#King Castis

[dukeoftheblackstar]

@eyecandyeoz BABEEEEEEEE! CASTIS ART ;/////////////;

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[dukeoftheblackstar]

You're absolutely right @uncannyzuck, [ Sauce ]

[1] Summer Feels || Plo Koon

by scent.2002 || Meta

I have officially begun the Plo Koon Study akin to Castis Vakarian's Turian Study [6]. The Turian study isn't on hold, but I'm going to juggle all the daddies in a not so fixed schedule lol.

As I am sickly-stressy-depressy, I figured giving myself a treat in the form of my very hot husband / emotional support king, Plo Koon.

[axel-tiredstudent]

Eternity by your side ❤️

This took way longer than I expected but I'm just soooo happy with the result 🥰🥰

The paintings/photographies I've used as background in chronological order below the cut!

'Pillars of Creation (NIRCam Compass Image' taken by the James Webb Space Telescope

'The Garden of Earthly Delights' by Hieronymus Bosch

'Noah's Ark' by Edward Hicks

'When the Morning Stars Sang Together' by William Blake

'Cristo de San Juan de la Cruz' by Salvador Dalí

'Roman fresco with banquet scene from Casa del Casti Amanti (IX 12, 6-8) in Pompeii'

'King Arthur' by Charles Ernest Butler

'London from Southwark' (painter unknown)

'La liberté guidant le peuple' by Eugène Delacroix

'The Cemetery Entrance' by Caspar David Friedrich

'London: The Old Horse Guards from St James's Park' by Canaletto

'St Paul's from Cannon Street' by Ernest Boye Uden

'Piccadilly Circus' by L. S. Lowry

'London, Sun Breaking Through the Fog' by Claude Monet

[flowerbritts]

So, I'm going to be the one that makes the post on Payneland and parallels to other couples/relationships, aren't I?

Sigh...I guess here we go. Spoilers, obviously. So if you haven't watched Dead Boy Detectives, go watch it and return to this post!

Believe it or not, there is more than one relationship to which I can compare the Edwin/Charles dynamic.

These couples include Destiel (Supernatural), Malec (Shadowhunters), and Solangelo (PJO).

So let's start with the Charles parallels.

We are introduced in Episodes 3 & 4 to the fact that Charles went through some serious physical abuse. His father had high expectations for him, and when he didn't match those expectations, he took his anger out on Charles. This gives reason as to why Charles's anger comes out in the form of protection because he was never protected from that abuse, and he doesn't want anyone else to experience the same type of hurt he did.

Not only does this remind me of Dean Winchester, but of Magnus Bane. Both were raised by men who were quite angry and abusive in their own ways. Yet these characters are known for their care and love of other people. Dean's entire job is saving people, Magnus' job is helping people with his magic abilities, and we already know Charles's job of helping ghosts solve their mysteries to cross over. All these characters wish to be better (while holding themselves to very high standards) and care more for everyone else than themselves.

So where do the Edwin parallels come into these pairings?

When Edwin was alive, we see that he was a loner, often ridiculed and ostracized by his peers for being a 'Mary Anne'. This puts us into the discussion of how and why it takes a cat king and a crow to help him figure out his sexuality; he merely doesn't realize his feelings because they were never needed during both his time alive and in hell. I'm going to assume that he didn't keep up with politics and popular culture once he got out, so he really was just unaware of what society became, and that's why Niko had to tell him.

This very much fits my comparison to Castiel, his brethren looking down on him because he had 'too much heart'; he began to care more heavily once he was introduced to Dean, but everyone believed he 'came off the line with a crack in his chassis'. I've always thought this was heavily queer-coded. Edwin and Castiel have the similarities of being adorably clueless when it comes to human modern-day communication and needing help in navigating relationships. The comparison I'll make to Alec is that he was also raised in quite a hostile environment. He was forgotten, and looked at as a second choice to his brother Jace before Magnus took notice of him. Alec is another character who goes through a self-discovery journey in which he's adamant that he doesn't need a relationship or feelings to do what needs to be done; he rather be all work.

Now let's get to Solangelo parallels.

Edwin and Nico are both placed out of time, stuck in places for decades until the world has changed around them so drastically they don't recognize it anymore. They both go to Hell/Tartarus and have to find their own ways out. They are both ultimately kind even though they have been hurt by the world, again ostracized and seen as outsiders. They do what must be done to save that which they care about most and, ultimately, torture themselves over their feelings.

