#these are some of my favorite designs i've ever done eeee!!

[defensivelee]

Nest of Vipers

Some of you may have heard me mention a dragon AU here or there that I've never actually done anything with, but I finally have something...kind of. I revamped it a little in my head, so it's still reptiles, but another kind! These are snakes, and this AU in particular is heavily inspired by omegaverse dynamics, but reptile edition. For my convenience I have drawn out designs for Charles and William, a bull and a queen respectively :]

CW: the aforementioned omegaverse-inspired world, fictional biology, mentions of animalistic genitalia and behavior, sexual content.

Bulls

....the 'alphas' of NoV!

Yes that is the font you think it is. For pun reasons! If the Blackadder font induces psychic damage, as financial compensation you may have the traits typed out in bold.

-Covered in scales on hands, arms, chest, and legs.

-Superior in terms of strength, size, length of claws, and potency of venom.

-Patterns usually more intricate and brighter to attract partners.

-Snake genitalia (hemipenis).

-Experience ruts very often, especially in the spring.

-Sense pheromones with their tongues.

-Can fight over partners but is not necessary unless the bull in question is a real bitch.

-Snake gangbangs....

Like all the snake-people here, they are reptiles and ectotherms. However, bulls actually rely more on the temperature of their environment than queens, and thus you can find them basking in the sun more often or curling up in the shade. In the winter they slow down a lot, but they can cuddle to generate heat. They also shed their scales quite a bit more than the queens.

In their long fangs they store the deadliest and fastest-acting of venom, containing mostly hemotoxins and neurotoxins. They usually only use this for prey and it is considered murder if used on other bulls, even in war. Their tongues are very sensitive to the air and can detect not just faint, precise smells, but sometimes strong emotions and weather patterns as well.

Their diet consists mostly of live prey, and they swallow it whole. If it is a larger prey animal, some bulls (like Charles) can suffocate it with their tails.

These snakes can be very promiscuous! While some choose an exclusive partner for life, most have at least three queens at their side. However, they can also have close relationships with other bulls, and this can lead to the snake "gang-bangs" I mentioned before, with multiple of them on one queen at once. They enjoy, in particular, intertwining their tails with each other.

They can fight other bulls as well, but this isn't very common. If they do end up fighting, they simply lock horns and try to pin each other's heads down. They don't usually intend to kill.

With their queens, they can be quite possessive once they have won them over, especially during their ruts. They can grow bored, however, and try to attract other partners during this season with displays of unusual aggression, and of their beautiful scales.

Some of the bulls in this AU include Charles II, James II, Queen Anne, Hans William Bentinck, Sarah Churchill, and Louis XIV.

Queens

The 'omegas' of NoV!

-No horns.

-Less scales on body; present mostly on hands, feet, and face.

-Weaker than bulls; venom cannot usually kill and claws are quite small.

-Human genitalia (vulva).

-Sense pheromones with tongue, the taste of these to them can be dangerously intoxicating.

-Experience heats exclusively in the spring.

-Release pheromone trails through their tails.

-Are able to reproduce.

-Often refuse partners just to see them fight.

They are reptiles and ectotherms to a lesser extent than bulls. They can move around a lot more in the winter, but that doesn't mean they don't enjoy lying around in the sun! To warm up their bulls they like to cuddle up to their laps and twine their tails with the bull's.

Their venom is not very potent and can mostly just succeed in killing mice and small birds. It is painful, however, so the queens are rather assured with the knowledge that they cannot kill others with their venom and bite far more often than bulls, especially when they're young. This can be trained out of them with proper socialization or discipline!

Their tongues have the same abilities as the bull, but the taste of certain scents can have a physical effect on them as well, not just with the pheromones of their bulls that can make them dull and lethargic. Strong emotions can cause headaches and make them dizzy.

They don't like live prey and prefer it cooked, as their stomachs appear to be more sensitive to raw meat. They can still swallow big pieces with no problem.

Queens often prefer to pick a lifelong partner, especially with bulls, but this is not always the case. They can be infamous for urging the bulls to fight, but this sometimes results in both of the bulls taking the queen at once if they're more docile. Lifelong relationships can begin during this impulsive mating season, with the bull finding over time that they have a preference for this particular queen and falling in love. However, this does not stop others from making advances.

During their heats they are very receptive, regardless whether the bull fights for them or not. Due to the disturbances this can cause throughout the day, the snakes try to plan accordingly around every queen's heat. With these heats also come special attention paid to them by their bulls trying to impregnate them, as often their ruts will happen at the time.

Some of the queens in this AU are William III, Mary II, Anne Villiers, Mary of Modena, the Duke of Marlborough, the Duke of Monmouth, and Arnold Joost van Keppel.

