#mild dancae mention

[nalpurex]

read (or rather tried to read) an insane 168 chapter dancae fic a while back and it gave me a lotta brainworms for caelus hcs even though i didnt make it thru the whole thing…

its in infinite stars by zell_hatoule if youre interested, its a literal beat-for-beat retelling of the story up where caelus takes on a more eldritch form with the stellaron. its really cool and the way the author describes his appearance and abilities is really vivid!! too bad my interest didnt last long enough…

hc rambling below v

the fic’s interpretation of caelus’ abilities is genuinely so interesting… for starters: caelus the entire being, caelus the shell hosting the stellaron, and the stellaron itself are three separate entities?? like caelus can reach into his body and talk to the stellaron and the shell (who takes on a cute cheery lil comet of stardust which is sooo cute…), and the stellaron acts as this wise old soul interested with cae’s shenanigans which is very cute as well

caelus also has a different vision compared to normal humans, so he can see people’s (such as march and dan heng) abilities, paths and personalities as physical auras around them?? i really cant do it justice by describing it myself, i highly recommend reading the fic yourself and seeing how the author describes it all because its so intricate and vivid…

ironically, im recommending the fic for the visual descriptions and not for the story itself bc

1. i lost interest due to its sheer length so i cant in good faith recommend the story when i dont even know all of it! and

2. personally i prefer my dancae a bit sillier than the fic’s interpretation? my preference for things leans towards sillier and lighthearted things anyway and the fic is more on dancae being very possessive over each other (which is well written! i like variety in the media i consume but i think i ultimately just got bored from the length)

but overall i got REAL good brainworms from this so a lot of sticky notes have been tacked onto cae’s big ol head

i like thinking of caelus’ abilities and blood leaking out in bright gold because of the stellaron and his origins in destruction, with the center core tinging other colours based on alternate paths (e.g. orange for preservation) and the blazes constantly burning indigo and violet around the edges for the path of trailblaze. its a really colourful and striking combo and i think it looks really vivid in my head when caelus overexerts himself with his power and his shell has to work double time to contain it, and it starts leaking a lil

i also imagine he can burn out. another hc i yoinked from the fic is that the pocket watch he carries around helps him gather stardust so he can sustain himself and his abilities, so likewise if he pushes himself too hard he starts burning out (literally!) and his eyes and shell go hollow. so in the end march and dan heng have to tuck him in to rest and go out to gather stardust for him…

it wouldnt be as effective as if caelus were to gather it himself, but they usually get juuust enough so caelus can rest up and finish the job himself

but yeah! honestly caelus is my second fav behind sampo bc they both have such good potential with their stories and hcs… theyre also fun to imagine as chaotic siblings in my team, causing havoc and bickering