#lumenflowers

[fantomette22]

thank you for responding and allowing requests! i wanted to please ask if you would be okay to draw gehrman and maria gathering lumenflowers?

There you go anon!! 🌻🌻🌻🌻

I said it earlier but it’s absolutely an adorable idea 🥹 You could have just come into my dm and ask me i would have done it no problem! Thank you for asking i was waiting for such an occasion! ❤️

And have some headcanons about them and the lumenflowers as a bonus :

Ok so i imagined that pthumerians probably used to grow them before but you can’t find those flowers in Yharnam anymore.

Maria’s pendant represent of course a lumenflower and she had a rare dry up specimen.

At some point the old hunters & healing church went to Loran for research purpose (for me the surface of Loran is very similar to the nightmare frontier) And in some caves they finally found them, The lumenflowers 🌻✨

At least Maria found them and was just so freaking happy. She screamed so strongly that it worried everyone at first 😅

Gehrman was just half concerned because it sounded more like a « i’m surprised type of scream » rather than a « i’m in danger type of scream ». But yeah she’s fine she just find our precious and rare kin flowers that grow in the dark and glow x)

If she wasn't at the camp or in the underground catacombs (chalice dungeon) she went into the small caves + accompany Caryll & Rom who tested things with the augurs and the flowers.

When they came back to Yharnam, they took some lumenflowers back with them. Like I drew here. They hoped to be able to cultivate them. (Because it's link with the great ones etc. That was before the hamlet too)

It was a project that mostly Maria & Gehrman did together. As Maria have lot of theoretical knowledge on plants and Gehrman have lots of practical one! (they already did that at Byrgenwerth XD Gehrman was a groundskeeper. One of his activity was planting flowers yes XD and after meeting Maria she gave him advices on the timing of when each species will bloom so it would create even prettier flowerbeds. He taught her about medicinal plants too).

I mean those two planted the workshop's flowers and some little trees as well.

After it work out and many plants grew and survived, they put them in what will become the research hall/ orphanage

What about the huge lumen flowers in front of the astral clocktower? Euh... idk Maria tried something I guess 😅 I suppose corpses getting buried at their foot had some effect...

If some lumenflowers remained at the workshop/ other places than the research hall, after Maria passing, Gehrman didn't keep them growing at those places.

[the-celestial-clinic]

…So the Healing Church did follow you here. And a member of the Choir, at that…

To the one calling herself by a name that is not hers: your petty attempts at ‘ascension’ will not work. They never have before. Committing the same crimes and anticipating different results is, after all, the definition of insanity.

Though I rather expect you would take that as a compliment.

Know, false one, that you are being watched. And that you only remain alive so long as the good doctor remains connected to you.

Should that ever change?

Start running.

(@lumenflowered)

Ah. Is this truly the famous Lady Maria?

You know her?

Only by name. She worked at the Healing Church, you know— in the research hall. But that was long before either of our times. If the rumors are true, apparently she was an ex-Hunter full of shame and turned to the Church after throwing her weapon away...

Of course, they're merely rumors.

You, Lady Maria, are from a time long past, and I suspect there is some sort of imbalance within time given the existence of this... multiverse. Advancements can and have been made.

Be a dear and get yourself unstuck from the past. I might even be able to convince the Church to take you back.

She has no intent of going back there, and I do not blame her.

[blood-starved-beast]

A lot of mariadeline fics have Adeline be the one to die first. Which yeah, makes sense that Maria would kill herself after major tether to this Earth perishes. But consider!! The tragedy of Maria killing herself before Adeline dies.

Lady Maria always prioritizes herself (and how own issues/faults) to the detriment to her understanding of others. I'd argue this is why she never notices Gehrman's mania despite it being pretty obvious (I doubt the Doll was the first time he pulled such an act.) I wouldn't be surprised, therefore, that she in her overwhelming guilt and shame over her own actions, she forgets the connections she does have on Earth and the people who would miss her when she's gone.

Idk, this was inspired by how in the Hunter's Nightmare, when you first encounter Saint Adeline she asks if you were Maria, but climbing the Clocktower Maria is currently dead (until she is Not). More likely, the fics are right but again, it's a fun tragic fanfic concept to explore.

