Whispered Lull (or Whisper), MC for Ouroboros (found @honeypeabrain)
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Lit campfire
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โ๐ ๐ฐ๐ถ ๐ธ๐ฆ๐ข๐ณ ๐ข๐ฏ ๐ฆ๐ฎ๐ฃ๐ณ๐ฐ๐ช๐ฅ๐ฆ๐ณ๐ฆ๐ฅ ๐ต๐ถ๐ฏ๐ช๐ค ๐ต๐ฐ ๐บ๐ฐ๐ถ๐ณ ๐ฎ๐ช๐ฅ-๐ต๐ฉ๐ช๐จ๐ฉ, ๐บ๐ฐ๐ถ๐ณ ๐ญ๐ฆ๐จ๐ด & ๐ธ๐ณ๐ช๐ด๐ต๐ด ๐ธ๐ณ๐ข๐ฑ๐ฑ๐ฆ๐ฅ ๐ธ๐ช๐ต๐ฉ ๐ญ๐ช๐ฏ๐ฆ๐ฏ ๐ช๐ฏ ๐ข ๐ง๐ช๐ด๐ฉ-๐ฃ๐ฐ๐ฏ๐ฆ ๐ฑ๐ข๐ต๐ต๐ฆ๐ณ๐ฏ.โ
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Tuning staff (+ grenades)
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๐๐ข๐๐ฌ ๐ง๐ฌ๐ฃ๐โฃ Ordinary
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๐ฆ๐จ๐ฅ๐๐ ๐๐๐๐ฆ๐ฆโฃ Vox Psion
๐๐จ๐ก๐ง๐๐ฅ'๐ฆ ๐ข๐๐ง๐โฃ โ๐๐ฐ ๐จ๐ฆ๐ต ๐ต๐ฐ ๐ต๐ฉ๐ฆ ๐ฃ๐ฐ๐ต๐ต๐ฐ๐ฎ ๐ฐ๐ง ๐ต๐ฉ๐ฆ ๐ฎ๐บ๐ด๐ต๐ฆ๐ณ๐บ, ๐ธ๐ฉ๐ข๐ต๐ฆ๐ท๐ฆ๐ณ ๐ช๐ต ๐ต๐ฐ๐ฐ๐ฌ.โ
โ๐ค๐จ๐ข๐ง๐โฃ โ๐๐ท๐ฆ๐ณ๐บ ๐ข๐ต๐ฐ๐ฎ ๐ฐ๐ง ๐บ๐ฐ๐ถ๐ณ ๐ง๐ญ๐ฆ๐ด๐ฉ ๐ช๐ด ๐ฅ๐ฆ๐ข๐ณ ๐ต๐ฐ ๐ฎ๐ฆ ๐ข๐ด ๐ฎ๐บ ๐ฐ๐ธ๐ฏ: ๐๐ฏ ๐ฑ๐ข๐ช๐ฏ & ๐ด๐ช๐ค๐ฌ๐ฏ๐ฆ๐ด๐ด, ๐ช๐ต ๐ธ๐ฐ๐ถ๐ญ๐ฅ ๐ด๐ต๐ช๐ญ๐ญ ๐ฃ๐ฆ ๐ฅ๐ฆ๐ข๐ณ.โ
๐๐ฎ๐ has had top surgery (double incision) & doesn't take hormones
Leith was more than just a friend; they were family (which means a lot to ๐๐ฎ๐ since he was recently orphaned when they ๐ทst met)
He HATES wearing shoes >:(
They're trying to heal from their trauma, though they do still have dark days (they still struggle with their survivor's guilt & suicidal idealization โษชแด'๊ฑ แด แดแดแดแด แด
แดษด'แด แดกแดสสส)
He's very touch-starved (hiding out in the woods doesn't really give you much "human" contact) ๐ฅบ
They keep their ears open for the voices of the Old Ones
๐๐ฎ๐ tentatively agreed to assist Lena & Bell ... for now
Despite the animosity between them, ๐๐ฎ๐ hopes that they can be friends with Ida again (he misses all his living companions ... but her the most) ๐
In his "prime", he had a fit build (decades of depression + lack of training/inactivity gave his body a softer appearance)
Because of his surge class, ๐๐ฎ๐ has always been more comfortable with signing than speaking & even though they eventually lost their connection to the surge they became much quieter during their self-imposed isolation (especially since Oma doesn't speak)
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Really curious about this but, we've seen a lot of asks about L and MC but i wonder how is their dynamic with Id in the poly, at least in rough terms if it's a spoiler (Really curious if their possessiveness stretches to each other lmao)
Really curious if their possessiveness stretches to each other
Oh you mean how L would boast and bicker with Id over who's the one that Solves Problems and makes the hunter smile or sigh in relief most often? ๐
They are absolute idiots and act like this all the time
And they keep a tally, counting the smiles or sighs or Problems Solved like Gimli and Legolas count kills in LOTR.