Charles and Will are the blinding light that leads their respective partner out of the darkness in more ways than one. They make the choice to stick around their person even though Edwin/Nico thinks they are better off on their own, but Charles/Will pushes to stay with them, not out of duty but because they want to. They try to get their partners out of their comfort zone and remind them to not take everything so seriously all the time.

Now the Hell parallels. One partner always goes to Hell, and the other follows; it does not always perfectly align but stay with me.

Dean goes to Hell, and Castiel fetches him and brings him back to Earth, but Castiel is the one who is more changed by the experience. "When Castiel first laid a hand on you in Hell, he was lost." This could also parallel Edwin and Charles meeting for the first time. Castiel and Charles both choose to stay with the person who changed/was kind to them.

Again, the parallels don't perfectly align with Malec but Edwin goes to hell, as Magnus goes to Edom, albeit Magnus goes willingly, he can’t escape. Charles follows, as does Alec. And neither leave without their other half.

Same with Solangelo, Nico goes into Tartarus, and Will follows because he isn't going to let Nico experience it by himself for a second time.

My point to this post is that these are common tropes that go along the lines of 'Do not go where I can not follow'. Both people in the relationship are so devoted to each other that they are broken when they are apart and are willing to go to the ends of the earth to get them back.

If there are any other parallels/things I missed, please add to this post!

[luckthebard]

CASTELLANOS!!!!!

CASTY!! Walkoff king! Loved that he ran over to his son at the end too

[lmaopuli]

top 3 smashable philly players???

-💙 anon

Ohhhhh dodger anon, wouldn’t you like to know?? 🤭 this is in no particular order, it just depends on who’s making me the most happy at that moment

Sexy Stott OBVIOUSLY, Stubbs, and Casty (honorable mention to our Mormon king Bryce Harper)

[brutal-nemesis]

Abt casty being studied in the lab,do the lab has any morals of "we're doing this for the greater good" or is it just "lets fuck around and find out: no anesthesia edition"

Nah the lab is just fucking around. It also ends up being a sort of secret death row for most kingdoms, so the vast majority of the people who end up at that lab are criminals. The general populace don't even know about the lab's existence, as it's on some remote islands in the middle of the sea.

So the data gathered, and all the organs harvested from the dead, are shared with all participating kingdoms and likely used for good, the people there are not given any kind of comfort because they're there as punishment. Castys was the Pirate King when he was captured, but honestly the lab would have caught him even if he wasn't. They study "interesting" people on the DL ✨ but those are a rare occurance

[constantcompanion]

King Casty.

[spinningerster]

🎭 92sies, Bwaysies, Toursies, Livesies or West Endsies?

👔 Favorite Newsies Outfit?

🎶 Favorite Song?

🎟 Favorite Cast Member(s)?

🎭 currently west endsies but livesies will always have a special place in my heart

👔 okay pulling specifically from livesies for this one, the outfit katherine wears in kony is definitely my favourite (her something to believe in one is a close second though), also really love the outfit medda wears for thats rich in west endsies

🎶 king of new york - i love all the group numbers in but that's my favourite (carrying the banner is a close second)

🎟 okay some of my faves are jeremy jordan (aka the reason I'm a fansie), kara lindsay, akb, josh burrage, aisha de haas, ryan kopel, honestly though its so hard to choose ahh I love all the casties. I'm more partial towards the livesies cast as that's the one I'm most familiar with but I love everyone who's been in the show

[aeonknight]

It's kind of annoying that so many of the covenants in Dark Souls are solely based on multi-player. This is partially a rant, but also partially a simple guide for covenants in singleplayer.

In ds1, every covenants except the Chaos Servants is multi-player based. Technically you can advance some covenants without multi-player (Sunlight Medals can be grinder via Chaos Bugs for the Warriors of Sunlight, humanity can be obtained from enemy drops for Darkwraiths, dragon scales can be grinded from drakes for the Path of the Dragon, and TECHNICALLY eyes of death can be grinded via their 9 guaranteed item spots in NG+ cycles but it would take 9 cycles if grabbing every pickup to max the covenant), but not all of them (Dark Moons need items that can only be obtained from killing players with Sin and Forest Hunters straight up gain points from kills). The Princess Guard and Way of White don't even level up at all, and the only benefit you get from them is a ring from the Princess Guard that boosts miracles and two spells that are mediocre heals from the Princess Guard. Technically you need to join the Way of White to buy spells from Petrus, but you can leave immediately after with no consequence.