[moonlight-seraph]

May I take you up on that offer of the second book when you have the chance? I was able to locate the third and fourth at the local library, but they sadly were lacking the second.

(@lumenflowered)

Cari and I have been out of service range unfortunately but if you still need it I can lend it to you, yeah!

[prayers-to-hyliarceus]

...Are you alright? Either of you?

(@lumenflowered)

Hm? I'm alright.

I'm fine! I'm fine.

Do you need a moment, little bird?

Per—Perhaps?

Give me a moment, actually.

[faller-fears]

...I expected better of you.

(@lumenflowered)

I was only trying to help. I thought that if I didn't do something like that, then someone who actually meant them harm would. I didn't- I didn't realize it would hurt them.

[tacklrnews]

Team Rocket Leader Giovanni Killed

(TW death and blood mentions.)

One of the many Giovanni's across the multiverse has died, after an altercation with Maria of @lumenflowered.

According to an audio recording of the incident, after a standard battle with Maria, Giovanni let out a seventh Pokemon, a Rhyperior. Said Rhyperior proceeded to turn on Giovanni, and eviscerate him.

Maria has stated that there was "more blood than the human body could feasibly lose without bodily functions shutting down," so death is all but certain.

This Giovanni has previously attempted to murder his own daughter, Silver. He would have succeeded, if not for the Ho-oh of that universe reviving Silver.

Maria is scheduled to become Johto Champion of that universe soon. Time will tell how this incident will affect her position.

[the-stonekeeper]

That is NOT how trainer etiquette is unless you intend to be unfathomably rude. While it is customary for eye contact between trainers to lead to a battle, you are always permitted to turn said battle down.

...Unless it is different in Hoenn. If it is, I shall add that to the ever-growing list of reasons I have no particular desire to ever visit.

(@lumenflowered)

i mean unless a trainer's pokemon Cannot Battle for any reason then it kinda is? or at least it's so normalized that people just kinda expect it

...Does that mean I'll have to use the Stone to make sure they don't force me to battle.

That would be interesting to watch.

Do Not Do That

um. yeah i forgor being a Faller makes things different. just let them know maybe. either that or i can battle for you.

but honestly entirely fair to not wanna visit Hoenn. a lotta stuff goes down here :P

oh wait it's you Maria! hi can you say hello to Ade for me

[wingsofachampion]

You claim to be respectful.

You claim to be merely following tradition.

This world is not yours, but in this context that matters little. Traditions become traditions for many reasons, but the first and foremost of them is because they benefit those who follow them.

Imposing your tradition upon others has been nothing but a detriment to them. You are, of course, free to do as you like—but you are not free to impose those things upon others whom you know nothing of.

With that said,

think fast.

Pelipper Mail for Aurorus! Sacred Fire.

...But it is nothing more than an illusion, a fact that becomes apparent if and only if the move would make contact.

(@lumenflowered)

This is why I follow the Regis, and not Ho-oh.

[goldenrodchef]

Good evening, Gen. I sincerely apologize if I am interrupting anything, but your remarks regarding Voltorb Flip have been bothering me.

You mentioned something along the lines of... something not being the man who runs the game's fault. What did you mean by that? The game is most certainly luck-based, but not to the point where it is outright unfair, and I do enjoy the risk.

(@lumenflowered)

Oh. Um. Well.

It's, uh. A long story.

...but the short of it is that, uh.

...I used to work part-time at the Goldenrod Game Corner on weekends.

[fantomette22]

Lady Maria framed photograph

The old hunters considerably assisted Byrgenwerth and the newly founded Healing Church with their researches and expeditions in Loran.

In the caves of this desolate region they found the lumenflowers. Legendary and forgotten species of plants, greatly appreciated by the Kins, phantasms and a few Great Ones.

They bring them back to Yharnam in order to attend Communion. With a lot of patience and many efforts, they finally managed to grow the delicate flowers in the heart of the city.

It is said to have been Lady Maria's favorite.

[smeargledshades]

Hi, my day's been all over the place, but at least I have coffee (and I'm working on a digital painting of the skyline).

How are y'all? Any cute Pokemon stories?

[the-celestial-clinic]

Hello. I, ah… you are a doctor, yes? A Yharnam doctor?