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The last sneakpeek before friday, or launch day, as it has become known as in this house! I'm scared. ๐ But, it was very fun to add some lore details to this particular chapter today. (Not pictured: me dumping a whole world worth of guilt onto the hunters already heavy shoulders. I promise it will get better! ... Unless?)
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been rolling around in ouroboros hunters for the last month like a weird sad pile of leaves, so.
brainworms.
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my it lives within oc, Horus (he/him)// they say the eyes are the window to the soul right? well this soul is starting to get pissed at things hurting his new friends. Cant wait for mc to eventually go off the hook. balls to the walls insane.
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I played @honeypeabrainโs Ouroboros update and I thought about Trystenne and Idren in the Beforetimes too hard and came down with the vapors have a wip Wednesday as a result๐
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typing this at work but. thinking so hard about the cyclic nature of minecraft (especially the end) you can revive the ender dragon how ever many times you want. the game is over from the start but it doesnt have to be the definitive end. also thinking about how ouroboros is sometimes depicted as a dragon. the symbol of life and death and the evolution of the self. yeah
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Hi, hello! Do you have IF recommendations where the MC is dealing with trauma? I've read and like Fallen Hero, The Exile and I, The Forgotten One. Thanks in advance!
Hi Anon! Hereโs a long list of games fitting your request. If anyone else has further suggestions of IFs with this genre, feel free to reply below where we will add those that fit in the list.
Completed:
77 Oleander Avenue: Ghost House Investigation (VN) by @invocative
Deathless: Cityโs Thirst byย Max Gladstone
The Fog Knows Your Name by Yeonsoo Julian Kim
Demos:
A Tale of Crowns by @ataleofcrowns
Advenio by @adveniogame
Aeterna: Rubra Plena (VN) by @quantumvelvet
An Angel's Song by @melkstudio
Better Off by @oscarwritesย
Defiled Hearts: The Barbarian by @defiledheartsblog
Exiled from Court by @beeanca-writing
Greenwarden by @fiddles-ifs
Hollowed Minds by @shai-manahan โย
I, The Forgotten One by bacondoneright
Invoker by @tomawrites
Larkin by @larkin-if
Ouroboros by @honeypeabrain
Prodigy by @prodigy-if
Respice Finem by @rf-interactive
Sinners and Saints by @sinnersandsaints-linwrites
Sirenโs Call by @the-siren-call
The Archivist and the Revolution by @cyberpunklesbian
The Bastard of Camelot by @llamagirl28
The Exile by @exilethegame
The King's Hound by @the-kingshoundโโโ
The Numbers Game by @thenumbersgameif
The Spirited: Origins by @yuveim
The Watchwood by @compassroseproductions โ
Trails Lead Home by @trailshome
Throne of Ashes by @13leaguestories
Vespertines by @mondaysandwichโโโโโโ
No Demo:
Haunt The Bodies by @hauntthebodies
Rehab by @rehabifiction
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leander, pagan symbolism, and other notes.
ok so people have already brought up that leander is covered in or surrounded by a lot of symbolism. but thereโs way more where that came from. idk if someone has compiled all of them in one place but iโm doing it here bc iโm feeling crazy at the moment
first, letโs get the obvious ones out of the way
thereโs the ouroboros on his earring and in his charm
itโs a pagan symbol and also symbolizes alchemy. the ouroboros features a serpent eating its own tail and โsymbolizes the eternal nature of the universe and the cycle of life, death, and rebirth. The symbol is closely associated with that of infinity, and the two are typically combinedโ (source)
we can see that itโs combined with the infinity symbol on the charm, which of course has to do with eternity
then thereโs the triple moon/triple goddess on his belt buckle, yet another pagan symbol (credit to this post for this insight!)
