#caissa

[steamberrystudio]

In Caissa's route, the person who sends the message at the end where to find the letters in the safe... was that Lance?

Yes, it was Lance!

[animeomegas]

ive downloaded gilded shadows and i am falling down a rabbit hole. ill blame you /pos 🫡 currently on a caissa (?) route and though idk how to pronounce his name he's ... yes

Ahhh, Caissa is such a cutie! I think his name is pronounced kai-sa, like the fictional chess goddess.

I adore Caissa because he's literally a romantic, literature nerd that was forced to become a mafia boss. The second he starts to trust you and you give him any attention, he just unfurls like a flower, desperate for affection.

Gilded Shadows is an amazing rabbit hole! Join me here! Keep me updated on how you're finding it hehe

[chess-engines-diary]

Chess engine: Caissa 1.12

Author: Michał Witanowski Rating CEDR=3557

[justanaspiringsomeone]

More Gilded Shadows Headcanons

disclaimer: this is for fun and the characters belong to @steamberrystudio with that in mind, lets go:

Jack Headcanons

Is a chaotic bisexual

Look at this man and then tell me to my face he does not have bisexual energy

Ironically, never been with a man himself, he has crushes though

It was Caleb and Caissa, he will take those secrets to his grave though

Caleb never knew but I feel like Caissa was aware to some degree

To which i say, good taste Jack

Is def more muscular than the other LIs, almost always on the move no matter what

Lashes are longer than you’d think

The dog energy is strong with this one, more wild rather than fully trained

Fluctuates with nihilistic thoughts and wanting to live still

Emotional intimacy is far and in between for Jack, so he’s… not well skilled

Or rather, he keeps emotional intimacy at bay? I dont think it’s on purpose

At least not always

He thought of getting a tattoo, but somehow managed to convince Caleb into getting one

Or at least thinking about getting one

Has stupid amounts of luck, like there are so many situations he’s been in where he definitely shouldn’t be alive

Lowkey, people have a nickname for him, Lucky Jack or Jack Rabbit

He kind of hates it tho

His sense of fashion is quite literally the badboy your dad warns daughters about HAH

No sense of fashion to speak of when you’re busy surviving though

Likes loose fitting and breathy clothes though, or something that won’t snag or be grabbed on

Gets both flustered and confused when referred as ���pretty’ or ‘beautiful’ like h u h

Does he look anything like that to yall–

Lowkey doesn’t get genuinely complimented a lot so it sends him for a loop sometimes

Can code switch like none other and it freaks some people out

Rowan Headcanons

Mmmm eldest sibling trauma go brrr /j

Good with his hands and fiddles around with things whenever he’s anxious or bored

Gay

Not a fan of being touched i think? Def not by strangers at least.

Likes his hair being played with, Velli only tho

Bitter about his parents so he chooses not to think about it

Annoying people is his way of showing love

He worries about Celeste a lot, the two are like siblings

Genuinely likes flowers and gardening, don’t tell anyone

A theater kid in disguise

When he first realized he had romantic feelings for Velli, he admittedly freaked out

To the point he purposely avoided Velli until Velli sought him out

They quickly hashed their feelings out

has a customer service voice he accidentally used in the Court and no one let him have peace for WEEKS

Velli Headcanons

Only child

Kind of an attention whore to some extent

Will actually let the world burn for his loved ones (Rowan)

Pansexual

Kind of reminds you of a panther

Likes silver, while Velli likes gold

Job doesn’t let him wear jewelry for obvious reasons

But keeps a ring in his room from Rowan that he absolutely treasures

Velli is shorter of the two but has carried Rowan before

finds Rowan's attempts to spoil him sweet ngl

Celeste Headcanons

She likes lizards, she just hits me as a lover of reptiles

Ties her hair back whenever particularly gruesome injuries are seen

Her and Rory are companions, def close

She can sleep anywhere and it’s nigh impressive

Rory frets over her i think

Feeling aro/ace to some degree

Or maybe she’s just tired constantly

Practical to the point it whirls back around to being a problem

Big trans girl energy

Has a knife on her at all times

And has used her biokensis to kill before

She doesn’t like using it for that and it's a clear indication from inexperience

But she will if needed

[queen-scribbles]

I have been struck by the completely random urge to replay Reuben's route in Gilded Shadows and I'm gonna listen to it. :3

[asteriuszenith]

@seaswalllow

[theguildawards]

Term 1 2024 Winners!

