#castles of nations

[stampvamp]

Oh please, you make me blush.. (LOT Karl x Reader)

Ello quick a/n before anything. I’ve noticed the extreme lack of x readers with this man recently and I offended beyond measure. Every story I come across was last updated in 2013 and now it’s 2023 and it’s time to shine a light on this grave of a fanbase. I’ll also be making oneshots and hcs. Please tell me if I should continue writing this. Thank you and enjoy

proofread please notify me of any grammar and mispellings <3

Sweet tunes emptied themselves out from the strings of his violin and they echoed through the empty town. Karl was alone, well for the most time. Besides his feathered friend, Arma, nothing was to keep him much company. Sure, he would terrorize humans there and here— but nothing really filled him with hope of companionship beyond Arma. Snapping out of his thoughts, a sudden squeal met itself beyond Karl’s ears.

“What was that Arma-?”

The blonde looked at the crow upon its noise. Its wings flapped against its body, and Karl removed the string instrument from his chin. Excitement ran through him, setting the bow down carefully beside him. Hurling himself closer to Arma, hoping what he heard was correct.

“you heard something and you wanna check it out-? C’mon-!”

He cheered upon the request, dusting off the dirt that had collected itself from his pant leg. Arma swiftly attached itself to his broad shoulders. Karl swept down from the pile of rubbish, only to be greeted by a soft voice echoing from a tall building.

“well- there’s gotta be an explainable output for this..”

Arma squeaked, its head turning into a dagger upon seeing a human. Despite Arma’s alarm, Karl investigated further into the human. How peculiar? To the way they sounded, and looked. Their skin reflected from the sun, and their eyes beaming with such brilliance. Are humans naturally like this? The statue watched the being in front of him closely, he was astonished.

-

Your whole body ached, the soles of your shoes holding on by a thread. You hadn’t remembered much since falling into that coma. You only had remembered the shriek you let out as the blunt object met your face. Now trying to find a new meaning, you find the world around you hostile. Every corner you turned was to be met with another being twice as strong as your own.

“Ello lil-“

The taller being groaned, the pain bursting throughout him. You had smacked him straight with a pan of significant size. You raised the pan once again, meaning to strike as he let out a shriek.

“I meant no harm-! Goodness, are all humans like this? No wonder most people cannot stand your type!”

You grumbled, looking at your only defense mechanism bent beyond repair. The once smooth steel was replaced with rocky dents and cracks. A bird swapped the weapon out of your hand, at the defense of the stranger with one quick swipe it slashed your hand.

“Arma-!“

He grabbed the bird with his bare hands, the fowl squealing as it morphed into different weaponry.

He chirped, stepping closer to you as reluctant as you were. He was taller than you, but not by a lot. His skin tone was off, like a failed paint job of cheap paints easily accessible. There was discoloration at his temple, and his large smile stared back at you.

“Not a talker huh-? Don’t worry, I’ll manage to get a peep out of ya..no matter if you like it or not-!”

Your eyes wandered back to his beloved “pet” , its body still breathing as he laid limp in his rough hands. Bored and embarrassed by its owner's resilience.

“so..you really used a pan to..defend yourself..”

He snickered, clearing his throat as he took a hold of your pan. His eyes looked around at the steel object, rubbing the wooden handle. A strong dull pain of hunger ripped itself towards you, as your stomach growled.

“Here- why not we get to know each other a little more and then you can start hating me! Give me a shot, I’ll make sure not to waste it.. I have a few items at my house and I’d love to have you-!”

You stared at him with venom, your stomach yearned for anything. The last thing you ate was with a strange man, he commented about how you looked cold so you handed you a pot of porridge. He was tall and slender, a kind and gentle smile painted itself across his white face.

He almost didn’t look real. This man didn’t have the smile Karl had. What if he decided to kill you with that bird of his. His smile looks untrusting— but what if he kept his promises? You could have energy once more and explore with ease. Your mouth watered at the possibilities as your hands balled up the material of your shirt in anticipation. You nodded reluctantly, he cheered upon your answer.

“Oh that’s wonderful!- by the way my name is Karl.. this is Arma- but I’m pretty sure I’ve already introduced him.”

The bird flocked to his side, perching itself proudly.

“ My name is Y/N.. “

He chuckled upon hearing your name, wrapping his hand around yours. His hands felt rough—

but not like the roughness of a human's hands. It had no heat, no warmth, and scraped around in your palm. Seeing you cringe, he swiftly mounted you on his back. Before you could even think, Karl had ran back to a cliff. He slid you off his back, planting you onto the wet and soft grass.

