#sste: lucien

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I'm so excited to meet L in-game, I can't wait!! 🥹😻💖 Are they the type to like headpats?

Depends on who��s giving ‘em as they don’t like most people touching their hair—but from the right person? Absolutely.

…buuuut you’ll likely never catch them admitting to it 😌 I think they’d probably rather die~

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Patreon is live~! ✨✨

A short story, two finished RO designs, and sketch WIPs are posted!

I've decided to set up a Patreon where I'll post access to early updates, dev logs, sneak peeks, exclusive and early-access illustrations/character designs, and short monthly POV stories (with more benefits to come!).

Access them here or search FenofCattails on Patreon.

I am currently working on secondary character designs for each of the ROs featuring them in their formal wear! Here's a peek at Samira's and Aurynn's designs. They are currently available to the Retainer tier and above. I have the rest of the ROs' sketch WIPs posted to all paid tiers.

I also have a short POV story (1,434 words) that is available to the Demiblood tier, featuring Kieran, Lilith/Lucien, and Aurynn!

I have plans for further benefits once I figure out the pacing of everything--I have some fun stuff planned, like interactive mini-games featuring MC and other characters (like flashbacks with Luca and MC's siblings, POV interactions with MC, etc), short comics, themed illustrations/doodles, character designs for MC's siblings, and more! ✨

Thanks so much for all the support and love people have shown the demo so far, and thanks so much for your consideration in supporting me! ❤️🙏

∧,,,∧ ( ̳• · • ̳) / づ♡ Have a wonderful day!! ❤️🐛

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Trying to imagine which magic path would be scarier to see a angry mc with. I feel like a mc with gravity manipulation who is fucking pissed would be scary as hell

Oh, definitely. Mc with gravity has a move I like to call black hole in their arsenal. It’s not pretty.

I already have plans for future scenes where mc can go too far with their magic in their own anger. Fire and gravity are obviously going to get…messy. And depending on the character you’re with, it can have some other consequences. (sorry L)

Illusion and healing are more subtle though, so I’ll have to think on how an mc losing it would look like with those. I could see an mc with illusion magic fucking with someone’s head pretty hardcore with some nightmarish illusions. 🤔 And I feel like it’d be interesting to see an mc use healing magic in ways it is…not intended for. To the horror even of themselves.

I have had this one interaction bouncing around in my head though for after one of such scenarios:

“Oh my gods,” you cry, clapping your hands to your mouth in horror. “…Do you think he’ll be alright?” You aren’t quite sure what compels you to ask. The man is clearly dead—a charred, smoking corpse lying blackened on the ground, and if by some cruel twist of Fate he is still alive you are certain he wishes he wasn’t. L’s head snaps up as they turn to look at you, blinking as if they cannot figure out if you are being serious or not. “Babe, you CREMATED that man,” they say, gesturing at the crumbling charcoal-colored corpse. “I don’t think he’ll be walking that one off.”

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I'm deeply sorry for my previous statements. I've been going INSANE over Aurynn in this ask box in the past and I wish to apologize because sadly, that same feeling is also transferring to L. I apologize in advance for anything else I may say.

(Not really. Why to you make hot characters 😭😭😭)

excellent 😈

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Idk why but mc have tired parent energy. What next my gremlins of LI's will do next? Nobody know and im here for that 💕

helpp!! mc did not sign up for this!!!!

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This request could be fun so would you make relationship charts with arrows between the characters? What A thinks of B, what B thinks of A, what A thinks of C, etc :3

I made it into a chart to make things easier

a lot of the relationships are spoilery so some of them I kept intentionally vague :3

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How well would the ROs do with taking care of a sick MC

I'll answer assuming this is post-relationship

Kieran: attempts to get out of every duty they can comfortably put off and with the ones they can't, they attempt to hurry through their tasks with a single-minded sense of focus and good work ethic so they can focus most of their time on mc. Sends someone to check in on mc while Kieran is working--though not excessively--and report back to Kieran how mc is doing. Feels rather guilty on the days they are pulled away all day by duties, and when they return exhausted late at night when mc is asleep, they sit quietly on the edge of their bed so as not to wake them and simply watch mc for a while, caressing their cheek before they have to leave. Adamant about arranging a day just for the two of them to make up for it.

Aurynn: Shit at taking care of himself, so doesn't really know what to do as his own go-to strategy for dealing with most injuries/ailments is to avoid the doctor like the plague. Might start out hovering annoyingly about and getting in the way--kinda like a dog that wants to help but the task requires zero dogs--until he is inevitably told off. Would defer to a healer like Samira to advise him on caring for mc and would just do/fetch whatever mc asked of him. Acts as an excellent if overeager distraction, and would have to be unceremoniously kicked out of bed to the floor after trying to climb in with a contagious mc.

Samira: She's well-versed in this and knows exactly what to do, and can intuit what mc needs/wants without them having to say it. She's there for whatever mc needs--meals, medicine, company, you name it. She's gentle and patient so long as mc follows her advice, but she won't tolerate an overly stubborn patient. If mc tries to avoid proper rest and recuperation, trust her to find a way to make mc listen.

Lilith/Lucien: gets sick too. like a fukcign idiot 👇

Nihm: Checks on mc often and does whatever they can to make sure they are comfortable. Would worry unnecessarily and probably find excuses to briefly duck out of their regular duties to pop in and make sure mc is okay and see if they need anything. Sometimes excessively. Makes them lots of yummy soups and stays over at night doing whatever it is that would best help mc, whether that's simply being quiet and alone together or infodumping on bugs to distract mc.

