#ophiuchus the great

[thisangstriddenschoollifetragedy]

The best way to pitch Alabaster is that it's the Evil Version of Vast Error

Both have:

Bard Main Characters

Characters who are parodies of various fandom archetypes

Characters who conspicuously resemble major homestuck antagonists but are mostly heroic.

Time players wearing Hawian Shirts

Komaeda

#vast error #alabaster the doomed session #homestuck #homestuck fanadventure #arcjec voorat #vamuin ikunga #sectra zhooka #tas poemme #crossover #white noise #murrit turkin #edolon vryche #ophiuchus the great

[thetwilightroadtonightfall]

a moment in time, a master in parenthood

-> the family tree | eph design

kiddos!!! Lemme tell you a bit about em

Aeon — The eldest daughter, ever a free spirit. She matures into a stalwart leader, taking on the mantle of running Scala’s keyblade academy as headmaster from her father

Clio — Born 2 years after Aeon, the bullheaded Clio takes it upon herself to keep her big sister and little brother in line, but only because she means well. She works hard to preserve her family’s legacy for as long as she’s alive.

Mori — Born 3 years after Clio. A kind and empathetic child who inherits both his father’s love for books and the Master’s Defender keyblade.

#[insert partner name here] took the photo :) #khml #ephemer #my art #the ophiuchus family tree #my ocs #listen everybody. no matter what happens I’m just gonna sit here believing that eph was a really great parent who loved his kiddos okay?? #aeon oc #clio oc #mori oc #timeless familia #my posts

[noctis-tempore]

Mendacium & umbra being clear big red flags

Ring nonnie: *slams marriage papers on the table*

#ultor actually would be good in a relationship #we love villains who are great in relationships #moochie dances #but shes not a saint either she did help out the ophiuchus situation so dont get ahead of yourselves-

[thiscreepylittlepunk]

If the Other Alabaster Characters Got Chapter Titles

Sectra: Doomed

Copycat: Sacrificial

Tozy: Earnest

Mnevia: Sorrowful

Weywot: Solitary

Hesmut: Inhospitable

Ophiunchus: Obstructive

Crossover: Narcissist

#alabaster the doomed session #sectra #copyct #tozy #mnevia #weywot #hesmut #Ophiuchus the great #crossover

[thefirstknife]

Incredibly niche detail but I'm so happy because PEACH IS BACK.

In Brya's Love scout rifle lore, several Ghosts discuss Brya, Eris' Ghost and what she was like. There's Glint (Crow's Ghost obviously), there's Ophiuchus (Ikora's Ghost), Targe (Zavala's Ghost) and... Peach.

Peach is an unpartnered Ghost that was only ever mentioned in one lore tab, back in Ghost Stories, called Difference of Opinion. This lore tab has been living in my head rent free ever since. It's about two unpartnered Ghosts, Peach and Balthazar, being interviewed about their opinions on the Traveler. And Peach is absolutely hilarious. Excerpts, but please read the whole thing:

Q: What is the Traveler, in your understanding? BALTHAZAR: Great question. PEACH: Terrible question.

She's immediately so done.

BALTHAZAR: We know she wished for us to raise Guardians to be her avatars and defenders— PEACH: Do we, though? Just because we CAN do that doesn't mean we were MADE to do that. And who says it's a "she" anyway? Why does "it" need a gender?

FAVE.

PEACH: Look, I know tons of Ghosts who died before they ever found their Guardians. I know some Ghosts who still haven't found a Guardian. You haven't. And I haven't, but I don't think I'm "incomplete" because of it.

Real.

Q: Do you remember being inside the Traveler? PEACH: No. BALTHAZAR: I do. We call it the Womb. PEACH: I have never and will never call it that.

HELP ME.

PEACH: If I never find my Guardian, I'll go steal someone else's. I hear Sagira had a good time with that.

This has been my unhinged theory ever since Osiris lost Sagira, but I think Peach should just steal him. Doesn't even have to be his real Ghost, but she should spend time with him for sure.

I have no clue why include Peach specifically with other Vanguard Ghosts (I'm counting Crow and Glint as Vanguard tbh). She's a Ghost with literally one mention ever, years ago. We are one step closer to Peach stealing Osiris.

#destiny 2 #destiny 2 spoilers #season of the witch #season of the witch spoilers #peach #this is just so wild to me. why peach specifically #i'm such a peach fan. 1 lore tab blorbo for real. thank you for including her

[jarofmayonassey]

THE MYSTERY OF OPHIO HIGH (ART BY THE INCREDIBLE @significantlylesschill )

As a darkness looms over Ophiuchus Secondary school, Jeremy and Michael discover that something is shifting, writhing, living in the backs of everyone's minds. When their school play goes off without a hitch, the boys are drawn into a horrifying mystery-- and the monster seems to know them.

