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Allies or Enemies by The Crane Wives is so Nel and Alastor vibes

IT IS OMMMGGG!!!

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Hi, I LOVE Yours Truly, and it got me thinking about if/when. Nel goes to hell, how would she react to Alastor keeping slaves(ie soul contacts). Considering she really cares about justice, I imagine she wouldn’t take it very well. Maybe she would even try to get Alastor to free the souls he has trapped? I don’t know, but I think it’d be super interesting to hear about!

Oh if Nel heard about that I think it's clear she would be PISSED that Al's running around making soul contracts. While they are usually two sides of the same coin, not on this they're not. Nel would honestly be horrified while Alastor wouldn't be afraid to point out the people on his leash aren't exactly saints. I see Alastor as the kind of guy who can justify anything if he believes someone deserves what's coming to them. Nel believes in trials and fair chances, Alastor believes in being the judge, the jury, and the executioner.

There would 100% be conflict there.

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Don't any of you forget this

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Husk would hate nel you say? Do elaborate—I would’ve thought they would kinda bond over their mutual grumpiness and hatred of Alastor?

Oh they'd be AMAZING friends- eventually. At first, Nel would be associated with Alastor, so therefore Husk wouldn't really care for her. Think of how he immediately turned his back on Mimzy and was so annoyed by her. If I were him, I probably wouldn't like anyone associated with Alastor, period, and unfortunately, Nel is stuck with Alastor whether she likes it or not. She also would be very angry and not happy at being in this shitass hotel. So while he wouldn't start fights with her, he wouldn't be very welcoming.

Nel, on the other hand, would be reminded of her dad a little bit at first with the booze and stern attitude. That's quickly replaced by irritation when Husk is standoffish to her. She would decide that he's an asshole.

But then someone breaks the ice, and then they're up until 2am laughing over whiskey at all the stories Nel has of Alastor being a boob.

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Chapter 35 has made so many appearances in your asks lately, and we're only on 32 - do you have most of the story written to some degree? And if so, how long has it been somewhat written?

I have snippets of future chapters written since sometimes I get the urge to write things out before I'm there yet. Every single chapter is drafted and full of notes though! I've mentioned it on an ask a looooong time ago, but I keep all my chapters in ao3 and write on them when the feelings hits. For example, there were about 1,000 words already on Ch33 before I even got around to sitting down and writing it out- when I feel the feelings I take advantage of it!

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King Dice with the Queen of the drag. (reference👆)

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and once again i come in with another amazing devil song: farewell wanderlust

Thank you! I will give it a listen <3

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So we all know when Al got Nel's ring size, but how long has he had this whole thing planned? Did Marie's passing send him into a spiral regarding Nel or has this been cooking for longer than that?

During Ch32, I wanted to give the vibes that Alastor was desperately trying to cling onto his control by planning the proposal night after Marie's passing, but it was obviously not quite right. He had confidence that it was perfect without realizing how eerie the night was, and that wasn't a testament to poor planning. Really, every time he tries to seriously manipulate Nel it somehow bites him in the ass, which is part of why the game never seems to end with these two.

I would answer your question with much more detail but I don't want to give much away about what else had Alastor acting so erratically. You'll get more information on this in a few chapters!

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hiiiii i have another song because im insane about putting music to characters.

gingerbread man by melanie martinez

Thank you! Aaaaaah I am loving the song recs!!!

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it's so ridiculous but i recently realized how much Garfield and Nel look alike; they are both ginger, grumpy and have no job (sorry nel lmao but you'll use that recommendation letter and get your freckled ass back into where you belong, law's field, girl, i trust you) yeah, i think i found Nel's form in hell guys, yes, you're welcome, you're welcome, you don't need to dig through fic to find clues sneakily placed inside the fic anymore

You can just say she's orange Husk, it's okay </3

Even funnier because Husk would despise her.

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This post made me think of them ❤️

HAHAHA PERFECT!!!

Nel with the string around his neck, panting and huffing because she's been at it for fifteen minutes with no results.

Alastor smiling like :) the whole time cuz he's just happy to piss her off.

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Alastor but as a winner

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This is so “Yours Truly” coded 🫶✨

Alastor after his rampage through Hell is over and he's left feeling like a lonely shitter cuz Nel is still alive be like ^^^

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In a separate universe where Nel did agree to marry Alastor, do you have an idea of how their marriage life would look like?

I do! I actually plan to explore it a little bit in Ch34 but in bits and pieces, little flashes here and there of what could have been. It actually would have lowkey been "the bad ending" even though they'd actually function decently well as a married couple. Sure, they'd try to smother each other in their sleep every other night, but they'd both survive. Maybe.

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alastor died first so does that mean by technicality nel won?

Oh, she thinks that she won herself a bitter victory.

She did not.

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When ever I listen to this song I can't help but think of Nel. Eat them by Lady Pills

https://youtu.be/txQPGsm94fo?si=b_U5Mh56VEkl5eul

One of the lyrics is "I think I want to eat them sick of stupid men"

Thank you, Witch! God that lyric is just perfect. And I love the guitar in the background, it's so strong and reminds me of her anger!

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Last chapter in a nutshell. Nel is one of God's strongest soldiers, if I were her I'd crawl out of Louisiana a hundred times over just to get married. Jokes aside, Alastor's refusal to say a simple three-word sentence was so in-character, I don't think he can even lie about it, because he's soooo… emotionally disconnected that his only real exception was his mother, the only thing he could feel to someone who provide him with enough entertainment could be obsession or intrigue, maybe fascination and even that's a bit too generous for him. Also Nel's demanding confirmation from him that he loves her, even though she saw it as a weakness, is perfectly natural in a matter like marriage, it was her right. And as always the way you wrote was mwahhh, if i slit my wrists while reading, the blood would stop so i can finish reading, it was that captivating, thank you!

I was at my office when I opened this and had to slap a hand over my mouth while I screech laughed hahaha. Yeah, this sums it up, just say yes!

I can't wait to explore more of Alastor's side of that conversation, but I'll say this for now- Alastor's love will never, ever come close to "normal" love. Ever. He's Alastor! That doesn't mean it's not there, it just...looks a little different. He's capable of human emotions and attachment. If you asked him though, he'd deny it, because that's just weakness in his eyes. One of the biggest tells of his affection was the fact that he cried on her shoulder in Chapter 31...he never would have done that if this was really just a game to him.