#nephis

[itsmyestate]

I know you’re an art blog and not a writing blog but do you have any headcanons on Nephis and Sunny’s relationship?

OhohohohoHO.

Ok, I do have a LOT of head canons so brief warning before I absolutely go off the rails. (Disclaimer, some of this may be a bit outdated since I’ve been stacking chapters for a WHILE now.

Nephis is an incredibly lonely character in my eyes, and one of the main reasons behind this is that she is carrying an impossible legacy and dream behind her. Even with the rest of the cohort, and Cassie, I don’t think Nephis sees them NEARLY as much of an equal as Sunny is to her. For them, she is their reliable, yet distant leader. They trust her, sure, but she is less of a human but more so a star of inspiration, even if to a lesser degree than those who idolize her. Sunny however, notices that while she burns brilliantly towards her goal, leaving a lit path for those who are desperate for hope, she is subsequently burning away her own humanity. And I think this sort of dichotomy is tragic, the relationship between shadow and light. Because while Sunny for all his shadiness (pun) and treacherous behavior has had made honest to god relationships, and found people he could trust his back to. Nephis on the other hand, ironically enough exactly for her complete and utter earnestness in her path to destroying the Nightmare Spell that has taken everything from her, has blocked off any way for someone to reach her.

And I think that this was all started the moment Nephis was given a sweet idyllic fantasy of a family as her first nightmare trial. The moment she decided to immolate herself in that lighthouse, I think, was the moment she made that choice to continue the Immortal Flame’s legacy; conquering the nightmare spell, no matter the sacrifice.

Whoo never mind this post got completely taken over by Nephis, sorry anon. To get back on track, I just think that the place Sunny has as her reliable shadow which will always trail behind the light that she emits, is more so an equal partnership in her eyes than a subservience.

[thesaddhatter]

You don’t know how much I would pay to see a comic series that portrayed sunless nephis and the rest of the cohort as cats and the gods and daemons as human owners being exasperated

Let me see weaver ask what cat sunless has in his mouth as cat sunless starts to chew faster

Let me see cat Nephis being a prissy ice princess who scratch’s any human that gets close (especially sun god)

Let me see cat Cassie, Weavers slightly younger (and favorite) kitten be the most adorable, heart attack inducing creature you have ever seen

[aweekoftodays]

hi !! do you have any blorbos or thoughts about ss to share whether it be about the forgotten shore, falcon scott, second nightmare or anything else? i love ss sm it’s been my current hyperfixation :))

Aaaaaaaa hell yeah!

I don't have any blorbos but I do have opinions!

So, one thing I really like and one thing i don't.

Nephis. She's perfect, amazing, wonderful and beautifully complex. I've seen the powerful but expressionless girl trope time and time again but I've never seen it written like her.

I love that her expressionlessness and social awkwardness actually has a mechanic behind it. It's her and it's also part of her power. The more she uses it the more she burns her humanity away and becomes more and more empty. It tracks with her past, her inner self, her feelings and with the relationships she makes.

It shows the best in the scene at the end of the forgotten shore arc where Sunny is trying to get her to go through the gate and she replies that she can't. Because if she does everything will start again. The only times Neph creates connections with people who aren't her cohort, is when she's inspiring them to fight and die for her. That's also the basis of her power, she lights people's hearts, she inspires people, she's the herald of ruin. She grows more powerful to destroy the Spell. But there is cost. In lives and in her humanity.

And you know what, she was right. It really did start again when she made it back and that's so tragic.

Now! Something i don't like!

The whole beauty thing. I have nothing against everyone in a novel being thought of as attractive in some way. But i just wish there was more thought behind that. Like the idea that everyone who becomes an awakened gets more attractive with the more powerful they get could be interesting if it was explored a little. Like if everyone becomes attractive then the definition of attractiveness would change. We like diversity, we like something that stands out. Also why? How? Bc their heading towards divinity? What does that have to do with beauty? Angels are abominations. It just kinda rubs me the wrong way a little.

But I fucking love the jokes. Effie, sweet Effie, I can't wait for her to find out that she called Sunny attractive and that she wanted to jump him. I can't wait for him to laugh her out of the building. Also Sunny being constantly called a spooky, beautiful Victorian doll is wonderful.

Thank you for the ask!! What about you? One thing you love, one thing you dislike a little.

[iveneverbeentothestars]

still not over "If I ever want to make you mine, Sunny, you will become mine not because you were forced to, but because you would want to."

[i-am-gaywastaken]

There are two ships in shadow slave that I will always dislike that they aren't cannon, and especially annoying that they arent that popular

The first is cassie and neph, they are just brilliang together, and they've both traumatized sunny so much

The second is sunny and kai. I could wax poetry about how they are perfect for each other, and then you have the way they mirror each other in personality, and negatively and also their flaws. They are practically made for each other, it is a crime that they arent more popular

[yanderefarm]

yandere omega cultist introduction

more bad art. more disjointed thoughts. i hope i don't contradict myself when i write his part 2.

cw;; religion, omegaverse, yandere tendencies, nsft

Nephite is a very devoted and proud follower of Happy Homes. he loves his church, he loves his pastor, he loves his god.

he's always so happy to prepare the sacrament and take care of the youngest members of the church. absolutely anything he can do to help makes him happy.

his father is a very strict and rigid in his beliefs kind of man. his beliefs aligned nicely with the founder's so he and his wife joined when they had just gotten married. all their children have been raised in the cult and they don't know about anything outside of the compound.

