#kayn is adopted

[pcrplevenom]

Truth was currently crouched beside a river, using the water to clean a fish he had just gutted. He was relaxed, thinking he was safe.

Soldan drifted casually along the shadows, quietly humming to herself. Stopping with a brief stretch, looking over with a small head tilt. "Huh, haven't seen you around here before. Hello!" waving, politely smiling as usual.

[yanlei-a]

i always thought zed would actually directly teach only very few of the order's acolytes, especially with lor establishing other masters with their own pupils... but neat to be validated nonetheless

[crescencestudio]

๋࣭⭑ Devlog #41 | 5.28.24 ๋࣭⭑

It's hot girl (/gender neutral) summer season

HAPPY MAY!!

Hope you're all doing well <3 We're already getting into summer, which is a little crazy to me. The year is flying by! Before I get into what we actually did this month, it wouldn't be a May devlog without our annual Mermay celebration!

Look at those locks. His Ariel/Rapunzel era fr

Since I already had updated Mermay pieces for the Alaris LIs, I decided to do one for our beloved Van this year ^^ Hope you all like it!

For writing this month, I spent a lot of it catching up on Etza edits. Being totally transparent, I wasn't Completely Happy with their route when their draft was finished. But now that I've started the editing process with Wudgey, I'm really excited to see how their route is shaping up!!! We've been fleshing a lot of little interactions out with their route, and I can already see Etza's character really starting to shine with these edits ^^

I've also been chipping away at Kuna'a's route! While it's nowhere near finished, I'm hopeful that this upcoming month will be the month of Kuna'a now that I don't have a bunch of releases I'm trying to balance. His route is also one of the ones whose outline is more fleshed out (Druk and Etza I would say were the least fleshed out, which might be why they also took a bit longer). So I'd love to see Kuna'a's first draft complete/almost complete by the next devlog!

This month, I had to dust off my art skills tbh LMFAOIJSDF. It's been.... a WHILE since I've made CGs since I've been in the writing and coding dungeon for so long. So most of this month's art updates are me getting tilted from redrawing an ugly sketch over and over.

I DID manage to get the Van Mermay piece out. And I also was able to sketch out Kayn's Tragic End CG; that leaves only one CG that has to be sketched out! Currently, six of their CGs are finished, two need to be rendered, and one needs to be drawn still.

And since Kayn's CGs are mostly done, I've started drawing Fenir's. I was actually able to finish one because I basically Locked In when I made it, so here is a sneak peek!

Kisses his little pink nose

You might notice there's not toooo many updates on this month's devlog. The reason for that is because this month, I spent a lot of it recovering both mentally and physically. April shenanigans and those back-to-back releases took a lot out of me, and after going full speed basically since this year started, I learned I REALLY needed a break. That coupled with the concussion I got made it so that most of this month was focused on recovering and then getting back into the groove of things.

Another thing I tried to focus on this month was finding a balance in my workflow. Going into this month, I felt like I was on the verge of a mental breakdown almost every day, in large part because I have a lot of big things I'm trying to accomplish this year. Between finishing my dissertation, Alaris, and a personal big event that I have to plan, I have a lot on my plate this year, and it's made it easy to get overwhelmed as the months pass by. So I wanted to find a balance between all three that didn't make me feel like I was also falling into insanity. After talking to beloved Wudgey of @herotome fame, I've started adopting a schedule that gives me enough structure and flexibility to feel like I'm making progress without going crazy and getting lost in the sauce.

While it's still early in the process, I'm really happy with the balance I've hit, and I'm feeling much more like myself now compared to a month ago!

I caught up on quite a few things in my backlog this month, which made me happy ^^ I always like to learn from and support other devs, so finally being able to return to that helped with the recovery process <3

I don't have any actual fanart pieces, but there are a couple of games I'd like to highlight!

First of all, of course I must talk about our hot girl (/gender neutral) summer cross-promo. If you haven't checked out these games, I can't recommend them enough!!

Links to each game can be found on the Alaris Game page under the magic and mystery otome section!