hereโs some info on the triple moon: โThe first crescent, the waxing moon, symbolizes new life, rejuvenation, and new beginnings. The middle circle represents the full moon when magic is at its most powerful. Finally, the second crescent moon represents the moon during its waning period. This time of the moon phase is a time that is regarded as the best to send things away, remove them from your life, or finish things.โ (source)
there are also white lilies featured in leanderโs CG, on his charm and pin, and in the game trailer
surprise! itโs also a pagan symbol!
supposedly, โpagans used white lilies as decorations on May Day. Part of the festivities include young women dancing around the May Pole with ribbons with lilies in their hair. In this setting lilies represent renewed life, health and fertility.โ (source)
but wait, thereโs more!
like the earth symbol on the chain attached to his lapel pin
another pagan symbol that โis also sometimes used to symbolize Mother Earth. The element of earth is associated with the colors of brown and green, abundance, prosperity, and fertility.โ (source) apparently itโs the ultimate symbol of the divine feminine
finally, green is practically leanderโs official colour. itโs the colour of his eyes, his magic, and is featured heavily all over his sprite and official art. interestingly, itโs also the colour of the cloaks that his bloodhounds wear
you guessed it - the colour green is tied to paganism
it symbolizes โyouth and fertility, evil and envyโ and is connected to the season of spring as well as to nature (source). in the bible, green โmeans immortality, resurrection, growth, prosperity, and restorationโ as well as fertility (source)
now onto some things that i might just be reading into lmao
like the gold points on leanderโs trench coat, as well as the tiny inverted triangle between his clavicles, which is also featured in one of initial sketches for his earring. this could be the water symbol
again, itโs pagan. and is โbelieved to have a strong feminine connection, and so it is associated with all aspects of the goddess. The inverted triangle used to symbolize water is felt by some to symbolize the womb and is befitting with this element's feminine association.โ (source)
the same source mentions that water is a โhealing and purifying element that is connected to the West. Water can be used in rituals involving love and other emotions, and flowing water in nature, such as a river, or the sea, can be incorporated into magical workings that focus on carrying away negativity or other unwanted aspects of your life.โ
i included it because it mentions the goddess, the womb (so possibly fertility), and femininity, which youโve probably noticed by now is a recurring meaning for the other symbols on him
flowing water also brings lowtown to mind, since itโs described as being eroded by some sort of flood
next iโll bring up leanderโs dagger earring again, focusing not on the ouroboros but the dagger itself
in the demo, the mc notes that the earring is โdagger shaped.โ but what if itโs not a dagger at all? what if itโs the ankh?
this could be a stretch, but note the hoop at the top of the dagger
the ankh is an โancient Egyptian hieroglyph means life or living. Over time the ankh has come to symbolize eternal life and immortality to people from many walks of life. In ancient Egyptian hieroglyphs, the gods were always seen carrying an ankh, making it a symbol of divinity.โ (source)
another reach, but i was looking at pagan symbols that might be a match for the diamond that shows up on leanderโs lapel pin and his belt buckle, and came across the unicursal hexagram
this is the weakest link imo, especially because this isnโt a pagan symbol, but i thought iโd add it anyway since it seemed neat
the unicursal hexagram is a โsix-pointed star is drawn unicursally, meaning that it is drawn in one continuous line. The hexagram represents the divine and heavenly forces of the universe. In Aleister Crowley's occult order Thelema, a five-petaled flower is placed in the middle to represent the pentacle and the five classical elements.โ (source)
some other insights that i wanted to bring up here, though they have less to do with symbolism and are more concrete/tied to the game specifically
first up, as mentioned earlier, green might as well be leanderโs official colour... so what about the red items on him? what significance do they have?
thereโs this glowing red object attached to his belt, which i canโt help but think looks like an inverted version of the largest spire in eridia. you know, the spire thatโs confirmed to be the senobium
also note how the windows in eridia all seem to glow with a similar red light in this CG...
