#undead mc

[romeavethinker]

when i think about my headcanons for shadow knights, in my mind it's a lot of fun to emphasize the undead part of them, as well as how torturous the maturation process of a newly birthed shadow knight to a fully-realized one could be. the call is an idea i like to ruminate on as well.

laurance talks early on about how being a shadow knight effects his thinking. he hesitates less, and is more inclined to selfish, spiteful thought patterns. i like to think of this being the ebbing tide of the call carefully drawing in and out of the consciousness in increasingly powerful waves. it grows from tiny whispers in the back of a shadow knight's mind into a violent cacophany that boils beneath the skin with terrifying urgency to be let free the longer the knight rejects it.

as for the physical state of being a shadow knight, this is where the emphasis on the necrotic aspects i was talking about comes in. i take a lot of inspiration for my shadow knight headcanons from the novel "hell followed with us" by andrew joseph white. in that book the main character, benji, has been forcibly infected with a disease (referred to as "seraph", the book covers a lot of christian religious themes) that is slowly, over the course of weeks, turning him into a monster. it's essentially like his body is rotting into becoming something new, and the visceral, monstrous imagery and the way his slow evolution from boy to beast is described is very similar to how i picture becoming a shadow knight feels/looks.

here's some relevant excerpts from my copy of the novel for those who haven't read it. the highlighted lines are the parts most accurate to my headcanons of shadow knights (content warning for descriptions of gore):

i kind of like the idea of shadow knights (like laurance) that didn't complete their transformation ritual and/or reject the call and stay in the overworld being punished by their own body with a slower, more agonizing transformation than if they simply accepted their new undeath and killed who they're supposed to in order to reach their full potential.

however it happens though, it's never pretty. a shadow knight's "true" form (when they activate their powers) reeks of sulfur and death, when they grow in size it sounds just as sickening as it looks, spasming limbs and ripping flesh with the deafening noise of crunching bone and tearing ligaments. smoke and something like ichor both pour from their nose and mouth. if irene is light, life, clear water, and cool, solid quartz and marble and gemstones then a servant of shad would, of course, embody the opposite. i suppose by that description you could also draw a comparison between shad/shadow knights and the desolation/the lightless flame from the magnus archives, if anybody is familiar with that show as well.

anyways im rambling, i just needed to word vomit all these ideas since i wanna talk more about my headcanons on here rather than just character analysis posts lmao

[kingofanemptyworld]

oh I am so very fond of these pages, haruka went from having to be teleported into the fight with Spring to willingly jumping in to fight Beast. fuuko’s influence truly is transcendent

[quaranmine]

in general i just find the symbiotic relationship between mcyt and fanon designers fascinating because we're basically given so few pixels that we can do whatever we want with them and the story exists in a fantasy setting so it's just like anything goes and everybody's interpretation is different. and that's beautiful to me

[krys-loves-otome]

Saw some talk about creating character ask blogs on my dash earlier today! And as many of you know, I have a plethora of characters to pull from...

But, I also have a full schedule so making ask blogs is a little out of my spoon range at present.

That said, would anyone be interested in me doing little brain rot posts with my ocs instead? Of course, my writing blog (@not-krys) is full of WIP Wednesdays involving them but this will be even more off the cuff, like if there's a thing happening in their game and I just need to comment on it? Or something going on in RL that makes me think about my OCs and their boos, and I just need to share it with you guys?

In my writing files, I actually do have a doc where I keep random thought blerbs where I put things that come to mind about my girlies. Sometimes it's just a sentence or two, sometimes it goes into meta, sometimes it just screaming about something cute going on, things like that.

Would anyone be interested in something like that? I can't promise they'll be a regular thing, but I do love sharing about my OCs and brain-rotting is the most available method of me doing so.

Asks are also available if anyone has questions or just wants to shoot ideas at me if that's more your thing!

Thanks for coming to my little thought session, lovelies~

[ethenolic]

Tricky the Clown

[slashesotron]

Where have the years gone, my love?

I got to thinking about how horribly tragic Wil’s whole existence is, even if his MC actually makes it upstairs... he’s immortal and they’re not, are they?

(If you remember that art from a while ago of Patchouli tied to a chair & being bled... that was Wil. That was the beginning... this is the end ❤)

Bastard vampire of my heart belongs to @puppy-kitten, as always.