Specifically, Save the Villainess, The Good People, and Thorn for the Villain are amazing games if you're into thriller/political games layered with mystery

The Silent Kingdom (which I played recently and is AMAZING) and Dual Chroma (Otojam 2023 ALLY) have added mechanics of RPG for exciting action-adventure fantasy stories

Lost in Limbo, Obscura, and Snow White Ashes are BEAUTIFUL dark fantasy games. I've played all three of these and they have some of the most beautiful writing and visuals... BIG FAN OF ALL OF THEM.

Mask Beyond Lies and Sigh of the Abyss have that epic fantasy adventure appeal to them, in a way that I think is similar to Alaris! And Pearlglow Cafe (another Otojam 2023 ALLY) is a very lighthearted and charming game for those of you who like the comfy vibe that most of my stories have!!

Some other games that I played are Favor (@favorvn) by beloved @concreteparasite which is SOOOOO stylish. If you've played Binary Star Hero by Connie, you can expect that same stylish, dark, sultry vibe from Favor. If you haven't checked out either of those games by Connie, I can't recommend them enough, especially if you like yanderes. There is so much aesthetic and atmosphere to them!

I also played Where Winter Crows Go by @prikarin who is a VERY talented developer (and one I'm sure many are familiar with). I had a lot of fun romancing Crowe and both the MC and him have such strong personalities, it was so fun seeing their dynamic!!!! The CGs were also made by anta, who is the dev behind Thorn for the Villain, and they're BEAUTIFULLLLL. Each one has so much style and rly has a professional look to them. Can't recommend enough if you haven't played already ((heads up that it is another yandere game for those who can't do yandere!))

Okay I've yapped enough. If you've made it this far, you are god's strongest soldier LFMASLDIFJ. See you all next month with hopefully some exciting progress!

[capesch-arts]

for those of us unaware, what's the deal with the lore accurate KiY? you mentioned that he would be way more powerful than kayne?

The KiY comes from the book The King in Yellow by Robert Chambers, and this book predates Lovecraft and has inspired his work. (I think he even adopted him in some of his works too).

The ranking system like Outer God or Great Old Ones, was not created by either Lovecraft or Chambers, but another guy (I forgor his name). And some of us feel like putting KiY as a GOO seems disrespectful to Chambers' work because the book came before Lovecraft's work. (Not to mention before Chambers, there's another one called "An Inhabitant of Carcosa" too, but I haven't read that one so I'm not going too much into it).

So yeah, the AU I made is just me coping with that fact. I got introduced by KiY through works inspired by it, specifically SCP stuff and actually bought the book when I got to just to experience it myself. And I got a bit disappointed that he's not one of the big big ones in the Cthulhu Mythos.

But aside from that, I just really like the mysterious nature and somewhat "absent" presence of the King, despite the reader basically feeling his influence throughout the short stories, and I wanted to make it into an AU just for funsies.

As if he's more powerful than Kayne, reading a brief summary of "Inhabitant of Carcosa" and some of the stories in The King in Yellow, he's more like an entity that represents decay and death, behind all the madness and "glamour" he has. And I reckon knowing that he's kinda an aspect of death (which so far in many medias can't be beaten by anything because DUH, it's death) makes him more powerful than most things, including Kayne.

(keep in mind this is my personal analysis and conclusion, it's not set in stone. Especially that last paragraph lol).

[zil-street]

Stares at Gravity Falls, stares at Malevolent.

Well this was bound to happen eventually.

Malevolent Gravity Falls Au time, baby!

(This is completely unhinged and due to very little sleep)

(I know I still need to write the other AU I have but I’m pretty sure Bill Cipher licked my brain so shh)

So! This would likely take place in Gravity falls time period.

Faroe Lester’s father went missing when she was very young, right after her father had apparently adopted another child, Yellow Lester (shh, I needed a twin and the parallel would work out)

The two have been living with Daniel, and he decided for the summer to send the two to live with their Uncle John who runs a place called the Mystery Shack.

There they discover a book of all the horrible eldritch monsters that apparently run rampant in Gravity Falls.