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[scr-ppup]

Chess NPTs **Long* list*

Requested by anon.

[ID/A dark red line with gold lining and a repeating star and half moon pattern./end ID]

Names | Bishop, Chess, Chessie, Chessy, Chester, Caissa, Chevy, Castiel, Castell, Cavalier, Dame, Daami, Donna, Emre, Gambit, Fou, Knightly, Knight, Knighton, König, Kunkku/kuningas, Karalius, Karalis, Lady, Malka, Pawn, Paw(n)ie, Pawnsy, Regina, Pion(e), Rex, Queen(ie), Quinby, Roxbury, Rook

Pronouns | Knight/knights, Kni/knight, Knight/pawn, Knight/queen, Knight/king, Knight/bishop, knight/rook, knight/chess, knight/check, knight/checkmate. pawn/pawns, pa/pawns, paw/pawns, Pawn/knight, pawn/queen, pawn/king, pawn/bishop, pawn/rook, pawn/check, pawn/checkmate, pawn/chess. bi/shop/bishop, bishop/bishops, bi/bishops, bishop/queen, bishop/king, bishop/pawn, bishop/rook, bishop/check, bishop/checkmate, bishop/chess. queen/queens, que/queen, qu/queen, queen/knight, queen/king, queen/rook, queen/bishop, queen/pawn, queen/chess, queen/check, queen/checkmate. king/kings, kin/king, Ki/king, king/queen, king/pawn, king/rook, king/knight, king/bishop, king/check, king/checkmate, king/chess. rook/rooks, roo/rooks, ro/rook, rook/queen, rook/king, rook/bishop, rook/pawn, rook/chess, rook/checkmate, rook/check. check/mate/checkmate, check/checkmate, check/king/checkmate, check/queen/checkmate, check/rook/checkmate, check/knight/checkmate, check/pawn/checkmate. checkmate/checkmates, checkmate/chess, checkmate/queen, checkmate/pawn, checkmate/king, checkmate/knight, checkmate/rook, check/chess. chess/chess, che/chess, chess/checkmate, chess/rook, chess/queen, chess/pawn, chess/knight, chess/king, chess/endgame, chess/piece/chesspiece, chesspiece/chesspieces. chessgame/chessgames, chess/game/chessgame, end/game, endgame, stalemate/stalemates, stale/mate/stalemates.

TITLES | The strategic one, prn* who possesses a sharp mind, the strategic player, The checkered one, the player of chess, the chess champion, the chess player, the champion(ess) of the chess game, prn* who takes the second turn, prn* who takes the first turn, the white player, the black player, prn* who plays as the black, prn* who plays as the white. prn* who moves the knight, prn* who moves the queen, prn* who moves the bishop, prn* who moves the king, prn* who moves the pawn.

The king, the king of the board, prn who played the king, prn* who moved prn*s king, the black king of the chess board, the white king of the chess board, prn* who performs castling with the rook, the castling performer.

The rook, the rook of the board, the rook of the game, prn* who plays the rook, the black rook of the board, the white rook of the board, prn* who captures, prn* who participates in castling, the one who performs castling with the king, prn* who can be exhanged, the one/prn* who has been exchanged, the tower åiece, the rook piece.

the bishop, the bishop of the board, the white bishop of the board, the black rook of the board, prn' who moves prn*s rook, the rook who forks, the player who forks, prn* who forks the opposite's piece(s).

the knight of the board, the ever standing knight, the knight of the game, the knight, the stallion knight, the knight who protects the queen/king, the mighty knight of the board.

the all mighty queen, the queen of the game, the queen of the board, the black queen of the board, the white queen of the board, the long lasting queen piece, the queen of the chess, the queen piece, the sacrificial queen, prn* who sacrifies prn*s queen, the one who made the sacrificial movement.