Nephite's family along with a few others are technically considered lowest in the church hierarchy because they entered the church after marriage. they don't get treated poorly it just means they're in charge of providing food for the compound.

the coming of age omegas were promised that if they brought new alphas to the cult they would raise in rank with their new families.

Nephite was especially looked at favourably for this due to being a "dominant" omega. he was promised that his new family would be able to rise to the level of elder right under the founder's own family.

his family was more excited about the new power than he was, he just wanted to serve the church.

after meeting you the promise that elders were allowed to go into the city made the raise in rank more appealing to him.

he wants to go to all of your favorite places. he wants to go to the movies and eat popcorn. he wants to play games at the arcade. he wants to try sweets at the cafe. he's never wanted to go to the outside world before he met you.

the church never teaches that the outside world is some ominous and dangerous threat. just that impure omegas have convinced people to disrupt the natural order. if you showed any member of the cult omega/omega couples they would combust.

thats why Nephite has to save you. he has to pull you away from the wickedness of the outside world before you become ruined. if you told him you'd been in alpha/alpha relationships he would combust.

honestly if you tell him about your dating history or experiences he'll combust. he knows it's wrong for an omega to be angry and aggressive but he can't help himself. the idea of any impure hands touching you sends him spiraling.

he could easily be convinced someone else in the cult wants you for themselves. especially if his pastor says so.

he trusts anything his pastor tells him even if it was utterly ridiculous. he was the kind of kid who believed in santa until adulthood. he would believe you if you said the sky was red.

you're the only one who overrides the pastor's words. if the pastor tells him to leave you because you don't love him he wouldn't believe it.

honestly if you started saying you don't love him he could probably justify to himself why you're lying. lying is a sin but its ok he forgives you.

he loves wearing dresses. at first it might seem like a religious thing but the other male omegas in the community usually only wear dresses to church. he wears them all year round.

if you buy him a sundress he'll be so happy he'll wear it every chance he gets. he flaunts it to all his friends how his alpha got him something pretty.

buy him anything and the whole commune will know about it baring few exceptions. you bought him a new bible? he takes it with him everywhere. you bought him some jewelry? its always on to show off at a moments notice. you gave him a cool rock? its his lucky rock and has to go everywhere with him.

he adores pet names. call him anything even if it doesn't sound that cute and he's thrilled. he calls you husband and alpha and dearest until he can't talk anymore.

if you call him wife he'll probably start crying. he likes husband too but he was taught all omegas are wives so he'll probably be confused at first if you call him that.

nsfw

his dad was in charge of making his account and monitoring his messages so unfortunately for you if you ever sent something dirty. the pastor probably also saw it. sorry.

Nephite definitely smells like blackberries and honey. its sweet and warm and permeates through everything he owns.

he has a breeding kink. major breeding kink. after your first night together its like he's constantly in heat (his actual heats are so much worse). he knows it's a bit naughty but he won't be satisfied until he's pregnant.

he'll be understanding if not a bit sad if you don't want to have kids but still tell him you're gonna get him pregnant every night anyway.

one of the few things he wouldn't go around letting everyone know you gifted him is lingerie and toys.

you'll need to explain toys to him a little bit but he understands lingerie. he loves lingerie. if you buy him some he'll wear it under his dresses all the time. it feels a bit naughty but he doesn't mind.

definitely secretly has a corruption kink. he's devoted his whole life to being a pure innocent soul so when his husband who he's equally devoted to starts making him be naughty he gets such a thrill.

he'll cry and beg you to not turn him into a pervert but he's just talk. nothing makes him squirt harder than being told he's dirty.

and he is a squirter. you have to work him to it but the moment your knot pops inside of him its over for him.

the cult doesn't believe in modern medicine like heat suppressants or birth control so everyone in the compound uses natural remedies for everything. except that doesn't work for dominant omegas. most modern heat suppressants don't. Nephite's first heat was absolutely brutal for him and he was stuck in bed for two weeks before they finally let him see a doctor in the city. that's when he learned about his status and he was put on some of the strongest heat suppressants. it works but it did make him feel weaker sometimes.

luckily now he's married so he threw all that out. he doesn't let you take any rut inhibitors either. when it's time for either of you he just politely tells the pastor that he'll be gone for the next two weeks. they don't always last that long but he likes to get extra cuddles in while the last of it fades.

its during his first heat with you that you mark him. its a weird marriage ritual the cult has where the pastor distributed heat inducers into Nephite. the elders of the cult along with the pastor watched you guys. it really ramped up the creepy cult vibes. but Nephite was happy.

he knows you can't mark him more than once but he always wants you to bite him again. he likes if you leave any marks on him. claw his hips, bite his neck, leave hickeys on his chest. he doesn't care how hard it is to cover up he'll be happy.

loves to steal your clothes. he'll remake his nest about once a week and give you back your clothes so you can add your scent again. and the ones that dont pass the nest test he wears to bed until they lose their smell.

he'll welcome you home like "do you want dinner, a bath, or me?" and if you don't say him he'll pout all through dinner.