So basically

John is Stan but without the fake name use (allegedly)

Arthur is Ford.

Faroe is Dipper.

Yellow is Mabel.

Kayne is Bill Cipher.

If you see me post anything about this AU at three in the morning, the demons got me and there is no going back.

[ahopefulbromantic]

Hey Malevolent fandom all of y'all are sleeping on this John-gets-a-body scenario:

(Kayne's voice) "Okay so let's say our Golden Boy here gets a nice body, you get a second chance, and everybody's happy! How's that, Artichoke?"

Arthur: Say Dada!

baby John: ORTHUR!

Oscar: Is this... Your child Arthur?...

Arthur: I... I found him. And adopted him. Idk who his parents are.

Oscar: Awww...! God bless this man!

Arthur: I mean he might be mine for all I know (That would be so f***ed up though...)

[fictionalcharacteradoptionagency]

UP FOR ADOPTION

(No official art)

[corvid-canidae-art]

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🌱my kintypes🌱

•Mackenzie valley wolf •werewolf • vampire/vampire demon • domestic cat • golden eagle • red shouldered hawk • deinonychus • angel (not religious, I’m just a tall many-winged being) •unicorn

🌱headmates- system members🌱

Wolf- he/him- me! I basically run everything and draw and blog on here, no one else really does that I think (kin list is for me, other guys aren’t really alterhuman, just nonhuman or human)

Valentine- they/he/she - human (?)

Emil - he/him - vampire - (not to be confused with Emil the oc)

Puppy - he/it - border collie/ puppyboy - little guy (he’s basically everyone’s adopted kid)

Ambrosius/ the Angel - he/hymn - guardian angel

Kayne- he/they/it - eldritch guy from Malevolent

🌱fandoms and stuff I’ll probably post🌱

Malevolent art goes on @arthur-lesters-topsurgeryscars now ^^

-TMA

-my ocs

-kintype/alterhuman related stuff

-fursuit stuff

-occasional selfies

-headmate stuff

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#au-🌌 / #alieneyes - malevolent alien au

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#wolf caught on trailcam - my selfies tag. Mostly my fursuit or public therian gearing!

#my barks - ask tag

#wolf’s inbox - ask tag but more friendly silly stuff like mutuals goofing off in my inbox or friendly messages and nice words :]

#wolf’s personal stuff - more journal style art that’s all about meee :3

#irl wolf/#irl puppy/#irl emil- headmate stuff

(different from oc: wolf and oc: emil)

LINKS below the cut

alterhuman sideblog: corvidcanidae

ToyHouse acc: MossyMenagerie

if we’re mutuals you can dm me for my nsfw art acc

[honktraband01]

*rubbing hands together evilly & autisticly*

Alr so the Malevolent brainrot has grabbed me YET AGAIN so now I have to talk about it.

So we're starting with theories & Faroeverse stuff, because that's been all over my feed (thanks to @potato-lord-but-not) and we're specifically starting with short-sighted but fun "what if" theories stemmed from "Intermezzo"!

So Kayne mentions that he thinks that Arthur would enjoy meeting his daughter. My younger sib & I came up with a half-baked crack theory that it was a version of Faroe. I further delved into this, that when Kayne turns off the water in the tub, it causes a chain reaction. It goes something like this; He haunts her dreams and follows her from a distance, growing fond of tiny Faroe. When tragedy strikes, an accident killing her father, Kayne takes in Faroe before Daniel can get to her, and she essentially goes "missing". She then grows up under Kayne's tutelage (if you will) in the Dreamlands and other nondescript worlds and in-betweens where she grows to resent Kayne. Envying what she could have had with her grandfather as she loses more of her humanity as she grows older, to the point where blood no longer runs through her veins. She eventually uses the abilities given and taught to her by her adoptive "father" to straight up disappear from his line of sight, and starts going after Arthur(s), trying to find which one Kayne has devoted so much time to toying with. What she plans to do once she finds him, not even she knows.