(you can add the color of the chess piece to the title if you want. + both white & black are used as item color descriptors here as per for the classic chess game. prn* just means, your pronouns there.))

[6okuto]

HI THIS IS THE ANON WHO SAID SHE LOVED UR POST AND i just realised u also write for cove holden ilysm do u have any romance visual novel recs?? so far i've only done cove's one & two demo ones (a celtic mythology one whose name i cannot remember & touchstarved the loml)

have the bestest day and thNk u

was the celtic one the good people (na daoine maithe) because i played that one too 👩🏻‍💻🫶 RLLY GOOD in typical nia fashion when my Type type isn't there i'm going 4 keagan and flannan

i saw u say error 143 in ur other ask UR REAL!!! ofc i must recommend blooming panic if u haven't played. xyx and toasty r genuinely just. Funny. i rlly liked toasty's va they did a great job. FIRST TIME I HEARD HIS LAUGH I WAS LIKE WOAH. i rlly liked how nightowl's route went w. Anger. u don't see it a lot and i appreciate it i was like WOWWW? AT ME? he's real. robo has answered a Lot of asks on tumblr so u can get loads of content after u finish!

https://gbpatch.itch.io/our-life-nf ... :) No words. Demo. i will build the audience for the 2nd game myself.

DEMO obscura is also vry good,, i haven't played in a Long time but i keep up w reading tumblr asks abt the LIs LOL. love the art and vibes. he isn't my type but iirc cirrus offers a rlly interesting dark romance route + aftercare/safe word system :)

DEMO online @ the perfect time is just,, i love the vibes and concept so far I LOVE WHEN CHARAS R FUNNY. HAVE MY HUMOR. rlly excited to see where it goes it's quite short so far BUT I WANT PPL TO PAY ATTENTION 4 THE FUTURE. PLEASE!

cryptid coffeehouse IS SOOO CUTE I LOVE ARTEMIS ☹️☹️ queer slowburn coffee shop romance BE SERIOUS no one fucking TALKS ABOUT MY ARTEMIS. WHY. so so many cute moments i was kicking my feet and giggling like WOWW

3 seasons is also VRY vry cute i don't usually play games w an mc visual but ivy is so pretty so IDC!!! u can play all the routes pretty easily they're all lovely like... it isn't super often i come out liking all the LIs pretty much on the same lvl. mamma mia!

....the persona 5 vn. IMCRYING I'm so fucking serious like. the characterization is REAL it's super well made. i'd like to say u could enjoy without playing p5 but um. probably not to the full extent. i played out of principle as a p5 enjoyer and for goro bc he's one of summer's fav charas ever and his route was so awesome actually. Epic Major Spoilers obvi. akira slayed also (my good ending completionist side..☹️)i won't say much abt him bc i'll ramble on and on but summer after finding out i had a crush on him yrs ago was like Yeah that makes a lot of sense he is so loz link.. like man

$30 gilded shadows (free demo) which i need to play again I WAS SUPPOSED TO FINISH ARI'S ROUTE MONTHS AGO rika said he was so my type and i trust them fundamentally. caissa my beloved. like the world building + charas it's just,, well done y'know

$12 when the night comes haven't played but rika rlly likes it so i'm putting it here anyways. LOL

NOT VNs. they are IFs...like there's Literally no visuals. read in browser. but i stand by the night market (1st book finished!) which i've rb'ed a bit + speaker . both fantasy,, love both casts i love everything they're doing i'm genuinely so so excited to see where they go!!! PLEASE!!!

YANDERE DEMOS separated for if they aren't ur thing which is obvi Valid. i erm. went down a bit of a rabbit hole. pls read their warnings! always read game warnings. but like. ok anyways

DEMO 14 days with you yeah. ren. i like when mc notes that smth is Off abt him. lots of asks answered on the tumblr! I can fix him.

