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greenerteacups · 8 days

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Hi, hi! I never shut up in my fic comments, so I’m going to practice restraint here and quietly scream that I find everything about Lionheart delightful. It’s such a smart, witty, honest, beautiful, and deeply romantic story that honors a character arc for Draco that scratches so many itches in my brain. Every time I read it, I feel spoiled.

I have SO MANY questions and general exclamations, but I’ll stick to one. I always love reading your thoughts, but there is zero, null, zip pressure to respond in any way. Just think of this ask as an energetic virtual wave.

So, if your Narcissa and Molly were forced to name each other’s biggest flaw, what would they say? (I ask this knowing that what whatever they said wouldn’t necessarily be true, of course.) I’m endlessly fascinated by their parenting, but also the lives they lead beyond it. Molly and the Order. Narcissa and the pureblood circles she’s navigated her whole life. They both so obviously love their children, but I can’t ever decide if Molly’s dislike for Narcissa (I mean, I’m assuming she dislikes her) would include a stiffly admitted “you’ve raised a good son,” or if she’d say “Draco became good in spite of you.”

<3 Tig

TIG!! Hello! I read your comments religiously, and by that I mean with the totemic reverence properly afforded to King St. Stephen of Hungary's right forearm. I hoard them in my inbox like Smaug's jewels and kick my feet like a schoolgirl over them. Or like a very schoolgirlish mixed metaphor of a dragon, that is. The longer, the more dragonly schoolgirling. To wit, I have been grinning at this stupidly for like, five whole minutes.

What would Narcissa and Molly say about each other? I wonder, I wonder. They're quite alike in being protective and (in their way) nurturing mothers. They both take pains to keep their children out of the war effort, albeit somewhat unsuccessfully. They're also very prideful, domineering, and intent on getting their own way. I think Draco acclimates to Molly's parenting style when he's around the Weasleys in part because it's so similar to his own home: you have a present and visibly dominant mother figure, who gives most of the orders, and then an auxiliary (or, in Lucius's case, absent) father figure whose name is usually invoked only to give force to the mother's commands. They also had children around the same time, though Molly was a mother years before Narcissa was, and so probably thinks of Narcissa as quite young. I expect there would be an element of mutual condescension, if not outright scorn. Both of them believe very strongly that their ideas are The Right Things, and if you disagree with them, it doesn't matter what your reasons are, you are simply Wrong. They have equally inflexible moral compasses that happen to be oriented around radically different poles.

They are also both — and I don't think it's a spoiler to say this, because everything I'm about to say is stated in the text — extremely competent fighters. Narcissa never fought in the first Wizarding War, but she's still an accomplished duelist, and formidable enough to have the respect of both Severus Snape and Albus Dumbledore. She's an expert Occlumens, practiced Legilimens, and her husband was the Dark Lord's right hand. Molly Weasley, on the other hand, is one of the only people alive to have beaten Alastor Moody in a duel, and one of the few people in the Order who seems to feel comfortable giving shit back to him at Grimmauld Place. It's worth noting, too, that Molly is fairly bellicose as a person — she has a snap-your-fingers temper — and among her seven children, you have (canonically speaking):

a curse-breaker (one of the hardest/most demanding intellectual jobs in the wizarding world),

a dragon-tamer (holy fuck),

a Head Boy with more N.E.W.T.s than Hermione canonically has, who got a high-ranking aide position in Wizard Parliament straight out of high school,

two crackpot inventors who start a business selling bioweapons at age 17,

a chess prodigy who beats a 50-something master at age 11; hijacks a flying manual car, teaches himself to drive it, flies the fucking thing from Devon to Surrey, and kidnaps his best friend; subsequently flies it again from LONDON to HIGHLAND SCOTLAND; uses said car to bulldoze a horde of giant spiders; threatens a serial killer to his face, while nursing a broken leg; breaks into the wizarding version of MI6; blows it up; ensuingly helps prosecute a war effort to prevent a fascist takeover of Britain; and:

Ginny Weasley.

And on the other hand, you have Narcissa (in Lionheart), whose children, though few in number, consist of:

Draco Malfoy (prodigious, annoying, thus far remarkably hard to kill).

So regardless of your stance on the nature/nurture debate, you have to believe there's some fairly intense parenting happening on either side of the equation.

In my fic, they also both hold similar roles in the present: involved in the war effort, but not in the same way some of their colleagues are, either by choice (Molly being the de facto quartermaster for the Order safehouse, and hence the Order) or by necessity (Narcissa being unable to come out publicly on either side of the conflict without putting herself, and Draco, in danger). Those positions of "neutrality," which for both of them is really just a cover for their work as covert operatives, is made possible by the fact that they are mothers. No one would suspect the impoverished housewife Molly Weasley of running a guerrilla military out of her kitchen; likewise, few would suspect reclusive, tragic pureblood widow Narcissa Malfoy of being the pet huntress of Albus Dumbledore. Which is part of what makes them so effective. There's also something in the fact that they're both very feminine, both in their position and how they hold themselves, but they embody different aspects of femininity — specifically, the elements of femininity that are useful to their cover. Molly leans heavily into her role as the blustering, bossy, overworked mother, to the point that most of her children don't see her as anything else. Narcissa, on the other hand, leans into the "Mater dolorosa" angle, presenting herself as this demure, ladylike mistress-of-the-house, which is helped by the fact that her husband's death gives her an excuse not to go out often. The perception that she's a frail widow crippled by grief — which is anything but the truth, as becomes clear pretty much by her first appearances of Lionheart — means that people in her pureblood circles don't make the same demands of her that they would of Lucius, and she absolutely exploits that to her advantage. They're both Gen X women who grew up during (if not slightly before) the second-wave feminist movement; their relationships with sex and social position flow from that. They don't break molds; they flip them to their advantage.

Anyway, I've totally neglected your question. To wit: Narcissa would say that Molly's greatest flaw is her inability to conceive of an ideal more important than happiness. Molly would say that Narcissa's is cowardice.

#greenteacup asks #<3333 #you know writing this makes me realize how much ron is the mvp of COS #and how little he gets to do later :(#i get that it's not all about the big fights and who gets the TKO but c'mon. nothing for my boy?#my beautiful boy ron?#no kills? no plots? :((#lionheart spoilers

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philseyebrowslit · 4 months

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what are some phancoded songs

omg I love this question!!

I don’t know if you were hoping for a quick answer but this turned out longer the more I thought about it im so sorry

we’re starting with some songs that I’ve had in their playlist since I was on high school:

-that’s so us (Allie X)

-loser (Julian Moon) (literally every time I listen to this particular song I think of them)

-mine (the 1975) and also It’s not living if it’s not with you. Honestly all of the A brief inquiry… album reminds me of them because I’m pretty sure Dan once recommended it

-little lion man (Mumford & sons)

-I know we don’t listen to p!atd anymore but always is such a them song

-I would argue any muse song, but specifically something human and undisclosed desires

now, songs that I’ve been adding with the years

-king and lionheart (of monsters and men)

-chateau lobby #4 (father john misty)

-these abba songs: if it wasn’t for the nights, don’t shut me down

-these taylor swift songs: untouchable, I know places, peace, invisible string, sweet nothing

-these Phoebe Bridgers songs: punisher, savior complex, Graceland too

-these MIKA songs (if you haven’t heard his songs honestly I recommend listening to everything but anyways): origin of love, talk about you, all she wants, tiny love, 30 secondes

-never ending summer (wes reeve)

-reading in bed (Emily Haines)

-hugging you (Tom rosenthal)

-from Eden (hozier)

im gonna stop there, but I think these are the most phancoded songs in my playlists!!

