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I did the necklace meme thing feat. Raksha asking some advice to Raphael. Possibly via Scrying orb? Lmao

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Quick sketch feat. Raphael getting bullied by his younger pupil/obsession/beloved Raksha. He’s much older but a Cambion, Raksha’s in their early 20s but they’re a full on Archdevil. The power dynamics go crazy I’m sure.

Full piece on my Twitter / Bluesky.

MINORS DNI.

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"Those eyes of yours, as cold as Cania's glaciers Send obscene shivers down my spine" Some more WIPs from the *early* lore sketch page thang~ The contrast between Raphael expressing his longing VS Raksha's. Silly devils :D

Raksha might be a Holy Inquisitor but there's nothing "holy" in Raphael's thoughts about them.

This whole thing is supposed to take place after Raphael reveals his true Cambion nature. Raksha gets mad about it (despite them being an ARCHDEVIL THEMSELVES but raised by a priest to abhor their true nature) and ask their God why he's punishing them with those feelings for him. :)

"O Ilmater, you know I am so much purer than the common, vulgar crowd! You know chastity is my shield and virtue my only path"

Meanwhile Raphael shifts between anger and pure, unfiltered desire/longing. And yes Raksha refuses to admit their feelings to him but will tease him :D

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"So anyways, I started lashing them"

Raksha does love to hear Raphael yap, so here you have them chatting on the bed. :)

(The spicier stuff is over Twitter/Bsky. Mwah.)

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"I am not interested in a man raised in luxuries and comforts, no matter how attractive I might find him"

Lore sketch page thing in progress. Of course Raphael ordered Korrilla to be his wingwoman. :) This is meant to be set around the same time as this.

(Korrilla returning at the House of Hope to tell Raphy "they said you're hot". Lmao)

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"𝑇ℎ𝑒 𝑠𝑜𝑛 𝑜𝑓 𝑀𝑒𝑝ℎ𝑖𝑠𝑡𝑜𝑝ℎ𝑒𝑙𝑒𝑠, 𝑠𝑜 𝑝𝑟𝑜𝑢𝑑 𝑜𝑓 ℎ𝑖𝑠 𝐼𝑛𝑓𝑒𝑟𝑛𝑎𝑙 𝑙𝑖𝑛𝑒𝑎𝑔𝑒 - 𝑦𝑒𝑎𝑟𝑛𝑖𝑛𝑔 𝑓𝑜𝑟 𝑚𝑒 𝑙𝑖𝑘𝑒 𝑎 𝑑𝑒𝑣𝑜𝑢𝑡 𝑙𝑜𝑛𝑔𝑠 𝑓𝑜𝑟 𝑟𝑒𝑑𝑒𝑚𝑝𝑡𝑖𝑜𝑛. 𝐻𝑜𝑤 𝑖𝑛𝑡𝑟𝑖𝑔𝑢𝑖𝑛𝑔”

Finally finished Raksha and Raphael's busts so now I can focus on other lore-related pieces maybe. :,)

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Archdevil Raksha getting some attention from Raphael and (incredibly) Haarlep. The Incubus isn't really allowed to even think about them, so that's a special occasion. :D

Full piece on my Twitter/Bsky, links below. Minors DNI!

Twitter /// Bsky

Mind you this is how Raphael is towards Raksha. They're his "prince consort" after all.

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"𝐶𝑜𝑚𝑒 𝑖𝑛"

The Holy Inquisitor stares at you with their usual smirk. As they swirl their glass, you notice the liquid within seems far too thick to be wine...

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The full piece is too spicy to be posted in full, but you can find it over my Twitter and Bsky. MINORS DNI.

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Raksha's breaking up with Raphael means nothing to him, he literally just dismisses it as them having a fit/being emotional 💀

At least until they actually leave the House of Hope The conversation going more or less like Raksha: *pointing their sword to his throat* "Follow me and I'll spill your blood all over the floor" Raphael: "That's kinda hot How dare you defy me?!"

Raphael being Raphael of course means that he doesn't accept Raksha's decision - he will catch them a few times (one could even think they let him), but the young Archdevil is resourceful enough to know how to escape every time, until they actually go fully incognito (which, as you can imagine, makes him quite mad) until the events of BG3.

Their relationship is... A constant chase, lmao. He pursues them and they begrudgingly concede they miss "how we used to be".

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Archdevil Raksha getting some attention from Raphael and (incredibly) Haarlep. The Incubus isn't really allowed to even think about them, so that's a special occasion. :D

Full piece on my Twitter/Bsky, links below. Minors DNI!

Twitter /// Bsky

Mind you this is how Raphael is towards Raksha. They're his "prince consort" after all.