thereโs also a (faintly glowing?) red gem on his dagger earring, which looks to be diamond-shaped
what does it mean? what does it all mean?
your guess is as good as mine! but given all the allusions to the divine feminine, the (triple) goddess, fertility, etc. i canโt help think that leander might be in league with some kind of goddess or female deity. we already know that gods exist in some form or another, since ais is connected to a god and kuras is an angel, so the idea isnโt completely off base
did this goddess save leanderโs life in the past, hence the constant motifs of renewed life, rebirth/resurrection, immortality, and so forth? maybe the scar that covers a good portion of his body had been enough to kill leander, or just nearly, until she intervened somehow
is he working with her to potentially overthrow the senobium, which we know he dislikes? are leanderโs bloodhounds in on this? is the fact that leanderโs magic is so powerful due to some kind of pact he has with the goddess?
obviously, i have no clue. iโm just throwing things at the wall and seeing what sticks msfjskfjhfd
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Seeing that Id and leith are both rlly possessive and protective i just imagine an mc in a poly with them, someone looks at them wrong and u just have these two glaring daggers and plotting murder๐ญ (Iโm into it honestly๐ณ)
Yeah both of them just sending each other a glance and deciding on murder (and being really hot about it) is peak poly energy. But also this (MC in the middle)
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will we get jealous RO scenes?
jealous, possessive, protective scenarios, yes. >:3 All of my favorite romance staples are going in the story, when the time is right; it's the reason I wanted Ouro to be a romance after all!
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๐ผ๐ฐ๐๐๐ด๐๐ป๐ธ๐๐:
"โโ๐ข ๐ด๐ฅ๐ฌ ๐ฃ๐ฆ๐ค๐ฅ๐ฑ๐ฐ ๐ฑ๐ฌ๐ฌ ๐ฉ๐ฌ๐ซ๐ค ๐๐ค๐๐ฆ๐ซ๐ฐ๐ฑ ๐ก๐ฏ๐๐ค๐ฌ๐ซ๐ฐ ๐๐ข๐ ๐ฌ๐ช๐ข๐ฐ ๐ ๐ก๐ฏ๐๐ค๐ฌ๐ซ ๐ฅ๐ฆ๐ช๐ฐ๐ข๐ฉ๐ฃ; ๐๐ซ๐ก ๐ฆ๐ฃ ๐ถ๐ฌ๐ฒ ๐ค๐๐ท๐ข ๐ฑ๐ฌ๐ฌ ๐ฉ๐ฌ๐ซ๐ค ๐ฆ๐ซ๐ฑ๐ฌ ๐ฑ๐ฅ๐ข ๐๐๐ถ๐ฐ๐ฐ, ๐ฑ๐ฅ๐ข ๐๐๐ถ๐ฐ๐ฐ ๐ด๐ฆ๐ฉ๐ฉ ๐ค๐๐ท๐ข ๐ฆ๐ซ๐ฑ๐ฌ ๐ถ๐ฌ๐ฒ. ๐
๐ฒ๐ฑ ๐ถ๐ฌ๐ฒ ๐จ๐ซ๐ฌ๐ด ๐ฑ๐ฅ๐๐ฑ ๐ด๐ข๐ฉ๐ฉ, ๐ก๐ฌ๐ซ'๐ฑ ๐ถ๐ฌ๐ฒ, ๐ช๐ถ ๐๐ข๐ฉ๐ฌ๐ณ๐ข๐ก ๐ฌ๐ฒ๐ฏ๐ฌ๐๐ฌ๐ฏ๐ฌ๐ฐ?"
GENSHIN IMPACT
MONDSTADT:
Albedo:
"No." (Professor!Albedo/Student!Reader)
Diluc Ragnvindr:
Dinner With Steaks and Flowers
His Closest Childhood Friend (Soldier, Poet, King)
"O Capo! My Capo!" (debut: chapter 2)
Not Through The Grapevine (yandere!idol event)
I Got Reincarnated As A Server NPC In An Otome Game But A Capture Target Wonโt Leave Me Aloneย
Kaeya Alberich:
ESTHER (yandere!idol event)
Maid!Merman!Kaeya drabble
"Venti":
Hysteric Humanoid (SAGAU)
LIYUE:
"Zhongli":
Waking Up A Lying Dragon (Bakunawa!Reader)
"If the pedestal is beautiful, then the statue must be even more beautiful."
