#:: bellamy ren.

[bejeweledraven]

all the fics in my drafts watching me start a new one

[vacantgodling]

it’s been awhile but LOOKIT THEM!!!!!!!

[nightmarefuele]

@protectmypeople *

It lets him go the very same way it took him: clemently. Cruelly.

Bellamy's throat is its own weapon. He has not realized this. He hasn't aged, yet, though he will, beyond their viscera-pink folds, where they are not just minds— bound in plastic, evolving perpetuity— but bodies. One body, of the Ren.

He thought he was alone? He should beg, then. Beg that they excise him from their organs before he grows, before he rots.

Bellamy, still with his boy name, has not walked their bodied plane, but they have his. No other violation will cherish him so intimately so long as he lives. Nor after.

Ren had unspooled himself like a grave marker across the storage egress. Shadow could've bled this little space dry, what trifle it's been reduced to by the guilt of the meek; another day, and he would have. Instead, he'd hung himself over Bellamy's sorrow. For its taste.

Now he but waits.

“It will.” Simple. Like a physical law, although the others would sooner pluck out Bellamy's eyes than let his conscience rest. Than let him wear one upon his face.

Ren, however, is perhaps curious. His vocoders crawl a resonance like wonder from a taciturn stock.

“Your guilt runs as thick as your blood; it doesn't sprout from nowhere. It has a seed.”

The Corellians did not die softly. These were runners of the same cloth within which traitors are born. The farther Rims wilt and deliquesce on death's prow, devolving at the behest of First Order flagships. But these trade mutts, disposed, always, to cling to an age forever unforgiven in the eyes of the Ren, will not even be allowed the peace of a black sea, or of ghosts.

“You degrade yourself with your shame. Do you believe it spares you?”

[m4yasnotthatcool]

New fandoms🎀

sowwy guys(with a cherry on top)

skins------------------------------------

•Sid

•Freddie

death note-------------------------------

•L

•Mello

•Matt

•Misa

•Near

orange is the new black------------------

•Alex Vause

•Nicky Nichols

creepypasta------------------------------

•Eyeless Jack

•Ticci Toby

boyfriend to death-----------------------

the 100----------------------------------

•Ren Hana;

•bellamy blake;

•jasper;

•monty;

blue eye samurai----------------------------------

•mizu;

supernatural-----------------------------

•sammy;

•dean; (I'm on s2 rn tough so uh... yk; imma uptake this when u get on another season)

ahs--------------------------------------

(I'm on s2 so.... asylum is the farthest I can go rn, sowwy)

•tate langdon;

•kit walker;

•grace;(from asylum)

•violet;(from murder house)

☆☆☆☆☆☆☆☆☆☆☆☆☆☆☆☆☆☆☆☆☆☆☆☆

girl imma update this if i extend my horisons anytime soon, okay? cool

rules btw:

[frankie-idk]

watching a show with my parents and my dad just said “he looks good with a beard and all beaten up” and if that is not a perfect description of my type

[crossroadsofchaos]

[Retired Leaders AU]

Thought I'd do a list of my TOH AU OCs with information about them. I have a few more that aren't listed here, a portion of which are from the 1600s era. I mostly included OCs that are currently alive, with only two dead ones.

Steven Bellamy (he/him; 53 y/o):

He was originally my take on Steve, created before season 2b, but since the face reveal he has become more like an OC inspired by Steve. Their personalities are somewhat similar, but Steven is older and has a different design. He's too old to be Matt's brother, but I liked the idea of them being related, so he is Matt's uncle instead.

During the tryouts for the Lord's Coven, he and his childhood friend Ren had a duel in which they performed very well for two teenagers without professional training and ended in a tie, which impressed the then Golden Guard, Anthony. Both were accepted into the Lord's Coven.

While being in the Coven since age 17-18, Steven didn't meaningfully interact with Belos until he was 40. When Belos fell asleep, 4 year old Hunter took that as an opportunity to explore the castle and snuck out. Steven was the first and only person he met outside before Belos woke up and took him back. This was how Steven found out about Hunter's existence.

Belos offered him a job as a part-time babysitter/nanny for Hunter, because he knew Steven was a friend of Lilith and was thus inclined to trust him, and because Hunter liked him so much. Steven loved the job, in part because he had wanted to be a father for years, but hadn't managed to do it yet, and this was the closest he got to it.

