#『 criim rambles 』

[criimsoncloud]

I’m sitting here rereading Visions of V again, and a lot of my headcanons prior to it being published are also established in canon.

Gonna put these all under a cut while I muse.

One of the headcanons and concepts I’ve always brought back was V’s hatred of Eva - he has a very strong hate for her. It’s not hate if you look past it - it’s bitterness that he was abandoned by Eva.

There was a heartbreaking section in VoV where Trish saves V, and it’s revealed that Vergil didn’t want to be the one saving his family with his power. No, what he truly wanted was his mother to save him - and when she never came, Vergil just assumes that he’s been abandoned.

I’ve written and referenced his fear of abandonment before, and it is multiplied by my divergence in which he co-exists with V - this fear drives my other headcanon that V leaves Red Grave once he returns to life, without telling anyone.

Another thing that I also write a lot about is V vs Vergil, and how they are both one person, yet two different existences, and it leads to V hating Vergil. I’ve always written V as a more open and “kinder” Vergil - a Vergil who would have embraced his humanity. But as a person, V is different from Vergil; he’s what I would call Vergil’s shadow, a facet of Vergil he never wanted to exist (please refer to the Jungian concept of Shadows, or for a contemporary example, the Shadows from Persona 4)

Griffon stresses in VoV that V is a dreg of Vergil - a cast off... and exactly plays into my headcanon of V being everything Vergil hated.

... also, just this.

This.

That is all,

[criimsoncloud]

I became very busy last week, whoops.

[criimsoncloud]

Before I went on my long hiatus, I use to have so many William Blake poems memorized.

It’s all coming back to me now.

[criimsoncloud]

Another thing I would like to muse about; V’s reaction to Dante and Nero, and how I wrote (and intend to write) it.

With Dante, V is competitive - as much as he separates his identity from Vergil, there is no denying he is. He craves the fight with Dante - his brother. Its how they communicate, it’s their love language to each other. They fight to bond. Their familial connection with each other is forged through scrapes and bruises. And while V may not be as physically strong, he would still try and fight Dante in little, petty ways. Words are nothing to these twins - they communicate through action.

Nero on the other hand, this interpretation is solely V. Perhaps Vergil may feel this way too, but not as strongly as V. With Nero, it’s safety, it’s companionship. Its the feeling of never being left alone, never being abandoned again. Just listen to Legacy, and the hope it can evoke. Regardless of what sort of actual relationship evolves between Nero and V, it will be haloed by this feeling of safety, of being protected. (Though I cannot imagine any sort of father-son relationship, tbh. As V said in VoV, he is like a child when around Nero)

[criimsoncloud]

There is a few AUs that I do wish to bring back from the abyss; in particular, I did really like the Constantine AU one, though I’ll make a proper writeup on it this time instead of the “oh here’s a doodle he hot!”

And there’s always the traveller’s verse as my default for crossovers (in which when he gets yeeted from Vergil in M17, he ends up getting yeeted into another dimension)

But I’m also happy (and I encourage) to plot things out! I do function better if I establish things, because first meets aren’t very enjoyable to write, for me.

And an off topic: I’ll probably be writing drabbles and such while activity is low here, to stir V more back into conscious. My other recent muse is dumb as a bag of rocks and can’t read for shit, so I gotta get back to getting that illusive V prose.

If you do want me to write a specific topic or prompt, my inbox is open!

(its also open to random questions too, so don’t be afraid!)

[criimsoncloud]

anonymous asked ... ( Send an AU | accepting ! )

Cyberpunk AU. I feel like V would be a netrunner or fixer as opposed to a solo. Ah but then again maybe he'd be a rockerboy!

V would definitely appear like a rockerboy, but I see him more as a netrunner - fixer requires him to be a little social, thanks to the need to be well connected and broker information... and I personally don’t see V being the social type. So Netrunner it is!

[criimsoncloud]

maybe gonna go on a sliiight semi-hiatus; depends

i got my steam index in finally, so I’m setting up my man-cave and i’m gonna spend a looot of time playing some VR soon sooo...

catch me on discord !!

[criimsoncloud]

looking at some “who is V” theories is sending me right now--

someone on reddit replying to the “V is Dante’s and Vergil’s son” theory, saying that it makes too much sense to not be canon is having me in fits--

also good AU idea too-- :>>>

[criimsoncloud]

also.

Youtuber AU in which V is a horror Youtuber who narrates various stories and mysteries he’s interested in, in the style of nightmind, rob gavagan, reignbot, etc--

rarely shows his face, and likes to keep the mystery of who the voice is behind his YT channel--

[criimsoncloud]

uwu my tablet cover finallly came in and it’s so pretty--

[criimsoncloud]

I spent A WHILE digging through my archives to find THAT ONE POST.

Because DMC5SE validates SO MUCH OF HOW I PLAY V.

-sobs-

.... i still like the idea of V being Vergil’s familiar in a weird sort of way :>>>

[criimsoncloud]

Get to Know the Mun

Name: criim  Birthdate: March 6 Gender: NB (they/them) Sexual Orientation: Demi/Aro Favorite Movies: Constantine, District 9 Last Book You Read: House of Leaves

Tagging: anyone who wants :> Tagged by: @dantes--rebellion​

[criimsoncloud]

I’m so pleased that my depresso pizza man has arrived--

[criimsoncloud]

sorry for being quite absent over here & discord rps - half of it is because of me chasing my zine deadline, and another part of it is me probably needing a small break, though probably should have gave y’all a heads up. uwu;;

[criimsoncloud]

♡!

Detailed Pre-Established Relationship Meme

I want our muses to be: friends | ex-friends | rivals | rivals with sexual/romantic tension | enemies | enemies with sexual/romantic tension | lovers | ex-lovers | partners/coworkers | pen pals/internet friends (v as kyrie’s secret penpal is adorable-- especially with main!v constantly travelling) | friends with benefits | soulmates

Our muses met: as children (v is not vergil aus?) | as teenagers | as adults | just recently

( there’s quite a few ideas/aus in the fandom where V’s another orphan in Fortuna and I wouldn’t mind plotting something like that out-- but for main!V, them befriending each other via letters because V’s old school is also quite a cute idea lkgjwler )

(for romance) Our muses’ relationship is: still exciting and lively | stable | starting to feel awkward | in jeopardy | romantic, but the sexual attraction is fading | sexual, but the romantic attraction is fading | toxic and self-destructive | unrequited, with my muse pining after yours | unrequited, with your muse pining after mine | determined by fate

(for rivals) Our muses’ relationship is: awkward | fiery | friendly | petty | mostly for show | losing its spark | starting to develop into something more | one-sided, with my muse considering yours a rival | one-sided, with your muse considering mine a rival | determined by fate

(for enemies) Our muses’ relationship is: dangerous to themselves | dangerous to others | based on family matters | based on professional matters | based on lies/misunderstandings | unpredictable | passionate | nothing personal at first, but changes with time | determined by fate

(for friends) Our muses’ relationship is: stable | sickeningly sweet | the kind of close friendship that makes others jealous | falling apart | based on shared interests | based on circumstance (like school or work) | based on family ties | developing into something more (romantic/sexual) | developing into something more (antagonistic) | determined by fate

[criimsoncloud]

also. just bless VoV and Ogata for gifting us this panel and callback to DMC3

That is all.