GEE MAYO WHY DO YOU GET TWO PROMO POSTS? BECAUSE I HAD TWO INCREDIBLE ARTISTS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! SO COOL SO GOOD SO GREAT

#be more chill #squip #bmc #the squip #bmc musical #broadway squip #squip bmc #jeremy heere #michael mell #bmc fanfic #bmcbb2023 #this was so fun ive never written so quickly in my life

[oflights]

wip snip 4.2

thank you for the tag, @elskanellis! your snip is so intriguing 👀

in return, have some more of time travel fic: extremely gooey and tender and basically what the next 10k or so words are going to be (the fic is currently 20k lmao) before things get Bad again. still heartbreaking in its tenderness, though, because baby harry is heartbreaking (a contextual reminder that he is 7 in this snip!!! adult harry is henceforth "potter" from draco's pov).

“This is for me?” Harry asks, doing another turn, clutching at the still unnamed dragon in his hands. “All of this, the bed and—I can—”

“Harry,” Draco says softly, coming closer and dropping to crouch again, ignoring his protesting thighs starting to truly feel all the activity of the day. “Yes, all of this. You can sleep in the bed, you can name your toy—it’s all yours. This is what looking after you means; everything that I can offer is yours now. I promise.”

“Do I have to—” Harry starts, and Draco simply doesn’t want to hear where that’s going.

“No. You don’t have to do a single thing. It’s just yours. Because—because you’re a guest, and a kid, and kids deserve these sorts of things no matter what.”

“Oh,” Harry says, sounding genuinely startled in a way that makes Draco want to punch—someone. Perhaps Vernon or Petunia Dursley, or perhaps Albus Dumbledore. He did not ever imagine he would one day find new and more infuriating reasons to resent Dumbledore this long after his death, but he supposes life is surprising that way.

Harry breaks up his surprised, revelatory stance with another yawn, and this time Draco makes sure his tone brooks no argument when he directs him to the bathroom with the pajamas. To keep busy and shove down the punching urge, he resizes another set of clothes from the wardrobe for the morning, startling himself when he leans too far in and his hand disappears through the back wall.

“Oh, right, I should warn you,” Draco says when Harry returns, changed and padding gingerly towards the bed. “The wardrobe is a portal to the treehouse, so be careful if you go too far into it.”

“You have a treehouse?” Harry asks with a gasp, and Draco smiles at him, striding over and pulling the quilt back for Harry to settle in.

“You have a treehouse. I’ll show you tomorrow, if you’d like.”

He waits as Harry clambers onto the bed and settles against the mound of pillows, smoothing the quilt over him and then making sure the dragon is tucked in, too. “Any ideas on a name?” Draco asks softly, tweaking the dragon’s snout. “Do you want to sleep on it?”

“Can I name him after a—a con—a constellation? Like you?” Harry asks, frowning in concentration.

“Yes, of course you can. Which do you fancy?” Draco sits on the bed near Harry’s feet and leans back on his hands, gazing up at the ceiling as it cycles over them. “There’s Cygnus, the swan I was telling you about—he was my grandfather, you know, and right by Draco, so that’s convenient. There’s Pegasus, too, a type of flying horse, and Cepheus, he was a king in Ancient Greece—well, he chained his daughter up to a rock, so maybe not the best role model, but a cool name nonetheless. Just stop me if anything grabs you, really.”

“What’s that one?” Harry asks, squinting up and pointing; Draco makes a mental note to solve the glasses issue as soon as possible. He looks where Harry’s pointing, southwest of the quadrant he’d been explaining, and spots the most recognizable constellation there is.

“Ah, that’s Orion. The hunter. He was a Giant, you know, and he got pretty boastful, so Gaia—super powerful Earth mum, you did not want to get on her bad side—sent a great big scorpion after him. They fought, so you’ll never see Orion and Scorpius—that constellation all the way over there—in the sky at the same time. But Ophiuchus—he was a Healer, that one over there, see how he’s sort of between Orion and Scorpius? He gave Orion some medicine and saved him from Scorpius.”

Harry’s eyes are drooping closed, but he still murmurs, “Really? Is that all true?”

“Well, sort of. They’re stories, myths; all the stars have stories. There are different versions and they change depending on who you talk to, but I have my favorite versions because they’re the ones my mum told me.”

Draco checks in to see that Harry’s eyes are almost completely closed, and keeps talking hoping they’ll close further; how many times had his mother talked him to sleep?

