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vullcanica · 7 months ago

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Characters baring a mouth full of sharp fangs as show of aggression is top tier but can we talk about how sinister a flash of smooth square omnivore teeth can be. The implications therein? The difference between facing a carnivore vs a member of the terrifyingly, aptly named 'opportunistic eaters'? The fear of being on one's menu, the knowledge that you are on the other's - no matter what you are. The inherent danger of a threat display where there are set rules to avoiding harm turning into a hunt on a dime.

Anyway, thinking about Nikodemus and how beautifully all of this translates into his supernatural setting...

#man said Eater eater. on all levels including spiritual he is an omnivore #on my 'omnivores are the most terrifying kind of animal' grind #no one is truly safe fr we can be as high on the energy food chain as vegetables fruit and grain #or as low as munching on carnivore-eating carnivores #so yeah maybe i like the idea of that extending to the preternatural in the respective worlds i play him in #as much as nik's beyond inhuman at this point he truly embodies the spirit of humanity by clawing his way to the top of the food chain #when he started at the metaphysical bottom #inspired by me saying nik has a mouth full of sharp fangs spiritually in my head - like the way we see carnivore teeth as inherently scary #and then realizing no you know what omnivore teeth are more terrifying we're just desensitized because we're part of that horrid 3%#thinking about the lion-eating chimpanzees #or hedgehogs eating snakes #something about an animal not as associated with violence and danger nor even built for it eating creatures who are #simply because it was hungry and there was no other more convenient food source #thinking about Avita tangentially. my other eater who has more readily available energy sources than souls #but would not deny herself a morsel if prey was stupid enough to purposefully wander into her path and challenge her #to be fair she wouldn't even bare her teeth #𝐓𝐇𝐄 𝐍𝐄𝐂𝐑𝐎𝐌𝐀𝐍𝐂𝐄𝐑 ‒ nikodemus ║ MUSINGS

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