This job also brought him closer to Belos, and the two developed romantic feelings for each other, with Steven being first and Belos following later. Their relationship developed and deepened over the years, and recently they finally confessed and got married.

After Lilith was expelled from the Lord's Coven for betraying Belos, Steven replaced her as Head Witch and remained in that position until the dissolution of the Coven System. During the months where Belos, Hunter and the Hexsquad were stuck in the Human Realm, Steven was the de facto leader of the Boiling Isles.

Jasper Bellamy (he/him; 44 y/o):

He's the younger brother of Steven and the father of Matt. When he was young, he wanted to join the Lord's Coven, like Steven, but failed. He joined the Construction Coven instead. He also grew distant from Steven, feeling a mix of envy and abandonment. In recent years, he was gradually becoming more anti-Coven System, and he eventually joined the CATs.

He had Matt with his first spouse. He married them despite the warning signs, and the spouse became increasingly toxic. They eventually got divorced and cut ties, with Jasper becoming a single father to Matt. He went through a few brief bad relationships before ending up in a happy and stable relationship with his current partner Cass and marrying them a couple years ago.

Cassidy "Cass" Tholomule (they/them, she/her; 44 y/o):

They're the current spouse of Jasper and the stepparent of Matt. They encouraged Jasper to go to therapy, which helped improve his mental health. Despite negative past experiences with Jasper's exes, Matt accepts Cass as his parent and calls them "mom". They were aware of the CATs and supported Jasper's participation, but didn't get involved personally.

Until the dissolution of the Coven System, they were in the Bard Coven. They also enjoy making potions, and they got more into it after the Coven System was abolished.

Leslie Bellamy (she/her; 80s):

She's the mother of Steven and Jasper. She had Steven with her previous partner, and she became a single mother when he was still little. Opal helped her with caring for Steven, and in the process, the two fell in love, got married and had a second child, Jasper. During the existence of the Coven System, she was in the Construction Coven.

Opal Bellamy (she/her; 80s):

She's the stepmother of Steven and the biological mother of Jasper. She had already known Leslie before she became a single mother, but the two only became close after she offered to help Leslie raise Steven. In the process, they fell in love, got married and had a second child. During the existence of the Coven System, she was in the Potions Coven.

Ren Kanemaru (they/them; 53 y/o):

They are Steven's childhood friend, becoming close with him despite studying at a different school. During the tryouts for the Lord's Coven, they had a duel in which they performed very well for two teenagers without professional training and ended in a tie, which impressed the then Golden Guard, Anthony. Both joined the Lord's Coven and served in it until its recent dissolution.

Valerie "Val" Durand (she/her; 54 y/o):

She is the best friend of Steven and Ren, who they met during their training after they joined the Lord's Coven. Initially she was a bit competitive with them, but became a friend, forming a trio with them. She uses a lot of Abomination magic, and she's proficient with several weapons. She has a romantic partner.

Petra Barany (she/her; mid 20s):

She is the former assistant and bodyguard of Kiki, and her current best friend. She is a sheep-like demon. While she is bigger than Kiki, she is still under 150cm/5ft tall. She uses a lot of Construction magic. She was patient and supportive towards Kiki, who struggles with opening up and tends to be closed off, and Kiki gradually became more comfortable telling her a little bit about her emotional issues.

On some occasions, Petra realized that a problem Kiki was having could be solved or at least helped by speaking directly to some specific person and telling them about it, but if Kiki didn't want to do it herself and didn't agree to Petra doing it for her, Petra kept quiet, because she refused to violate Kiki's trust.

Laura Tran (she/her; late 60s or early 70s):

She is the former Head of the Plant Coven. She became Head Witch after Terra was removed from that position for her abuse of power, and for that Terra despised her and wanted revenge. Terra tried to assassinate her in broad daylight, and the two had a battle, from which Laura emerged victorious.

One of the reasons Laura was chosen was that, along with being a skilled and powerful witch, she was willing to fulfill harsh orders, but didn't go out of her way to cause pain or terror and didn't derive entertainment from it. Out of the other Head Witches, Laura got along best with Hettie, and the two are still friends today.