I have a drawing of her somewhere in a sketchbook, but honestly I need to redo it. If I remember correctly, I had her in a double-breasted waistcoat with this big 'ol pleated tail, with wild, unnatural eyes and discolored claws. (I was trying and failing to lean into the "no longer human" aspect)

I'll continue my rant later, but here's a good starting point ig?? feel free to ask questions

[livebloggingmydescentintomadness]

Hey man

this is the malevolent fic-starved anon.

You mentioned a Jarthur fic rec list

👁️👁️👁️

yo! i got you 👍

i haven't published the post yet because there are some more fics in my marked for later i want to get through first, but i'll go head and copy/paste the list i have so far for your enjoyment. putting it under a cut since it's long.

formaldehyde (or, The Case of the Missing Lilly) by SupposedToBeWriting 110k M

Half of the King in Yellow gets ejected through a portal on a failed ritual. To return, he must perform a human sacrifice - harder than it first seems, as the entity struggles to adapt to the peculiar ways of mortals. In a stroke of luck, he finds the perfect sacrifice in the form of one drunken, surly ex-PI: Arthur Lester.

In the meanwhile, Arkham is in the swing of Prohibition and everyone knows how things work around here. A chance meeting and an abrupt kidnapping put John and Arthur on a case: one where secrets lurk behind every mask and blood flows thicker than gin.

Surrogate: The Director's Cut by Kraiva, Somniate, Trin (ssjtrinity) 637k+ WIP M

The King in Yellow had a plan. It worked, and Arthur Lester broke.

Then it all went to hell.

A certain Outer God took issue with his favorite show's cancellation, and arrived with certain demands.

Hastur is furious. His adopted daughter is afraid. John wants to kill his other half; and Arthur has a lot of healing to do in rebuilt Carcosa, in the mystical Dreamlands.

Forced family is not, as it turns out, a good time for anyone.

(yes, this fic is absurdly long, and YES, it's absolutely worth it)

All that is mine to me, all that is yours to you by Stringgoblin 86k M

"We'll find you a nice cadaver, or something."

After everything, Arthur and John finally have time to figure out how to get John his own body. It isn't a pleasant process. It turns out that having a fragment of a god excised from your mind has some side-effects, and being a fragment of a god suddenly resident in a human ex-corpse isn't particularly straightforward either.

They'll help each other through it. They always do.

whiskey old fashioned sour by bluejayblueskies 80k E

Following the death of his daughter, famous film composer and pianist Arthur Lester drops out of the music scene and disappears from the public eye. Ten years later, Arthur now works as a private investigator and has no interest in performing or composing ever again.

John is intrigued by Arthur, who comes to his club to drink on the rare nights that there’s no music scheduled. As they meet again and again, they begin to grow closer. But Arthur isn’t the only one with a past he’s trying to run away from.

In a Yellow Wood by oprime 72k T

John is gone, and Arthur goes back about the business of living. Until he finds himself thrust back into the dark underbelly of the world and decides to find his best friend. Or die trying.

I Prefer My Heart to Be Broken by Trin (ssjtrinity) 140k M

(TMA/Malevolent crossover)

Somewhere Else isn't right, and they've never talked about what happened in the Panopticon, but so what? They're together. The Fears aren’t gone, no, but behind a curtain, subdued.

Martin actually loves the small-village life, farming and friends and found family. Jon is... managing. They're making it work.

But the universe they landed in is occupied, and its current rulers are very interested in the new kids. Entities made of Fear, attached to a damaged ex-human and his surprisingly sneaky lover? Who could resist playing with that?

Everyone has plans, and plans under those plans. What happens when a web grows too heavy to support its own weight?

"Tears and blood, blood and tears," says Kayne.

He is not wrong.

Oh, I Love You So Much (It Scares Me Half To Death) by SupposedToBeWriting 84k M

Arthur and John have become Doe & Lester, private detectives. Finally in his own body, John is eager to see what the rest of his mortal life holds -- Arthur, on the other hand, believes that John should spend his life without Arthur holding him back. Arthur is not the sort of man who can provide stability, warmth. A family.

