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[thepaleowl]

Try exchanging letters with a friend! You shouldn't care if you do it physically or digitally, and you shouldn't care if you and them only exchange one.

It does so much for your relationship. I've done it with Jaime, for a year and a quarter now. It's a big part of why we're such good friends. Even emails exchanged for more serious purposes, like beta reads, can provide some support. Both me and @patchwork-crow-writes can attest to this.

And, best of all, when you're feeling low, or if they aren't there, you can go back to your emails, and get some love whenever you need it.

[thepaleowl]

@patchwork-crow-writes

Raised for prophecy.

[thepaleowl]

This is really, really cool, thank you so much for sharing! The visuals are great, even though it's very unfinished.

The frames with Noelle and Kris dancing are... well, intoxicating in a good way.

The last frames have the same quality, even though I feel guilty admitting it... you've got so much talent with facial expressions!

Sorry for asking when you weren't taking requests, I'll be more considerate in the future.

Doodle request; Kris leaning down; they're kissing Noelle's finger; it's bloody from the thorn ring; they hold it in or have it on their hand; interpret it however you want to; no worries if it's too bloody.

not exactly taking requests at the moment but luckily i do have an unfinished storyboard (that may stay unfinished forever atp) where kris does the hand kiss thing so It Counts i think

song is georgette me georgette you by ave mujica... i have so many amv ideas but im too scared to make all of them

[thepaleowl]

2,750 Words

I wrote a lot of material today.

It wasn't mass-produced; they're all really good words... and I promise, that's not an overly emotional judgement.

Normally this only happens when I have a deadline of sorts, but it happened today, on a day without any notable events. I think this is a great sign.

If it's a writer reading this post, I hope you'll be able to do the same thing I did today!

[thepaleowl]

A Conversation of No Importance

A Snowgrave Kriselle fic

By Cobrac

Summary:

Noelle needs all the comfort in the world, Kris thinks. She doesn’t deserve those thorns, that seep into her finger. She doesn’t deserve to be a plaything. She shouldn’t be a part of this adventure. But, sitting alone with her childhood friend, on her porch, hearing their tender words… Noelle gets a few ideas.

[thepaleowl]

The Caring Conundrum

A queerplatonic Ralsusie fic

By Cobrac

Summary:

Ralsei's been teasing Susie for a while now... and she doesn't know what to do. She doesn't want his affection, but he isn't going to give up with his aggressive advances anytime soon.

Eventually he ends up going too far. And then they try to reconcile with the assistance of Susie's jacket.

A pride month fic celebrating queerplatonic relationships.

[thepaleowl]

I'm back from vacation. Despite not wanting to go at all, I was arguably the happiest person on the trip; because I didn't expect the trip to go well, I could bear the worst parts better than anyone who did.

During the trip, I had to write. So I wrote a one-shot, currently titled What's Gotten into You, Kris? I hope to polish and release it soon!

[thepaleowl]

Visibility reblog.

The Caring Conundrum

A queerplatonic Ralsusie fic

By Cobrac

Summary:

Ralsei's been teasing Susie for a while now... and she doesn't know what to do. She doesn't want his affection, but he isn't going to give up with his aggressive advances anytime soon.

Eventually he ends up going too far. And then they try to reconcile with the assistance of Susie's jacket.

A pride month fic celebrating queerplatonic relationships.

[thepaleowl]

I'm going on vacation today, for about four or five days.

There is not a single part of my body that would voluntarily do it, but I have to anyway. Feel free to send me an ask while I'm gone.

[thepaleowl]

The Caring Conundrum

A queerplatonic Ralsusie fic

By Cobrac

Summary:

Ralsei's been teasing Susie for a while now... and she doesn't know what to do. She doesn't want his affection, but he isn't going to give up with his aggressive advances anytime soon.

Eventually he ends up going too far. And then they try to reconcile with the assistance of Susie's jacket.

A pride month fic celebrating queerplatonic relationships.

[thepaleowl]

Reblogging for people who missed this.

"The Sovereign"

By Cobrac

46,041 words

Hey everyone. A Deltarune fanfic I've been working on is completely done.