Alyssa Snapdragon (she/her; 70s):

She is the widowed wife of Terra. She met Terra in the years after her attempt to assassinate Laura. They became romantic partners and eventually got married. Alyssa was an ordinary woman and wasn't thrilled by Terra's activities, but cared about her and wanted to support her - and if possible, set her on the right path.

The relationship was mediocre, perhaps a bit toxic on Terra's end, but Alyssa was committed and stayed by her side. Her hope for Terra choosing a better path gradually faded the longer it wasn't happening.

Following Terra's death, Alyssa grieved her, but she understands why Belos did it - she would've probably lashed out too if someone had killed her child. They just agreed to leave each other alone. She spends a lot of her time caring for her and Terra's garden.

Diana Voskanyan (she/her; early to mid 60s):

She is the queerplatonic partner of Anthony, the previous Golden Guard. Due to that, she is somewhat close with Belos, and she knew of Hunter's existence when he was still little. She had always been humble and didn't think she was particularly remarkable, so she was surprised when Anthony showed interest in her.

When she was younger, she had her hair in long braids, but she has cut it short in recent years, in part so it's easier to take care of. She specializes in Healing magic and was the person Belos tasked with providing medical care to Hunter when he was younger.

Anthony Wittebane (he/him; mid 40s at time of death):

He was the Grimwalker before Hunter, the previous Golden Guard, Darius's former mentor and the queerplatonic partner of Diana. He was by Belos's side during his rise to power. During his time serving as the Golden Guard, he was widely respected and admired, leaving behind a legacy Hunter worried he couldn't live up to.

While he was grayromantic and his relationship with Diana was queerplatonic, he enjoyed performing traditionally romantic gestures, such as flirting or kissing Diana's hands.

Winston Khan (they/them; 80s at time of death):

They were a friend of Belos, the former Secretary and Kiki's former mentor. While Kiki was at a physical disadvantage, she demonstrated some nascent strategic and tactical skills during the tryouts, which caused Winston to take an interest in mentoring her for a more leadership-oriented position as opposed to a direct combat one. They passed away several years ago, with Kiki replacing them as the Secretary - and doing so earlier than expected.

[darklinaforever]

One of the nice things about Bellarke's ending on the show is that I can take comfort in knowing that in the book, at least, they end up together. The problem is that the relationship on the show is so much more beautiful, and they ruined it with season 7 of a force. I think it's the biggest ship trauma I've ever had. Reylo comes right after.

Again, I console myself with the thought that Bellarke's counterparts in the book are together and the actors got married.

The end of the series for me is season 5 ! Without hesitation after the carnage of season 7...

Damn, we were so close to having Bellarke canon after season 6 and the crazy development of the relationship between the two...

[clipso]

Going to run my murder ocs through tpof and possibly the btd games as well to see what they get! So far:

Zhivkov got chosen by Derek, killed Komodo and Dragon, and got the ending "You Played With Fireworks" trying to leave a poisoned canteen at camp lol

And Indrid chose to go with Celia (would have gone with Mason if he didnt choose), was very good for her, but in the end got "You Killed For Your Freedom" she just dug a liiittle too deep into some of his past trauma..

I'll update with more once I play them ^^

[slytherinbarnes]

help me choose a man for an angsty miniseries

[awritessomething]

I have absolutely no ideas for writing whatsoever pleaseplease leave requests!!! Smut, angst, fluff, whatever y’all want I can probably do.

Ill write for these people and probably more that I forgot (all male character x fem!reader) :

Formula 1:

Max Verstappen

Lando Norris

Oscar Piastri

Charles Leclerc

Pierre Gasly

Lewis Hamilton

Carlos Sainz

Daniel Riccardo

Mick Schumacher

Criminal Minds

Spencer Reid

Aaron Hotchner

Derek Morgan

David Rossi (preferably young)

Marvel:

Bucky Barnes

Tony Stark

Thor

Sam Wilson

Deadpool

Steve Rogers

Spiderman (Tom Holland, Andrew Garfield, Miguel O'hara)

Call of Duty

Keegan Russ

Simon "Ghost" Riley

König

Phillip Graves

Kyle "Gaz" Garrick

Star Wars:

Anakin Skywalker

Obi-Wan Kenobi

Kylo Ren

Luke Skywalker

Han Solo

Outer Banks:

