#( uldren ; in character )

[confusedlucifer]

i dont think i ever posted this Sjur here, so....

[telestoapologist]

can i offer you all an assortment of destiny memes i've made in these trying times (1/????)

[vasiliquemort]

"I closed my eyes and flew, cold ice to spine – red-hot and heavy body to the chest. I felt thoughts slither moving back and forth, nutations such loving, delicate and sound, through veins and parts and sides of me, like sinful thought, like tender beast that courses through.

Such strange and chtone design behind the dark there was.

Such lovely one."

Amidst the canvas of adored, there is a bloom of gratitude and tone that's so demure and delicate and unobtrusive, deep, for loves and mistful dreams as glorious, delightful as @cinisekha's is<ззз

[roshambo05]

here, have this dumbass little drawing I did of my boi.

[ahamkara-apologist]

Okay I kinda get being dissapointed at how they rushed the Sov sibling reconcilliation with just one conversation after drawing it out for months but y'all...this really isn't the end-all-be-all of Crow's character arc, nor is it necessarily out of line for him. His biggest weakness is that he's a bleeding heart who lets people walk all over him- remember how he decided not to get revenge on Spider despite Spider very literally keeping him as a slave? Or how he killed a psion because he was too empathetic to a hive guardian? As much as I love him, and as much as his love is a terrifying force when weilded correctly, he's soft and weak. He always has been. He was bound to forgive Mara eventually, esp. since they have a psychic twin bond going on.

I think y'all are also forgetting the fact that Mara has had quite a bit of character development over the past year or so and has very notably been more open about her emotions and better about keeping herself out of Crow's life- because she got bitchslapped by the reality of what she'd done to him in Season of the Lost and then got shaken to the core by her confrontation with the Witness in Witch Queen. She hasn't been 'defanged', she realized that the way she was acting qualified her to be a Disciple (aka the worst of the worst, the enemy she'd been hellbent on fighting this whole time) and that in tandem with Crow's rejection upset her deeply enough for her to change her behavior, which hasn't been as apparent until now. Idk how y'all can forgive how Uldren Sov slaughtered hundreds of Awoken citizens and wreaked havoc on the Reef but is changed as Crow without also acknowledging the fact that Mara herself changed as well. It's not as dramatic of a difference because it happened more gradually and without intervention from a Taken Ahamkara and the Traveller, but its still there and is the most apparent its ever been right now. It wouldn't surprise me if the reason why Crow is forgiving her now- apart from the fact that he's a softie and discounting potential Riven bullshit- is because she's proven she's changed by both keeping her distance and being more emotionally open with him, as well as open about how she knows she fucked up. That's the second thing Uldren wanted other than her approval, after all.

Also, it's been like, 2 years of Crow being pissed at Mara and avoiding her, so them starting to make up now is kinda necessary even if it feels a bit rushed. I personally would have loved to see more snark and nettling from Crow's end, bc I love conflict and sibling angst, but it really isn't out of character nor is it throwing away Crow's character arc. It would have if Mara hadn't changed, but she has. And while I myself love storylines where victims don't need to forgive their abusers and can exert their wrath upon them as they wish, the fact of the matter is that how such a situation needs to be dealt with varies immensely on a person-to-person basis, which the writing team has already proven they're capable of understanding. Just look at Calus's and Caiatl's relationship! That ended with no reconcilliation because Calus simply refused to change, while Mara has spent the past year trying to get Crow to feel comfortable with her as an equal in conversations and open up to him more and trying to break her habit of watching him like a hawk- aka, acting like an actual sister rather than the pseudo-mother figure she'd picked up from Osanna. Ofc Crow the softie is going to respond to that, esp. since he's got a psychic connection to her via Awoken Twin Magic and seems to have been walking Uldren's memories as of late. He just genuinely is really fucking bad at holding a grudge.

(And while its easy to go 'oh the writing is lazy and rushed', I also think its kinda sus that Riven specifically talks about the human wish to reconnect with family right after the Sov sibling talk happens. It wouldn't surprise me if she picked up on Mara's desire to reconnect with her brother and pushed Crow towards forgiving her. It seems like she's been trying to pull Uldren's memories to the forefront everytime she talks with him and that could be a big factor as to why he's been reflecting on them a lot recently)

[screebyy]

posting these separately bc a lot of it got covered up in the whole comic and also im a miserable little sap

[pomegothic]

something something the final shape something something i love crow so much i want to cry

[the-derelicts-crew]

"The Nightmares only increase in number, and soon I fear they will overflow from the Leviathan and spread across the system."

[yourfavsasdragondescriptions]

crow from destiny 2? curious what you'll come up with lol

Decided to go with this version of him to use as a base for the design

also im sorry that this took a geological epoch to do i had other stuff going on saasdasdasdasdawdasdasd

This dragon-shaped entity, though it has all the hallmarks of a normal dragon (scales, wings, breath weapon and tail), you somehow feel that this creature isn't a dragon despite visibly being one. Its scales are a shiny, reflective silver color that lose their luster on its torso, back legs and tail. It has black patches of scales on its underbelly that almost resemble crows in flight. In the place of horns, it has an outgrowth of skin and cartilage that it can fill with blood to make it seem as though it's wearing a hood. The irises of its eyes are a bright orange color and almost seem to glow in the dark.

