#devtalia

[satohqbanana]

for the ask meme: rhenlars, taliadevin, and a witch from mercury ship of ur choice! (i always wanna ask u abt non aveyond characters/ships but im bad at remembering names of characters i dont know LOL)

I'll do the AV ships first.

For Larshen, because I'm so predictable.

And for DevTalia.

Explanations below:

LARSHEN

qpr - There's so many ways to interpret their relationship so I answered this for them. I love them.

otp x 1000 - Self-explanatory.

the angst. the drama - I really love the character progression for these two. As I grow older and reflect more on my past experiences, the angst and drama of romantic Larshen gets all the more relatable and compelling to me.

been married for 30 years - Lars being the one to tell Rhen about pet ownership will never not be funny or domestic to me. But veering away from the Old Bickering Couple thing, I just think Lars had grown more as an older brother type of figure for Rhen to be able to say these things and for her to be able to respect and agree with him saying that.

rotating in my brain like a microwave - Self-explanatory.

i have So Many Headcanons - Self-explanatory.

aww i love them :) <3 - Self-explanatory.

fandom doesn't know them like i do - Tagged for when the fandom oversimplifies their relationship. :^)

canon did them Wrong - Really hate the way wherein towards the end, Lars is suddenly irrelevant especially during the confrontation with Dameon, who he had been suspicious of ever since. It's bad writing and also it makes Rhen look like a douche - but then again, I do consider her feelings for Dameon a flaw because of her lack of flaws uwu.

DEVTALIA

the angst. the drama - The pipeline of "Devin and Talia show a LOT of positive feelings towards each other and at times romantic suggestions" in AP to "Devin actually married Alicia and had a baby with her, but eventually abandoned the throne due to guilt, and Talia became the Dreamer, married the Sun Priest, and killed him likely in front of their kid" is so sad (and hilarious TBH). Also being able to say "Rhen's dad and Dameon's mom had been romantically together and could've made them siblings instead" is so funny.

best in a certain part of canon - I know it's been brought up before, but I also like how they're allowed to be amicable exes in AV1. They genuinely like each other with or without the romance, and even with the crimes they've committed against their own kids.

theyre exes - They're canonically exes. I believe they've described each other as "old flame" in AV1.

i have So Many Headcanons - See the pipeline above. There's a fic that covers a what-if of that missing timeline, but it's fun to think about what could've made them drift away from each other.

aww i love them :) - My AP ship (asides from Jacklicia).

canon did them Wrong - AP-wise it feels so wrong for Devin and Talia to NOT end up together. BUT. AV1-wise? Stellar writing for them. See "best in a certain part of canon" above.

[a-fool-to-a-god]

Are you disappointed that I am to be the one to bury you? My hands pushing dirt over your mottled form, your pale skin loosely hung from your frame which rotted far too quick. The sickly sweet smell of death fills my sinuses as I sit beside you, the lake stretching such that of the oceans before us. Do you wish to swim? Just like the rest of them down there once wished. Tell me, would you have ever felt remorse if I were beneath the scalpel? Or would you be just as I am, grateful that it's over and relieved for a breath of fresh air. I must always wonder, I suppose. For those cold lips shall never answer me, nor shall they press against mine again.

[satohqbanana]

V-Day Couples Illustration: Devin and Talia Dance: Polka Song Inspo: That one German? rhyme about the wives and their husbands

I imagine Devin, Talia, and Elden to be Slavic. That’s it. That’s why I chose this for them. That, and polka is a fun social dance.

Disclaimer: Please don’t take my opinions towards dance too seriously. I merely lifted them off my basic education/knowledge in dances and quick Google/YouTube searches.