#Irastenys

[alexanderflowerbird]

Hands you a femi/ira hands you a femi/ira hands you a femi/ira hands you a fem-

[bishopofblack]

"Be silent, and be still." It’s a pity Tajorinen had not been the Knight some centuries ago, when Irastenys had rather more patience for this sort of thing. But he doesn’t want to play games. Not anymore. He stretches out his hand, catching Tajorinen’s chin in his fingers, feeling the muscle in his jaw flexing. He’s a good match for Ashtoryan. Yet another waste of a beautiful face. "You must be feeling terribly pleased with yourself, to have gotten under my skin, hm? To counsel me, for fear that I might be bereft a second time, for fear of a murderer in our court?" Irastenys traces along the taut muscles of the other man’s neck. "But you see, Tajorinen… There are a few things you don’t know about me. Sit down. Stay still." Irastenys watches as the Knight’s body obeys, and his mind rebels. He must be screaming inside. And this is just a little taste. Sitting there beside him, Irastenys lays his head on Tajorinen’s shoulder, in some mockery of fondness. The poor man is bristling from head to toe. "Relax. I won’t hurt you. And if you’re thinking that next time, you’ll strike before I can speak, well… There won’t be a next time, either."

- The Bishop of Black

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[theskeletonprior]

📂📂📂 you may tell me about whomever you wish :3

~ @void-botanist

I think I'll talk about some of the characters I'm personally responsible for in The Bishop of Black. We've finally finished our first book, and I really should be boasting about it more. Also I'll include some art! My husband does all the art for this project, and I ride quite happily on their coat tails.

Irastenys

Despite his long years, Irastenys never experiences malaise when it comes to forming human connection. He just can't help himself. He longs to be close to others, or at least as close as his immortality and his terrible secrets allow. Even in eras where he's attempted to keep others at a distance, it's inevitable that he breaks this self-imposed restriction.

Ennyn

When startled enough, Ennyn will use all four of their arms to scale the nearest tall object or wall. They have no idea how unsettling it looks when they do this.

Isbellor

In order to mantle spirits properly, Isbellor has to work to minimize her own imprint inside her body. She keeps her attire fairly nondescript, as well as her diet. But she does have cheat days, during which she enjoys as much and as many different varieties of curry as she can stomach.

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To learn more about The Bishop of Black, you can check out the WIP Intro here!

[alexanderflowerbird]

@theskeletonprior looooool

if you're trying to get into the head of your story's antagonist, try writing an "Am I the Asshole" reddit post from their perspective, explaining their problems and their plans for solving them. Let the voice and logic come through.

[alexanderflowerbird]

The TBOB throuple is throupling 💖 if you’ve read TBOB and you know things SHUT THE HELL UR MOUTH NO SPOILERS FOR THE MASSES lol feel free to bite me in the DMs :3

[alexanderflowerbird]

TFW u accidentally make a diptic of your narrative foils. Kelradest and Irastenys just be out here foiling it up, ultimate foils in color scheme, attitude and intent lol

[alexanderflowerbird]

Some blue arts from TBOB 💙💙💙

[bishopofblack]

How it started | How it's going

We've come a long way from our very first volume, but the T4T disaster gays just keep on disastering...

[alexanderflowerbird]

I am not shy I put some moreeeee

[alexanderflowerbird]

Orange is one of my least favorite colors generally speaking but lemme tell ya… I get seduced by orange when I use it in my art every time lol

[ceph-the-ghost-writer]

I am very normal about these characters and can be trusted around all of them.

@korblez's Dillon and Zadimus

@thatndginger's The Pack and Jaime

@sunset-a-story and @touloserlautrec's Alyosha, Reeve, Alex, and Marek

@theskeletonprior and @rosieartsie's Femi, Syl, and Irastenys

@likegemstone's Nyxabella + all her friends/acquaintances

@space-writes's Prince Sorrow, the Wraith, Rainier and Vivien, Ashenivir and Vizeth

@stjohnstarling's Father A and Lord Vane

@drawnecromancy's Hélianthe

@albatris's Nat

@vacantgodling's versions of Cole, Hanzo, and Hana, plus Amon and the VDTRT cast

@jezifster's Veronica and Shadow

sometimes you just have GOT to get weird about someone's oc. embrace them. treat them like you would the main character of a hit tv show. blorbo from someone else' brain. it's good for you

[alexanderflowerbird]

Gay and sparkly 😌✨

[alexanderflowerbird]

Irastenys is such a normal not at all ominous boyfriend

[alexanderflowerbird]

Yo dawg I heard you like narrative foils. Helps when the magical color scheme is giving "Equal But Opposite" right?

