#melchior rambles

[melchiordommik]

God. I hate art tiktok SO MUCH.

I'll see a piece of art, like it, and the next 10 videos are people making fun of the person's artstyle or shitting on them for no reason.

Oh my god, yall are MISERABLE. Let people draw however they want Jesus christ.

[iliveforyouilongforyouvesuvia]

Lucio who is self-conscious about his hair and wouldn't let anyone touch it when he was Count

Not just the receding hairline Asra likes to tease him about, but also the way the fine strands lie flat on their own without the dramatic volume he likes to incorporate into every aspect of his life.

He's not as finicky about it after becoming a journeyman with you, but there's a special moment in the mornings before he gets ready for the day when he'll let you run your fingers through it

It's silky soft, almost as fine as baby hair, and the longer you play with it the more he relaxes into you until you can practically hear him purring - until Mercedes or Melchior decide to join the fun and lick him

[dandydanthelion]

hmmm imagine if faust was a fox instead... and inanna was a bear... and mercedes and melchior were goats.. yk since half of the m6's familiars correspond to their arcana patrons...

[julietasgf]

as a former theater kid, I think a lot about the parallels between the spring awakening main characters (wendla, moritz and melchior) and coriolanus, lucy gray and sejanus

I mean? the bitch of living? don't do sadness/blue wind? it kind of drives me insane

[roposhipin]

New desk buddy heeheehoo

[aquariium-ediits]

heyyy all uu kewl people . just saying that I changed the name I use on here as I no longer use Melchior . instead just call me Aqua , or if uu would prefer something a lil less widely used for me , Mioara is the new secondary name I'm using on here :3

[maevemills]

Como assim o Colin Bridgerton está/esteve em Portugal?!?

[angeltism]

lapine is currently wondering how annoying she could be about how much they thrive on attention and having people like him without coming across as actually annoying or like xe's venting.. hmmmmm (neutral but also sorta a genuine question but also sorta rhetorical but also-)

[snobgoblin]

ok I've been sitting on this theory for a while because of a few factors, and also I was afraid that the whole fandom has this unspoken rule that you're not supposed to spoil this thing but Thun said it should be fine if I include a warning. SO CONSIDER YOURSELF WARNED. massive Arcana spoilers ahead. if I'm right. which I'm not gonna make you think I'm right but *I* very much do think I'm right and this was fun to come up with

I'm gonna apologize in advance, I really wish I could articulate this better but it's ultimately just gonna sound like the ramblings of a madman because I've been so in my own head, so please forgive me 😭

anyway. the takeaway: Lucio was never The Devil. he is The Fool. the PLAYER was actually The Devil all along. and the reason Scout still exists despite the player having the body of The Fool is because... that body is Lucios.

now this is the part where I show you some evidence out of order

⭐️evidence for Lucio being The Fool:

first of all he doesn't even share that many traits of The Devil. not any more than the demons anyway- obsession? well, the demons are all obsessed with something, that's kind of their whole thing, and we know they have different associated patrons. material wealth? well, Nadia is wealthy and she's not associated with The Devil. not to mention Lucio wasn't even always wealthy, he grew up in the mountains. you know what Lucio does embody though? recklessness. adventure. inexperience. traits of The Fool

another evidence is like, the whole ritual. I only mapped out those seats we know FOR SURE are occupied and by who (but it's easy to assume that they are seated in numerical order based on this. I left out the speculation for the sake of clarity here and besides the ritual is a theory for another day) ANYWAY. anyway. wouldn't you know it but the sectioning on the table corresponds with the phases of The Fool's Journey (we know for sure that The Devil is sitting at the head of the table, with Morga taking up the other head. to the Devil's side are the Apprentice and Volta, and so on) (I know there's a whole bunch of people not present at the table but again a theory for another day)

AND THATS KIND OF WHAT STARTED THIS THEORY IN THE FIRST PLACE, why isn't Lucio in The Devil's seat. he's in The Fool's seat! he says he was right next to Asra which is where the player would have been sitting and we know the Devil was THERE during the first ritual because he was overseeing it and people bargained with him. he wouldn't be able to sit anywhere but the Devil's seat. Lucio was sitting in The Fool's seat

also, just, some design aspects, such as the colors of the eyes and everything and also, in one if the concept art, Lucio is almost wearing a tunic (like the Rider-Waite card) and also has a feather in his hat that PERFECTLY matches the one on that card (I don't know if I'm allowed to show you that or I would)

this point is a little looser because this isn't something exclusive to Lucio, but people call him a fool a lot. specifically in Dawn of the Grub he says this

also this one's a little bit of a reach but the way the Fool card doesn't have an animal on it and Lucio, when he was a kid, struggled with his identity in relation to animals, like he didn't wanna be associated with beetles but he didn't know what else he was

also I think Asra says that basically Lucio just thought The Devil looked cool and that's why he latched onto him. it's really not much deeper than that. Lucio only THINKS he's tied to the Devil. but Lucio isn't to be trusted especially when it comes to magic. hell, when he visits the Devil's realm his first thought is "I'll have to remember these decorations for the palace" he just has a fascination with The Devil. which is actually part of The Fool's journey