“It's not much..but it’s quiet- nothing can really hoister my abilities of playing sweet tunes upon these hills..Oh-! Have I told you I played the violin..?”

The grass felt good against your burning skin. Karl picked the violin up by its neck and held it to his collar. His bow angled itself across the strings as he played a tune. His bow played a harmonical symphony, every note light and delicate. You clapped, as he put down the violin. He bowed, one of this was one of the first applause he had received. What an achievement—!

“Why thank you—! I’m beyond flattered by you, the audience! Awh, don’t give me that look now”

You felt a bit annoyed by the lack of food. Karl handed you over a large bag, plopping it into your lap. He snickered upon hearing the noise escaping from you.

“Forgot humans are inferior when it comes to the inside. All soft and mushy.. like a marshmallow almost-“

You grumbled, striking your foot onto his leg. A pain erupted from your foot suddenly.

“Oh and that spirit-! I gotta love it! Y’know..kicking me in my leg didn’t solve anything- in fact, it ruined our trust we had built with each other..”

Your force contorted with rage, the feel in fingertips went numb as you searched for your pan.

“Trust-? There was no trust-! We’re strangers-! Nothing but complete-“

Karl’s hand covered your mouth, a slight sting appeared as you winced. Karl’s beaming smile had not been affected by your hostile response. Instead, it had spread as he looked down at you with sheer adoration.

“My, my..I thought I was finally getting a first-hand friendship with a human..how can someone so sweet turn so bitter in the matter of seconds-!”

You felt fear. The bird contorted into a knife, attaching itself to Karl’s hand. Karl’s eye contact remained, his eyes pierced into your figure.

“Good good..why not we make a deal? You help me win the tournament and I will be forever laid upon your debt! Anything, I’ll be a hitman for you..Though you really don’t have any of a choice, I’ll be happy to find another human. But..I don’t think I’d be able to find one with such a cute face..”

Your hands made an effort to pull his stony hands off of your mouth. You really did fall into his trap— in hopes to find any food, you had trusted a stranger. You had knew better, but for the slim promise of food you were coaxed. You were manipulated, and the thing is you had made it so easy for Karl to wrap your around his chiseled finger.

You nodded, afraid of your demise. Sinking back into the grass, Karl had looked upon you. His expression still not changing. You wanted to crush him, but you couldn’t. You were far too weak, too fragile, too human.

(woahahaha I finally got done.. I wrote this in total of 45 minutes not including proofreading. Also proofreading creds go to my friend jeremy. Idk if I’m keep writing for law of talos though. Please tell me if you want a part 2 🤝)

thank you for reading!!

[pa-rou]

got a love potion made for you

[aimeekb]

Castle mountain, Banff National Park🇨🇦

[wlfhardinc]

What if this is Byler:

Maybe they’re both in the upside down for some reason taking a little walk together and they walk past the destroyed Castle Byers and then Mike apologizes again and admits his feelings😍

[loosmitty]

uh oh

[fourniye]

UOOYYOYOYO I made BGGG OEK LDL IT'S CLIMBER FROM LAW OF TALOS/CASTLE OF NATIONS GUYS!!!!

I love dis so much☺🤘🤘🤟

[notefellow]

figuring out how to draw karl and I have eon old doodles of climber so there’s that too lol

[latachataa]

Idk

[ploopyoopy]

Huge art dump :p

[shapkaclimb]

TRY TO FORGET HER.

(Я не могу не выложить это сюда/I can't resist posting this here)

[nightmargin]

Happy 1 year anniversary of Karl in DnD

(based on this)

[stampvamp]

Climber as your Bf HC’s!! + Scenarios

summary: climber crush/dating hcs confession included <3 Reader is gender neutral (please notify me if any gender identifying nouns are used)

so I wanted to make climber x reader first but Karl wonnn. If anybody is interested in a climber x reader I’ll write it. Also it may take a bit longer to upload the Karl x reader since I’m a bit busy,, not proofread

- First of all, his crush on you is immense and he doesn’t know how to tell you.

- His pale face gets hot whenever your around

- His stomach churns whenever he sees you. In a good way though

- he compliments you often

- He holds your hand when Karl is around because he described him as unpredictable and dangerous

- Asking Karl for advice was the worse thing he could’ve done in the situation, Karl seems knowledgeable about flirting…Right?

