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I love the whole innocent nun vibe raine has and how they use it to hide their more mischievous side

obeying the dress code has other benefits too.... they spelled their skirt so the contraband inside wouldn't make noise, and they and Eda sell them for a high markup behind the bleachers

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raine and eda doodles

(headdresses used to be a part of the school uniform at hexside, but basically no one wore them because, if youve ever met a kid who has to wear a school uniform, they like to wear as little of the uniform as possible. raine wore theirs because they theorized that the more nerdy and prudish they looked, the more they could get away with. this remains both their strategy in political espionage and seducing their wife)

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raine and eda doodles

(headdresses used to be a part of the school uniform at hexside, but basically no one wore them because, if youve ever met a kid who has to wear a school uniform, they like to wear as little of the uniform as possible. raine wore theirs because they theorized that the more nerdy and prudish they looked, the more they could get away with. this remains both their strategy in political espionage and seducing their wife)

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no one talk to me or else ill start infodumping about the owl house's references to european folklore and biblical stories, usually as an act of subversion or making fun of belos for caring so hard. (i know its not that deep but cmon. you think eda wouldnt love to call herself Mystery, Babylon the Great, the Mother of Harlots and Abominations of the Earth *explosion sound effects*) specifically lately ive been thinking about hunter and belos as an interpretation of the tale of blue beard

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owl house doodles

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ive been indulged.... i want to preface this w the more biblical allusions are probably 100% unintentional and im just putting one of my interests onto another, as ya do, and, in my opinion, it's way more funny if you interpret them as Belos kinassigning everyone he knows bible characters bc he sees himself as a christ figure, but thats not to say they arent there, the most obvious thing being Luz, literally a child of light who turns into a horned demon at one point and has a shape changing snake familiar. There's also the Whore of Babylon reference in Eda, a woman with gray hair bedecked in gold and scarlet color, who rides on a king of beasts and is refered to as 'the great city who reigneth over the kings of the earth' (Revalation 17:18), which is a little more obscure but hey, the Whore is a favorite of mine and i have to shoehorn her in. Caleb Wittebane is a carpenter who is perpetually revived and is slain by one close to him, etc etc.

what i was thinking about today, since i was reminded of the story, was the tale of Blue Beard. Quick summary for non nerds: a woman marries a wealthy man called blue beard, and shes lavished with everything she could ever want, just as long as she never opens the doors of his castle. one day, curiosity gets the best of her, and she opens the doors to find mountains of corpses of other women, still covered in the gold he lavished them with. Blue Beard confronts her and says that this is the fate anyone meets if they open the doors, and it will be her fate now too, but before he kills her, she begs to say her last prayers, but in his hesitation she runs to the balcony and screams for help like a bird call, and knights nearby save her and kill blue beard.

I especially drew parallels between these stories because of the line from the Collector where he asks Belos if he creates the Grimwalkers just to break them again. Belos says he doesn't and it hurts him every time they betray him, but even though that's the truth, like in the story of Blue Beard, even if the controlling party desires that companion, their desire to control them and turn them into their ideal caged bird trumps all. Belos doesn't enjoy killing the people he created in the image of Caleb, but he also doesn't see them as people. He never even saw Caleb as a person, more of an ideal person that was faded white over time, more like a religious figure than a brother.

The other part I drew parallels with was one, of course the protagonist discovering the long line of death before them, but also the idea that they barely got out alive, and they only were able to escape due to the help of others. The theme of Bluebeard is that to change your situation, you must first open your eyes to it. When your eyes are open, you are in the most danger, but that also means you are the most likely to escape.

Anyway, thank you for coming to my obscure interest corner. I love folklore and theology lol but i dont get to express it a lot bc im mostly a fanartist, so this is fun. Fellow theologins feel free to correct or add your own paralells, and also, this isnt that serious, im just having fun

no one talk to me or else ill start infodumping about the owl house's references to european folklore and biblical stories, usually as an act of subversion or making fun of belos for caring so hard. (i know its not that deep but cmon. you think eda wouldnt love to call herself Mystery, Babylon the Great, the Mother of Harlots and Abominations of the Earth *explosion sound effects*) specifically lately ive been thinking about hunter and belos as an interpretation of the tale of blue beard

[electraslight]

no one talk to me or else ill start infodumping about the owl house's references to european folklore and biblical stories, usually as an act of subversion or making fun of belos for caring so hard. (i know its not that deep but cmon. you think eda wouldnt love to call herself Mystery, Babylon the Great, the Mother of Harlots and Abominations of the Earth *explosion sound effects*) specifically lately ive been thinking about hunter and belos as an interpretation of the tale of blue beard