DS2 is better but also worse. It has more PvE covenants (2 instead of 1), but both of those are literally just for making the game harder with few rewards. The Pilgrims of Dark only reward hexes and casting tools, so if you're not using those that's useless, and the only rewards for the Company of Champions are an online leader board, a random sorcery for some reason (only useful in a sorcery build once again), and two rings that are TECHNICALLY buffs but only if you are either going hitless or fists only. Not only that, but of the 7 multi-player covenants, only 3 can be leveled solo but they require grinding rare enemy drops. The Heirs of the sun only reward a miracle, a ring that boosts miracles, and a sword and shield (which are pretty cool to be honest but not worth grinding in singleplayer). The Rat King Covenant provides a ring which helps with stealth, which isn't great but has its uses, and a bunch of small and normal Smooth and Silky Stones, so the reward for those are completely random, though usually decent or good. Finally, the Dragon Remnants have the best rewards. They have a ring that improves healing (not great but healing can be hard in DS2), the Dragon Head and Torso Stones, which are fun, and a Greatsword. So good, but still not worth grinding in single player imo.

There are only 9 covenants in ds3, and 8 of them can be leveled in single-player. That's a better ratio than the previous games, especially since the one that can't doesn't have ranks at all, but none of those are designed for PvE. They all rely on rare enemy drops (the highest drop rate for any covenant item is 5%, the second highest is 2-3%. Some are less than 0.5%), and there are a lot fewer covenant rank rewards in ds3 than any other game in the series. Warriors of Sunlight get two miracles, both of which are pretty good. Rosaria's Fingers allow you to respec (which should NOT be locked behind a covenant), and it gives you a stealth ring and a sorcery staff. Mound-Makers give you a cool katana that's bleed based and a pyromancy that heals yourself and all creatures around you (including both allies and enemies), which is a really cool and unique effect if very situational. Mound-makers are my personal favorite covenant because both the items they give are unique and they can be found early in the game so it's easier to level as you go, and the best spot for grinding Vertebra Shackles is also good for grinding normal and large Titanite Shards. The Watchdogs of Farron give a curved sword, a greatshield, and a poise ring. The rewards aren't bad, but having a sword that scales primarily with dex and a shield that scales with str is a weird combo. Usually, they stick to one stat for rewards. For example, the Aldrich Faithful gives a sorcery and a staff for casting sorceries. The Spears of the Church. They're very simple. Both their items are useless in singlplayer, they only work when summoned in multi-player. Finally, the Blue Sentinels and the Blades of the Darkmoon. These share both ranks and rewards. The rewards are a ring that gives extra Attunment slots and a miracle. I think DS3 handles covenants the best, since they can all be maxed offline, but also there are so few rewards that it's almost not worth having covenants at all. And clearly FromSoft agreed because they're completely gone in Elden Ring.

[castlebyersafterdark]

who from the main cast do you think will have the most successful post ST career?

Very interesting!! Now, I don't know all of the cast's careers equally as thorough, but these are my thoughts from what I do know. Would love to hear other's takes as well to fill in where I might not know the cast as well! I'm going to do the older teens and the party. In no particular order:

Finn - Already a huge star. I think he'll continue to be successful if he stays acting, but I do see him stepping more into directing/writing maybe. And working on his lil indie music hobby. If he acts more, maybe he'll take a role here or there, and I hope he takes more interesting things as he gets older (not that he's been in a string of duds, but I'd hope he branches out into something fresh and not another IP style franchise media immediately). A while ago I remember talking about him maybe doing a cool period piece or a retro comedy movie. I wish he was a lead in the SNL movie, I think that's his sweet spot. I think he's going to be very successful and remain publicly in the industry. I will be following his career the most out of everyone here so, admitted bias.

Noah - very difficult to say at this point. I think it depends on if he decides to continue school, lean into his entrepreneurship and business ventures. He's a very good actor, but I really don't know what kind of roles he's actually looking to take. I think he's said he's more interested in drama movies and I know this is a little type-casty, but I would adore if he becomes a new scream king. Dramatic horror/thrillers but quality, smaller films. I'd love for him to lead an era of queer horror films but I honestly don't really think that's what he'd be into, as much as I personally would love that. He has the range though! It's really hard to say how good of an acting career he'll have because I have to be honest - if he curates his craft he could find a lot of success but I can also see him fading a bit in the acting world and please don't get upset with me for that!! It's just an analysis of the career he's had so far and the crossroads he'll face once the series is over if his role choices are off. An honest read.