Xiao:
Wound Dressings (yan!idol event)
Yanfei
Quick yan!fei (lol) brainrot
INAZUMA:
Arataki "Numero Uno" Itto:
Hana Yori Dango (non!yandere itto)
Of Dream A-Dreaming (yandere!idol event)
Kaedehara Kazuha
Flawless
Kamisato Ayato:
Blind Obedience (P2: A Myriad of Fallen Leaves)
Careful, He Bites (P2: Hana Yori Dango)ย
Ghost in the Kamisato Estate (minific series)
EDMR (yandere!idol event)
ERROR 401: GONE (Faceless!Ayato)
Faceless Ayato thoughts 1,
The Owner Who Broke The Leash (Chainsaw Man au with Ayato as Makima)
Raiden Ei:
Sunshowers
Thoma:
His Adorable Pen Pal (Soldier, Poet, King)
Shikanoin Heizou
Posteriori (yandere!idol event)
SUMERU:
Alhaitham:
Vision Qualifications
Worksheetsย
"O Capo! My Capo!" (Mafia au series)
Alhaitham's Type (yandere!idol event)
Alhaitham selling his soul to a devil!reader brainrot
Dendro NA: 101 (Can be read as VQโs p2)
Flawless
Cyno:
"O Capo! My Capo!" (Mafia au series)
Alone Together (yandere!idol event)
Dottore:
Click & Drag drabble (feat Cyno)
Classical Conditioning
"Aren't You Supposed To Hate Me?" (yandere!idol event)
Tighnari:
Creative Differences (check "#tag: cd - tighnari" for additional headcanons)
"O Capo! My Capo!!" (Mafia au series)
The Boar Prince/ss (non-yandere secret santa event)
Kaveh:
Paint (non!yandere kaveh, just fluff)
Canvas (drabble)
Flawless
His Version of You
Short boyfriend!kaveh drabble on OCMC/Mafia setting
Wanderer:
Apotheosis Upon Your First Feast
Scarborough Fair/Canticle (Prince au)
Flawless
Drabble: Prince Scara x Farmer
FOUNTAINE:
Neuvillette:
Death Has No Dignity
Wriothesley:
And The Sun Is Silent
SNEZHNAYA/FATUI:
Childe/Tartaglia/Ajax:
His Ice Fishing Buddy (Soldier, Poet, King)
Comfort (drabble)
Pantalone:
Apotheosis Upon Your First Feast
OUTLANDERS/KHAENRIAH'NS:
Aether:
Hysteric Humanoid (SAGAU)
Dainsleif, my beloved:
Hysteric Humanoid
Ouroboros, The 8th Capo (OC!MC!)
Estella's Modern!Dain x Reader but I made it yandere lmao (dw it's my irl bestie)
"If You Truly Loved Me, You Should Be Dead" (hitman!dain, my husband.)
Dolce Stil Nuovo
Lumine:
Hysteric Humanoid
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SOLDIER, POET, KING
"What if Varka's cousin found 3 different secret admirers?"
"Someone like that getting admirers? As if."
Parts:
His Ice Fishing Buddy, His Adorable Pen Pal, His Closest Childhood Friend
HYSTERIC HUMANOID
"Even today, don't give up on a human heart; claim it even if it hurts."ย - ALKALOID
A SAGAU fic where The Creator had turned into an amnesiac who believed they're a mere impostor with a knack for gravity manipulation and not much else. And it appears that both Lumine and Dainsleif would stop at nothing to get you on their side.
Chapters, Side Stories & Their Main Focus Characters:
โฆ Prologue: The Longest Devout Believers - Dainsleif, Lumine, Venti, and Kaeya
โฆ Chapter 1: 500 Year Long Identity Crisis - Baizhu, Dainsleif, Lumine
โฆ Drabble 1: How would they celebrate your birthday/The Creator's anniversary? - Dainsleif, Lumine, Baizhu, Venti, Kaeya, Zhongli, Ayaka
โฆ Chapter 2: A Contract Long Overdue (WIP) - Zhongli, Dainsleif, Kaeya
"O CAPO! MY CAPO!"