#dan and phil #phan #dan howell #phil lester #questions

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knyinfinity · 6 months

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Playlists: 💜💙🩶

Note: I did 1-2 songs for each because I love music 🥰 I bought Spotify specifically for this so here (Amari) and here (AmaMui)🩶💙 lol.

I will make Kanatas when I have their character and story more flushed out and detailed 💚

Amari:

Childhood: My House-PVRIS; Paradise-Coldplay

Life Outlook: Feels Like Forever-Of Mice&Men; Some Days-Brent Morgan (tw: implication of suicide)

Morning Routine: The Original High-Adam Lambert; Ocean and Atlantic-Mayday Parade

Happiest Moment: Painting Flowers-All Time Low

Cheers Them Up: Under Your Scars-Godsmack

Struggle: So Far Away-Avenged Sevenfold; We Are the Brave-VERIDIA

For Loved One: I Wouldn't Mind-He is We; Just Like Fire-P!nk

Past Relationships: Drown-Bring Me the Horizon; Bleeding Out-Imagine Dragons

Current Relationships: Unsteady-X Ambassadors;

Request to a DJ at a Party: Undisclosed Desires-Muse

Saddest Memories: The Ghost of You-My Chemical Romance; Hear the Sound-Mayday Parade; Perfect World-Simple Plan

Training Montage: Invincible-Our Last Night;

Singing in the Shower: 11 Minutes-Halsey ft. YUNGBLUD

AmaMui 💙🩶:

First Meet: On Top of the World-Imagine Dragons

Reminds Them of Each Other: Iris-Goo Goo Dolls

Waking Up Together (it fits their characters better): Painting Flowers-All Time Low; James Dean and Audrey Hepburn-Sleeping With Sirens

Happiest Moments Together: They Don't Know About Us-One Direction; Chasing Cars-Snow Patrol

Mutual Struggles: 21 Guns-Green Day; I Wanna Be Yours-Arctic Monkeys

Dance Together: Believer-American Authors; King and Lionheart-Of Monsters and Men

Represents Their Uncertainty: Follow My Heart-REO Speedwagon; Now or Never-Halsey

Stuck with Each Other: Beauty in the Fall-Arrows in Action; I Swear This Time I Mean It-Mayday Parade

Represents a Confession: Dandelion Necklace-Saywecanfly; Mercy-Shawn Mendes

Plays at Their Wedding: A Thousand Years-Cristina Perri

Plays When They're Dying: Follow You-Bring Me the Horizon; Love Like Ghosts-Lord Huron

Comfort Songs for Each Other: Vapor-5 Seconds of Summer; When I Look At You-Miley Cyrus

#demon slayer #kimetsu no yaiba #kny #demon slayer oc #kny oc #demon slayer original character #oc fanfiction #oc playlist

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blackhardtt · 2 days

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P.1: THE KNIGHTS/KINGS POWERS:

Titan's Cleave:

Cyrus's mastery over his ancestral greatsword allows him to deliver devastating, sweeping strikes that can cut down multiple enemies in a single swing. When using this technique, he channels his inner strength, causing the blade to emit a faint, golden aura. This aura extends the weapon's reach, making his attacks more unpredictable and deadly. The sheer force of this strike can break through armor and shields, cleaving through anything in its path with ease.

2. Blade Tempest:

In the heat of battle, Cyrus can spin his greatsword with incredible speed and precision, creating a whirling tempest of steel around him. This technique not only allows him to fend off attackers from all sides but also sends out gusts of wind capable of knocking back enemies caught in the radius. When enhanced by his eldritch power, shadowy tendrils emerge from the sword's blade, lashing out at foes, striking them even from a distance.

3. Lion's Pounce:

Using his impressive agility and strength, Cyrus can leap great distances, bringing his full weight and momentum down upon his target with a crushing blow. This technique is particularly effective when facing larger foes or breaking enemy lines. Upon landing, the ground around him trembles, causing nearby enemies to lose their footing. His greatsword strikes with such force that it creates shockwaves, allowing him to strike down multiple foes even if they are not within his immediate reach.

4. Ward of the Eldritch King:

Cyrus can drive his greatsword into the ground, channeling his eldritch energy to form a protective barrier around himself and his allies. The barrier takes the form of shadowy chains and spectral shields that block incoming projectiles and absorb damage. While the ward is active, enemies who attempt to cross it feel a chilling sensation, sapping their strength and will to fight. This allows Cyrus and his allies to regroup, heal, or prepare for a counterattack.

5. Graviton Slash:

Calling upon the astral powers of his lineage, Cyrus infuses his greatsword with gravitational energy. As he swings, the blade generates an invisible force that pulls enemies towards the point of impact. This technique is particularly effective for drawing in foes and preventing them from escaping his reach. Those caught in the gravity field are often left disoriented and defenseless, making them easy targets for Cyrus’s next strike.

6. King’s Judgment:

This is Cyrus's most devastating attack, reserved for only the most formidable foes or when he must turn the tide of battle. Gathering every ounce of strength and eldritch power within him, he raises his greatsword high and brings it down with a thunderous crash. The ground splits open, sending shockwaves through the battlefield and creating a massive rupture that swallows enemies whole. Those who survive the initial impact are often left stunned or crippled by the attack’s raw power.

7. Sundering Chains:

When facing heavily armored opponents or constructs, Cyrus can channel his power through the greatsword, causing it to take on the form of ethereal chains. As he swings, these chains wrap around his enemies, binding them and tearing through their defenses. This technique allows him to rip apart even the most fortified enemies, and the chains are capable of dragging foes toward him, forcing them into close combat where his greatsword is most effective.

8. Lionheart’s Rally:

Recognizing the flow of battle, Cyrus often takes on the role of an inspiring leader. As he fights, his greatsword glows with a radiant light, and each strike against his enemies sends out pulses of energy that invigorate his allies. Those nearby feel their strength returning, their wounds mending, and their resolve hardening. This ability turns Cyrus into a rallying point on the battlefield, making it nearly impossible for his enemies to break his lines as long as he stands.

Fighting Style:

Cyrus’s battlefield prowess with his greatsword is a combination of raw strength, refined technique, and eldritch power. He doesn’t simply swing his weapon—he moves with a grace that belies his size, striking with precision and power. His fighting style is adaptable, capable of switching from overwhelming offense to stalwart defense as needed. He’s equally skilled at cutting through hordes of enemies as he is at facing down single, powerful opponents, using his greatsword’s reach and power to control the flow of combat. This makes him a terrifying force on the battlefield, earning him the title of "King of Kings" and securing his legacy as one of the greatest warriors in his kingdom's history.

#Cyrus [info.]#Cyrus [headcanons.]#finally got to work on this #he has his eldrich form but i am redoing or re-working it #and again he only uses it if COMPLETELY NECESSARY #long post tw.

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kyanitedragon · 7 months

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Touken Playlist

“I’ll See You Later, Okay?”