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used to be one of the rotten ones and i liked you for that

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hi, i hate to make another funding post, i feel like im always scrambling for funds, but i have to have a stay at the EMU very soon, and those can cost a lot, on average 5,000 dollars. I know i wont be able to raise that, but anything to cushion the blow of my medical debt is helpful. you can check out my kofi for a smaller donation, help me monthly on patreon, or commission me here. i dont want to be in horrible medical debt at freshly 18. please share

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hi, id like to announce im on patreon now!! ive moved all of my nsfw content over there. for 5 dollars a month you can get access to weekly sketch dumps (i have two up already), exclusive full illustrations, character art polls, and more to come!! for now all i have is the nsfw tier, but there will be more options in the future. check it out if youd like, i have a bunch of stuff on there already!!

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used to be one of the rotten ones and i liked you for that

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What's up with the scarves and earrings on em and amity?

Are you referring to their extensions? they were a fashion trend in the Immunogennisance usually worn by maidens. After Belos took over and fashion culture became more homogenized, these extensions became highly valuble and only attainable to the wealthy elite, due to the wool-spinning practice used to make witches wool look like hair dying out (again: belos fucked it for everyone) After Belos's defeat, wearing such accessories as well as magical artifacts and the highly intricate face paint witches sported in the Dark Ages became a symbol of defiance against his rule.

(this is all my own lore i made up on the spot lol. theyre there bc i thought they looked cool)

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I noticed that in your hiding in plain sight post that Hunter has no shadow. Is that because as a grimwalker of a human he's the closest to normal human or is there some lore in your interpretations about them literally casting no shadows?

Its not an actual piece of lore, more of a bit of symbolism for the drawing

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do you ship lunter and/or do you mind people interpreting your art as such?

reposting a rant on twitter, sorry for the annoyed tone, its not at you:

I'm no longer going to be qualifying all my art with "not a ship" bc who the hell cares. You project your own meaning onto my work, I don't feel like I should have to add a disclaimer about a perfectly OK ship. Luz and Hunter to me are incredibly close, and while I don't see it as romance, yk what? I can get why someone would see it that way, I'm just extremely picky about ships lol. I still like lumity and prefer Luz and hunter platonically but I also feel like while lumity is groundbreaking their are reasons to dislike it (i think the thing about amity actively pursuing willow to bully her for years with no peer pressure to do so was forgotten far too fast and it kind of taints the ship for me, although i still like it a lot) and ship something else that aren't homophobia, and honestly, a lot of arguments against Luz being shipped with men are very biphobic to me. Oh, you think Luz isn't real representation if she dates a man? how progressive of you. same thing with hunter being bi. I think also the whole push to frame them as siblings no matter what is very amatonormative (if thats the right word); you think the only two relationships people can have are family and dating? how verrrrry progressive of you. I do think it's pretty funny that the most dead dove do not eat ship in this fandom is a perfectly fine het ship, but i also think a lot of people's hatred against it veers into some strange biases.

The only thing i ship hardcore in TOH is Raine and Eda (at this moment, im a notorious flip flopper), I'm not as engaged with the kid's love lives and I personally dont ship hunter w anyone bc i think its weird that he had a romance subplot that took up time that could have been used to explore his friendships/inner dialogue/ also i think willow and gus's friendship was mega downplayed in favor f romance BUT. I think you can take whatever you want from my art, and i encourage u to do so. Ship wars are stupid and I hope people feel safe on my page to feel how they feel.

Anyway, thank you for your ask!! take care of yourself and thank you for letting me rant

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hiding in plain sight

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love burgeons on blasphemy

(the specific golden guard pictured with darius is his mentor, who i have named Ezekiel to better keep track of in conversations. His disappearance is what originally started darius's opposition to the emperor. eberwolf's motivations werent fixed soley on one person but more focused on his home being destroyed and his lifestyle being restricted after he his wife and their 20 kits were run out of their home and his wife was forced to join the oracle coven despite her beastkeeping prowess. i love coming up w looooore)

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love burgeons on blasphemy

(the specific golden guard pictured with darius is his mentor, who i have named Ezekiel to better keep track of in conversations. His disappearance is what originally started darius's opposition to the emperor. eberwolf's motivations werent fixed soley on one person but more focused on his home being destroyed and his lifestyle being restricted after he his wife and their 20 kits were run out of their home and his wife was forced to join the oracle coven despite her beastkeeping prowess. i love coming up w looooore)