Millie - She's gonna have kids with baby Jovi and sell her skincare and ghostwrite shitty books. JK JK sorry for the shade, I'm just not a Millie fan haha oops. But I'm super not sure about her. She's a huge celebrity with a huge fanbase, but now that her Netflix contract is up, right?? Is she marketable and good enough of an actress to land lead roles in things? I think she's going to have a few big roles and those movies will be critically panned and she'll fade away for a bit, and then a decade or so later after a huge flop she'll land something surprising and fall into the spotlight again, but only for a little while. I could be wrong and misunderstand the Millie effect, bit that's how I feel.

Caleb - I feel like he's got talent, he's going to get a steady stream of work in film and other campaigns. He has the makings of being a really good dramatic actor when he's a little older, we'll have to wait and see. But he has the low-key acting chops and needs a little more meat on his resume. He's got promise.

Gaten - I don't know much about him and I love him but I also share the same worries that he himself has expressed in interviews I believe. Nerves about the future after the show. I see him more in television over movies. I don't actually know much about broadway so I'm not sure what his career there was like or if he could break back in. Big difference between child actors on bway and adult acting if I would guess correctly.

Sadie - Promising career, I feel like she could be up for the awards show circuit if she lands decent roles in the future. She could have an Emma Stone type career. Depends on the right roles. But I think she'll have longevity in the industry. Interesting, pretty redheads with dramatic acting chops and high fashion leanings tend to have the potential to go really far.

Charlie and Natalia - I'm putting them on the same page because I equally don't know much about them and I think they'll equally get the same amount of work. I think they're just kinda fucking around and traipsing lazily through Hollywood. Unsure. They're so weird. But, good for them?

Joe Keery - I don't know much about this man and I always refer to him by his full name for some reason. He's a singer? No idea the popularity level there, wasn't my type of music so I never looked too deep into it. No idea what he does outside of Stranger Things. He is an enigma but not one that captivates me. (I have nothing against him I just never really felt an interest in him as an actor even if I really do like Steve).

Maya - Well, she's industry famous already, she'll have a career as long as she wants it. She'll have steady work, unsure how big she'll be. But I think it's as big as she wants it to be personally, what type of projects she wants to work on. I think she's one of the better young actors in the cast. She's probably the one with the most choice in terms of future career.

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[dukeoftheblackstar]

I'm still into the idea of putting the husbands together for tea time. I really think there'd be some interesting talks happening between Plo Koon, Castis Vakarian, and Elias Ainsworth. I'd throw in Jango, but mans not into socializing because he a busy king.

Cause in that table you have Plo who has a tempered form of attachment, Castis and his emotionally detached existence, and Ains who just doesn't fully understand emotions just quite yet.

I think Plo would be very good in articulating what emotions are and controlling them to Elias, Castis could also learn a few things to loosen up a little, and Plo — Nothing, he's perfect.

I'm pretty sure Plo is not above breaking a few rules, but he may want to take a few notes from Elias and idk, scorch earth for me? JUST SAYIN' PLO.

Or maybe do a swap role / outfit / power.

I would froth if Plo could whip out thorns, Castis dealing not with biotics but more of some ancient magic, and come on — Give Ains a rifle and let him go pew pew pew pew pew pew pew!

[444names]

the entire article on deyanira katrece from uesp

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[vaicomcas]

Tiny fic to accompany Crowstielnatural

At the beginning of the show, we see that Castiel and Crowley already know each other. They are clearly enemies. Yet, Castiel said, "so this is how it's gonna be?" It seems to suggest that before the show, they had a history, perhaps not entirely antagonistic. So, how did they know each other, and how did they become enemies?

Here is my filling in the blanks with an alternate title and an AU plot. YMMV.

Episode 1. Seven Milliseconds

(note: the title and the central idea is based on a previous post by @crowley-the-1-true-king-of-hell about how it only takes seven milliseconds for Crowley to teleport away. Here the gist of the story is that both had the opportunity to kill the other in seven milliseconds or less, but neither really tried.)

It's hastily written and not very good but I had fun.

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“Castiel.”

“Crowley.”

Castiel’s heart dropped.  Of all the rogue demons he had hunted, he hadn’t expected the target to be Crowley this time.

His order from Lucifer was clear.  A rogue demon had acquired a powerful object of divine origin behind Lucifer's back.  Lucifer wanted two things—the object retrieved, the traitor destroyed.

Castiel set off immediately to execute Lucifer’s order, just as he always did, ever since he followed Lucifer and rebelled from heaven.

Ever since he shared Lucifer’s fate in banishment to hell, ever since he heeded Lucifer’s battle cry to fight their way back to heaven one day, ever since he pledged his life to Lucifer’s mission: to bring freedom and justice to all angels. 