“If you’re in the sky, it means you’re pretty important, right? So that means lots of stories. I’ll tell you all of them, if you’d like. I think you’ll enjoy this room, and you’ll be happy here. I hope so.”

That’s all verging on a ramble, but he thinks it doesn’t matter because Harry is asleep. So Draco gets up gently, patting Harry’s foot over the quilt, shoots the still unnamed dragon a grin, and starts to leave the room.

He stops only when he hears Harry mumble, “Orion. That’s his name,” and curl around the dragon, breathing going smooth and even, arms clutching it tight against his small frame.

Draco smiles at them both. “Goodnight, Harry and Orion.”

tagging @teledild0nix @phoebe-delia and @thehoneybeet, fully randomly chosen so absolutely no pressure!!

#wip snip #drarry #drarry wip #drarry fic #time travel fic #so the working title of this (subject to change ofc though i like to have titles set early) is the star splitter #which is about a guy who burns his pastoral farmer life down to get a telescope to figure out his 'place among the infinities' #it's probably my second favorite frost poem tbh #draco burning his life down to rethread the universe for young harry seems very appropriate to me #anyway #i'm going to have to pause this fic somewhat soon to work on a fest fic #trying to get as much done as i possibly can because i love it so much already !!!

[ultrainfinitepit]

Another putto for my Astrological Putti series, this one is for the constellation Ophiuchus. The colors didn’t turn out exactly like I wanted but even so I hope you all like the pin.

Between the fair and my day job I’ve been a bit too busy to keep up with the shop and my sanity LOL so I’ll be keeping it closed until December instead of reopening it this month. You can follow my shop on Etsy to be notified when it’s reopening, I’m aiming for December 1 and will run a sale to make up for missing Black Friday weekend.

Have a great rest of your weekend, and another big thanks to everyone who visited me at the fair ❤️

#shop stuff #shop news #enamel pin #enamel pins

[luminousstardust]

Constellations for each member of Bells Hells!

As I started making my level 10 Imogen dress, I wanted to have the constellations I painted on there to have meaning. While looking up some constellations and the mythos behind them, I realized that a lot of them actually related to a lot of the members of Bells Hells, and wanted to have them all represented on her dress!! Along with a couple key NPCs.

So, here’s the list:

Imogen - Andromeda

This was the first constellation I added to the dress!! According to my friend who is very into astronomy, Andromeda’s mother bragged about her beauty, angering the greek gods and causing Andromeda herself to nearly be sacrificed for her mother’s mistakes. I feel like this ties into Imogen’s life very neatly, as Liliana’s involvement with Ruidus and the Ruby Vangaurd have definitely had a more negative impact on her life so far. And, speaking of Liliana…

Liliana Temult - Cassiopeia

Liliana is the only true NPC to be featured on Imogen’s dress, because the comparison of Andromeda and Cassiopeia to Imogen and Liliana was too good to pass up on! I also have Liliana’s constellation on one side of the dress and Imogen’s on the other for optimum heartbreak…💔

Laudna - Ophiuchus

Speaking of placement… Ophiuchus as Laudna is right next to the Andromeda constellation on the dress 💜🖤. Ophiuchus is a greek healer often associated with bringing people back from the dead, which Laudna has done twice now. He’s also associated with snakes, which is a fun little nod to Laudna’s snake ring.

Fearne - Capricornus

Fearne being placed next to Imogen and Laudna is also intentional - I could not separate the witchy bitches!!! Capricornus represents, just like Fearne, a horned half-goat. I chose this one not only because it matches Fearne’s physical satyr presentation, but because her Fae nature is so key to her character and her relationship with the world around her.

Orym - Scutum

And right next to Fearne is her bestie, Orym!! While Scutum doesn’t have much mythos attached to it like the other constellations, it’s name means shield in Latin, which is just SO Orym. Not only is his own sheild very important to him, but Orym often utilizes his battle maneuvers in fights to protect other members of the party, so he is kind of like a sheild himself.

Dorian - Lyra

OF COURSE I had to include Dorian!! And put him right next to his sending stone buddy. Lyra was an obvious choice for Bells Hells’ bard, since the constellation represents Orpheus’ lyre. But I also chose this with the myth of Orpheus and Eurydice in mind, because Dorian’s separation and inability to “see” the rest of Bells Hells at the moment hurts me sooooo much. Hoping for a reunion eventually!!!!

Chetney - Caelum

Seeing the Caelum constellation, which translates to “the chisel,” is actually what inspired me to pair constellations to characters in the first place. A chisel constellation was MADE for Chetney!! Not only do I love love love the idea of a carver using their tools as weapons, but I absolutely ADORE that Chetney uses those same tools to make little personalized wooden crafts for his friends. He cares more than his grumpy old persona lets on!!!!