[ydotome]

You like these, right? Go ahead. What do you think? It's good. - Madome - Episode 2

[romancemedia]

Zagan and Nephy Kissing in the Light Novels Vols 6 & 13

[loveerran]

Come, all ye that are heavy laden

One of the things that has really stood out to me the last few weeks is that Jesus and the gospel are for everyone. I recently attended church in a ward where most of the attendees are or were incarcerated. Almost all had been excommunicated and were no longer even members of the church. But still they came, and the spirit was there and it felt raw and real and relevant.

In a ward where most people aren’t members, adjustments have to be made. A way is found to help people who are under armed guard feel welcome. Service opportunities and assignments for them and their loved ones are made available. They are specifically welcomed and encouraged in their spiritual journey toward God, regardless of where on the path they may be at the moment. There is an understanding that the need for healing is real.

I imagine this ward exists, at least in in part, to provide a socially and spiritually safe and encouraging environment for those who might be ostracized in a typical family ward because of their history and non-conformity. I am glad the church is seizing the opportunity to minister to these men, extending love, kindness and compassion in a sensitive and caring way to them and their families. I am truly heartened to see how traditional ward structures are stretched and modified to accommodate them and make things work, to meet the needs of the moment and the individual - despite circumstances that might cause others to recoil or cross to the other side of the road and pass them by.

I appreciate how clear it was that those men are specifically invited, despite their past deeds, any feelings they may have about where they are in life, or the internal and external shame that they may feel. They are told repeatedly that Jesus wants them and that their ward family wants them too. That is real Christianity.

Love, Erran

[itsmyestate]

Nephis WIP

So deranged, yet so stylish. One of the GirlBosses of all time

[thesaddhatter]

I think the reason why Kai isn’t in the place sunny sets up shop, is mostly because Kai would eventually realize that this (very attractive) man hasn’t lied once, makes the best food he’s ever tasted and (has a nice ass) is very kind to his customers, is a solid 9/10, and doesn’t look at him like he’s a god 24/7?

I think that Nephis would have a love rival before she even realized she was in love, and why would you pit two bad bitches against each other like that right?

[bornofgoodlyparentsandalsotrans]

I saw this piece by Hannah Olive, titled “After The Manner Which I Shall Show Thee,” at the Gather conference last weekend. It touched me deeply, especially with the printed description in front of it, which I would like to share with all of you.

“People may not understand why you are trying to build a ship. They might be angry with you for trying to build a ship. They might tell you that you're stupid for trying and that you should just go back to Jerusalem. You may not know how to build a ship, or even know anyone else in your life who does. But the Lord can show you, personally, how you can build a life with who you are and what you have available to you. He can lead you to where you're meant to be.”

(Bonus: my sister’s response)

[griffinborn]

How is everyone feeling with the latest chapter ?!!

We finally have the words spoken out loud!! ‘I love nephis’ and ‘clear to him that she feels the same’

In celebration of this I will be posting the crumbs as I read through the novel (currently at the point just after ‘if I want you to be mine….’)

Chapter 835

There was already someone who was aggravatingly adept at tugging on his heartstrings. His heart was all but overcrowded.

still not over "If I ever want to make you mine, Sunny, you will become mine not because you were forced to, but because you would want to."

[siebedraws]

A lil' nephaeri doing a biiiig stretch for an art trade with @Nephrited

[notyourmotherscomefollowmeblog]

1 Nephi 4- Nephi's Choice

"Whatever choice he makes, Nephi must break a commandment--either God's word in scripture or God's word to Nephi individually. We see Nephi's understanding of his dilemma in the way he argues back and forth inside himself. He cites scripture, particularly the Law of Moses and the Ten Commandments. In the end, Nephi chooses to 'obey the spirit' and kill Laban. ...

"In the end, the reader's role is not to judge Nephi's choice, but rather to empathize with his suffering and consider how we can use God's voice to navigate the challenging choices we make in our own lives. Many of us will, at some point, face conflicting commandments or prophetic direction that conflicts with personal revelation. Nephi's actions indicate that the Holy Ghost ought to serve as the most important factor in making decisions for our own personal journeys."

-The Book of Mormon for the Least of These Vol. 1 by Fatimah Salleh with Margaret Olsen Hemming

[the-troll-book-of-mormon]

@davekatweek day 4: free day! i made a redraw of one of my favorite @tgcg pieces!

they ended up looking like such babies here— i wish they could have been kids together in a normal way, instead of being forced to be child soldiers for universe propagation (':