is this out of character? perhaps. i don't know how "in character" one can get with .... Sunkist. but take this anyway. i have no explanation for it. i just wanted to draw sunkist more
anyways hlvrai fandom take my glorious contribution !! ^_^ og song is violent vincent by xploshi on yt please go watch it it is so funny to me at this hour.
I’ve reached Chapter 7 in Hood and... look, Franciscans did not exist in 1093! They would not exist until the early 13th century! A vibes-based eleventh century is one thing, but you can’t just decide that a mendicant order arising in the social and economic context of a militarized and urbanized peninsula with a robust profit economy already exists in eleventh-century England for reasons! It makes no sense! You wrote yourself into the eleventh century. You’ve renamed Robin and taken him out of Sherwood and yet you decide that Friar Tuck has to be a Franciscan when Franciscans don’t exist? Where are your lines, my dude, and why?
The experience of reading a work of historical fiction and feeling that I would buy the author a pint in order to grill them mercilessly is, for the record, one I have had before.
The thing is, I'm very lucky that I always get such lovely comments on my fics, but the last 48 hours? I could cry, honestly. I'm so lucky that anyone reads my nonsense, let alone enjoys it so much. I want to curl up into a little ball of happiness and squeal!
i am here in your inbox like i said i would be to ask about my buddy, my pal, Azazel 🫡
🔮: If they were to feature in the art of a tarot card, which one would it be and why?
👀: Describe their physical appearance in as much detail as possible. Facial features, colors, height, build, etc.
🙏: What are their feelings on religion? If they are religious, what do they practice? How much of an impact does it have on their daily life? (knowing what i know i had to do this one lmaoo)
Thank you! 🥰 Yesssss, Azazel! He will absolutely be your buddy and help you away from the mean murder men! Unless he has an oops moment and kills you with his powers by mistake but that's RARE, okay?
🔮: If they were to feature in the art of a tarot card, which one would it be and why?
I would put Azazel on Judgement. Yes, part of that is because he's literally an angel, which the card depicts, and one could say the way the angel is presiding over people with them all looking to him reflects the whole accidentally-starting-a-cult situation(see below).
But the main reason I chose it is because he's a fallen angel so I would depict him as the card reversed, and the reversed meanings fit him so well. Indecisiveness and self doubt are some of his biggest weaknesses, and unfair blame (from the other angels towards him) is one of the most important things about his character. He's a falsely accused fallen angel.
👀: Describe their physical appearance in as much detail as possible. Facial features, colors, height, build, etc.
Azazel is slim but with slightly broader shoulders, and 6'7", so he's within the range that could appear human but is noticeably tall.
Azazel is Black and fairly dark skinned. He has long very coily bright white hair with a slight glow to it which can only really be seen in dim light. He generally wears his hair in twists or braids, because if he wears it naturally it's noticeably halo-like. Azazel has bright purple eyes, and for a while on earth he tried wearing brown contact lenses to hide them, until he realised he could just tell people he wore purple ones.
Azazel appears physically to be in his late twenties. He's actually much older, though in angel terms he's still considered young, which is one of the reasons he was used as such a scapegoat.
Azazel will possibly be my biggest challenge to draw because I don't have a sense of his features yet, all I know is he's supposed to be incredibly beautiful. The kind of beautiful that just makes you want to stare at him. If you look him in the eyes though, it can be almost too intense and overwhelming. The only way a human could handle it without feeling uncomfortable is if they formed a very deep emotional connection with him.
Azazel has a few intricate designs scarified onto his body. They look beautiful but they represent every infraction he was accused of in heaven, and came up automatically at the time, so on the plus side, they weren't very painful for him.
What was very painful was when he cut off his wings when he tried to begin passing as a human. He had someone to stitch them up and they're only really noticeable if he's shirtless. However, they're still "there" in a non-physical sense and again, if MC was to get close enough to him emotionally they may be able to "see" them.
🙏: What are their feelings on religion? If they are religious, what do they practice? How much of an impact does it have on their daily life?
Yep, you very much knew what you were doing here 🤣 bitch he is religion okurrrrrrr (he would not fucking say that)
As an angel, religious belief itself is a mystery to Azazel because he kind of knows the afterlife and other things that don't necessarily correlate to any religion's viewpoint. He has no interest in spreading the truth about that or whatever, he's just trying to live his life. He's absolutely terrified of being sent back to heaven though.
When he was thrown out of heaven to earth (his "crimes" were not egregious enough for hell) he was found by a group of people (naming no names Isaiah) who ended up worshipping him and forming a cult around him. It was honestly a terrifying experience for him that he's still not over. That was when he made the decision to try and blend in a little more, but he's never truly free from the cult.