Ashton - Hercules

This one feels as though it may be a bit on the nose, but as the tank of the party I chose Hercules for Ashton. I feel like Hercules as a very strong mythical character represents all of Ashton’s strength - the physical, the internal, and the mental. Not only are they an incredible fighter, but having to deal with their chronic pain and emotional anguish requires a great deal of strength. Not to mention what team Issylra have been going through recently, and how he’s done his best to be, for lack of a better term, a rock for his friends.

F.C.G. - Libra

The Libra constellation represents a scale, a form of balance, which is why I chose it for F.C.G. With his healing abilities and love of emotional counseling, F.C.G. brings a unique balance to a party of heavy hitters who don’t necessarily love talking about their emotions. Also, their newfound religion promises to bring a new perspective to the party amidst their moral conundrum with the gods, which I’m excited to watch play out.

Bertrand Bell - Corvus

Last but certainly not least, the man who inspired the name of the Bells Hells himself! Corvus, the constellation representing crows and ravens, was an obvious choice for Bretrand. Not only was taken by the Raven Queen himself, but his girlfriend, Lieve'tel, was a cleric of the Raven Queen, so he feels intrinsically tied to the Matron. And as morbid as it was, Bertrand's death really set the Bells Hells off on the chain of events that has spiraled into the story we know today.

…And that’s it! I may add more constellations in the future (I have a few in mind for some of the guests, but I don’t want it to get too cluttered), but we’ll see! I’ll definitely post more when I finish Imogen’s whole level 10 outfit as well. Thanks for reading!

#reblogs appreciated since i spent a lot of time on this post / dress :)) #imogen temult #imogen temult cosplay #critical role #critical role cosplay #critical role fanart #kinda! #bells hells #bells hells cosplay #painting #cosplay #sewing #tays cosplays

[natalchartnurtures]

Nobody Talks About Ophiuchus

So back in January 2011, a news article from the Minnesota Planetarium Society made headlines. The article, titled "Your Astrological Sign Just Changed. Thanks, NASA," claimed that due to changes in the Earth's alignment, there should be a shift in the zodiac, leading to the inclusion of a new zodiac sign—Ophiuchus. Controversy alert, am I right?

Well, this stirred A LOT of astrological drama up in the communities back then, and it recently piqued my interest to want to know why it existed in the first place and furthermore… why nobody talks about it. Not that I'm interested in changing my zodiac and potentially MY WHOLE BIRTHCHART! I'm just a curious lil chipper, so… what's Ophiuchus—the "thirteenth zodiac's" deal anyway?

Ophiuchus, the underdog of the zodiac, is positioned along the celestial equator. The cosmic serpent bearer has been in the cosmic chorus since ancient times. But although it shares the stage with its twelve zodiac companions, it doesn't quite share the spotlight like the rest. Suddenly, it began grabbing headlines and chaos ensued. Myths that said astrology was starting to get outdated floated everywhere, and unappetizing astrological misconceptions were served for breakfast AND dinner with the side of ignorance and muggle mentality.

But the truth behind all of the Ophiuchus attention was found in the origins of the traditional twelve-sign zodiac system itself. After hopping onto the astro-time machine, I found out that the Babylonian astronomers were the first WESTERN celestial scribes, dividing the sky into twelve equal acts, each starring a constellation along the Sun's yearly journey—the apparent path of the Sun across the sky, or simply known as the Ecliptic. The Greeks (particularly the Hellenistic Greeks) later picked up the script and named the constellations—Aries, Taurus, and Gemini, giving birth to our twelve main characters. This celestial drama then evolved over centuries; each zodiac sign became associated with certain symbolic meanings, qualities, and characteristics. These associations were often based on observations of the natural world, seasonal changes, and the perceived influence of celestial bodies on Earth, becoming the astrological playbook we now know.

The thing is, though, that the Babylonians knew of Ophiuchus back then; they just chose not to include it in the big 12 because it disrupted something they held at great value—symmetry. They wanted each zodiac to take up 30 degrees in the sky—that's the answer to why Ophiuchus is not included in traditional astrology. Yup, nothing fancy. The Babylonians just had a pet peeve, I guess, lmao.