AND I THINK. MOST IMPORTANTLY. Lucios association with dogs. i dont think its a coincidence that hes so aggressively a dog person and I believe that Mercedes and Melchior are representative of the two different interpretations of The Fool's Dog (some guiding, some hurting) because Mercedes is definitely more violent (bit off Melchiors ear) and I won't bother explaining their personalities you probably already know. also Lucios masquerade mask is a dog and also in one ask Nadia compares him to a yapping purse dog

not to mention, Lucios favorite flower is a white rose which is present on the rider-waite card and he also has this thing where he wants to be a hero, which is something the Fool represents (main characters/heroes)

also the devs stated Lucios favorite pokemon is Houndoom. how interesting, a dog with horns... surely that couldn't be symbolic 😉

also this interaction just in general

and like in my first playthrough of Lucios route I kinda just assumed "Lucio switched patron Arcana because the Apprentice used blood magic on him" when people referred to Lucio as The Fool at the end but that doesn't make sense in hindsight, I don't think it's that he switched at all it's just, that's always who he was

⭐️ evidence for the Apprentice being The Devil:

first of all, their power. the power to break chains, the power to break binds. it's said that this is a power unique to them, but why would they have the power to break the Devil's chains if they were not associated with The Devil? that card can mean "escaping entrapment" and the entrapment is sometimes represented by chains. it makes sense that, being The Devil's beneficiary, they would share his power. like Nadias intuition

also, The Devil almost STATES that you have a connection to him

also, this one's more silly but Natiqa says this.........

also, I don't have a screenshot but I remember the Devil might have said something during the ritual like "you're all in your proper seats... and MC, well, I suppose one Fool is as good as any other" <- implying that they are not a good fit and are only there because of their fools body

⭐️ evidence for the body of The Fool being Lucios

ok so Scout is The Fool yeah? that much is obvious I think. even in the concept art book, Scout is pictured next to that card. so then... how does the Apprentice have that body

Muriel says that the ritual was Asras idea

I believe that what happened was Asra wanted to use the ritual to force Lucio out of his body so he could revive the player with it

and I think that Lucio wasn't even murdered, he was just separated from his body, and that the ashes in the bed are not his remains. he did not "die" in bed, he "died" in the ritual room. why would there be ashes there? well, the courtiers are trying to frame Julian, of course they'd plant evidence. and Voltas footprints are in the ashes... it was all a set up

there's also that whole thing of Lucio calling the player a body stealing thief, and the fact that the player had to relearn to walk when they obtained this body but Lucio seems to function with it just fine. because it's his! he's used to it

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GOD I *know* I had so many more points to make but I think that's plenty. I'll add on in a rb if I think of any more but it's really hard to remember... I hope that makes sense enough because at this point this theory has seeped into the very bones of this game for me and I see evidence of all of this every time I play it. it's so fun to look for BSBFNDBDB and I really just have. a ridiculous amount of analysis based on this but that's for another time BDBFBDND does this make sense? God I hope it does

ALSO ALSO PS please understand this doesn't like, say anything about their morality or anything to me. this doesn't automatically mean "Lucio is good and the Apprentice is bad" I think they're both nuanced, just like the cards

[totallytrucked]

ok my rambling thoughts

first of all. moritz was absolutely incredible. he was a FRESHMAN and he was so fucking good i literally cried. his don't do sadness?? AMAZING. He reminded me so much of jgj too i was in love. lets hang out.

melchior was kind of weird, his voice wasn't so strong but he did make some really fun acting choices. i kind of felt like the guy they had playing otto should have played melchior bc his voice was more interesting but idk i did not cast the production.

wendla was awesome! she had some really good moments especially during whispering and when she was talking to melchior. loved her. her voice was also beautiful!