DEMO something's wrong with sunny day jack jesus Christ . some of the best vn va work i have ever come across like Genuinely wtf. and the concept is rlly cool. was put off for a long time bc of.. jack's appearance.. sowwy. but wow it is just. really well done.

bitter/sweet blythe orange masc blythe va ?? did such a good job?? like srsly what. sorry wow that's the main thing i just rlly wanted to applaud them a bit. also I LOVE THE PARTIAL OST??? i want it so bad i was humming it for a couple hours after like

DEMO our dollhouse I'm so serious when i say i didn't realize it was for yanjam so when i came to my own realization of Oh Shit He's Sus and checked i was like FUCKCKDJ 😭😭 OBVIOUSLY... but srsly love the art and i'm excited to see how mc figures it out and what happens. did a good job at making a pretty Understandably oblivious(??) mc. like yeah i can see why u wouldn't expect him.

DEMO favor Z Intrigues Me. had to try so hard for the secret ending but now i am more intrigued like OKAYYY WHAT HAPPENED BROTHER 🤨 i like the tail animation also. also when u say u like possession horrors woah hey. hey. pal

[seaswalllow]

have an absolute unit. yes she looks perpetually grumpy but she also sits on us when she wants to be petted and purrs like a jet engine

big news its babey time if you're reading this you MUS reblog with a picture of your pet for me to view :) now.

[arkashas]

do you have any fic recs? i trust your taste lol

sooo sorry for taking so long anon!

you’ll see a lot of one-shots and shorter pieces here because i don’t really have the patience for longer fics. the ones listed here are all well characterized, introspective and i have a preference for fics which evoke the dreamlike and heightened quality of the show so there’s some softcore horror in here too, though i’m not really fond of “dead dove” stuff, just be mindful of the tags.

hannibal x will:

songs of experience by borevidal

strange state by halotolerant

the vigil by achleys

a white-walled room by rodabonor

ananta by canis_m

drops by more_night

appreciate the company by fallenangelsneverfade

how pale and wanton thrillful by mokuyoubi

place the fetter by zombieboyband

cascade by teaberryblue

the arrangement by the countessolivia

(this author is so good at making the fondness they have for each other come across....they just Get It)

longitude by orphan_account

parfait by softmoth

towards the door we never opened by depths of green

wrong turn by weconqueratdawn

climb into my arms with blood on your clothes by sordiddetailsfollowing

(i just put this one in because i find it hilarious)

roses (are falling for you) by orphan_account

gallery by berlynn_wohl

leashing machiavelli by pragnificent

the heart’s topography by contorno

hierarchy of needs by xzombiekittenx

(this is self indulgent on my part because it’s hannibal leading his own cannibal nation in a post-apocalyptic world and i love evil mastermind hannibal who gets everything he wants... hashtag problematic :/)

daylights savings by thebeespatella

instinct by bluecarrot

bourbon. by gazing

sugar fuel by northern

lampyridae by elusive_eventuality

only the tender meat by isagel

faces of god by eremji

the hollow man by artificer

da capo by makokitten

strange bedfellows by amare

bloodletting by damnslippyplanet

the graceful art of falling apart by euphrasie

becoming by jujubiest

you with those nails, me with this cross by thebitterkitten

til it bore an apple bright by crazyamoeba

trotline by colonel bastard

assiette by coffeandcas

when can i see will again? he often thought. by berlynn_wohl

a sea-spell by gleamingandwholeanddeadly

we rise in the dying by euphrasie

and so i raise me up from sleep by bendingsignpost

lost at sea by karillith

safe home by falls_the_shadow

stuck in rewind by bonesandscales

caveat by cesare

the bee made me shiver like a rag by stereokem

from the sea by treacle_a

when the devil smiles back by goldenusagi

jingle-knells by thisbeautifuldrowning

falls the shadow by littlesystems

not hannibal x will / gen / centered more on other characters:

kiss me quick by caissa

doddici settimane by tiersein

the apprenticeship by miss_aphelion

ring the bell backwards by essenceofmeanin

pianoforte by magical_destiny

the hinges of human sympathies by brunetteauthorette99

round and round we go by thestarvedghost

the one where you fly and i don’t by skvadern

barter, my sweet reaper by subtlenuage

the price of fame by yggdrastiles

the proposal’s refusal by thelazybaker

running like water by macneiceisms

(i wasn’t going to put an ongoing fic in here but it's SO GOOD. but just keep in mind it hasn’t been updated for almost 2 years. so good though)

all sad words of pen and tongue by fatal_drum

beat the devil’s tattoo by bluesyturtle

an inheritance by coffeeandoranges

[steamberrystudio]

Why did Caissa tell people that he found a queen rank? He didn't seem like he wanted one, or did he just want to investigate her and see if she was a threat and it spiralled out of his control?