…I believe I’m one of the “ex-Hunters” mentioned to you. My name is Maria; whether or not it will be a pleasure to meet you depends rather significantly on if that name means anything to you or not.

(@lumenflowered)

I am indeed a doctor. I did not originally hail from Yharnam, but I moved there a little while after receiving my medical degree and I've lived there for several years.

Hm... No, I don't believe I've ever heard of that name before. I don't usually receive ex-Hunters at my clinic, regardless.

I am not sure why that would determine if it would be a pleasure to meet you or not? You seem like a pleasant person— but I understand if there are, well, pieces of your past you would rather not disclose.

[blood-starved-beast]

Me talking with a friend on another platform: Hey so the Hunter's Nightmare has a lot of Kleinian Psychodynamic theory.

For those who are curious, this is Object-Relations theory. This theory is a lot darker than Freud's theory, and it concerns itself with death and separation - the child upon birth is separated from the mother for example. Melanie Klein, the founder of the theory, argued that interpersonal relationships shaped early child development, not biological drives as Freud posited. Children early in development develop phantasies (different from older children and adults' fantasies) which are psychic manifestations of the id (yes the very same of Freud) manifesting in anxieties.

Like everything about the Orphan of Kos and Mother Kos is just, weeping with imagery relative to the Depressive Position of Kleinian theory. This position (basically a Stage of development equivalent) is concerned with the concept of mourning, specifically the stage of mourning that comes from the child being separated from the mother. The Orphan as we know, is separated from Kos when they rip them out from her womb (after the first separation that is when she died) and experimented on. The Orphan spends their time in the Nightmare mourning the lost of their mom - they rip themselves out from Kos's womb and the first thing they do is cry, but not like a newborn no, but out of grief.

And that's not going into Projective Identification defense Mechanism. One could argue the Orphan manifesting this whole dream is essentially a form of this. So Projective Identification is when you project a part of your self-image (like projection yes) onto others. However, the boundary between the person doing the project and the objectee blurs and the person can make the objectee feel the same feelings and actions they do. Usually the same pain and rage and frustration. We see this in the blood drunk Hunters, who've gone mad and attack at the player Hunter any chance they've got. The Orphan too, takes out their frustrations on the Hunter at the first provocation. But the largest example of this has to be Lady Maria, the linchpin holding the secret of the nightmare. She too, mourns the corpse, the corpse that is Kos and her actions that led to the Hamlet. So much that she attacks you the Hunter, under the guise of saving you but most importantly, to protect that secret (and the Orphan).

There is so much more I can go into that. Splitting (an aspect of the Paranoid-Schzoid Position) is a means to protect from trauma. The child splits their negative feelings away from them and onto others - in adults this is projection. Again, I don't have to explain how this relates to the Hunters in the dream.

[moonlight-seraph]

I see that I missed some... events yesterday. What exactly happened?

...Might I ask what you do intend to call that (I am assuming) Eevee?

(@lumenflowered)

What happened was I was going to pick up a package for Professor Juniper, it's from alola so they didn't want to have a pokémon fly the whole way, and forward it to the local pelippers. So I'm back in Castelia, and Valtr is so kindly pulling up a map of the city for me, and this fucking eevee just leaps off of an awning nearby and snags him out of the air and RUNS OFF WITH HIM.

So I chased it all the way down into the Castelia sewers and ended up backtracking to get into the little park that I thought (CORRECTLY) that it was running to, where i promptly caught the little fucker with a sneak attack and rescued Valtr.

So meet Micolash.

[Photo ID: An eevee, folded up into a loaf, with the look that you see on pokemon who are just. Clearly full of unimaginable levels of nonsense and mischief. He is pretending, badly, to not be full of mischief, which just makes him look even more mischievous.]

I'm calling him Micha for short and he's a bitch.

[prayers-to-hyliarceus]

🕯️ for @lumenflowered

Oh Goddess, Maria. Sometimes she still scares me, but more in the way that her actions are... certainly something, on occasion. I think one of the most terrifying things that she did in recent memory was writing that four thousand word essay analyzing Father’s parenting flaws. That was. Something. It also put a lot of things into perspective that I don’t know if I was ready for it to be.

Also, she is a very respectable warrior. And she likes women. That’s a win in my book.

i wanna duel her sometime :)