Set in visionless 1920s Teyvat, three inconspicuous yet significant men began to spy on the Fatui's 8th Capo: (Y/n) (L/n). The story begins when the Innamorati Familia's headquarters burns down and in a twist of fate, to say that you've been dealt with an awful hand would be the understatement of the decade. Can you surviveโ most importantlyโ can you make the right choices? ((Welcome to the interactive mafia au fic! Have fun voting on the polls!!!))
Otome Game Main Love Interests:
Inquisitor Cyno, Informant Tighnari, Underboss Alhaitham, (CURRENTLY LOCKED: Church Architect Kaveh)
Secret Routes:
Visconti Diluc, "Venti" (LOCKED), ??? (LOCKED), ???, ???, ???
Chapters:
1: "O Capo! My Capo!"
2: The Capo's Soliloquyย
Bad End 1: "You're Collei's Friend, After All!"
3: The Fox Hunt (Tuqburni)
BRAND NEW ARCHON (Chapter 1-3 animatic)
Short bf!Kaveh drabble (not "canon)
"My Beloved Producer..." (GENSHIN IDOL AU)
Masterlist
NOTE: CHECK YOUR COMMUNITY LABEL SETTINGS AND TURN OFF FILTERS IF THE MASTERLIST LINK WON'T WORK. Tumblr must've thought I wrote something explicit (in a masterlist???) and tagged it as mature :///
Flawless
Aka: my last fanfic featuring Scaramouche, Alhaitham, Kaveh, and Kazuha. A fanfic-game with 4 branching endings.
Premise: You're stuck in a killing game inside your dream school. It started with 16 studentsโ and now you're left with only 6 of them. Senior Faruzan was murdered. Who is the culprit among these 5 people?
Link
FIRE EMBLEM: THREE HOUSES
BLUE LIONS:
Dimitri Alexandre Blaiddyd: (my fave fictional man of all time)
Saudade
ps: he's your underboss in "O Capo! My Capo!" lol
BLACK EAGLES:
(coming soon...)
GOLDEN DEER:
(coming soon...)
GARREG MACH MONASTERY:
(coming soon...)
HONKAI: STAR RAIL
ASTRAL EXPRESS:
(coming soon...)
JARILO VI:
Gepard Landau
What Happened At 10:10 (has 2 endings. Won't link it, reach the end of the story in your own way.)
XIANZHOU LUOFU:
Jing Yuan
Misaligned Strings (non-yandere, pure fluff & angst)
IPC
Dr. Veritas Ratio
His Version of You
PENACONY
Sunday
Cannibal!Sunday HCs
"โ'๐ก ๐ค๐ฉ๐๐ก๐ฉ๐ถ ๐ฃ๐ฌ๐ฉ๐ฉ๐ฌ๐ด ๐ถ๐ฌ๐ฒ ๐ฑ๐ฌ ๐ฑ๐ฅ๐ข ๐ข๐ซ๐ก ๐ฌ๐ฃ ๐ฑ๐ฅ๐ข ๐ด๐ฌ๐ฏ๐ฉ๐ก."
"๐๐ฒ๐ฑ ๐ช๐ถ ๐๐ข๐ฉ๐ฌ๐ณ๐ข๐ก, ๐ฑ๐ฅ๐ข๐ฏ๐ข ๐ฆ๐ฐ ๐ซ๐ฌ ๐ข๐ซ๐ก. ๐ด๐ฅ๐๐ฑ ๐ถ๐ฌ๐ฒ'๐ฏ๐ข ๐ ๐ฅ๐๐ฐ๐ฆ๐ซ๐ค ๐๐ฃ๐ฑ๐ข๐ฏ ๐ฆ๐ฐ ๐ถ๐ฌ๐ฒ๐ฏ ๐ฌ๐ด๐ซ ๐ฑ๐๐ฆ๐ฉ."
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Dahlia Pinup WIP, anyone???
Donโt drink the goo girl ๐ฉ
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I hope Iโm not reading into this too much, but the way that the Touchstarved logo (with the characters) on the Red Springs Studios website and in the PV trailer is set up makes me think itโs not just an artistic choice. I know that the characters in the image have been rearranged in a different order for certain promotions, but I just want to talk about why I think the characters in the main logo are set up that way and what it could imply about Touchstarvedโs routes.