Porcelain Face - 4 Door Theatre (“they call me the kid with the cardboard face / pencil a smile or frown then erase”)

Hunger - Of Monsters and Men (“i can be the wolf, and when you’re starving you’ll need it too”)

I Think It’s Arrogance - Set It Off (“another view might show you what your problem is / i think it's arrogance”)

True Love - P!nk (“i hate you so much i think it must be true love”)

Who Knew - P!nk (“if someone said three years from now you’d be long gone / i’d stand up and punch them out / cuz they’re all wrong”)

World So Cold - Three Days Grace (“living in a world so cold / counting the days, since you’ve gone away from me”)

Here Without You - 3 Doors Down (“i’m here without you baby, but you’re still on my lonely mind”)

Please Don’t Leave Me - P!nk (“i can be so mean when i wanna be / i can cut you into pieces, when my heart is broken”)

Nothing To Lose But You - Three Days Grace (“you’re the best and the worst / because you know all my secrets / all my demons / and you keep ‘em in check”)

My Life Would Suck Without You - Kelly Clarkson (“i know that i’ve got issues / but you’re pretty messed up too”)

He’s Not Yours - Beth Crowley (“what would you do if i came right out said ‘i swear i won’t fuck it up this time around’?”)

Love Me or Leave Me - Three Days Grace (“too many times i’ve been left behind”)

Vacant - Echos (“i'm sick of awaiting your vacancy / i hope that you choke on your vacant teeth / no space in your broken veins left for me / i know that you're empty”)

Chemicals Collide - The Impulsive (“i can't undo what you did to me / now we know that chemicals collide”)

Monster - Gabbie Hanna (“they're droppin' like flies whenever i'm around / so used to goodbyes there's comfort in the sound")

ドーナツボール (Donut Hole) - Kenshi Yonezu (“try one more time, a hundred times / all I remember is your face”)

Miss Missing You - Fall Out Boy (“the person that you'd take a bullet for is behind the trigger”)

How You Remind Me - Nickelback (“it’s not like you to say sorry / i was waiting on a different story”)

Strange Days - Three Days Grace (“all i have is right here and now / so we’ll make this moment last forever / and if we go, we go together”)

Young Blood - Bea Miller (“but in dark times when we close our eyes / It's a nightmare, it's a nightmare / when the sun don't shine we lose our minds / but I swear, we can get there”)

Fire on Fire - Sam Smith (“fire on fire would normally kill us, but this much desire, together we’re winners”)

Silence - Marshmello & Khalid (“i’m in need of a savior, but i’m not asking for favors / my whole life, i’ve felt like a burden”)

Lover. Fighter. - SVRCINA (“we were called into battle / and all of it shattered / but i’m aiming high not to lose you”)

Katharis - Dima Lancaster (“it has to be me! it can’t be me!”)

Katharsis - TK from Ling tosite sigure (“i will miss you, i will miss you”)

I Choose You - Sara Bareilles (“tell the world that we finally got it all right / i choose you”)

King - Lauren Aquilina (“there's so much more, you can reclaim your crown / you're in control, rid of the monsters inside your head / put all your faults to bed, you can be king again”)

Paint Me Black - Ben Hazlewood (“i won't hide from you”)

King and Lionheart - Of Monsters and Men (“you’re my king and I’m your lion-heart”)

#tokyo ghoul #touken #touka kirishima #kaneki ken #tg #tg playlists

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delphi-dreamin · 2 years

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Songs I associate with the Obey Me boys

Some of these are gonna seem random. I promise, if you're confused, I'm confused. 🤣

Lucifer - Strawberries and Cigarettes by Troye Sivan

I told you, didn't I? I don't know when this because a Lucifer song for me, but it did. Now I can't listen to it without thinking of him.

Mammon - Jenny by Walk the Moon

This one I do have an explanation for! This song is so aggressively about consent. But also, it reads as the almost insatiable need for Jenny to me? And if that doesn't scream Mams, I don't know what does.

Levi - Boyfriend by Walk the Moon

I dare you to listen to it and not think it sounds at least a little like Levi. I dare you.

Satan - I'm Still Standing by Elton John (or Taron Egerton, I love his cover from Sing so much)

This song is the feeling of freedom after Satan realized that he didn't have to live under Lucifer's shadow. Full stop.

Asmo - Sunflower by Post Malone and Swae Lee

I think this one kinda speaks for itself. But if not, the entire song is basically about the singers trying less in the relationship than the object of their affection (the sunflower). I think that probably speaks to Asmo's relationships before MC came around. However you wanna interpret that is up to you.

Beel - King and Lionheart by Of Monsters and Men

Listen to this song. Listen to the words. Think of Beel's feelings toward MC. And then try not to cry.

Belphie - Undrunk by FLETCHER

Okay, maybe Lucifer's was the only one without a good explanation. I know this is a breakup song. But it reminds me of the guilt he's gotta feel loving MC after killing them. The song's like "We broke up, I shouldn't be jerking off to you," Belphie's like "I killed you, I shouldn't be jerking off to you."

Diavolo - Low by Flo-Rida

Hehehe

Barbatos - Sabotage by Beastie Boys

I just think he'd think it's neat.

Simeon - Rewrite the Stars by Zac Efron & Zendaya (The Greatest Showman soundtrack)

Are you gonna look me in my eye and tell me that I'm wrong? Not even just the lyrics, but musically it was written to feel like you were soaring through the air on a trapeze. Why not on angel's wings?

Solomon - A Million Dreams from The Greatest Showman soundtrack (the P!nk version and movie version are equally good)

This man just wants to protect the human world so much. And he wants MC by his side so badly. He's been so lonely for so long and this song is his hope, I think.

I have no music that's appropriate for Luke, sorry. Little brother doesn't get a song. 😅

Tags @leavesandflowers @sassykattery @ariamichel @sparkbeast20

#obey me #obey me shall we date #obey me headcanons #music recs #have some miscellany that popped into my head

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bigenderblahaj · 1 year

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Merthur playlist because I'm in a mood:

(these are all just my interpretations, do with them what you will)

Merlin or Arthur pov depending on the mood

Arcade - Duncan Laurence

Are You Still Listening - Abbie Bosworth

Merlin pov when Arthur dies

A Thousand Years - Christina Perri

Merlin pov; Arthur reincarnated

Brother - Kodaline

Merlin or Arthur pov, or both. both is good

Call It What You Want - Taylor Swift

Arthur pov

Empire - Of Monsters And Men

Merlin pov with some Emrys vibes

Ghost - Josiah and the Bonnevilles

Merlin pov after Arthur dies; this one's a sad

Hello My Old Heart - The Oh Hellos

Both Merlin and Arthur's pov after Arthur is reincarnated

In The Beginning - Fahrenhaidt

Merlin pov with more Emrys vibes

King And Lionheart - Of Monsters And Men

Merlin pov

Little Lion Man - Mumford and Sons

Arthur pov; it's giving self doubt

Lose My Mind - Dean Lewis

Merlin pov if Arthur didn't die, or if Arthur found out :0

Moon Song - Phoebe Bridges

Mix of Arthur and Merlin povs s3; it's another sad

Soldier Poet King - The Oh Hellos

I just feel like you can't have a proper Merthur playlist without this song

Someone To You - BANNERS

Arthur pov first verse, Merlin pov second verse

Stay Lost With Me - Reed Pittman

Merlin pov; the girlies deserve some wholesomeness

The Hills Of Aberfeldy - Ed Sheeran

Arthur pov

True Love - P!NK

Merlin pov s1

What About Now - Daughtry

Merlin pov; Arthur reincarnated

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Feel free to reblog with more songs! There is always more room on the playlist :)

I would link to Spotify but I use different app for music so I don't have an account. My sincerest apologies.