On a case, they find a baby clutched in the arms of her dead father. John grows attached quickly, and together, the men discover that the baby is in fact Emily MacFarland from another timeline... and that the universe is much more breakable than they thought.

The sky falls around their ears, strange flesh monsters crawl from portals, and the world seems to be nearing its end. John begins to realize what exactly he wants out of life, as Arthur faces the constant enemy to his own happiness: himself.

A Night Out In Albany by SupposedToBeWriting 9k M

Arthur and John arrive in Albany after the last train to New York leaves. Stranding in Albany for the night, they take advantage of the opportunity and get Arthur a change of clothes and a shave -- and maybe even a movie, if time allows. After the horrors they encountered in Addison, and amidst Arthur's growing suspicion that his friend is hiding something, sometimes it's nice to have a night out on the town.

How Their Light Sets Me Dreaming by Artistic_Witch 12.6k M

After the confrontation with the King, John awakens to a beautiful vision of a life he and Arthur never had the chance to lead. Is this a manipulative trick meant to break him, or something else entirely?

Now That's What I Call Entangled! by Croik 58k E

On the way to the plateau, Arthur and John discover a spell in one of their books that will (hopefully) allow them to fight back against the King in Yellow. But when John ends up absorbed by the King, it's up to Arthur to free him.

tachycardia by bluejayblueskies 6.3k E

The thump-thump-thump increases until it’s all John can hear, and quite frankly, he’s had enough. “Just calm down!” he snarls, and he clenches his hand into a fist, and then—

And then, it stops.

John has a single moment of blissful silence.

Then, Arthur wheezes and crumples to the ground.

.

Or, John gains control of Arthur’s heart.

In Vino Veritas by SupposedToBeWriting 5k T

Taking advantage of relative safety, John and Arthur have a nice meal and a bottle of wine. It takes some time before they realize that certain god fragments are not immune to the effects of alcohol, and certain mortal men have recently lost a significant amount of blood. Confessions are made, plans are established, and a good rest is had by all.

Take My Skin and Wear It by PrettyArbitrary 3k E

Stripped to his skin, Arthur lays back on the mattress. “All right, John, I’m all yours.”

They share a body. John thinks it's about time he got more familiar with it.

It Would Be A Long Drive Home by Croik 20k T

The King in Yellow throws Arthur out of the Dreamlands, convinced that will be the end of his troubles. But he's miscalculated - Arthur and John are still deeply entangled, and the threat of Arthur's death and banishment to the Dark World hangs over them all. The King has no choice but to help Arthur survive this, for his own sake (aka Arthur Never Makes the Deal with Kayne AU).

Faroe's Waltz by Wildehack (tyleet) 10k M

Arthur dreams of pain and wakes to music: the opening strains of a melody, left incomplete.

Cold As the Rain That Falls in December by captaincravatthecapricious 41k M

There's no way Arthur just waltzes off to NY with a hole in his stomach sewed up by filthy thread and fishhooks, right?

Phagia by PrettyArbitrary 4k T

It's a holdover from his old body, his old identity. Sometimes his blunt little human teeth ache to bite. To rend, to tear into flesh and set his jaw and just rip.

a burden halved by Calamitatum 11k

Arthur's scars litter his skin like a roadmap of mistakes, the harrowing evidence of everything he's suffered to keep them both alive.

When John is injured on a case, he's startled to find that Arthur can't feel it. Determined, for once, to ease his friend's burden, John keeps the severity of the wound to himself. After all, he's seen Arthur bounce back from plenty worse, right?

Right?

From Roots to Tip by Croik 3.2k E

Breaktime in the Dreamlands, and Arthur promised that John would have his turn for a "hand job."

The Lightning In The Collied Night by Artistic_Witch 4k G

Arthur decides to help John acclimate to his new body by teaching him how to dance.

Sometimes all you can do is dance in the dark...

Embrace the World Ahead by SupposedToBeWriting 2k T

Taking a quiet moment, Arthur starts to nod off. John has a question he'd like to ask, and in return, Arthur receives the first hug he'd had in a very, very long while.