The latter basically. He was going to look into her and his father caught wind he was doing something - Caissa is not great at lying to his father so he had to come clean. Once Crimson started making movements indicating they'd found something in New Albion, Endgame took notice.

It was most likely leaked from Crimson to other groups (like Nyx and Noir) by spies, etc. So it very much got out of hand fast.

It didn't go at all how Caissa wanted.

[stuffofknightmares]

Imagine the Riordan-verse, but instead of pagan deities of times gone by, it's public domain gods from fictional settings like Lovecraft, Dunsany, and Blake's myths. There is a school for the children of Cthulhu and his brood where they learn to fight their parents. There is a club in a university that is exclusive to those descended from characters in Blake's mythology. Dunsany's gods keep their kids in a summer camp.

I have been doing some research on this and there are a lot of public domain deities that could literally fill up an entire book. So many Golden Age comics that fell off the map, so many Lost World stories that deal with secret tribes with Gods that don't really exist.

Then there are deities like Caissa, the Greek God of Chess, who was straight up invented in the 16th Century by some Italian dude. It would be fun to see works of fiction based on these deities, not just the Riordan-verse, but also stuff like Shazam, where instead of drawing from real-life gods, these fake myths have a crossover cosmology.

[faery-the-diamond]

Narinda', were you four playing catch-up when you were little? Who was the best at it? ^^

I would love to hear about any other games of your childhood. I've got no idea if little Gods even do stuff like this...

Oh, au fait, ever heard about Caissa or the chess game?

Narinder: We probably did, although I don't remember any details. It was a very long time ago since we were kids and most memories from that time are blurry at this point..

[justanaspiringsomeone]

Gilded Shadows Pole Dancing headcanons

Ari 

Man’s is not flexible

He can bend and touch his toes and that’s about it

Now i will say he’s not hopeless but

Flexibility is not his strong suit

Van makes fun of him for it and he pays no mind to it

Caleb

He’s very flexible

Back in the day, Jack betted that Caleb couldn’t do it and Jack could do it better

Caleb took the bait

It’s one of his most embarrassing memories as he ended up doing better than anyone thought

Ari knows tho and Caleb almost strangled him

Jack

The one who introduced it to the others

Most likely knew how to before them

Likes doing it to show off, so sue him

Agile and flexible, keeps him nimble

Magnus

Either he is shockingly amazing at it

Or he almost broke a bone in an attempt

No in between

He has fun regardless

Caissa

Nope.

And he doesn’t want to

Yes, he has the looks and ability

But he wants nothing to do with the pole, be it exercise or fun

Jack calls him a killjoy

Reuben

Wasn’t going to do it

But was egged on to do it by Wynter

So he did it

He was bad at it at first but he couldn’t bring himself to not continue

So now he knows how to work the pole and he’s not embarrassed by the face

Lance

You know that video of the ballerino doing pole dancing?

Yeah that’s him

It's so beautiful and for what

Like it's so elegant and graceful???

Love that for him

Actually really likes doing it

Yuu

Definitely will break his hip

He aint built for it

He’s just watching over for Ari and Magnus in case they break something

Quill

Does it and likes it secretly

Never shuts up about it i think

Very energetic

[queen-scribbles]

Update(11): Completion \o/

It's so pretty with all the boys colored in😂

Final* rankings: Caleb + Reuben > Lance >Quill >Caissa > Yuu> Magnus + Ari >Jack

Three routes down in Gilded Shadows and no one’s beaten Caleb yet.