“You are not just tools, brothers,” Lucifer had preached.  “You are not just servants to humanity. You are not just machines for them to program and reprogram. ” 

Lucifer and the rest of the fallen angels made their home in hell.  They commanded the demons, who were vast in number and an asset against heaven’s army.  Castiel had fought side-by-side with many of them. One demon stood out-- the king of crossroad demons, Crowley. The one who always had a sparkling wink and a clever plan. Like that time he created an illusion of an alternate reality that tricked Raphael’s spy to give up everything she knew, without the need of torture.

They worked so well together, Castiel never suspected Crowley could be one of the rogues working against Lucifer.  Yet, vaguely, he thought he shouldn’t have been surprised.  He recalled sensing Crowley’s unease around Lucifer.  He realized, unlike other demons who worshiped their lord, Crowley never trusted him.

“Castiel, you look like hell.  I should know.”  Of course, Crowley addressed him smoothly and nonchalantly, despite the graveness of the situation. 

Castiel did not respond.  He knew it was useless to deny it.  His grace was depleted, and his true form was damaged.  It was deserved punishment for his most recent crimes, when he disobeyed an order to kill the captured angels sent by heaven.  Castiel did not understand why they would destroy the brothers and sisters they were trying to liberate.  But as a result, the captives escaped, bringing crucial information back to heaven that could be used against them.

This mission, to retrieve the divine object, to kill a traitor demon, was supposed to be the start of his redemption.  Castiel had been eager for it.  Finally, a righteous mission that wouldn’t bring those torturous feelings of doubt and remorse.

Wouldn’t it?

The blade dropped into Castiel’s hand.  Castiel contemplated throwing his blade, something that required least of his grace.  Given the close proximity of Crowley, his blade would reach the target in five milliseconds with perfect accuracy.  It would take Crowley at least seven milliseconds to teleport away.

Castiel found himself holding up the blade instead.  He wondered why he held his blade in such an ineffective stance, more pantomime than combat position.

With a scoff, Crowley conjured up his own blade, glistening in the dark room.

“Is this how it’s gonna be?”  Castiel lowered his head, eyes icy and sharp. 

Of course Crowley smiled at him, as if he was amused.  “Well, it’s all very west side story, but let’s be logical.  You are not up for this.”

Blue eyes turned silver from the fire of grace light.  The light was so bright it was starting to burn the demon’s true within the meat suit. A threat, a show of power.

“You are bluffing.”

“Do you want to find out?”

The seraph’s glow was so intense now, Crowley had to shield his eyes with his hand.  Yet, he could still see Castiel’s true form. He had insulted Castiel about its damaged state to rattle him, but in reality, the towering waves of boundless colors still instilled the same mix of fear and excitement like it always did.

Castiel had been sent to kill him, of that he had no doubt.  Yet Castiel had not make his move.  Was he too weak? Was he bluffing?  Or was Castiel giving him a way out?

Castiel reached a hand out to him.  With his grace light extended all over him now, a simple touch was all it would take to smite a demon. 

The hand seemed to be moving in slow motion.

Crowley considered snapping his fingers to teleport his blade through Castiel’s heart.  He would get to keep the demon tablet, and he would have one fewer assassin to deal with down the road. He would have time to figure out how to use the tablet to maximize his power, to depose Lucifer.

It would take just seven milliseconds.  Castiel’s hand was moving slower than that.

Was Castiel bluffing?

Crowley reached for the demon tablet. Castiel’s hand came down in two milliseconds, smashing the tablet in half.

Five milliseconds later, Crowley was gone.

The room was dark again. Castiel sat crumpled on the floor, breathing heavily. He reached out for the fragment of the demon tablet. He felt a shiver down his spine. It was an indescribable feeling.

In an instant he understood what this was. Words of God. Inconceivable power this world had never seen. It was not meant for demons. It was not even meant for angels. It was dangerous.

He needed to find the rest of it. Then he needed to protect it. From everyone.

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(and between this episode and the coming episode-the Great Escapist, he finds it and shoves it into his stomach as we all know).

Crowstielnatural

Background: This is the preferred order of watching spn where only Castiel and Crowley interactions matter. Enemies to frenemies to friends.

see link for the original idea by @crowley-the-1-true-king-of-hell. "Since this is only about THEIR interactions, everybody else is furniture and don't have to make sense" and you can fill in the blanks about what could have happened in between episodes.

Episode 1 (A little slice of Kevin)

They start as enemies.

[squigglysquidd]

Fibonacci’s Primarch Castis Vakarian