JJ Maybank

Rafe Cameron

Topper Thornton

John B. Routledge

Harry Potter:

Harry Potter

Cedric Diggory

Draco malfoy

Ron Weasley

Fred Weasley

Blaise Zabini

Regulus Black

Severus Snape

Tom Riddle

Sirius Black

Lorenzo Berkshire

Oliver Wood

The Walking Dead:

Glenn Rhee

Daryl Dixon

Rick Grimes

Carl Grimes

Sports:

Joao Felix

Jude Bellingham

Brock Purdy

Leon Draisaitl

Jack Hughes

Vince Dunn

Mitch Marner

Connor Bedard

Wayne Gretzky (young)

Miscallaneous:

Jack Champion (Ethan Landry)

Patrick Bateman

Batman (Christian Bale)

Johnathan Crane

Finnick Odair

Josh Hutcherson (Peeta Mellark, Mike Schmidt, Sean Anderson, Clapton Davis)

Rodrick Heffley

Colby Brock

Sam Golbach

Tristan Dugray

Dylan O'brien

Bellamy Blake

Patrick Dempsey (Derek Shepherd, Ronald Miller)

Joe Goldberg

Timothee Chalamet (Wonka, Paul Atreides)

Minho (The Maze Runner)

Keanu Reeves (John Wick, Neo, Alex Wyler, Dr. Beckham, Julian Mercer, Ted Logan)

Jim Halpert

Farkas

Ulfric Stormcloak

Miraak

Ben Schnetzer (Max Vandenburg, Brad Land, Russ Sheppard)

Ralph Macchio (Daniel Larusso, Johnny Cade)

Dallas Winston

Sodapop Curtis

Robby Keene

Zuko (atla dallas liu)

Jet (atla sebastian amoruso)

Cillian Murphy (Johnathan crane, jackson rippner, Neil Lewis)

Evan Peters (all ahs characters, Luke cooper)

What I wont do:

Pedophilia

Beastiality or anything animal-y

Waterworks

Male reader (sorry)

Character x character

Threesomes or anything not 1x1

Character x oc

Specific body types (i just don’t see the point)

Daddy/mommy kinks

Incest or stepcest

(I’ll prob have to add on but its midnight rn)

[courtneyraeblogs1221]

Recommended Fics - Master List

* = Characters have some smut recommendation

Fourth Wing

Xaden Riorson*

Lockwood & Co.

Anthony Lockwood*

George Karim*

Quill Kipps

Six Of Crows/ Shadow And Bone

Kaz Brekker*

The Darkling

Matthias Helvar*

Nikolai Lantsov*

Jesper Fahey

Tolya Yul-Bataar

Criminal Minds

Spencer Reid*

Outer Banks

Rafe Cameron*

John B Routledge*

JJ Maybank*

Star Wars

Anakin Skywalker*

Kylo Ren*

The Hunger Games/The Ballad Of Songbirds And Snakes

Coriolanus Snow*

Marvel

Bucky Barnes / The Winter Solider*

Loki Laufeyson*

Matt Murdock*

Tony Stark*

Steve Rogers*

Harry Potter

Draco Malfoy*

Tom Riddle*

Fred Weasley*

Cedric Diggory*

Hermione Granger*

James Potter*

Regulus Black*

The Witcher

Geralt of Rivia*

The 100

Bellamy Blake*

John Murphy*

Clarke Griffin*

Teen Wolf

Peter Hale*

Theo Raeken*

Issac Lahey*

Stiles Stilinski*

Percy Jackson (18+)

Percy Jackson*

Luke Castellan*

Vampire Academy

Dimitri Belikov*

The Vampire Diaries

Kai Parker*

Damon Salvatore*

Jeremy Gilbert

Klaus Mikaelson*

Elijah Mikaelson*

Buffy The Vampire Slayer

Spike*

Fate: The Winx Saga

Riven*

Sky*

Bloom*

Musa*

Dune

Feyd Rautha*

Paul Atreides*

Top Gun

Bradley “Rooster” Bradshaw*

Jake “Hangman” Seresin*

Twisters

Tyler Owens*

Divergent

Eric*

Bullet Train

Tangerine*

[vacantgodling]

not done his page yet, but bellamy’s redesign that i’m much happier with

[nightmarefuele]

@protectmypeople *

Contradicting God.