Its breath weapon is a head-sized globule of a mucus-like substance that fills its surroundings with a strange teal mist. If anything living enters this mist, the globule detonates, unleashing bolts of lightning on up to three individual creatures.

[aghostsdestiny]

Destinytober Day 6: "Regicide"

More than two royals fell that day 🥀

[mercuryislove]

mutuals I wish we could play red dead online together and stand in the lupine fields and pet each other's horses and twirl guns and what not

[entrancedsnow70]

Wow! That’s the worst they could have done that! Satisfying character arc who???

[devotedlystrangewizard]

being an o14 believer pre confirmation was like. the constant "subtle" hints ("shut up" "make me", "if i broke time to save my knight in shining armor, id want them to stop fooling around and climb my tower" did i mention osiris literally breaking time to bring saint back to life) being written off as platonic. having to listen to people tell you youre just delusional because how could our big hero saint be a homosexual?????? how dare you insinuate that???? hes so manly man!!! ("i will show you how to hold bird :D") "saint called osiris brother once so its incest" THEYRE SOLDIERS. BROTHERS IN ARMS. GET OUT

[thefangirlthatwaited]

The City of Dreams and Crow's (Chapter 23) - A Destiny Universe Story

Uldren Sov x Original Character

True to his word, Uldren managed to smuggle a handful of books from the Techeuns library for me. When he arrived at my doorstep, the sight of those forbidden tomes filled me with an exhilaration I hadn’t felt in ages. 

“No one saw you?” I asked, my hand brushing the spin of the book, feeling the energy used to create them.

“Petra did, but she didn’t say anything.” I chewed my cheek, worrying about Petra. She was my friend, but like Sarli, I’d kept her in the dark about my powers. Could I trust her not to report what she saw to Mara?

 “Aurora?” Uldren said, snapping out of my daze. 

“Sorry, I was thinking about something.”

“Care to share?” He asked, putting the rest of the book down. 

“I’m always worried that my secret will get out.”

“Aurora, I won’t say a word-”

“You won’t, but...” I sighed, crashing onto the couch.

“You’ve been alone with this for so long, and I’m sorry. My sister... She can be difficult, but I promise you she means well.”

“It’s hard to believe that when I don’t know how she’d react to me.” 

Uldren took the book from my hand and pulled me close. “Can I ask you something?” I looked up and nodded. “Why do you think Mara is afraid of you?”

I pulled out of the embrace and pulled at my fingers. “Something Riven said...”

“Riven? When?!”

“On Ariel before you found me. She showed me her version of reality to get me to make a wish.”

Uldren grabbed my chin and made me look at him. “You can’t believe what Riven says.”

“I know. There’s more to it. I’ve heard your sister in my head.” Uldren flashed across Uldren’s face. “I didn’t do it on purpose. In moments when my emotions are high, I lose control.”

“Sorry,” Uldren said, feeling guilty for his reaction.

“It’s fine. But she has taken an interest in me because you wonder what lurks within me. I don’t want to risk it.”

Uldren tucked a stray hair behind my head and kissed my forehead. “I understand.”

I sink into Uldren’s hold and pick the book back up. “Hopefully, these books can help. If I could control my powers, maybe Mara wouldn’t see me as a threat.”

“Start with these for now. Once you’re done, I’ll switch them out.” Uldren replied. 

I flipped through the first book, and the first page had my mind spinning. “This is...” 

“Yeah. I tried to read it myself last night. Didn’t make a lick of sense to me.” 

“Hopefully, I can decipher it.” Each page was written in the same type of text.

“It is likely that the Techeuns wrote it in code. After all, they deal with the Ascendant Plain, and we can’t have that knowledge falling into the wrong hands.” 

“That’s true. Though I don’t know much about that either.” 

“It’s all here.” Uldren tapped the books.

“Thank you again, Uldren. This means more to me than you know.”

“I know. I hope it helps. I never want to see you like I did when I found you in that alley.” I wondered how crazy I looked to him, to anyone who would have walked by. “Speaking of that night...” He started to say before trailing off. 

I snapped the book closed and looked at Uldren. His tone worried me. “What is it?” 

“I’ve done my best to try and keep you out of this. But it’s now becoming a bigger issue. Rahil is swearing up and down that he did nothing wrong.” 

“And the women I saved,” I asked.

“Saying it was consent.” 

Full Chapter Ao3

[pomegothic]

happy final shape day <3

[the-derelicts-crew]

"Boss I-I need help!"

"Kidding! Wait no, don't come here, WAIT-"

"Boss I think this place is haunted? Hang on, I'll ask one of the dead people if it is, they'll know."

"I want to punch you in the tit SOOOO badly."

"Eris, I love you so much. I never wanna come here again, it smells like Boss but ten times worse. If that's possible. Somehow."