But for those curious, here's some information on Ophiuchus:

Lies between Scorpio and Sagittarius

Represented by a man bearing a snake

People born under this sign of Ophiuchus fall under the archetype of – the healer, the knowledge seeker, the one with a magnetic charm. While not your typical zodiac star, folks associated with Ophiuchus might bring a dose of wisdom and a knack for balance to the celestial party. Picture them as the cosmic wanderers, curious about life's mysteries and blessed with a natural knack for attracting good vibes. BASICALLY Ophiuchus is the child of Scorpio and Saggitarius *giggles in satisfaction* knowing that makes me so happy though :}

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Thanks for stopping by!

#spirituality #zodiac #astrology community #astrology readings #ophiuchus #astrology #astrology insights #astrology blog #astro observations #astro notes #natal astrology #astroblr

[spacetimewithstuartgary]

Student cleans up archival data and uncovers two stellar cocoons

While investigating 16 years of images of young stars from a retired astronomical camera, Leiden master's student Sam de Regt discovered that two of those stars were still enveloped in birth clouds that had not been seen at this level of detail before. He publishes his data-cleaning method and the new images of the two stars in the journal Astronomy & Astrophysics.

When Sam de Regt (Leiden University, the Netherlands) attended lectures of Matthew Kenworthy (Leiden University) and Christian Ginski (now University of Galway, Ireland), he thought it would be interesting to research the so-called PDI method for his master's thesis. PDI stands for Polarimetric Differential Imaging.

This method allows astronomers to distinguish between the extremely bright, unpolarized light from a star and the faint, polarized light reflected from dust particles located in a disk around the star. In such dust disks, planets can be formed.

Ginski and Kenworthy suggested to De Regt to reanalyze archival images from the NACO instrument. That instrument was located on the Very Large Telescope in Chile from 2003 to 2019 and contains data from 57 young stars.

After cleaning up the images, De Regt saw dust disks around twenty known stars. To his surprise, in addition to those 20, two other stars were found to contain dust structures in these observations: YLW 16A and Elia 2-21. These protostars are located some 360 light years towards the constellation Ophiuchus (known as the serpent-bearer).

Openly accessible

"I find it super cool that we have made two new images of these stellar cocoons," says De Regt. "Furthermore, it is of course great that, thanks to the standard procedure we developed, the data have been reduced and are openly accessible via a Zenodo archive."

Thesis supervisor Matthew Kenworthy adds, "This allows other astronomers to carry out research with this data, breathing new life into it. It's a good example of the Open Science principle."

"The fact that Sam managed to achieve this in a few months is fantastic," says graduation supervisor Christian Ginski. "We don't often witness such productivity."

De Regt is now a Ph.D. student at Leiden University. He studies how the formation of exoplanets leaves imprints in their atmospheres.

IMAGE....The NACO archive contains data on 57 young stars. Twenty stars had known dust disks or substructures. Master's student Sam de Regt (Leiden University, the Netherlands) discovered two new images of YLW 16A and Elia 2-21 (bottom left and bottom center), while cleaning up the archive. Credit: ESO/VLT/NACO, De Regt et

#science #space #astronomy #physics #news #astrophysics

[thisangstriddenschoollifetragedy]

Alabaster the Doomed Session Fan theory

Ophiuchus went insane trying to give himself superpowers. This whole idea came from Ophiuchus limeblood status and all the different theories of the different powers limebloods help to make them a threat to Alternian Society (when in reality they were likely destroyed by Lord English's personal grudge over anything else).

Alongside that it Cross's over (heh) his Mad Scientist and Superhero motifs, considering that "Scientist gives himself superpowers" is a classic superhero origin. He's already somewhat implied to experiment on himself.

So what if he saw "something", science goes to far and now we have a guy who breaks into people's houses to scream at them about homestuck.

#alabaster the doomed session #ophiuchus #ophiuchus the great #theory #alabaster theory

[donniesexceptionalmind]

✨️A new generation of black holes was discovered by Gaia! ✨️

Or, in other words: the infodump no one asked for -

Gaia accurately measures the positions & motions of billions of stars. The movement of stars against the sky can give essential clues about objects that gravitationally influence these stars. These objects can include other stars, exoplanets & black holes.

The existence of two black holes in our 'cosmic backyard' has been confirmed, which means that they are the closest black holes ever discovered!

They're called Gaia BH1 & Gaia BH2 & they are located just 1560 light-years away from Earth in the direction of the constellation Ophiuchus & 3800 light-years away in the constellation Centaurus.

They were discovered by studying the movement of their companion stars, which is also a tactic to detect exoplanets (stars may fluctuate in their movement too, when they are influenced by the gravitational pull of their planet).

A strange ‘wobble’ in the movement of the stars on the sky indicated that they are orbiting a very massive object. In both cases, the objects are approximately ten times more massive than our Sun & didn't emit any light.