He doesn't shirk responsibility with regards to that though. He feels just as guilty as he does afraid, and that's why he has a responsibility towards a MC involved with the cult he accidentally spawned, or that are targeted by malicious demons, angels etc.
So yeah, he has a horrible experience with religion and his overall reaction is fear.
(@ anon I got your message, and I will recommend the fanfics soon-ish when I blow the dust from my brain and actually read some. I am yet to read ANY Bloodborne fanfics o_o" I'll spare you the details on what has to be SO wrong with my life and brain to not read stories about my special interest, but yeah- If you are a follower, I will respond your ask later! If you just check the blog casually... well, just check it once in a while, I always tag my answers with #ask replies)
[If anyone else would like to ask me about a WiP title, you can find the list here.]
So... I got stuck on this one because I think I wanted it to be longer than the punchline was worth. XD
But the basic gist is this: The Iron Triangle are happily retired in Yucun, not a care in the world... except that on this afternoon, Wu Xie is worried because he hasn’t seen Xiaoge. They had had plans to pick up some stuff for the restaurant, and it’s not like Xiaoge to disappear when they’ve made plans. So, he goes to Pangzi asking if he’s seen him. Pangzi hasn’t seen him and suggests he text him. Wu Xie has already tried that and gotten no response, but ok, he’ll give it another shot.
And he gets back a single character response: “ 毛 “ (”Hair”)
And he is... VERY VERY CONFUSED. Because EH? Hair?? WTF??
So at this point, he and Pangzi are now actually starting to get a little concerned. Did Xiaoge hit his head somehow? Is he lying in a ditch, trapped, desperately hoping they’ll come save him? WHAT ON EARTH DOES ‘HAIR’ MEAN???
So they go frantically looking around the house for him.
They find him.
He is indeed trapped. They were right about that.
He’s trapped... in the moss garden... under a pile of cats.
Who are happily napping away in the sun.
You see, Xiaoge TRIED to respond to Wu Xie’s text with “māo” (猫, or “cat”), but his finger slipped when he went to actually select a character and he got “máo” (毛, or “hair”), instead.
But you know... the cats are comfortable, and the sun is warm, so he guesses this is his life now. Wu Xie will understand. Some things are more important than errands.
Wu Xie and Pangzi take about a thousand pictures before curling up with him and the cats for a mid-afternoon nap.
THE END.
(This ficlet brought to you by the fact that every time I am chatting with a friend on the computer and my cat decides “IT IS CUDDLE TIME, NOW, MOMMY” and climbs on top of me, that I usually can just barely manage to get out “CAT” into the chat to explain my soon to be absence before I am AGGRESSIVELY CUDDLED BY 16 POUNDS OF CAT. XD)
Why isn't there a chapter this week? I'm sad! I want to read it all but you didn't write it yet!
I hope your having a rest fr fr. No jokes. I love your fan-fiction and we are lucky to have you making us storys! I think this backs against the wall is your best but their all SO good!
Im patient! But looking forward to next chapter!!
(And why do you not talk in the book club server tag? Talk more! We want to know if Thorin knew bilbo was awake!)
Hullo Maria!
Always nice to hear from you, thanks for sending me this! Haha, I'm sorry there's no update for "Backs to the Wall" this week (and no replies to any comments yet either *slaps my own wrist* naughty!) but I've had so much going on with the festive season in full swing, and trying to meet up with friends to exchange gifts and such! I knew it was going to be a full week, and it's culminating with a dinner party I'm hosting tonight, so it just seemed best to not exhaust myself trying to stay on top of writing as well!
I will be off work for 2 weeks over the festive period, however, and I shall be home for all of it so I'm planning to get lots done then! Ideally I'd like to get a few chapters ahead of myself, so I have more time to edit properly between posting, but I'm sure you'll also get a bonus chapter as well, just as a little gift to the folks reading along!
I'm so glad you're enjoying it, it's been such a fun idea to explore and now I've done an actual, real life, proper outline I think this fic is going to be ongoing for a good long while! Knowing folks are reading it and having fun, and all the encouragement from everyone just makes me want to write better and faster, always! So really, I'm the lucky one to be part of such a lovely fandom!
(Ah! Do you mean the server tab for BTTW? I don't look at that one, it feels rude of me to snoop! You guys should have a space to discuss what you like and dislike without worrying I'll see, so I muted that tag so I don't get notified if anyone posts there! Sorry!)
Thanks for your excitement, as always! Lovely to hear from you!