#merlin #bbc merlin #merthur #arthur pendragon #playlist #fandom playlist #merlin playlist #merthur playlist #ill probably post playlists for my other fandoms as i have time

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octoagentmiles · 2 years

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Hi! I love your analysis posts! So, I have a question: What kind of music do you think the Octonauts (And any Octo agents you want to add) would listen to, and what are their favorite song?

merci beaucoup <33 I have very little actual musical "knowledge"; I just like specific songs that go beep bap boop a specific way, but I'll try my best here—and as for their favourite songs, I'll just name some songs that remind me of them, if that's okay 👍

Barnacles likes accordion of course, so he'd probably enjoy anything that incorporates it. I can see him liking most genres tbh, he's not super picky—but he definitely likes folk and classical, and he LOVES sea shanties—almost more than Kwazii 👀

Dear Fellow Traveler - Sea Wolf

Born For Greatness - Papa Roach

AND:

Leaving London

Lost

Ship In A Bottle

Abandon Ship* (*pretend it's Kwazii singing to him)

They're all from an album by Steffan Argus, and you need to listen to them in order because they tell a story, and the whole thing is so Him fr.

See also:

The Last Shanty - Derina Harvey Band

—for some Manitoba!Tweak vibes.

Dashi listens to nightcore. She also got Peso into it. Honestly I feel like the two of them are both into pretty much anything—Dashi has a preference for pop, and Peso definitely likes symphonies, ballads, and anything that's chill and lofi.

Dashi also listens to hard rock and heavy metal in her spare time, and it disorients the heck out of whoever witnesses it randomly come on in her shuffled playlists. However, the only type of music I can't see Peso liking, is really loud music; like rock or metal—so they're the exact same and polar opposites at the same time 😂

I ALSO always think of Dashi when I listen to Marina—no idea why lol—might be her accent 😅

I don't have many songs for either of em- but here's what I've got:

Peso:

Cold Cold Cold - Cage The Elephant

Anxiety Song - Human Petting Zoo

Dashi:

Right Hand Man - Something Rotten

Hermit The Frog - Marina. just vibes once again.

Inkling:

Dude exclusively listens to oldies, classics, and like,,, Beethoven probably, BUT! I feel like any one of the Octonauts could ask him to listen to anything and he would. He unironically enjoys Kwazii's music.

Octopus' Garden - The Beatles

Vegimals:

They all have ridiculously contrasting tastes; they all probably enjoy the same kind of music as their respective Octonaut counterparts—but aside from that, they mostly just make their own music so they can all be happy.

Get Back Up Again but SPECIFICALLY the version from Disney's Trolls. trust me on this.

(some) Agent songs under cut:

Calico Jack me beloved:

I headcanon that he wrote his own theme song, so he likes shanties for sure; but I feel like as the years went by and he grew as a person, his music and general interests toned down a lot—so now he's more into ballads, and very Lord Huron or Hozier-esque music.

(all the following songs are angsty but they also hit HARD ykwim?? aye 👀 /pos)

Never Love An Anchor - The Crane Wives

Farewell Wanderlust - The Amazing Devil

Problems - Mother Mother

Metaphor - The Crane Wives

Flight Of The Crows - Jhariah

(oh look a non-angsty song–)

That's Life - Frank Sinatra

Natquik my beloved²:

Barnacles 100% got his music taste from him, I cannot be told otherwise. That's all I have to say about him.

Constellations - The Oh Hellos

Snow - Ricky Montgomery

December - Ricky Montgomery

New Discovery - The Crane Wives

Runaway - Aurora

plus bonus:

Hand Me My Shovel, I'm Going In - Will Wood

Touch-Tone Telephone - Lemon Demon

—to satisfy my personal "I think Natquik deserves to go feral" needs.

Ranger Marsh my belov–:

Exclusively listens to folk and country, and actively refuses to branch out his horizons.

Cicada Days - Will Wood

Swarm Swamp Swim - Cosmo Sheldrake

Birdhouse In My Soul - They Might Be Giants

Tracker:

On one hand, I really like headcanoning that he likes to sing when he's alone—and is actually pretty good; but on the other hand... I think it'd be hilarious if he had unbelievably bland taste in terms of what he enjoys listening to 😂 He has no real preference, so he just lets whoever he's with control the radio. For their sake.

Hold It In - Jukebox The Ghost

I shall not/cannot explain why that song reminds me of him but it does so much-

and I don't have any more for him, RIP ✌️😔 I could probably find some easily if I looked, but I'm lazy ┐⁠(⁠‘⁠～⁠`⁠;⁠)⁠┌

Paani:

He has weird taste too; but unlike Tracker, he has the most alternative underground music taste you can imagine, and he WILL subject you to it. He eats bugs in a universe of talking bugs, and I think it'd be funny if all of his interests were on the same wavelength lmao. He's just a weirdo (affectionate).

Just like Tracker I probably could find more songs if I actually tried to look—but for now all I have is this:

Water Island - My Singing Monsters

I found it on tiktok and it's literally His Song™ ever fr.

#ask #octonauts #ps every song listed is in my playlist 👀👀👀#wink wink nudge nudge /j #i have so many more songs for each character it was kinda hard only picking a handful 😅😅#really exposing my music taste here ain't i #i will never let paani's bug thing go. they need to explain it one day 😭#until then i'm just gonna continue headcanoning him as a weirdo lmaoo xD #i feel like I've never said the word ''taste'' this many times before #well- ok actually i did make posts abt their favourite foods a while back-#but still hfdfhk it doesn't look like a word anymore 😂#anyways #golistentomyplaylistokbye- (/nf)#long post

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nedlittle · 2 years

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as someone who only just finished gideon the ninth last sunday & finally understands the hype & hasn't finished the other books, PLEASE release the 11 pages of notes

your wish is my command, here are my notes verbatim typed from my tiny notebook (typos notwithstanding. i fixed those so i don't look stupid)

ACT I

P. 29 - before the duel, Harrow presents herself “emptied like a quiver” prefiguring the necromancer/cavalier dynamic and the fact that they will grow to need each other. The king & lionheart of it all…

P. 54 - Gideon tells Harrow: “Your heart is a party for ten thousand nails.” and I SCREAMED

P. 73: [paragraph describing Ianthe and Coronabeth in luxurious detail] “The boy just looked like a bit of a dick.” lesbianism

P. 76 - “He didn’t look healthy; he looked like a collection of lemons in a sack.” Why is this so evocative

SO funny that Harrow is like Griddle. You hog you need to do this correctly. Wear the damn face paint. And then it’s just a weird Ninth House thing. I love space Catholicism these bitches so deranged

Cannot read the “I pray the tomb stays locked forever. I pray the rock is never rolled away” prayer without it being to the tune of ‘No Children’

ACT II

P. 110 - “Coronabeth Tridentarius, Princess of Ida, took her hand and roguishly kissed the backs of Gideon’s knuckles.” I know there’s a whole essay on chivalry and gender on Tor but I guess I just want to say that there’s a really interesting subversion of the medieval lady/champion dynamic going on. Coronabeth kisses Gideon’s knuckles. Dulcinea has Gideon physically show off but Gideon, bound by her promise to Harrow, cannot talk and thus any typical structures for wooing are inverted. By her silence she is rendered as cool and unbreachable as a maiden in a tower

Something something Gideon’s physical body and her personhood always being someone else’s property.

All of Jeannemary’s dialogue with Magnus being parenthesized and in a smaller type is such a fun little touch

P. 125-6 - “[...] but she had fed her entire life into the meat grinder of hope.” Fuck me!

P. 128 - “She had never seen Harrowhark Nonagesimus’s naked face.” Harrow having to perform being Reverend Daughter not only her role but the entire house in the shape of a girl

[Angela Carter voice] a girl who is both death and the maiden

P. 151 - “You could have died today.” "you could finish me right now, if you liked. You might even win."......hot.

Every single one of Gideon’s silly nicknames for Harrow is perfect.