Until recently, all the black holes were discovered by emission of light – usually at X-ray & radio wavelengths – produced by material falling in.

The new black holes are truly black & can only be detected by their gravitational effects.

The distance of the stars to the black hole & the orbits of the stars around them are much longer than for other known binary systems of black holes & stars. Those closer star-black hole pairs, called X-ray binaries, tend to be very bright in X-ray and radio light & thus easier to find.

But the new discoveries suggest that black holes in wider binaries are more common than closer systems!

This information is incredibly valuable because it tells us a lot about the environment around a black hole. There are a lot of particles coming off the companion star in the form of stellar wind. But because there were no X-rays or radiation detected, it can be concluded that the black hole isn't a great 'eater' & not many particles are crossing its event horizon.

A visual of where the two black holes are located:

Picture & information Credits: ESA

Have a cookie if you read all that, it's VERY MUCH APPRECIATED!

🍪💜

Please let me know if these random infodumps are OK, I've been pulling back a lot on them, but there is so much to share!

#donatello infodumps #donnies special interests #donnies exceptional mind #turtle net #gaia #black holes #rottmnt autistic donnie #rise autistic donnie #infodumping #autistic coded character #space #rottmnt donnie #esa #black holes are so cool #space is awesome

[sincerelywhistler]

CEBALRAI

In the most recent channel anniversary trivia livestream, Erik mentioned he once upon a time ago had plans for a soft Sadism boyfriend character. This is my OC of said boy, Cebalrai!

More under the cut:

Here’s a Pinterest board that captures his vibes :)

And a Spotify playlist as well

• Cebalrai (pronounced as “SEB-all-rye”) often goes by 'Ceb' (still pronounced like "Seb”). Beta Ophiuchi, also named Cebalrai, is a star in the equatorial constellation of Ophiuchus. Ophiuchus is the canonical name of Gavin’s steward and I will SOMEHOW absolutely be incorporating that into his story k thanks

• He works for the Department in the mental health field as a psychotherapist, most often with Seers in specific. As a Sadism demon, he’s able to feed from his empowered clients' troubled emotions while counseling them during their personal healing journeys.

• Coincide with that Department role, he is a thread-cutter (a demon who is responsible for cutting the magical threads of empowered humans to Aria). Our beloved Seer, Morgan, stated that, "there very serious mental and emotional repercussions to a decision like [getting threads cut]; it is not one to be made lightly," (Learning About Your Magical Abilities From a Seer). It is Ceb's job to reassuringly assist empowered persons of whether or not cutting their threads is the best decision, subsequently severing their ties to magic in a comfortable setting should they choose to proceed. He’s a soft and gentle presence, a great fit for the job.

• He and Morgan are work buddies :)

• Ceb has a soft spot for humanity, being obsessed with human traditions, culture, history, psychology, so on. The prospect of being mortal fascinates him more than anything. If there’s a non-magic way of doing a task, he’ll take that route.

• Green witchy boi hehe

• TALL MAN!! HUGE BOY BUILT FOR GIVING HUGS THAT SWALLOW YOU WHOLE!!

• Baker of any and all things sweet

• The star's name literally translates to "dog of the shepard”. Reflecting this, Ceb, like a sheepdog/cattle-dog, has a natural inclination to guide people towards their sense of safety and belonging. Task-oriented and loyal until the end of time.

• He loves gardening! Talking to the plants puts his mind at ease. And because he doesn't need to feed his physical body with physical foods, he often gifts his home-grown produce and herbs away to his struggling patients and the few kind coworkers he knows.

• Probably smells like rain tbh

• Cannot do math to save his life

• If he’s not wearing cozy sweaters, he’s in the most ethereal attire because he’s extra like that

• Avid reader! Romance is his absolute favorite genre. But as sweet as he is, bro won't hesitate to go on tirades about how toxic or poorly the relationships in some books are portrayed. Colleen Hoover may be his worst enemy.

• Favorite book is Little Women by Louisa May Alcott

• Hydrangea tattoos to symbolize grace and gratitude. Bein’ a Sadism Demon comes with a lot of baggage, man

• Main love languages are acts of service and quality time

• Lives a quiet life in a secluded, little cottage-like house out on the rural edge of town with his three corgis— LaVern, Maxine, and Patricia (aptly named after The Andrews Sisters, a female big-band & swing vocalist group popular in the 1930s-50s, aka my Ceb's favorite era of music).

• Will try to pet any animal. The opossums by his house know little peace. 

