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shidoukanae · 3 months ago

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Paris Valerian but i redesign his dragon form for funsies based on how i see him=. Not sure if I like this design bc im not a fan of bulkier looking dragons but for Paris I think this works??

Some headcanons about this design:

has a bit of a bull-like look bc I associate bulls with persistence and madness and idk that fits Paris well so if Fian has a “fox” motif Paris gets a “bull” one for his dragon form

His design is based a lot on how a stereotypically evil dragon would look???? Because imo OG!Paris reads as a massive antagonist and I think giving him a look that fits that vibe in his dragon form works!! Especially because he still is an antagonist in a way (though god does he not read that way lmao)

he’s stronger in his dragon form than Fian is and he uses this to his advantage to bully Fian around whenever they playfight as dragons. That said, it seems Paris is surprisingly gentle towards Fian in this form and never hurts him.

he uses this form to intimidate people into getting what he wants. He’s not used to getting retaliated against while in this form and quickly respects anyone who does so (read: Fian, Lyla and Helene)

the silver scales on his body can glow in the same way his eyes do. Typically, he keeps them dull-colored (see above) but if he feels a strong emotion of any sorts they’ll glow brightly without him meaning to (noticeably: they glow constantly whenever Helene is around for obvious reasons~).

#it hurts to see the person you like cry. but you wouldn't understand-#that Paris #TME #TME art #Paris being weak for Fian is so canon it's literally joked about more than once that they're unnaturally close to each other #i wish the manhwa/LN would elucidate more on the instinctive (and clearly qpt) bond dragons share with each other #and why that bond was overridden in the original story by each dragon's obsession with Helene when they'd yet to imprint on her #man i still remember reading about how Paris felt utterly alone once he awakened as a dragon and Fian coming into his life made him so happ #i still get teary over that passage in particular ahgjgjfgjjh that part of Paris's backstory hits where it hurts lmao #i also really wish the manhwa had included that about Paris because it really fleshed him out knowing that it wasn't that he bonded w/ Fian #that changed him but that he finally FINALLY had someone else who could understand him that made him happier in life and chill TF out #if you pair info given about Paris in the light novel with what's given about his manhwa self he's an amazingly well done character #like ive literally gone from thinking him cringe + unlikable to being deeply invested in and sympathetic to his character #also fun fact i find the idea of Paris and Fian playfighting as dragons really fucking cute #it's not in any way canon (well it kind of is actually lol) but i like hc'ing that awakened dragons need to spend social time together in-#their dragon forms doing shit like playfighting or resting together in order to live happier lives #and unfortunately this kind of qpt relationship is not understood by humans/mermaids/mages hence why Paris went absolutely mad pre-Fian bc #no one around him was capable of understanding the desperation he felt to fill the void in his heart and unfortunately he turned to Helene-#to fill that void to the point he went insane over her to the point he tried to completely monopolize her as a means to salvage himself #(which understandably pisses Helene off in the og timeline to the point it's no wonder she rejects him lmao)#and now that in Lyla's timeline Paris has gotten someone in his life who understands him and fills the void in his heart #he's more than capable of empathizing with Helene and seeing her as a person he wants to genuinely learn more about even if he can't quite-#shake his obsessive tendencies towards her #(which is really really REALLY fun to watch and i hope to see more development from his character)#(because i really do want him to reflect on Fian's words of when it comes to Helene)#(not that I think Helene would ever cry in front of him bc of him but she might do so because of Lyla)#(and god do i wanna see Paris eat his words about finding Fian's romantic-ness corny lmao)#yes i very much can write a whole-ass essay of a character study on Paris he's wildly fascinating #and he's so NOT my type which makes it even funnier that im as fixated on him as i am right now

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