P. 152 - “She smiled again–slower than before, just as terrible, just as strange.” Okay Galadriel

P. 161 has the first time Gideon calls Harrow by her first name. By the end of the act it will be three times. Harrow has yet to say hers.

“P. 163 - “You can control my body. You can read my thoughts.” I believe this is what the kids call foreshadowing for book 2

Also on that page: “But first, Griddle, I’m afraid I have to pass out.” I love her.

Verbatim annotation from p. 167: ‘SHE’S NEVER HAD A DESERT :(‘

I know that they’re not friends but [John Darnielle voice]: people say friends don’t destroy each other what do they know about friends

Ianthe’s “I don’t live alternative histories” god I am so excited for her to be awful

The dynamic kind of reminds me of Sweet Smell of Success (1957) which features a similarly nasty yet reliant dynamic but it ends Far Worse. Very much we need each other to be a cohesive whole but that doesn’t mean we have to be nice

IT WAS THEIR ANNIVERSARY!!! NO

ACT III

I will be surprised if Dulcinea survives and also does not end up being marginally evil.

Not to sound like it’s 2014 and I just discovered all-female casts but I’m really into both the 2nd and 9th being the only ones with both necro + cav being women. I know it’s a basic thing and that there isn’t

a ton about the Second House yet but having the representatives of “The Emperor’s Strength” both be girls…nice

Naberius die challenge!

P. 200 - “He wouldn’t have let anything happen to Abigail [...] She hated heights. She never would have risked falling.” I am howling like a shot wolf.

First of all, Gideon being affected by Magnus’s death because he was nice to her without any ulterior motives: OUCH. Second, “we are all the sons and daughters that the House of the Ninth possess.” The Twelfth Night of it all…the performance of it all. (“I am all the daughters of my father’s house and all the brothers too.” 2.4)

The Harrow who lives in my head has a mullet

UNDER NO CIRCUMSTANCES WILL I EVER DESIRE YOUR JUICE

The First time Harrow calls Gideon by her name is p. 228

The choice of ‘spawned’ to refer to Harrow’s birth feels deliberate and I’m sure I’ll find out why later. Also the Scandalous Nudity being her face rather than her body when they’re both bare…it’s about living around and under the foot of someone your whole life but never being allowed to know them

P. 234 - Gideon can’t even say Harrow’s name aloud to anyone else…I wish to die! Swiftly!

P. 246 - Gideon has a hot bath for the first time (yay!) and wonders “whether water could get inside of you and make you sick.” God the Ninth House really is living in Vampire Times. Aristotle, you there?

The way all the different houses approach necromancy and the necro/cav dynamic is SO interesting! Cam’s line on p. 235 about the Eight “breed[ing] batteries” absolutely chilled me. Also the juxtaposition between the Eighth using cavaliers as an energy source vs Ianthe, absolute freak, taking a chunk out of Babs. The physical body vs the energy which propels it. Then contrasting that with pairs like Magnus & Abigail (rip) and Cam & Pal who mentally and emotionally rely on each other instead. It isn’t parasitic. KING AND LIONHEART! GO CRAZY AAH! GO STUPID AAH!

I am using all of my meager brain cells to formulate a thought about Camilla and Marta’s fight that isn’t just. wrow. women. OK. The description is short and brutal like the fight itself. The line about Cam fighting like a grease fire works so well my blood was in my EARS! When she dislocated Marta’s arm my own arm jerked back in shock. Fully almost yeeted the book

Yay for Pal also getting a hot moment. One man <3

“Harrow “rose to the occasion like an evening star”....DEATH FIRST TO VULTURES AND SCAVENGERS…I love her something awful.

My highlighter ran out on p. 275 because I highlighted basically the whole page. The girls HUG!! Gideon lifts Harrow off the ground! Unsure if I should tag myself as ‘midnight hagette’ or Harrow’s utter lesbian brain death. At “It feels like forever” I genuinely screamed into my hands. God they’re it. THEY’RE IT.

P. 284 - “Gideon wanted her longsword and she wanted Harrow.” yeah me too

P. 285 - Jeannemary: “I hated [Isaac] when we were little, he wasn’t at all what I wanted.” ough the parallels

I know that naming a character ‘Isaac’ in your space opera about traumatized Catholics is sort of like naming a character ‘sacrifice’ and yet it’s still so gut wrenching! I love and I hate when characters fall victim to the prophecies within their names

Speaking of Biblical etymology, I see you Judith Deuteros. Please decapitate a dude

I knew about the Sex Pal joke and still guffawed

CHAPTERS 26-34

The description of Isaac’s body as a “broken sieve” really upset me and also harkens back to Harrow being empty as a quiver. The necromancer’s body as something which exists to be filled by energy and power, but also something so vulnerable as to demand the physical protection and occasional energy of its cavalier

P. 292 - “When [Dulcinea] breathed it sounded like custard sloshing around an air conditioner.” Absolutely Fucking Wretched!!!

P. 294 - “Mostly cancer and just a little bit of women.” each House really is fucked up in new and exciting ways

Gideon’s nightmare of finding Jeannemary’s severed limbs in her bed really kneecaps you. It’s giving Bluebeard. It’s giving Robber Bridegroom. It’s giving cavaliers as expendable physical forms, and that kind of body horror hasn’t quite been present aside from the avulsion room which wasn’t so bad

P. 331 - “What would you do if you discovered Camilla was a murderer?” "Help her bury the body." G O D

This entire page kills me. For some reason the one year difference and the choice to say “I’ve known her as long as she’s lived” like Harrow’s life is contingent on Gideon’s. One flesh one end B I T C H ! !

Also on that page: “She nearly killed me half a dozen times growing up, but I always knew why.” ok cool!

WAS NOT READY FOR THIS REVELATION???

I have run out of insightful commentary but Harrow wanting “prey, rival, and audience all wrapped up in one.” vs Gideon being “hungry for the Reverend Daughter’s preoccupation”. Don’t you think they’re the same thing? Love and attention? They’re both watching and being watched. Portrait of a Lady on Fire shit

I think Harrow and Cam should hold hands if only because they’d both hate it

Tamsyn loves a prophetic name. I thought she’d subverted it with Protisilaus but nope. Dead all along. First to die

Ianthe’s head pun…what is wrong with her

P. 352 - genuinely don’t have anything of substance to say about the pool scene but “I am exactly two hundred sons and daughters of my House, Griddle–I am the whole generation of the Ninth.” All this PLUS Harrow piloting her parents to keep the Ninth functioning. Christ.

P. 355 - “I am tired of being two hundred corpses.” ouch ouch ouch ouch ouch ouch ouch

Incredibly normal that Harrow’s parents were like hello our ten-year-old war crime daughter time for our group suicide! Here, I’ll tie your noose :) normal family!

I haven’t quite the familiarity with Antigone to say there’s an Antigone parallel somewhere but hmm

Cannot talk about the rest of this scene. I can barely look at it. YOU ARE MY ONLY FRIEND! I AM UNDONE WITHOUT YOU!!