[alexanderflowerbird]

Hey remember when? Remember? Hahaha iykyk <3

[alexanderflowerbird]

rainbow and overcast for the ask game pretty please!

Thank you for the ask! <3 Rainbow Ooooh my favourite character dynamic to write is when two people love small things about each other, know the little things that no one else knows. I do of course enjoy big overtures of love, but there's just something so... painfully sweet about knowing the small things. Of course, in New Faith it's mentioned in multiple ways how Mercutio knows small things about Vincente-- that he doesn't often swear, doesn't like slang, that he doesn't sleep easily, but he also forms his life around those small things. He knows how to cook eggs the way Vincente likes them even though he likes them different. He likes raspberry jam, but Vincente likes strawberry jam, so he has strawberry jam in his fridge just for him. In TBOB there's tons of instances of this lol, too many to list, but a few examples are that Shifra and Femi both know that if Irastenys is zoned out, or asleep, disturbing him is always going to involve him startling awake. They try their best to make that as painless as possible, but it happens every time, and most of the time, it's pretty funny. One of Dreigas' only tells about whether or not he likes someone, is if he will cook for them-- if he cares for someone, he keeps them fed. And he does this for his Second Ennyn, and for Atsa after a while, but despite how wrought his and Gwyn's marriage seems, he makes sure Gwyn eats every night he's in their chambers without fail. When Irastenys finally comes out of grieving because [redacted], he knows he owes Femi an apology for his absence, for leaving her alone to grieve when they should've been together. Rather than simply apologizing, he apologizes the way people do from Mivior which is where Femi is from. He communicates how contrite he is in a way that is traditional for her, and honors her both by apologizing and by doing so in a way that will literally and metaphorically hit close to home. Setsulin likes sweet wine but Cynevor likes dry wine-- she will make fun of him and call what he likes to drink swill even though it's very good quality and expensive, but she caters to his taste by bringing two bottles when they have time alone, one for him, and one for her. I guess in writing these, I realize I also have a soft spot for food related romantic gestures lol. This is true to me in real life, so it tracks lol. Overcast Hmmm... Well in New Faith the main characters are limited to only two- though I think I've fleshed out Mercutio and Vincente to a degree that sometimes they are both very likeable and sometimes dislikable. Mercutio is helplessly in love and it shows, and he's loyal, but he's cynical and can be rather self serving at times. Vincente is kind and upright and just a good, good man, but on occasion he's quick to anger, can be overtly manipulative, and he's incredibly stubborn. There's a lot to like, and a lot to criticize there. With TBOB's huge cast, I've had the pleasure of having direct feedback about who is very likeable and who isn't lol. Syl is a stand out favourite, and Dreigas also tends to come in high on the list of faves even though he's such a dick lol. I've never heard anyone have a bad thing to say about Femi, which is incredibly flattering.

The characters that have received the most criticism are Argos, who in the beginning could not seem to take a hint from poor Atsa, let alone respect boundaries in the name of having a huge crush, Irastenys-- he is our antagonist, and he's morose, and waspish, and complicated so he's very 'I love to hate him' coded for our little fandom lol and Scythaline-- who I will defend with my teeth, as much as I understand how frustrating people find the trajectory of his part in the story. Scythaline is romantic and naive, his self esteem isn't where it should be and he tells himself a lot of lies to make things he does, things he puts up with, and things he participates in seem okay when they're not. People have found his internal world so frustrating and relatable that for some it has bordered on triggering, particularly when he's in a relationship with Gwyn, who is manipulating him and is mercurial about whether or not he truly cares for Scythaline at all or if he is simply an entertaining past time. At a certain point, one of my exes gave Scythaline the grace I think he deserves by pointing out that he is a victim of that manipulation, and that even in his relationship with Kelradest there are issues, that no one is showing him what a healthy relationship looks like, or helping him navigate these new and complicated feelings. Gwyn is toying with him and Kelradest expects too much of him on accident. So Scythaline I wouldn't say is the most disliked exactly? But he is the most controversial, to be sure.