As seen above, Ais is in the center with Leander on his right (our left) and Mhin on his left (our right). Behind him, thereโs Kuras and Vere. Ais is obviously the poster boy for Touchstarved. Heโs usually in the center for their promotional images and merchandise e.g. the gameโs loading screen, the pins and the tote bag. The devs themselves have said that Ais was the first character they created and that they built the world of Eridia around him.
Thereโs lots of theories floating around about Leanderโs design which features Ouroboros, his eye bags, motifs of life and death, his white lilies, and lots of other things. His belt in particular features a triple goddess symbol which represents stages of womanhood as the Maiden, the Mother and the Crone. The Maiden is associated with beginningsโ so things like (re)birth, youth, exploration, etc. The Mother is associated with, well, motherhood but also power and stability. The Crone is the opposite of the Maiden, being associated with death. Iโm sure thereโs already theories on his belt and this symbol, but I think personally Leander only represents one of them in the grand scheme of things.
I think Leander, Ais and Mhin respectively represent the Maiden, Mother and Crone. Despite Leanderโs death motifs, I feel like him being the Maiden is fitting because of his personality and character design. His coat is green and so are his eyes and magical flowers. Green is the color of life. Though his flowers are typically used for funerals in some cultures, flowers themselves are full of life. He even comments that they donโt last long, but theyโre beautiful nonetheless. As life is. Secondly, Leanderโs personality is, perhaps, the liveliest among the cast. Heโs always upbeat and smiling (or blushing) which is why I think he represents the Maiden. Heโs what youโd think of when you think of youth. Heโs partying, drinking, performing magic tricks, has a club/the Bloodhounds and he seems to be having fun all the time.
As for Ais, I feel like it's pretty understandable that he is the Mother. Heโs marketed as powerful, violent and intimidating. He loves bar brawls and hates easy fights. Additionally, itโs implied that he used to be a leader or at least in a gang. Red is a predominant part of his character and design. The Seaspring is red. So are his horns, eyes and the accents on his clothes. Red is, well, a powerful color. It represents powerful, strong emotions like love and anger. And emotions are a big part of Aisโs character. Theyโre his fatal flaw!
And finally, Mhin is the Crone. I was actually debating whether they were the Maiden (and Leander would be the Crone) since they were fairly new to Eridia like MCโฆ like a new beginning in a new city? Iโm going on a tangent here, but I think it may be deliberate on the devsโ part. Leander and Mhin could possibly represent the Maiden and the Crone because life and death are intertwined. ย Mhin has a celtic knot/triquetra on their cloakโs clasps. The triquetra is used to represent three things that are deeply connected e.g. the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit. In pagan traditions, itโs used to represent the Maiden, the Mother, and the Croneโฆ like the triple goddess symbol on Leanderโs belt. Anyways back to Mhin, I think the Crone suits them the best. Their supposed monster form is either a crow or a raven. Black feathered birds are associated with bad omens. Moreover, crows and ravens are associated with death thanks to pop culture and media. Our first encounter with Mhin was when we were at deathโs door. They also shroud themselves with a cloak, have white hair and are extremely pale when compared to the rest of the cast.
The way Leander, Ais and Mhin are set up in the logo makes me want to believe that theyโre representing the triple goddess symbol and that at least story wise, they may be the most important routes. Theyโre placed at the front and all three characters have something to do with curses. Leander knows his way around curses. He might be cursed himself. His eye bags are pointed out by MC and he doesnโt seem to be that fond of sleep either. Ais technically doesnโt have a curse, but the last two lines of his character introduction are โHeโs beginning to suspect that he may not be in control of his powers as he thought. Can you save each other, or will he drag you into the abyss with him?โ... which sounds like a curse to me. And aside from Leander, is also the only one to know about MCโs curse. Then, for Mhin, they also have a curse of their own and have been seen sneaking around the Senobiumโฆ possibly for a cure of their own?
This isnโt to say that Vere and Kuras arenโt important and relevant characters. It may just be the typical thing with otome games where certain routes have more lore than others and itโs recommended to save them for last. Itโs usually the poster boyโs route. In this case, Aisโs.
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