[pompoison]

Okay, #transbooks365, for your consideration… a series I’ve been working on since 2021: Little Death 💀💋

🏳️‍⚧️M/M BL Horror Comic

🏳️‍⚧️By a Trans Author (who is a villain fucker and multidisciplinary nsfw/sfw artist/writer)

🏳️‍⚧️With a Trans Main Character

🏳️‍⚧️Rated Adult

[heavensickness]

I think Leander is 28 year old, btw. I have literally no basis for this. I just feel that way

[ask-yaiya]

Introducing Aoi, a Resin Skeleton once part of a family clan now disowned by his own, now having found his own tranquility among people who accept him as he is.

Full Name | Aoi Vera

Pronouns | He/Him

Sexuality | Asexual

Height | 2 Blocks Tall/5'8 Feet

Origin/Birth | Blooming Vale/March

Alignment | Undead

Capabilities/Flaws | Single Weapon Haste/Weapon Deficiency

Preferences | Verdant Green Tea/Occasional breaks from socializing for some peace and quiet/Meditation/Spring

Biology | Entire bone structure is slightly more fragile and lighter like other Resin Skeletons, resin growth grows within/around ribs and from right eye socket, growth on eye is shaped like a rose and physically flows but is also solid.

Design/Song Theme | Burnt Out (EP Mix) Aloe w EMIA/Struggled somewhat with this design, felt like it had some more touchy vibe/subject to it so I won't go into depth on it.

Story

Disowned by his own family clan for his beliefs, Aoi spends the rest of his days wandering Blooming Vale and on occasion accompanying his friends wherever they go. He continues to avoid his family clan and has found his peace of mind ever since his family feud.

Despite being calm yet less initiative in a conversation, Aoi cherishes every moment with his group of friends and hopes it continues that way.

[randomnameless]

In the FE bosses post I saw that second image and went "Ganondorf???"

Surtr really kicks ass in this image!

It's kind of sad Izuka conveys more the image of the Flame Sovereign than Surtr's original incarnation, but hey, even with all of his narm, Surtr at least delivered on what was promised with a barebones but simple book, as opposed to, hm, say, every book that was released afterwards.

[authorkarajorgensen]

The Reanimator’s Soul blurb reveal and preorder links!

Woo! I finally got my shit together and fixed up the blurb and set up preorder links for The Reanimator’s Soul (The Reanimator Mysteries #2).

You can preorder it in ebook at all major retailers! Paperbacks will be available closer to release day in October.

If you haven’t read The Reanimator’s Heart (The Reanimator Mysteries #1), check it out here (available in ebook and paperback at all major retailers).

You can also add The Reanimator’s Soul on Goodreads.

Stay tuned for a cover reveal this summer!

[Image description: The Reanimator's Soul An awkward necromancer, his undead love, and the crime that might break them. Felipe Galvan has been dead for five months, and whether he likes it or not, he’s changing. But with his daughter home from college and Oliver still adjusting to their new partnership, Felipe is more than willing to continue pretending everything is fine. All Oliver Barlow wants is to be a good partner to Felipe. When they finally get a case after months of light duty, he thinks it will be the perfect opportunity to prove himself. That is until a mutilated corpse leads them to Oliver’s former lover and the Institute for the Betterment of the Soul–a clinic claiming they can cure people of their magic. Between Oliver’s old wounds and Felipe’s secrets, they stand upon a knife’s edge. If either man falls, they risk losing not only their home but everyone they hold dear. Preorder now! Coming October 24th, 2023]

[rayplaysif]

I want to be clear here I was SO neutral about Nathan until I read the kiss scene. Now after the recent intimate scene I’m just smitten. I love him 💕

[sarinatendouji]

started watching ya boy kongming! and shangri-la frontier tonight! they both seem like a lot of fun and they get high ratings so i'm excited to get into them :D

[mx-paint]

Seeing someone claim a book is "pro-genocide" and knowing that the part of the book they are referring to literally could not have a louder message of "anti-genocide" if it fucking tried.

[eldrichthingy]

it's so funny to me how mc can endure a horrific transformation in one night and wake up hours later and just. be fucking normal and go with their day like nothing happened

[mortallycoiled]

CAN ROUPGARUKE AND BLACKTAR BE FRIENDS

ok since theyre both undead victims of boghasts they DO actually interact some. their relationship is more like coworkers who only slightly tolerate each other