Ren's laughter is an aphotic, rolling thing. It doesn't give itself freely; indeed, when humor overrides the tipping of his lattice'd brow, or the incline of a monolithic shoulder, or any trace hint he'd otherwise impel his vessel toward besides, it's as unsympathetic as is Jakku, and all its suns' blisters.

Contradicting God. His isn't the only laughter. Surri-Diae somewhere giggles, solar systems away.

God? echoes Ren, across their bodiless plane, a voice without a voice. The Shadow, then, is its own deity. Or it is that overturned, abandoned underbelly of a god's power. It makes no difference to us.

Machaera, nearby Bellamy— not as tall as their master, but larger for his musculature, the vibro mace across his back— asks what to do with the women by shifting his footing. Not before his visor glints, as though to scoff: Don't be so sure it's the First Order we serve, Praeses.

[tiredg0ds]

quick like this ( and specify muse !!! ) while i have brain power and i'll throw you a small starter under the cut are the available muses !

Atlas volturi Bellamy swan Charlie swan Edward cullen Emmett cullen Jacob black Deadpool Kylo ren john murphy

[mythic-rose]

Muses Masterlist

Stiles Stilinski

Diego Hargreeves

Oliver Wood

Bucky Barnes / The Winter Soldier

Bellamy Blake

Percy Jackson

Dick Grayson / Nightwing

Robb Stark

Jasper Jordan

JJ Maybank

Anthony Bridgerton

Conrad Fisher

Prince Caspian

Clark Kent / Superman

Prince Eric

Anakin Skywalker

Flynn Rider

Cedric Diggory

Eddie Brock

Prince Charmont

Peter Parker / Spider-man

Benedict Bridgerton

Noah Foster

Bruce Wayne / Batman

Eddie Munson

Ron Weasley

Art Donaldson

Alec Lightwood

Glenn Rhee

Dr. Spencer Reid

Tony Stark / Iron Man

Chad Meeks-Martin

Joey Tribbiani

Dean Winchester

Isaac Lahey

Jake Fitzgerald

Sirius Black

Nick Miller

Ichabod Crane

Steven Crain

Harry Osborne / Green Goblin

Simon Lewis

Jace Herondale

Kaz Brekker

Steve Harrington

Jon Snow

Max Wolfe

Finnick Odair

Scott Summers / Cyclops

Will Turner

I reached the max limit of text without a block so the list started over. Does that drive me crazy? Yes. Do I know how to fix it? No :)

51: Joel Miller

52:Harvey Kinkle

53: Wally Clark

54: Poe Dameron

55: Reggie Mantle

56: Gar Logan / Beast Boy

57: Daario Naharis

58: Jess Mariano

59: Remus Lupin

60: Matt Murdock / Daredevil

61: Pope Heyward

62: Ben Solo / Kylo Ren

63: Billy Butcher

64: Four / Tobias Eaton

65: Nicholas Scratch

66: Caleb Rivers

67: Damon Salvatore

68: Buck / Evan Buckley

69: Rick O'Connell

70: Laurie / Theodore Laurence

71: Warren Peace

72: Chuck Bass

73: Finn Collins

74: Robin Hood

75: Logan / Wolverine

[crossroadsofchaos]

Retired Leaders AU Info Masterpost

Figured I'd compile basic info about this AU into one big post.

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THE BASICS:

It's a "Good Uncle" kind of AU, where Belos is a better person. He actually tried to unite the realms, because he believed it would be beneficial for both, but it was doomed from the start and went horribly wrong. He has publicly admitted to and apologized for his wrongdoings and resigned from his position, and the Coven System was abolished. His family occupied leadership positions within his Coven and also left those roles behind, hence the AU's title.

I refer to the family as the Wolf Fam. It consists of Belos, Steven, Hunter and Kiki, along with their palismen. They all live together in a newly built house.

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THE CHARACTERS:

This isn't a list of all characters that exist, just the Wolf Fam and a handful of others, mostly OCs.

Belos Wittebane (he/him; mid 410s): Former Lord of the Boiling Isles; now a palisman carver; husband of Steven.

Steven Bellamy (he/him; 53 y/o): Husband of Belos; former Head of the Lord's Coven; now a P.E. teacher at Hexside.