[anger-and-red-flames]

Christmas with Heartsteel:

Ezreal: wants ALL the presents, eats ALL the cookies, gets a tummy ache and then his period, loves cheesy christmas movies and ugly christmas sweater competition. Capitalisms greatest warrior. Owns a nutcracker collection, insists on playing Christmas songs 24/7, gets glitter literally everywhere. Burns the first trail of cookies and thinks its a bad omen... convinces ksante somehow to organise a mistletoe.

Yone: always sad and emotional because he misses yasuo, hides it behind elaborate meals, personal presents, intricate makeup and smoke breaks (that only kayn catches on to). Pretends to be super invested while just trying to get it over with. The only redeeming quality for all the stress are the few late night cig talks he has with kayn.

Aphelios: never celebrated Christmas at home, arrives at the 24th because he visited his family in targon during the solistice. Has presents he brought at the trainstation this exact day, that sett helped him wrap. He says he doesnt want/should help decorate because its not his holiday, but is secretly scared and unsure. He would really love to make christmas music though and has secretly learned a ton of songs on the piano, flute and violin. Just in case.

Alune: super excited, she loved christmas movies and when she gets to decorate the Christmas tree with kayn she almost cries. "Omg sugar canes are real?!?! I thought they only exist in movies!". Learned the songs together with phel so she is eager to march through the neighbourhood and sing, or whatever people do.

K'Sante: has celebrated christmas but with very different traditions, so when ezreal and sett just assume he cares about their christmas tree and their need to clean up the shelf to have space for nutcrackers he gets mildly annoyed. Sneaks out and drives over an hour to join a Christian service from his people

Sett: loves it sooo much, got an advent calendar from his mom, knits socks as presents for everyone, decorates the house with ezreal and starts planning the dinner with yone two weeks in advance. Ofc his mom is invited! She also helps him get the best presents for everyone, especially aphelios, puh, finding that one was hard. But stars are a symbol of christmas, and getting him lots of starry stickers and a star themed bracelet...

Kayn: would like to not care because not like his adoptive family did and it brings up nasty memories of his birth parents - so he joins yone in attempts of distraction, drags him out to get wasted on a christmas market, makes eggnog and gets so drunk half way through that yone takes pity and finishes it for him. Forgets to buy presents and runs to the gasstation to bring home the same kind of wine for everyone. And chocolate for ezreal. Aaand a birdwatching magazin for ksante. Ok, this protein bar looks like sett would love it. Monster energy for phel, just to keep him awake. Oh, didnt alune mention she likes this particular brand of instant ramen most? ...alright, and thats the brand of cigarettes yone smokes. Better get one, in case he runs out. And some whiskey, he might need it later.

[writerblue275]

Heartsteel members as photos of my cat! (With no explanation, just vibes.)

Inspiration: Honestly we’re going full gremlin here. Similar to the pie post and song post! (Also my cat is cute and I want to post her.)

Extra context: This is Lean Cuisine Marketplace Chicken Tikka Masala (aka Tikka). I didn’t name her, but I adopted her from my friend who did. I wasn’t about to change such a glorious name!

Genre: Headcanon? This is just based on vibes.

Type: fluff! Funny!

Gender: N/A! No reader.

TW: Cats, I guess?

Let’s begin!

Aphelios

Ezreal

Kayn

K’Sante

Sett

Yone

Lmao I hope you enjoyed this randomness! This was an idea my sleep deprived self had at 2am and I just ran with it. Is it silly? I mean duh. But hey what’s life if you can’t be a little silly sometimes? 💙

[saey707]

Crazy in Love

✿ Prompt: You're the only one on Kayn's mind ✿

♡ champion focus: kayn ♡ tw: mental illness ♡ Fem reader

Author's Note: I felt inspired by something I wrote with my best friend a while back! Note: this piece is going to be a modern au and the reader uses she/they pronouns! (๑>؂•̀๑) Please also take into account: what I write is not an absolute and entirely accurate depiction of schizophrenia. I wanted to try and aim for how Kayn perceives the world in accordance with his lore. Hope you enjoy!