HANSCHEN i loved hanschen sorry the actress redeemed herself she slayed so hard. the vineyard scene was so touching and beautiful and i cried. also hanschen and ernst went off hand in hand during left behind.... nice detaul

martha's voice was absolutely amazing and the dark i know well was awesome. they staged it really well and it ended with this huge sound that was so like dread-inducing.

also getting to see bitch of living and totally fucked live for the first time i almost exploded. i literally almost died. it was so crazy. they all flipped off the teachers during the first blaj blah blah like mY GODDD and the LIGHTING and the SET WAS INCREDIBLEEEEEEE WWEKJFHLKJREHFKEJRHg so yeah.

ok i didn't like the girls costumes very much they were kind of weird and not period accurate AND wendla was not wearing blue which i feel like is kind of a sin but whatever. they wore stuff that i feel like i see people wearing to class but with like a kind of german skirt and i just feel like there was some wasted potential. but that is coming from someone who has designed one million spring awakening costumes.

there was NO GUITAR!!! THEY PLAYED ALL THE GUITAR RIFFS ON THE PIANO???? and my friend was like omg this musical is so rockin and i said wait for the guitar riff in totally fucked its balls crazy and then it was on a PIANO. reprehensible. its a ROCK MUSICAL.

the choreograprhy was kind of weird sometimes, especially during mirror blue night, but i LOVED the end of bitch and touch me. like exactly what i (esteemed theater director gene totallytrucked) would have done.

overall it was literally incredible. i love this musical so much and getting to see it live was amazing and so emotional and so beautiful and moving and exciting and incredible and awesome and im running out of positive words but just know. i loved it so much. i am so happy. i will be listening to nothing but spring awakening for the next year.

i will probs post pictures if i can find some! support college theater <3

[melchiordommik]

Going in hiatus soon

Again

This time because I am genuinely really busy with college/internships, shit will get real!!

I'll reblog, like and answer dms/asks but I'll not be making or posting art :[

Sorry for that! My life will become hectic from now on

[iliveforyouilongforyouvesuvia]

So we know that Mercedes and Melchior understand who they are better than Lucio seems to, right?

Imagine the two of them being able to speak to each other the way most familiars speak with their masters

Imagine the trouble they get into

Imagine the two of them taking advantage of their similar looks to steal a chamomile cake from a marketplace vendor, one staying at Lucio's side while the other slinks into the crowd

A furious vendor marching up to Lucio and demanding his dog give the cake back, while both of you testify to the dog being with you the whole time

Only for the other one to appear with a guilty, pleased look and enough treats to appease everyone involved five minutes later ...

[yuyuisabookworm]

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[arqueete]

something i don't think i've mentioned about that production of spring awakening i keep rambling about that might amuse you all is that the actor playing melchior is, actually, deaf west SA Ernst joshua castille's boyfriend.

[calvatier]

Been a while since I last drew Marth,,,black and white cus I low-key dont rly like the past colour scheme i had of him,,,changed up his hair to have a little more curliness to it and thats abt it...such a troubled man

if I rly can't figure his palette out I genuinely might make him gray/B&w cus it wouldn't be out of the ordinary

Ive been a little brain stupid lately and I need to brush up on skull knowledge instead of doing what I always do without thinking...i realised I was doing that for this doodle and it got me feeling very uncomfy cus my brain couldn't connect some dots but I did remember and figure it out at the end so it's fine for neow...🤝

Ramble:

Making him fully black and white might be kinda fire tho...cus Carrion (his ex lover) is also purely black and white monochrome and it'd be rly cool

I think in lore Half-Orcs/Orcs have a range from greenish to brown to grey skin so I don't think it would go against any lore rules 🤝🤝

I wish he appears earlier in the story tho because he turns out to be a huge mentor figure for Amias and that's such a cute thing to draw...but too bad, for the sake of story, he only turns up around the middle-late part of the story,,,but I rly like how he's introduced because he has a reason to aid the party and similar goals..

Ordell seeks a tome from Melchior who is the master of Carrion. Marth wants to free Carrion. Melchior isnt a good guy so Ordell is urged by Amias that they shld take him down as he gets the time to help ppl.

As they travel abt to ask for info, they bump into Marth and he obviously wants to get involved cus this is his chance to finally take on his ex-lover's oppressor.

After the whole fight and allat, Carrion decides not to follow Marth BC they've already strsyed too far and their mindset has been changed completely,,,they eventually join the cult and dropped some clues to their decision which ultimately leads Marth to join the party in pursuit of the cult.

[aquariium-ediits]

Nicol Ascart Pride Headcanon Icons, Requested By Anon

Note; The flags are for unlabeled sexuality (left) + demiboy (right)! I feel like he wouldn't wish to put a label on how he feels attraction or how often he does. And demiboy kinda speaks for itself, I guess, and if it doesn't then.. Just trust me 👍