Hunter Wittebane (he/him; 17 y/o): Nephew of Belos, raised by him and Steven; former Golden Guard; now mainly focused on pursuing his interest in engineering and tech.

Kikimora Volk (she/her; mid 20s): A sort of adopted daughter to Belos and Steven and adopted sister to Hunter; former Secretary; now works at a history museum.

Crescent (they/them): A floating snow leopard palisman belonging to Belos.

Ash (he/him, they/them): A dark gray wolf palisman belonging to Steven.

Waffles (she/her, they/them): A winged red wolf palisman belonging to Hunter.

Grusha (she/her): A spotted hyena palisman belonging to Kiki.

Jasper Tholomule (he/him; 44 y/o): Younger half-brother of Steven; father of Matt; husband of Cass.

Cassidy "Cass" Tholomule (they/them, she/her; 44 y/o): Spouse of Jasper; stepparent of Matt.

Matthew "Matt" Tholomule (he/him; 13 y/o): Biological son of Jasper and stepson of Cass; nephew of Steven.

Leslie Bellamy (she/her; 80s): Mother of Steven and Jasper; grandmother of Matt; wife of Opal.

Opal Bellamy (she/her; 80s): Wife of Leslie; stepmother of Steven and biological mother of Jasper; grandmother of Matt.

Ren Kanemaru (they/them; 53 y/o): Steven's childhood friend; former scout.

Valerie "Val" Durand (she/her; 54 y/o): Best friend of Steven and Ren, who they met after joining the Lord's Coven; former scout.

Petra Barany (she/her; mid 20s): Best friend and former assistant of Kiki.

That's about enough I think, I won't be including the rest here. One thing to note is that the Collector doesn't exist in this version.

And you may have also noticed that "Steve" is a little different. I created this version back when we only had one scene with Steve and had no idea he was going to get a face reveal and more canon info, and I just chose not to change the name after that happened. So Steve technically exists, but it's not canon Steve. They do have some similarities though.

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THE STORY:

Back in the 1600s, Philip did not kill Caleb, and reluctantly gave the Boiling Isles a chance. Though resisting it at every turn, he ultimately fell in love with it. He developed the belief that uniting the two realms would be beneficial for both, combining the less dangerous climate of Earth with the more open and progressive culture of the Isles. After Caleb died in an accident during the search for one of the ingredients for the portal door, Philip only became more committed to the idea.

He began to do extensive research into magic, digging for as much information as he could find, which included looking into lost and forbidden magic. The latter is how he discovered both Grimwalkers and a way to extend one's life by consuming palismen. As he formed a coherent plan for how to enact his goal, he began trying out his messaging on small groups of witches to see what works, as well as testing out Coven sigils on the earliest ones until they worked as intended. He also took the name Belos and began to wear a mask.

Slightly over 50 years ago he took power as the Lord of the Boiling Isles, becoming the chief religious figure and a sort of constitutional monarch, with his fourth Grimwalker nephew, Anthony, by his side as the Golden Guard. There was an elected government responsible for things like deciding on budgets and passing legislation unrelated to the Coven System, however Belos had ultimate authority and could override any decision. He largely stayed out of their affairs unless he thought what they were doing would undermine his ultimate goal.

However, his plan to unite the realms was doomed from the start. When he attempted to do it on the Day of Unity, it went horribly wrong and shattered his hopes. The Unification Spell didn't work and was simply draining people of magic. It ended abruptly once Belos's staff, through which the spell was channeled, exploded. He, Hunter and the Hexsquad barely escaped the blast by leaving through the portal door. They ended up stuck in the Human Realm for a time, before finding the same way back as they did in canon.

Belos publicly admitted that he had lied about speaking to the Titan, and that the plan to unite the realms was his own doomed idea. He apologized and resigned, with Steven, Hunter and Kiki following him. The Coven System was abolished, and the Isles became more of an actual democracy, without a single individual with ultimate authority being able to override the decisions of the elected government, which also became more transparent.

Belos helped with restoration efforts where damage had been caused on the Day of Unity, and he later took up palisman carving and caring for palismen in general to make up for consuming them to extend his own life. He also released many palismen souls that were previously trapped inside him, and is now aging at a more regular pace. Though some remain, in part because they have fused with his curse - he was cursed long ago, in a similar way to Eda, and his curse is a wolfcat. Both conditions have physically affected him, giving him scars, catlike pupils, sharp fangs, ability to purr, and making him much bigger than he was originally.