• Rabid for cherry vanilla coca-cola he is an addict

I've got whole documents pertaining to this big dummy, and you’ll be seeing much more of him in the future <3

#redacted audio #redacted fandom #redacted oc #cebalrai #redactedverse #i love him so much #redacted art #he’s my bestest boy #original character #procreate #sincerelywhistler

[goldenmagnolias]

lost in the labyrinth of my mind

pairing: OC High Lord of Dusk x Archeron!Sister

summary: Reverie Archeron has always been different. Different in a good or bad way depends on who you asked. Now a High Fae, and with another war approaching she tries to be as helpful as she can around Velaris and with her baby nephew, but at a High Lord meeting, the countless dreams she has as a child and the feelings that are not quite hers suddenly make sense and things become something that she never could have seen coming.

masterlist / ao3

CHAPTER XIV: LULLABIES OF PAST AND FUTURE

She has no words to describe how beautiful the court looks. She has no idea how to say it, so she settles with stating the obvious.

“It’s breathtaking.” She says eyes tracing everything that she can, hands resting on the stone railing of the balcony, tracing the patterns carved into it.

“Yes, it is,” Ophiuchus's voice reaches her ears, “although I might be biased in saying so.”

“I do not believe it’s bias, merely a truth,” Reverie comments lightly before turning her head, and finding Ophiuchus already looking at her.

“Euryphaessa is the biggest city of Dusk. We have some smaller villages but most of the population is here.”

“Considering it seems to sprawl beyond where the eye can see I believe you,” Reverie says softly, eyes tracking how there are what looks like more quiet neighborhoods and more spaced out houses, by the outline of the city.

Another thing she hadn’t quite get used to, Fae senses, how overwhelming they can be sometimes.

“With the dome, my grandparents found it was a better outcome. We had the sea for resources, the countryside for crops and planting.” He explains. “They practically redid the whole city.”

“They sound like great rulers,” Reverie says quietly.

“Beloved too, very much so,” Ophiuchus comments with a bittersweet smile. “Both geniuses in their own way, they balanced each other almost perfectly.”

Reverie nods, eyes moving once again through the city, the wind blows again, and oddly it almost seems like a hug.

They silently watch for a while, she’s thoroughly enchanted by the view, even as a slight fog begins to appear and slowly the bustling sounds fall quieter. Slowly she begins to wonder if he’s bored, he probably has seen this view a thousand times over, it’s his city after all. Another realization follows, striking her like lightning. This is probably his bedroom… she feels her heart slowly picking up its pace. But she keeps her eyes on the city as she thinks.

Overthinks, if she’s being completely honest with herself.


Were those empty promises? What does he expect from her and how soon?

He’s a high lord, he probably wants children to keep his line. He’s also a male and well… technically he doesn’t owe her love. Mates even mates sometimes don’t hold love between them.

Does he have lovers? Ones he holds dear to his heart?

He’s way older than you, Reverie. Of course, he had lovers.

Had and has are different. One is one thing, the other is totally different. And-

She feels a hand being placed over hers, fingers brushing against her knuckles.

“What troubles you?” His voice is kind, as kind as it was when he first spoke to her. “You seem more lost in your head than watching for the last couple of minutes.”

“I-“ she mumbles, nervously, “forgive me.”

“I’m not reprimanding you, nor am I mad. Just wondering, you don’t have to share if you don’t wish to.” He says taking her hand in his now, his body fully turned towards her, arm keeping his weight by the railing of the balcony as he leans over it, his hand holding her hand.

“Um… this is your room,” she comments quietly, trying to keep her blush under her cheek, and feeling that she’s failing terribly.

“I- yes?” He asks with a small frown, “I figured it was better than having to walk the whole way up here. You seemed cold.”

Reverie can’t help but look surprised, “I was…”

“I’m missing something here.” He admits that he’s confused about what is troubling her.

“No. I just. I was human before…” She says quietly, “it wasn’t…I know we are mates but it wasn’t proper for me to be in a men- male room.”

“Are you uncomfortable?” Ophiuchus asks, tone more serious, “I will arrange you a room for yourself only, in a heartbeat if you are.”

“I- no,” Reverie mumbles quietly because she isn’t. She feels safe, even though she’s reluctant and half terrified if she’s honest. What she does know is that she doesn’t want to be away from him.

“Okay.” Ophiuchus says, “Then what troubles you?”

“Do you have any lovers?” Reverie splutters out before she lets her nerves get to her.

Ophiuchus's whole face changes into realization, and he looks at her, almost as if he can see her very soul.

Reverie nods is now stressing her lower lip with her teeth, worry heightening.

He doesn’t seem mad at least. He doesn’t seem angry.