Every day, after a long and hard day at school, Kayn made it his priority to see you. As worn and tuckered out as he was mentally and emotionally, Kayn somehow always found time to meet you outside of your classroom.

You studied in 2-A, the exact opposite end from where his classroom was in the school. While it was far, Kayn didn't mind the walk, so long as he got to see your radiant, smiling face. It was the one thing he looked forward to every single day!

Roughly turning the corner at the last turn in the hallway, Kayn clamored his way down the hall, huffing for air as he stood tall, slicking his hair back with his free hand and smoothening out the front of his uniform. He wouldn't want you to think he neglects his appearance!

"Babe??" He called out looking around the empty hallway. But, seeing how you weren't outside your classroom, he began to make his way before the 2-A sliding doors.

He heaved the door open, looking around the classroom with a great, excited grin on his face... "Babe?"

Kayn noticed your absence, and his smile turned into a confused pout. How strange... You weren't outside of the classroom... And you weren't inside either. You couldn't have possibly gone home early today either! That's irregular!

Sure, it has happened a number of times... He remembered when you explained to him you had matters at home you had to take care of. Not to mention, you were a part of multiple clubs at the school so they sometimes pulled you away for emergency meetings... But even then, you made time for him like he did for you!

Consumed in his own thoughts, it wasn't until Kayn felt a tap on his shoulder did he abruptly spin around. However, as he turned, his braid nearly smacked you in the face, Kayn sheepishly smiling.

Staring down at the top of your head, Kayn knew: It was you! He always found it endearing how much shorter you were compared to him...

Then again, Kayn was pretty big, compared to all of the other students at Ionia High, but that was only because he was adopted from a foreign country.

"You're here. Where were you? I thought you had something come up today." Kayn admitted, placing both of his hands on your arms.

"Sorry, baby," You apologized with an exasperated sigh, Kayn sinking into your touch when you placed your hand on his cheek, "I went to the vending machine to get us both a drink!"

Kayn watched as you reached into your bag, revealing a bottled tea for yourself and canned coffee for him.

"Thanks, but you didn't have to get me anything... I have money you know." He pointed out, nevertheless accepting the drink when you held it out to him.

"I know! I just thought you should have something special before your dad picks you up." You informed him, Kayn clutching the can with a nod. He would be sure to save it for when he gets home!

"Okay, but tomorrow I'm buying!" He declared, chuckling when he noticed you laughing delightedly at his decision.

For the next half an hour, Kayn was content to discuss your shared plans for your next date night, allowing you to go into great detail about what you wanted to do with him. At least this would give him something to look forward to during the weekend!

And eventually, Zed arrived to pick up Kayn, pulling open the sliding door to classroom 2-A, noticing his son sitting at a desk today. He knew if it wasn't a desk, Kayn was either curled up in a corner or sitting outside the classroom.

"Kayn? Are you alright?" He asked, Kayn turning around. While it delighted Zed to see how happy his son was, at the same time, he couldn't help but feel like something was... immensely wrong.

"Dad! You're here!" Zed smiled at the boy, striding over to him and touseling the young man's hair.

"What are you doing here all alone again? I was waiting in the car for you, but you never came down..." The older man inquired cautiously, placing his hand on Kayn's shoulder.

"Oh, my girlfriend just left... I was really hoping you could meet her today, but you're too late again." Kayn rambled with a pout, standing and passing his bag to his father's open arms. Before he could forget, he plucked up the can of coffee you gifted him.

"Oh? I'm sorry. I'll get you sooner tomorrow then."

Kayn hummed, walking out of classroom 2-A alongside his adoptive father, checking his phone with his free hand to see if you sent him a message. But, when he saw nothing but a reminder for him to take his medication, he slid the reminder off his lock screen and pocketed his phone.

Zed shot a nervous glance up at his boy, Kayn beaming and looking down at his... empty hands.

"Uh... So, don't forget that you have therapy today before we go to the dojo and train." Zed interjected, noticing how the boy wasn't listening to him.