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EXTRA:

spirituality on the Isles

Belos didn't invent a religion from scratch, but rather built on and expanded - or, to put it more harshly, exploited - already existing spiritual beliefs related to the Titan in order to achieve his goal of uniting the realms.

Before Belos, the Titan was rarely (if ever) viewed as a higher authority who, through messengers, gave witches rules to live by. He was mainly seen and respected as the origin of the Isles and all life on it. People thanked him for their existence, their magic, their harvests, etc. and payed tribute to him, but that was largely it. The prevalence of spirituality/religion has gone down over time.

Belos's rise to power with the claim of him being "the Titan's messenger" caused a resurgence of spirituality/religiosity, with him being seen as the authority on the matter by his followers. It has declined again once it was revealed that he hadn't actually spoken to the Titan.

glyphs

They were in frequent use by ancient witches, in part due to them having weaker natural magic and having to rely more on magical tools than modern witches. Over time, they fell out of common use and were limited to specific spiritual/religious rituals, and then only became more rare over time.

Disabled witches who had weak or no natural magic would simply rely on their staffs, due to which they wouldn't rediscover glyphs out of necessity. On top of that, when knowledge of glyphs was still more common, it may have been taboo to use them for non-spiritual/religious purposes.

Covens

There have been a number of different Coven systems throughout history. Some Covens were based around familial ties, some were based around what kinds of magic people specialized in, some were simply regional, etc. Though sigils had not been used before, and it was possible to move between Covens, with the level of difficulty depending on the type of Covens in question. Whether it was legal to be Covenless may have varied as well, with it being illegal in some places at some points in time. When Belos rose to power, he chose to use the specialization-based model of Covens to sort people into.

With Belos's system gone, the concept of Covens wasn't completely abandoned, but rather became non-official and based on voluntary participation, as opposed to a legally mandated system that also restricted what types of magic people could use.

the structure of Belos's government

As mentioned previously, it was a sort of constitutional monarchy. Belos was the Lord of the Boiling Isles, it's main religious figure and ultimate authority, but there was an elected government, responsible for things like budgets and passing legislation. Belos could override any decision they made.

The Head Witches of the main nine Covens were originally appointed by Belos alone, but after Terra turned out to be a disastrous choice and had to be pushed out, he handed the appointment process over to the elected government, and would now simply confirm or deny their appointments. Those officials could be bribed, though, to appoint someone who shouldn't necessarily hold a position of power, like Adrian. Belos tried to keep an eye on such issues - or more so tasked others with doing so, but some still slipped through.

The Lord's Coven was a separate branch of government, entirely under Belos's control, though he tended to be somewhat reclusive, so day-to-day coordination and such was largely handled by other high-ranking members of the Coven.

The top leadership originally consisted of three positions: the Lord (Belos), the Secretary (first Winston, later Kiki) and the Golden Guard (first Anthony, later Hunter). The third position was later split into two, the Golden Guard and the Head of the Lord's Coven (first Lilith, later Steven), with the latter taking on some of the former's responsibilities, which allowed Belos to keep Hunter in the castle more for his safety.

The Lord's Coven was the Isles' military, and they performed other tasks and missions for Belos as well, such as finding abandoned palismen for him to consume as "medicine" - something he agreed was unfortunate, and claimed he was looking for an alternative to - and searching for Titan's Blood. Regular law enforcement was typically done by members of other Covens, though some scouts, mostly newer ones, could get the assignment. Usually, experienced scouts were only brought in for emergencies, or to deal with particularly powerful criminals.

the basilisks

The basilisks were not tortured and were generally treated better than in canon, but they were made to do things they didn't like, and were still kept in captivity, in part out of concern that they'd start attacking people if released out in the wild, and they were unhappy with their lives, so they still escaped.

The basilisk that attacked the schools in season 1 had always had behavior problems, possibly a combination of being the earliest and thus least correctly created, as well as being mishandled by those responsible for their care. They have since been treated, and are no longer dangerous.

Vee had complicated feelings about Belos, but was not terrified of him when she saw him in the Human Realm, especially once he made it clear he had no intention of forcing her to return to captivity.