Ophiuchus moves, and he’s standing to his full height, towering over her. He brings her hand to his lips, brushing against her knuckles.

“I do not,” Ophiuchus says, “I haven’t for a very long time now. Since I began dreaming of a female whose laughter sounded like pure joy and whose eyes looked like the early morning sun.”

Reverie feels her face burning, and it doesn’t help that Ophiuchus’ hands move to cup her face, delicately, almost as if she’s made of something precious.

“I mentioned it before non directly but… I’m a patient male, Reverie. We are to do this at your pace. We have long lives, immortality, and all. I’ve waited for you for sometime and I do not mind waiting until you’re comfortable. I want to know you thoroughly, any and everything you wish to share with me.”

Reverie nods at his words, she has no idea how to reply to that.

He gives her a small smile before he leans. Lips pressed against her forehead and Reverie’s lips parted and her eyes widened slightly.

“And if you’re not okay with sharing this room with me, I mean it. I don’t mind arranging one for you.”

Reverie shakes her head, “no… I- it’s okay. I’m just not used to sharing a bed with a male.”

Ophiuchus barely manages to hold back the pure male growl that threatens to leave him, her words delight him in a way. Part of him knows he had no claim over her, but the part of him, the more Feral Fae part, the one that the bond seems to have awakened into something even more possessive, is ever so delighted.

“Well, be well known I intend to be a gentleman,” Ophiuchus says, letting go of her face, “and the bed is huge. You don’t need to be near me if you don’t wish to.”

Reverie shakes her head slightly, “It’s okay,” I like being near you, she adds in her head.

Ophiuchus nods, that small smile appearing on his lips again, “I would offer you a tour of the court but I do believe it’s better done in the morning, after some rest. It has been a rather long day.”

Reverie nods, she woke up today in her bedroom in her sister’s house in Velaris at the Heart of the Night Court. Now she’s in her mate’s bedroom, at the not even known Dusk Court. A court he’s the High Lord of.

“Knowing Elia and Daphne, they probably have sent a plethora of clothes to my closet, until your things arrive and until we go into town tomorrow so you can buy whatever you wish,” Ophiuchus says.

“Oh there’s no need-“

“Yes, there is. The climate here is different than at night. And I don’t wish for you to simply spend your time in borrowed clothes that do not fit your taste.” Ophiuchus, tilts his head slightly, letting out a melodramatic sigh, “The girls would’ve my head, and so would my cousin. You cherish the moments you still have without knowing the nuisance.”

Reverie can’t help the slight giggle that leaves her.

“You laugh now, wait until you meet him, aggravating doesn’t even cover it.” Ophiuchus’ says, “but he’s family. And very much more like an older brother. He’ll be delighted to meet you.”

Reverie smiles at the words.

….

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[thefirstknife]

There's a season finale available! You have to grab a final card and then go to the Imbaru engine. Guide for the card and the Imbaru engine. There will be a final seasonal reveal for next season and then a cutscene with your Guardian (so prepare your fashion!). After that, go to the HELM for the final radio message:

Ikora: "Ophiuchus, I need you to pull some logs from the Cryptarchy archives. It's been a while since we deatl with an Ahamkara. Bring up any thesis papers on how the Ahamkara grant wishes. Include all hypotheses on why they seemingly misinterpret people's intentions. Our best minds have been working on this for centuries, so there should be plenty. Next, pull all the Hidden reports on the Wall of Wishes. I know it makes bargaining with wish-dragons less likely to backfire, but we'll need to know exactly how the Techeuns designed it. And speaking of the Dreaming City, set aside all the after-action reports from the Keep of Voices. And Highlight anything to do with the lost final wish. If the path into the portal really depends on a wish-dragon, knowledge will be our most potent weapon. They're powerful in ways that we don't understand, and I'm sure they have some... hard feelings after the Great Hunt. We'll need to tread carefully. Ahamkara don't give second chances, so if humanity's survival rests on a wish, it'll have to be impeccable.

As we've been speculating this whole time, we're going to be dealing with an ahamkara next season! Not the egg from Mara's room from Lost, btw; this is a completely new egg and it's not corrupted! And as suspected as well, we'll need the Wall of Wishes and there was a pattern for the final wish in Savathun's wings:

It's a really cool wrap-up that gave us a lot to speculate during the season and didn't do any weird plot twists for the sake of plot twists. It hinted at ahamkara and it gave us ahamkara! Wild stuff going into the next season obviously. We still don't know what it will entail exactly. Dreaming City has to be involved somehow, but since breaking the curse would mess up gameplay, I don't think we'll be doing that. But still! Can't wait.

Also! Official image for the next season from D2 twitter :) :

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