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The page I'm working on is about Raphael's totally pure thoughts about "that Inquisitor" so... :)

Can't blame Raphy for being obsessed, Raksha can do the splits

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Raphael

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I wanted to show you how Raksha will look like when they're a bit older (around 2000 years old, more or less) so I did this quick sketch. :^)

They would change quite a lot in 2000 years… Mainly personality wise: Raksha could finally travel around all of Toril and then dedicate themselves to an ascetic life. They wouldn’t call themselves “religious”, more so “spiritual”.

Their relationship with Raphael would still be complicated, I think - regardless if he became Archdevil Supreme or not. But Raksha will concede he was right on some things, such as mortals having such short lifespans… With sadness in their eyes.

(Raksha teasing him “you are right I should seek another immortal as my mate” and Raphael getting mad because they still won’t choose him :D angy making out ensues)

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"In every face, Raksha sees the stain of sin, They cast their gaze upon them all as prey, The unworthy souls who seek to find within A glimpse of light, but sink in darkness' sway Yet when they kneel to pray, their heart does twist, For in the mirror of their soul they see The same dark stains, the same unrighteous mist, A Judge who weeps, and yet will never cease"

Some rough concept (because we don't have enough of those already) feat. Raksha.

Playing on their imagery as "savior" by taking inspiration from Renaissance paintings. The clouds around their wings almost giving them a feathery appearance.

(Worked on this listening to Bayonetta's "The Greatest Jubilee" on loop btw)

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Infernal sandwich. (Take an archdevil and put 'em between a Cambion and an Incubus)

I plan on turning this into a full piece - but I don't know how long it will take, so have the WIP for now. :D

Full piece is NSFW and can be found on my other socials (adults only!): Twitter & Bsky

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Some more Lore things bc writing the whole fanfic is hard

Raksha will tell Raphael how much they regret they were even together at some point and he will completely ignore that statement in favor of some compliment they gave him years before Raksha: "You're the worst mistake of my life" Raphael: "But you do think I am a fantastic poet. And quite handsome at that" Raksha: "That means absolutely nothing"

Raphael doesn't consider his relationship with Raksha over. Oh boy, he really doesn't: still wears the wedding ring, calls them his "prince consort", goes full "you will be forced to choose me if you can't have anyone else". (What if I told you Raphael told Raksha "I crave your touch, your every breath, I’d welcome pain, I’d court my death. For even hell’s a heaven true, When I am burning with you" I FEEL SICK.)

Raksha, on their side, feels conflicted because they don't want to love him but they do. Mind you these are from some musings they wrote when they were on copium about him being a Cambion: "For years I walked the strictest way, Chastity my shield, virtue my creed I fought vice, kept sin at bay With steady hands and a heart that bled. My two lovers were religion and science My true, only companions I poured all the blood of my adolescence Between churches and holy visions I turned from desire, I turned from shame, Renounced the flesh and all its disgrace, My soul, untouched, my heart aflame, In piety's arms I found my place. Your eyes, a spark of carnal flame, Your lips, a poisoned wine I crave, You speak my name, and I am not the same, A saint undone before your wave"

(Raksha baby... You're the son of Archdevil Baalzebul/arguably an Archdevil yourself and try to pass yourself for a "big tiefling" you're one to speak)

"Why did they break up in the first place?" Raksha (who has been raised in an extremist religious cult of Ilmater) has different morals on what is right and what is not: the debtors at the House of Hope? "They deserve this punishment, for the weight of their sins demands retribution" Hope is where they draw the line because she's there for simply refusing Raphael. They look into his eyes as they break her chains, even. :) There's a big fight after Hope is gone. Raksha threatens Raphael to not look for them as they want nothing to do with him anymore before teleporting away. That said they still love each other despite everything, so the following years leading to BG3's plot are littered with Raphael chasing Raksha, sometimes fighting sometimes doing spicier things - always ending up with Baalzebul's son slipping away from his grasp. :) (Raksha also has their wedding ring... They don't wear it, but they didn't throw it away either lmao)

Yes Raksha will taunt him with "you're beefing with someone 6000 years younger than you" when Raphael gets mad with them about something trivial like disagreeing on which theatre play is the best.

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Some WIP from a page (prayer circle for me to actually finish it) where Raphael is kind of losing it over Raksha. As in, he's imagining *things* like this pic.

"You haunt my dreams, you steal my breath, Your beauty’s a curse, it’s my living death! I can’t escape, I can’t break free, Why does my heart belong to thee? What have I become, kneeling before you? A fallen creature, drowning in you. Your gaze is my heaven, but my love is in vain, Why, my light, must you bring me this pain? I love you, I hate you, you, my sacred fire, In this torment, I am lost forever to desire I’ll possess you, I’ll make you see You’ll burn with me"