Oh to have your only friend Gideon Nav kiss you on the forehead

I love you 4’11” teenage saint war crime necrophiliac

Gideon choosing to sleep in the cavalier bed. It’s about devotion as both a contract and an active choice. ‘I Will Follow You Into the Dark’ shit. I’m sick

P. 371 - “Dead as space, though accurately, that’s been true for a very, very long time.” I know this refers to Teacher but also stars themselves transmit light for millennia after they burn out. The cosmos itself as a haunted house

Why does the Emperor have a cohort anyway? What enemies are there that an army is necessary to grind children through? I need to know more about this

Cannot articulate this but Ianthe having to be a true necromancer and eating Babs to become a lyctor IS feminist not just because it’s such an overcome male power trip moment but also because it seems that In Media we can only have female villains if they’re tormented and redeemed by the end, they aren’t allowed to be deranged little freaks like this. She’s the damn joker!

REST IN PISS BABS. Again, genuinely progressive that Ianthe eats him and absorbs his perfect cavalier training; then, when she cannot keep it up she turns into a SKIN SHIELD?? [John Darnielle voice] come unhinged! Get revenge!

You’re really eased into the body horror and then Act IV is like hey kid you’re going to experience body horrors beyond your comprehension.

CHAPTERS 35-END

Thinking about 8-year-old Palamedes writing to 15-year-old Dulcinea about how he’s determined to cure her. Also interesting to think that something so mundane as cancer still exists in this world where people are regularly getting bodied by skeletons

Oh, re: Pal, I forgot to highlight this but there’s a line a few (?) chapters back where he surveys his work and sees that it’s good which is directly from god creating the universe

P. 400 - “[Gideon’s] brain was full of sweet fuck all.” yeah girl me too

Every single man in this book has died. Feminism but also Palamedes my friend :(

“Tell Camilla–oh never mind, she knows what to do.” Doctor Who vibes (sorry) “If you see Rose, tell her…tell her…oh, she knows.”

P. 406 - “Camilla Hect off the leash was like light moving across water. She punched her knives into the Lyctor’s guard over and over and over. Cytherea met them ably, but such was Camilla’s speed and perfect hate that she could only hope to block the thunderstorm of blows; she could not even begin to push back against them.” The wording here feels so deliberately Homeric! It’s her aristeia!

It doesn’t mention this in the after matter, but I am choosing to believe Cam was named after Camilla in the Aeneid. She HAS to be!!

I understand why people scream at Marvel movies now but the more apt comparison for Gideon & her two-hander is the re-forging of Anduril. I can hear the score

P. 412 - “I need to be inside you.” NOW IS NOT THE TIME HARROW!!

P. 414 - “Did you behold me, Griddle?” she got yeeted by a vertebrae string because she was too busy beholding you, Harrow!

Rosary-whip made of knuckles. What a great time to be ex-Catholic. This is so hot of her

Camilla Hect aroace icon. Send tweet.

A climactic boss fight where all 5 characters are women…wrow

FUCK YEAH DISMEMBERMENT!!

P. 429 - “All you have to do is live.” Harrow begging Gideon to do the one thing she thought was impossible as a child

Oh these bitches in LOVE

I love “undeserved” forgiveness

[holds Harrowhark Nonagesimus] you do not have to be good you do not have to walk on your knees for a hundred miles through the desert repenting you only have to let the soft animal of your body love what it loves

I’m sorry I have zero thoughts I’m just saying ROMANCE ROMANCE ROMANCE ROMANCE ROMANCE ROMANCE over and over and over again in my head

“First flower of my House” is the most romantic shit I’ve ever heard get it OUT of my face. That is not something you come up with on the spot…

The cruelest thing anyone has ever done to Harrow in her life is willingly die for her…

P. 436 - “They were cheek to cheek: Gideon’s arm and Harrow’s arm entwined, holding the sword aloft, letting the steel catch the light.” No THIS is the most romantic shit

Harrow/Pal lavender marriage of the century lmao

Gideon & Harrow 🤝 Gimli & Legolas

Quoting the verses of the Book of Ruth that’s commonly used at weddings

Hey at least I successfully guessed that Dulcinea would be evil & dead by the end. I love being right

IN SUMMARY: DEATH DYING SUFFERING ROMANCE PAIN

#going back through these notes and the amount of stuff i accidentally foreshadowed....#what you don't see is rebecca-dewinters and i opening each other's notes only to realize that we wrote/quoted the same thing #anyway book good i feel cuckoo bananas #the locked tomb #alittletoosaintjust #answered

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mustlovesteve · 1 year

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LATBG Playlist

Spotify link

Notes:

This only includes song specific to chapters/arcs.

These are all from Steve's POV unless otherwise specified.

Chapter references are based on the actual chapter numbers, not the upload number. (So, for example, the 1st uploaded chapter is actually the Prologue, and the 30th uploaded chapter is the 29th actual chapter.)

Screaming by CHVRCHES - Main Theme/Prologue

Glitch by Taylor Swift - Ch. 01-10

Eat You Alive by The Oh Hellos - Chapter 03

Mt. Washington by Local Natives - Chapter 13

Can't Help Myself by Now, Now - Chapter 16 (Eddie POV)

Home by Daughter - Chapter 17

Labyrinth by Taylor Swift - Ch. 18-20

Degausser by Brand New - Chapter 22

watersong by Purity Ring - Chapter 23

Master Pretender by First Aid Kit - Chapter 24

Diving Bell by Starset - Chapter 25

Try (P!nk cover) by Eli Lieb - Chapter 26

Hollow (Lo's Version) by Lo Spirit - Ch. 28-37

Pressure by Paramore - Chapter 30

Fall to Pieces by Avril Lavigne - Chapter 31

Go Away Closer by This Will Destroy You - Chapter 32

Achilles Come Down by Gang of Youths - Chapter 34

XO (Beyonce cover) by CHVRCHES - Chapter 35 [NOTE: not available on Spotify, but found here]

Sun-Bleached Flies by Ethel Cain - Chapter 36

Asking For A Friend by CHVRCHES - Chapter 37

Running Up That Hill (Kate Bush Cover) by RichaadEB & annapantsu - Chapter 37

Don't You Worry by Lucy Rose - Bad End AU

Chinese Satellite by Phoebe Bridgers - Bad End AU

BONUS: (D)POTC Playlist

I Have Made Mistakes by The Oh Hellos - Main Theme

Don't Swallow the Cap by The National - Chapter 01

King and Lionheart by Of Monsters and Men - Chapter 02 (Robin's POV)

Safe & Sound by Taylor Swift feat. The Civil Wars - Chapter 04 (Eddie's POV)

I'll Be Good by Jaymes Young - Chapter 08 (Hopper's POV)

It's Alright by Mother Mother - Chapter 09

All This Love by Angus & Julia Stone - Chapter 10

(under construction)

#latbg #i am open to suggestions especially for earlier chapters

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themeeplord · 1 year

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1, 13, 14, 29 ^-^💙

💙💙💙

1. what song makes you feel better?

A lot of music make me feel better, a lot of it is instrumental. But then there's King And Lionheart by Of Monsters and Men. I don't remember a time that it has failed to make me feel better! I love that song❤️ :'>

13. What's your comfort food?

Hmmm it's hard to say for sure. I think right now it's vegetarian fish fingers with rice and spinach sauce. It reminds me of childhood and it tastes soooo good! It's also easy to make. :p

14. Favorite feel-good show?

💙BLUEY!!💙

29. Morning, afternoon or night?

Afternoon✨

#thank you for the ask! :3 #ask game #asks

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tenshiharmonia · 2 years

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Bayonetta Recap - Part 2

I - Characters

A - Humans

Máni, Umbran warlock

- Contracted demon : Baphomet (see below)

- Weapons : "The Sound of Silence" (a set of four guns : "Touch", "Disturb", "Echo" and "Whisper") ; "Lionheart" (a demonic sword, powered by the hell-twisted soul of a warmongering king) ; "Fenris" (Máni's equivalent to Durga and Undine*, a set of elemental, claw-like weapons imbued with the devastating powers of the twin demon wolves Sköll and Hati (see below)) ; "Incubus" (a whip, powered by the infernal essence of Lust ; it won’t leave the enemy indifferent... :3 ) ; a chainsaw (I don’t know about its name yet, but unlike Salamandra from the second game, this one would be wielded two-handedly, like an actual chainsaw)

* Note that while I conceive most of his weapons as parallels to Bayonetta’s own arsenal, they would not be simple palette swaps like Jeanne’s. They would all have their own design and specificities. Heck, I don’t really like how most of Jeanne’s weapons are merely recolours of Cereza’s, so if this was an actual game, I would probably give her her own arsenal too...