[raycatz]

Omg your comics are in here too? Eeee! How to only choose one? …I’m gonna list a couple and you just pick whichever you want to talk about most.

Wouldn’t it be funny if Legend kept revealing secrets by touching things he shouldn’t?

Let’s shoot Sky’s beetle through the dark portal!

Wind and Four go dungeon crawling

Hi!!!! Thank you for the tag and the ask!

Can I answer all of them!?? :D (my sister brought up the third today so now I want to talk about it too ahsfgdhs.)

1- Wouldn’t it be funny if Legend kept revealing secrets by touching things he shouldn’t?

The chain are solving puzzles in a dungeon. They need to find a way to progress to the next room. Hit the crystal switches, shoot an eye switch, find a hidden enemy, something. Now, Legend's all for caution but this is taking way too long. He touches something he shouldn’t and a certain magical item saves him from being squished.

or, Legend’s arch nemesis, moving architecture, strikes again.

The plan is for this to be a 6~8 page comic in the same format as the LU pages!

I may like bullying Legend. Just a little bit. xD

2- Let’s shoot Sky’s beetle through the dark portal!

I answered this already over here. It’s my current ongoing big project and hopefully it’ll be done at some point. Fingers crossed.

3- Wind and Four go dungeon crawling

This is the first bit of fanfiction I'd ever written for LU! I was pretty new to the fandom at the time, had just read Crimson Ties, and was playing FSA and Mish Cap. It shows and is telling for where this wip came from xD I've a snippet and some art!

Breaking the urge to curl, Four spreads his arms in freefall as practiced and reaches for the sailor, a hand, anything. Goddess, he hates heights! A tug on his arm. “Gottcha! Hold on!” Four scrambles to hold onto Wind. Between the sailor’s fingers is a leaf and flicked once it snaps open. They float a moment before the leaf goes frail and they’re plummeting again. It’s just enough time for Four to point the staff of pacci at the ground. A bubble of air swirls up to meet them and the boys bounce harmlessly off it in a clattering of swords and shields. “Heavier than a korok…” Wind pushes himself off the ground with a wince. “You doing alright?” “Yeah… My tailbone hurts but I’ve had worse landings. Are you okay?” “Yeah. Thanks for catching me.” “No problem. Hey, how far down do you think we fell?” The sailor cups his hands and shouts above them, “HOYYY!” Four compacts and pockets the staff, rises on wobbly legs, and stands with Wind at the bottom of the echoing chamber. “Far…”

Time, calling down: “If you need anything you call the Champion, alright? We’ll try and find a way around.”

Wind: “Got it.”

Wind: “This isn’t going to work. I wanted to show everyone that we could handle this, but I think we’re stuck. Four people are needed on the lower floor but there’s only one of you.”

Four, internally losing his shit because, hey, isn’t that convenient? It just so happens there are four of him sometimes.

Green: Let’s help the sailor out.

Blue: But no one knows!

Vio: There are four of us.

Shadow: Five, actually.

Red: I think he can handle this.

After reading Crimson Ties I really grew attached to Wind wanting to prove himself to the others -> doing so multiple times over / learning he doesn’t need to as a potential character arc. I also wanted to design a dungeon that required all of the chain's individual skills combined to complete. There had to be puzzles that demanded different combinations of skillsets/items. Ideally, it would be an opportunity for a recently gathered chain to learn to trust each other. Wind and Four were my favorites so I made their room first. It’s pretty simple: a main room with four sun masks and balcony with a skylight on the wall behind but not facing the masks. Someone has to direct the light from the balcony into the main room so the rest of the group can shine the light to the masks. Wind and Four both have mirror shields but there’s only two of them. It's a Colors reveal aaaa xD potentially! Given more time they could probably fenagle a way to lay reflective items on the ground to light the masks (a Wild-esc solution), and Four figures this out, but he also wants to give Wind a chance to solve the puzzle himself. Soooo for Four, it’s either steal the wind from his sails, share a secret, or wait and maybe push a little. I haven’t decided which because all scenarios would be fun to explore!

The final boss would be a giant spider like Armogohma from TP, but it needs to be defeated like a FSA boss. Each member of the chain covers a leg while the ninth targets a weak spot. The way the weak spot can be hit changes, so the chain needs to coordinate who to swap out while making sure no one’s injured.

To anyone reading, if the room builds, mirror shield puzzles, or giant spider boss resonate with you and you want to use it, go for it! This stuff doesn’t even have to be LU specific I just think it’s fun to make personalized puzzles for the heroes xD Maybe one day I’ll return to this dungeon, but there are a lot of things I want to work on rn so ahhhh I can’t do it all. If you do write with any of these or know something similar please let me know, I’d love to read it!

This got really long asjhgsdf thanks for reading my spontaneous character analysis and listening to me chatter about my imaginary video game dungeons.