- - - - - -

The breeze of the town was relaxing, for the two the just fought at least. Karl had won this time, though it was a embarrassing defeat; Climber had knowledge to beat him subsequently. He didn’t even feel like he had done his best. His moves were sloppy, and the swings of pickaxe were drawn and incalculable. He had fallen victim to his own thought.

“I noticed you were quite thinker- but I never knew you were the one to think so extensively-“

He didn’t realize that Karl was behind him, a small groan left his mouth as he turned to him.

“Yeah..I was just thinking of something..no- someone..”

He scoffed, his cotton white cheeks brightening at the confession. Karl’s amusement didn’t help this as a smug look painted across his gangling form.

“Oh my..and the plot thickens..so.. who’s the lucky person?”

His voice almost came out in a purr, stepping closer to Climber.

“Well, it’s my friend- Y/N..are knowledgeable of them?”

He rubbed his chin slightly, thinking of your general appearance before everything had an eventual click. Climber had knew that this was a fatal mistake. Karl definitely be the type of person to tell you immediately. To hold this as blackmail over his head. How could he so ignorant and intolerant.

“Don’t worry, I’ve got some tricks in my sleeve to make they fall head over heels for you-“

Climber retracted from Karl, his gut feeling uneasy from the sudden comment.

“Well, I think I can do it just fine.. I mean, we’re just friends- I don’t think they would ever really-“

Despite Climber’s refusal, Karl had “trained” him to confess. Although a flustered mess, he had everything to.

- - - - -

The morning was cold, the two sticks rubbing together in order to create a fire. You sternly held the two sturdy wooden pieces, groaning as every attempt you made had a spark but never a flame.

“Do you need help..?”

He squatted infront of you, taking the sticks and effortlessly starting the flame. The Illumination of the fire showed Climber, a small pleasant smile across his cheeks. Pleasant. Yeah, that would be a good way to describe your friend Climber. You waved your hand to greet him, giggling at your friendly gesture.

“I- uh.. I wanted to confront you about something..I’It’s nothing bad! Don’t panic but..it’s just..it’s important..”

Your heart sank at his words, the possibilities and the thoughts of what he was going to say next. You swallowed thick, trying to piece together what his subsequent remark.

“I’m listening..”

Your voice was wobbly, trying to be stern and clear. Climber’s kind eyes looked into yours sensing the distress from you. His hand reached to your tense shoulder, a small sense of comfort. Karl had communicated about how comfort was important.

“Well..I think you’re a good person, a great person in fact- I’ve realized over the course of the- Uhm..friendship that I would like to have a bond with you..”

The air was luxuriant, the panic from Climber could be detected from a mile away.

“Well we already have a bond- but like-! You’re super like..appealing to look at! Uhm.. your also really nice and really kind and- I like really nice and really kind..people..”

You chuckled upon Climber’s compliments, you had loved Climber for a time. The weight against your shoulders lifting as each word he said made you fall deeper in love with him. Your fingers wrapped against his perturbation swarming him. He followed his next words with an exhale. In defeat, he slumped his shoulders and began to hold eye contact.

“I really love you Y/N”

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- During the first week, Climber would do anything for you

- If you claimed that you were hungry, Climber would run against bounds to get you the stuff you need

- One time you caught him watching you sleep as he turned around quickly enough to hopefully make you believe he wasn’t staring

- He holds you tight, sometimes tighter than he needs to

- He pulls you away from Karl when he deems necessary.

- Karl likes to flirt with you to get him going, but just not enough to make you both uncomfortable

- On your first kiss, Climber head butted you and apologized profusely for it

- He defends you with his life

- He really does love you

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FIRST CLIMBER FIC IN 2023 I FEEL ACCOMPLISHED,,, please tell me if you guys want more climber content and I’ll be working on some of my current drafts and my new Karl fic. If you wanna see that it’s my second post on my blog. I’ll be posting more LOT/castleofnations stuff.

(posted Friday 3rd, February 2023)

[that-one-guy-l]

Here are half the CoN drawings (I hate this new feature where I can’t post all of them so please bare w me)

[imgonnagetyoubackk]

IM NOT CRYING YOU ARE

[coketoons]

falls over and dies

[hyacinthi-mortem]

Skateboard done! Just need to put a sealant in it then I can put the wheels back on- I did the whole thing with posca pens, the background took forever 😭

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