- Animal forms : Lion ; Vulture ; Honey Bee* ; (moray ?) Eel

* I know that, technically speaking, bees are mostly females, but a) this is a magical transformation so it doesn’t have to make sense, b) it would actually make for an interesting commentary on Máni’s position as a male member of a predominantly feminine clan, and c) the prospect of my Umbra boy turning into an adorably fluffy swarm of bees overrules any objection you might have anyway. :p

- I ultimately chose to name him after the Scandinavian god of the Moon. Since a lot of things and characters in the Bayonetta universe are named in reference to Norse mythology, one of the few pantheons in the world where the personification of the Moon is traditionally regarded as male, it was too much of a perfect fit for me to not name my Umbra boy as such.

- Messy and rather short black hair (I considered giving him some kind of fluffy ponytail, or maybe a Keith-like mullet, but I’m not sure) ; eyes of gold

- Physically, I imagine him as a reasonably fit and manly kind of guy. I think that the technical term for what I would like him to look like is a twunk. :3 Not too buff, but not a femboy either. Not that I dislike curvaceous men, but I feel like making him too feminine would kind of betray the point of a male Umbra Witch, if that makes any sense.

- Of course, he would still fight with all the flamboyance and sensuality of a proud inheritor of the Umbra will. :3

- In terms of clothes, he would obviously be wearing the same kind of skin-tight catsuit as Bayo and Jeanne, but I must admit that I don’t really have any idea regarding the details. Colour-wise, I think that he would stick to black leather (well, Umbra Witches’ clothes are technically made of hair, but you catch my drift) with gold accents and ornaments. It may not be particularly original, but I love how it looks. All in all, I kind of imagine him wearing an outfit similar to the one that Chat Noir wears in Miraculous Ladybug. It’s just a mental placeholder, of course, but I guess that it at least gives you a point of reference...

- Speaking of Chat Noir though, I must say that I really like the idea of the collar bell. I could definitely picture Máni wearing something similar. I like to think that his esthetic would be a little more punkish than Cereza’s, so maybe he could even have the bell attached to a spiked collar. It would certainly make for an amusing contrast between ferocious and adorable... I don’t know if I’ll actually commit to the idea - as far as imagination goes, that is -, but I thought it was worth mentioning. I mean, it would certainly fit his character as I envision it. He is a (big) cat boy, after all. (Then again, it would probably not work so well when he transforms into a lion, since the collar and the bell would basically be swallowed by the fluff of his mane. Admittedly though, nobody said that he would have to wear them in all his forms...)

- At the very least, I’d like him to wear a pair of fingerless leather gloves. With sharp and impeccably manicured (and maybe even painted) claw-like nails. I mean, it’s not because I said that I don’t want him to come off as too feminine that he cannot take care of himself. :p (I’m still on the fence about the guyliner, though. I love it in theory, but I’m not sure it would actually suit him all that much...)

- In addition to the gloves, he would probably also wear spiked bracelets, in accordance with the aforementioned punk esthetic...

- At this point, I’m starting to wonder if I might be subconsciously trying to make him look like (the) Rum Tum Tugger, and now that I’m saying it out loud, I could totally see Máni being a fan of Cats (the musical), having some "I don't know if I want to be him or date him" kind of crush on the Curious Cat. (Apollonia, meanwhile, would probably have a soft spot for the ballet cats, Victoria and Mistoffelees... What am I saying, "probably" ? We all know that her brother made her watch the play at least once. And having quite an appreciation for music, there is no doubt that she liked it too...)

- Is always wearing a pair of sunglasses atop his head but rarely uses them for their intended purpose

- I also reserve the right to give him a boob window and pierced nipples... :3

- Friendly and carefree, he’s got quite a sunny disposition for someone who is an accomplished practitioner of the dark arts

- Has a big fondness for animals. He is the kind of guy who will say "hi !" to every cat and dog that he meets on the street. And most of the time, they will actually answer him. In fact, I was toying with the idea that he could genuinely possess the ability to talk to animals. Since his main animal form is a lion, the "king of the beasts", it would be quite fitting. I’m still on the fence about it, but it could easily be something that Baphomet taught him (although I must admit that I find the idea of it just being some sort of innate power of his that nobody - Baphomet included - has any actual explanation for to be infinitely amusing XD ).

- When he is not busy carrying out his Umbran duties or partaking in Glitnir’s management, he works as a veterinarian, taking care of the town’s cattle and other animal residents (I mean, if Bayonetta can be a nun and Jeanne a school teacher, why couldn’t he have a side job too ? :p ).

- Unlike his sister, who is a pretty cautious tactician, he is more of a "hype man" type of leader. To quote a comment I read somewhere, he is the kind of guy who can rile up his crew into thinking that a 50 versus 100 is winnable and then actually have the balls to pull it off. He may not be as sharp as Apollonia, but he is still a pretty resourceful lad...

- He would definitely have a leather harness with a spiked speedo as one of his alternative costumes. I mean, considering what the developers of the games already got away with, you cannot really tell me it would be too inappropriate. XD Besides, I’m pretty sure that I once saw such a harness that had its straps arranged to form a pentagram. Since the five-pointed star - inverted or not - is a big part of Baphomet’s iconography, it would be all the more fitting. :3

- If this was an actual Bayonetta game, I like to think that he would be the third playable character. Bayonetta 1 had Bayo, Jeanne and Zero ; Bayonetta 2 had Bayo, Jeanne and Rosa ; well, this hypothetical game (let’s call it Bayonetta 69, just for the LOLs*) would have Bayo, Jeanne and Máni. Unlike the first two games though, I’d like for each of the three characters to have their own, individual campaign. Of course, similarly to a Sonic Adventure game, the three stories would actually be interconnected, forming one big narrative, and the player would have to complete all three of them to get the whole picture (and maybe unlock the final part of the plot). I mean, this is not an actual game, so I can be as ambitious as I want. :p Also, I think that his personal quirk – like Jeanne’s more powerful but more difficult to execute Witch Time – would be related to his Wicked Weaves, to emphasis once again the bond between his demons and him, but I must admit that I don’t have a good enough mastery of the gameplay to suggest something that would actually be of interest...

* Funnily enough, the shape of the number sixty-nine also brings to mind the image of the yin-yang symbol, which is actually quite fitting since Máni and Apollonia’s story is all about the balance between the contrasting forces of light and darkness...