It centers around Ralsei and Kris, stranded in a dark world, along with a mysterious and sadistic creature named... well, you can guess.

What's worse, it's not telling them everything. It doesn't want to tell them the horrifying truth to its true nature. It can't even confess its true feelings toward the two of them.

...I hope you enjoy!

(Give some love to @patchwork-crow-writes, for his advice and proofreads. He's helped me grow as a writer and as a person. He's helped me get through this very, very sad year.)

[thepaleowl]

"The Sovereign"

By Cobrac

46,041 words

Hey everyone. A Deltarune fanfic I've been working on is completely done.

It centers around Ralsei and Kris, stranded in a dark world, along with a mysterious and sadistic creature named... well, you can guess.

What's worse, it's not telling them everything. It doesn't want to tell them the horrifying truth to its true nature. It can't even confess its true feelings toward the two of them.

...I hope you enjoy!

(Give some love to @patchwork-crow-writes, for his advice and proofreads. He's helped me grow as a writer and as a person. He's helped me get through this very, very sad year.)

[thepaleowl]

May I ask what you all think of queerplatonic Ralsusie?

Yes, this is related to an in-development fanfic.

[thepaleowl]

This is a really great post! Perhaps I'm just saying that because of a particular reason, but this actually makes a lot of sense.

I think the "light and dark" that Catti mentioned might have another meaning: What if she has an unrequited crush on Noelle and is trying to keep her away from Susie? I mean, the Cat Petterz bit in the sweepstakes has to mean something, right? (I think the most likely possibility here is that both of our interpretations are true.)

Ultimately, I think that Catti won't be the knight, but I think she'll probably be related in some way to what's been going on in the dark worlds. Though if she does turn out to be behind it all, I wouldn't be unhappy...

Okay, I have a couple Hail Mary Deltarune... thoughts, let's call them, before the next chapters drop. Can't really call them theories because they're not really that coherent (and also I came up with them like last night lmao)

Knight Catti...?

This seems utterly bonkers at first glance, but after considering some things this started to make a strange kind of sense to me. Consider with me:

The entire process of creating a Dark Fountain reads like a very basic occult ritual - stab the earth with something sharp while channeling your will into it. Could it be possible that Catti discovered how to create dark fountains while researching the occult?

Talk with her about Noelle in Chapter 2 and she'll describe her as "the light" and that Kris "walks among the dark". Very "teenage goth" thing to say, perhaps, but consider the significance of using the words "light" and "dark" specifically, and their meaning in the world of Deltarune.

Again in Chapter 2, Queen makes personalised rooms for a number of the lightner kids - Kris, Susie, Burghley I Mean Berdly, Jockington, Asriel... and Catty. With a Y, not an I. Strange that Catti wouldn't be included there... until you consider the possibility that she wasn't ever meant to be there, due to her having created that dark world in the first place.

The fact that Kris and Noelle studied the occult with Catti, specifically, feels significant in this light. Queen breaks down the precise steps to create a dark fountain in front of everyone, and at the end of Chapter 2 Kris does exactly that. Could it be that Noelle will at some point "fall into darkness" in the same way as Catti seemed to prophecise?

This was something I didn't even consider until just now, but the Guei spirits that were just revealed in Chapter Four's gameplay might also tie back to Catti, perhaps. They are described as troublesome spirits in Chinese folklore who have to be warded away with protective spells and talismans - of the sort that Catti would perhaps have disseminated to Noelle and perhaps Kris. Something to consider, at least!

That's all I could find from my quick research this morning, but it's interesting to think about, isn't it - what if the Knight we were looking for was right under our noses this entire time?

[thepaleowl]

@dawnthefluffyduck, thoughts?

kriselle as shadamy because I used to be big on shadamy and they're very similar imo

I was gonna post this when I was done with the other wips but I'd probably forget to finish them so😓

[thepaleowl]

What a "Caricept" Is

Caricept: A caricature meant to be taken seriously, often used for propagandist purposes.

"Gender Ideology" is a good example.

(There have been many serious caricatures throughout global politics recently. I felt a need to differentiate between those and the ones made for fun.)

[thepaleowl]

Be aware that the nose of the Ralsei plushie is especially soft and squishable! It also makes him look even cuter.