastor has a lot of metaphorical housekeeping to manage. Viv confirmed his smile's a permanent fixture, she didn't elaborate it. The stitches that appear during transformation phases could either be an innocent design choice for the vibe. Or, evidence his smile is a literal disfigurement enforcing it. On another note; a pet peeve of mine, is how touch-averse fans have made him - when he's anything but? Alastor's amongst the most handsy characters. Going through rewatches, it should be clear he's not revolted or scared of touch, in this argument affections.

Alastor has shown more warmth and compassion to his fellows than say, Husker or Vaggie has to the same people. Alastor's flirtatious, sympathetic, bold, and suggestive. Annoyance + a big show of wiping his hand when Lucifer shakes his hand, yet receptive and delighted/unabashed when he's manhandled and coddled by Rosie. He takes it in good humour and doesn't resist her. In the duet with Lucifer, he was keen to insult him with his cocky 'your daughter calls me Daddy too' taunt. Alastor's quirks don't fit with the context of a timid and chaste pawn.

I know the fan-favourite 'he's unloved, I can fix that' is a major player in character building fanon, I do think it's ignoring how complicated Alastor's psyche is, to reduce him to a generic touch-averse thirsty virgin due to imagined insecurities instead of portraying Alastor as open and affectionate.

Love & Relationship are other two separate battles, another story that picks apart how his interactions can be misunderstood easily. We've only had to rely on his approach to the others' relationships, he hasn't had any advances yet besides playfulness.

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