- As I mentioned in one of my previous posts, I was toying with the idea of giving him a demon boyfriend. I’m still on the fence about it, but I have a big soft spot for this kind of otherworldly relationship, so I’d be quite tempted to actually take the plunge and incorporate the idea in the narrative. Either way, I wanted to at least bring up the possibility, just in case... :3

- Like Cereza, he is also a pretty skilled pole dancer

Apollonia, Priestess of Lumen

- Weapons : a long and narrow, rapier-like sword

- Animal forms : (arctic ?) Fox

- As you can tell, I named her after Apollo, the Greek god of light, arts and healing. Really, I think that her character resonates quite well with a lot of Apollo’s attributes, so it wasn’t a hard pick. Besides, if Máni’s name references the Moon, it only makes sense for Apollonia’s to reference the Sun, and being named after gods from two different mythologies allows the solar/lunar duality to be a little less in-your-face. All in all, one would say that it was quite an enlightened choice :3 (sorry, I couldn't help myself).

- Long and wavy golden hair ; purple eyes (in reference to the last line of Arthur Rimbaud's poem Vowels : "Omega, O, the violet brilliance of Those eyes"*)

* Translation by George J. Dance (2015). The original line is : "O l'Oméga, rayon violet de Ses yeux". It's never been confirmed, but the way Rimbaud capitalized the word "Ses" (which can mean either "his" or "her", depending on the context) has led many critics to infer that he was indeed talking about God's very eyes, although some have suggested that he was merely referring to the purplish pupils of some woman. Of course, nobody ever said that the two were incompatible. :3 My Lumen girl may not be a goddess, but still, I thought it would make for a neat reference. Besides, violet eyes and golden hair make for a lovely contrast.

- She is an infallibly poised and affable soul, always carrying herself with a radiant sense of grace and courtesy

- More cunning and cynical than her brother, she is the one with the vision. While Máni carries out most of the field work, it’s Apollonia who is the main driving force of the plan... whatever it might be.

- She is the kind of person who constantly feels the need to shoulder all the misery in the world. She is a nurturing soul and genuinely means well, so you won’t find an ounce of condescension in the way she acts, but she does have the tendency to assume that she knows better. She is perfectly willing to dirty her hands and hurt those she cares about (emotionally, that is) if she is positively convinced that it is for their own greater good, in a "I know that you don't like it, but trust me : when all is said and done, you'll realize that it was for the best..." kind of way.

- Her magical abilities include healing and illusions (in reference to the kitsune of Japanese folklore, since her main animal form is a fox). Actually, I really like the idea of the leader of an antagonistic faction not being the most powerful member of the group but having amazing support skills. Of course, Apollonia is no slouch either on the battlefield, but it’s when she is assisting another fighter that she really shines. Don’t underestimate her, though : when fighting alone - or at least as alone as an angel-summoning Sage can be -, the sharpness of her wits (and of her blade) more than makes up for what she lacks in raw power...

- Has a deep passion for music. Before the Clan War, she was even tasked with writing and composing the sacred hymns that the Sages would use, both in their spiritual training and in their everyday life.

- In her spare time, she conducts a literal choir of Applauds and Affinities. They have surprisingly (or unsurprisingly, depending on your point of view*) melodious voices.

* I mean, they are basically bird angels, two things that are actually quite renowned for their beautiful singing...

- She also has at her disposal her own heavenly orchestra, in case she suddenly needs to break into a musical number. Angels are the "instruments" of God, after all. :p (Seriously though, I really like to imagine that most of the themes associated with her would indeed be diegetically performed by her personal orchestra of angels. Also, since the Laguna are known to attack Bayo with all kinds of magical instruments, it would be quite funny if said orchestra were not only providing the music for the battle, but also supporting Apollonia during her fight(s) against the Witch, shooting all sorts of laser beams and energy balls at Cereza while she is busy dodging the Sage’s holy blade. That would certainly make for quite a hectic battle. XD )

- She also regularly graces the stage of Glitnir’s opera house with her presence. The way I envision it, it’s actually her dream to work as an opera singer. But since she’s been pretty busy for the last five hundred years, looking after the town and plotting whatever grand design she had in mind for the future of the universe, she didn’t really get to devote herself to it more than as a hobby. After all is said and done, I like to think that she’ll actually embrace it as a genuine side job (I mean, she’d still have the town and her duties as a Lumen Sage to take care of, but her heart and mind would certainly be much lighter after the events of the game). Also, I like to imagine that one of the game’s chapters would involve Bayo crashing one of her recitals...

- Not unlike another angel-related music lover, I like to think that her favourite music piece would be Beethoven’s "Ode to Joy" (from the fourth movement of his ninth Symphony*). Which is actually quite funny, considering that she has a Joy angel as one of her heavenly friends. I don’t really know what to do of this coincidence, but I thought it was worth mentioning...

* I must admit, even though I know it’s not its actual name, I kind of prefer how we usually refer to it as in French : "l'Hymne à la Joie", "the Hymn - or Anthem - to Joy". I feel like it better encapsulates the sublimity of the piece...

- In contrast to her brother’s passion for animals, she also has a liking for botany. Naturally, she loves to sing to her flowers.

- To keep with the trend of Bayonetta characters often including some kinds of glasses or goggles in their designs (as I did with her brother and his shades), she is often seen carrying a pair of elegant opera glasses. You know, those fancy binoculars attached to a stick. It would certainly suits her penchant for theatrics, on top of being an amusing twist on the aforementioned trend.

- Clothing-wise, she certainly has a wardrobe worthy of a Lumen Sage, favouring flowing and immaculate gowns with gold accents. I’m not sure if that makes much sense, but I would like to describe her style as "opulently simple". She doesn’t wear a lot of accessories, but the way she dresses gives off an air of loftiness and sophistication that really highlights her gracious bearing.

- She also has at her disposal her own angelic tailor. All in all, she actually has quite an extensive wardrobe. I wouldn’t really call her "fashionable", though. At least not in the way Cereza and Jeanne might be. It has more to do with the way she sees the world as a stage, so naturally, she likes to dress the part.

- I also like to think that most of her clothes would include parts cut in some sort of translucent and glittering tulle-like fabric. A bit like the Pearls in Steven Universe, if you see what I mean, but a tad sparklier...

- She also has a noticeable affinity for shawls and stoles. I mean, she is essentially a bishop, so it would make sense, but I was mainly thinking of the kind of stole that you wrap around your arms and let gracefully hang in your back and on your sides (I don’t really know how to describe what I have in mind, so don’t hesitate to tell me if it’s not clear enough).

- Note that the two previous points can overlap

- It’s rarer, but she also likes the combo pants plus frilled shirt. (I don’t know what they are called, but I’m talking about those flared pants that always look like they were freshly ironed. They are usually worn high with large, obi-like belts...)

- I also like to think that when she feels particularly extra, she dons a similar headgear to the one that adorns the Lumen Sage statues that guard the interdimensional portals scattered across Vigrid : a gold ornament shaped like a radiant sun, attached at the back of her head like a divine halo (I did say "when she feels particularly extra" XD ). She probably ties her hair into a bun when donning this kind of ornament.

- Since I don’t know if the peacock esthetic that Balder has going on is a common trend among Lumen Sages or something that is exclusive to him, I’ll probably refrain from including it in my Lumen girl’s design, but it’s quite a shame, because I love peacock feathers. Still, if Balder is any indication, Sages seem to use feathers to channel their magic, the same way Witches use their hair. So even if I don’t want Apollonia’s esthetic to be a simple imitation of Balder’s, I should probably think of a substitute. It’s quite hard to come up with something as exquisite and visually distinct as peacock feathers, though. I mean, there is a lot of magnificent birds, but when you look at their feathers individually, it’s quite a different story. I was actually thinking maybe superb lyrebird feathers - it would certainly fit Apollonia’s character -, but I must admit that I have quite a hard time imagining those feathers being used the same way as Balder’s...

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