"My girlfriend got me this canned coffee today... I think you'd like her." Kayn commented, Zed tiredly exhaling. "She must be really special to you."

"Dad, are you kidding? I'm crazy about her! She's always on my mind! She gives me things to look forward to and... I just feel so much better with her around..."

"You know you'd feel better if you took your medication..." Zed retorted, Kayn huffing and crossing his arms stubbornly.

"Yeah, but she's real. The both of us are real."

With how happy Kayn seemed, Zed really wished you were real.

[crescencestudio]

kay well then to complete the set, may i ask for headcanons of my favourite two? kayn and kuna’a? (anddddddd maybe some about van?)

the infinity stones of crescence headcanons have been collected. reminder as usual that spicy bullet points have strikethrough

❤️ Kayn HCs

has the best skincare and haircare routine in the cast

thinks really kind people are extremely endearing. will do anything to protect them

wore their hair in a high ponytail when they were younger

their lips taste like cherry chapstick

100% praises you when you're doing it

thinks they could pull off the wyvern robes (this is an old hc, someone actually drew it once)

has a small appetite. runs off the vibes of life

likes cats more than dogs

waist/hip area is their favorite part to touch

💜 Kuna'a HCs

idk why but i just imagine him to be so gluttonous and lazy. like if he weren't a warrior he would Not get off his ass

would be interested in trying lots of human dishes

had long hair Back In The Day

has a lot of scars on his body

favorite position is hitting it from the back

has the nicest thighs in the cast (not me objectifying my LIs LMFLS)

too embarrassed to admit but loves the feeling of stomping around in his little boots

most active sex life out of all the LIs

guilty of edging his sex partners. rly just likes to see u beg. he's annoying i'm sorry

🩷 Van HCs

hair is so soft fr

has lots of dainty and/or floral tattoos all over his body

had an emo phase when he was younger

in a lot of lives i imagine him to be adopted idk why

very domestic---cooks, cleans, does the laundry

likes to be on the bottom, prefers the view from there

has a habit of fidgeting with his rings a lot

doesn't have a very good skincare routine. somehow still has nice skin

the type to brush your hair away if it gets in ur face so he can get a better look at your expressions

[no-shxme]

GRAHH If I could rewrite talon I would make his story focus more on his exploitation bc that's literally what's happening to him. ok I know that they currently frame it like he was adopted and that went generally swell, but his color story focuses more on his pursuit of perfection (and filling in Kat's lore) so none of his lore really focuses on his EXPLOITATION which is crazy because talon actually serves SUCH a good perspective/critique bc hes not like any other exploited Noxian (eg: rell, briar) bc he's STILL stuck under Noxus's thumb. rell and briar focus more on the after, the revenge, the freedom. in rells case they dig in just a little bit but it's more focused on the horrible things that were done to her so it's very easy to see how she was abused. but I don't know why riot wouldn't focus on the exploitative aspect of talon bc it's SO GOOD thematic-wise and offers a lot of depth and subtle critique that is more than just 'they experimented on them so of course they're bad.' (and anyway rell [and Kayn, another exploited child] already reject Noxus.)

talon is literally born in the heart of Noxus, indoctrinated to Noxus from the begining, 'adopted' but ultimately used by his powerful father, believes only in being perfect bc that's all that matters in Noxus: being the best in whatever way suits you best. he is everything wrong with noxus as a whole, he's been eaten by the Noxian war machine. if riot wanted they could easily use talon to offer a scathing critique of Noxian culture that's more than just surface level 'abusing kids is bad.' like sure 'he was adopted out of poverty. this is a good thing.' but let's look a little deeper at the nature of exploitation and the unique pov talon offers by not being free of it yet.

sorry I'm overcome.

[rudycrowley]

Funfact: before I first listened to episode 20 I saw some posts mentioning kayne (being the idot and masochist I am I always look up fandom tags for things I've barely started) and based on the informations I got, I assumed that he would be either more or less the kind of person he is in canon or some orphan kid John and Arthur adopted along the way.