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Can we have some L crumbs too please? 🥺💖

Eat up lovelies 🫴🍞🦜 ❤️

Their off-putting and intimidating reputation at court is something they have deliberately used to their advantage among noble circles, and while they aren’t bothered in the least by their isolation from most of their peers, it does bother them more than they let on that they tend to frighten children away, despite the fact that this is mostly intentional and that they genuinely believe it is for the best.

Has a penchant for refilling emptied alcohol bottles with vinegar and drinking from them when they are in a mood for a drink and some self punishment, saying they “don’t deserve the good stuff.” This has become habitual enough that they no longer visually react to drinking straight vinegar and can do so with a straight face.

For as much as they do enjoy annoying Aurynn to death considering his animosity for L, Aurynn and Nihm are the people they are closest to in Celestyl, and they maintain some sense of responsibility for the two. They would be very sorry indeed to see anything happen to either of them.

Having spent a lot of time in the Lady de Arcanis’ private flower gardens, they’ve developed an interest in floriography—the language of flowers—and often let the flowers do the talking when it comes to getting certain messages across. They aren’t shy about getting creative in tailoring their bouquets to express their exact message, and it isn’t always nice. One must be careful to avoid getting on the Lady de Arcanis’ bad side; if you receive a single aconite, think of it as a calling card—Lady A’s dog is coming to collect.

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What poly route of the RO's is your favourite to write the dynamic of/excites you the most to write in the future?

I think all of them will have their fun/interesting dynamics to explore 🤔 and I look forward to fleshing all of them out and exploring different aspects of their personalities/dynamics, but if I had to choose one, I think atm probably Aurynn/Lilith/Lucien. Theirs is an odd and complicated relationship and will help me explore some of their deeper insecurities etc.

Also they are funny together.

Pour one out for poor MC for having to constantly play mediator. 🍷🙏😔

(Or ☝️ you could be equally as much of a menace and just exacerbate every one of their altercations for your own amusement)

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how would the ROs react to an MC that one day maybe got a little emotional during ‘the act’ and ended up teary-eyed and repeatedly saying ‘I love you…’ ?

Kieran: stunned into silence by the sincerity of it and by the way mc looks at them. They don’t think they’ve ever heard those words spoken to them before—not from anyone. Surely this must be some scene from one of their novels? Would need to reach out and touch mc to remind themselves this is real before they could say it back.

Aurynn: shellshocked and disoriented—it’s hard to believe this is directed at him, or as much as he wants it to be, that it should be directed at him. Any insufferable confidence he had going in has vanished, replaced with uncharacteristic shyness and vulnerability.

Samira: any shock/embarrassment/insecurity would be swallowed upon seeing mc so vulnerable and she would take on a more confident and soft and comforting role, pulling mc closer and saying it back.

Lilith/Lucien: worried at first something is wrong or mc is hurt when they notice mc is crying. Takes a moment for the words to sink in but when they do they fall uncomfortably quiet and turn away to hide their face. Don’t look at them—the blood definitely did not all go to their head and no, shut up, they do NOT have a nosebleed.

Nihm: uh oh mc is crying and now they’re crying—why are we crying?? Takes a moment to realize what mc is saying. It sounds so lovely they need to say it too. Again and again and again and again... Fluttering with excitement the rest of the day.

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Just for personal reasons…which ROs ranked from best to least has the most muscle

Most to least going down

Kieran

Samira

Lilith/Lucien

Aurynn

Nihm

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Somehow it never occurred to me that because Aurynn knew Kieran when he was younger, it meant he also knew L, and they all interacted with each other as teenagers...that reunion is going to be interesting lol.

“‘Interesting.’ Yeah, sure. I guess that’s one way to describe it.”

(👆 he grumpy 😠 )

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Lilith/Lucien's finished formal wear designs have been posted to the patreon!

There is a short story (1,434 words) for this month available on patreon featuring L (age 15), Kieran (16), and Aurynn (17). L's and Kieran's genders are selectable. Here is a small preview ❤️:

Lucien takes notice of Kieran’s sharp stare and seems to intuit the reason for it, for when next he speaks, any trace of his accent is gone, his words uttered with great care. “Rynn,” he says, tired eyes flitting to Aurynn. “Here you are.” Aurynn skips nimbly to the next stone, arms spread. He spares a glance at Lucien. “Here I am,” he agrees. With a twirl, he hops to another rock, balancing on one foot. “And here you are. My jailer, come to collect me.” Lucien’s lips quirk into the barest hint of a frown. “I would not have to play warden if you did not insist on playing hide-and-seek.” “Nowhere here to hide,” Aurynn says, shaking his head. “Besides, don’t you enjoy the chase? I thought you rather liked playing cat and mouse.” “This cat has other mice to catch,” he replies dryly. He shifts on his feet, free hand snaking out from beneath his cloak to itch at his wrist, tugging uncomfortably at the hem of his glove before retreating back beneath his fluttering cloak. “Come.”

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If the ROs were in a modern setting what type of occupations would they each have?

Kieran: there are many benefits to being a marine biologist. Like grabbing fishies with their bare hands (and no one will think it’s weird bc science) 🫳🐠 And being on a boat in the sea 🌊🚤🌊

Nihm: entomologist 100% 🐛🐞🐜🪲will eventually become one of those insane old college professors

Samira: something to do with either plants or medicine, so like a nurse or a botanist. 🌱 runs a community garden. Grows weird and poisonous plants at home.

Lilith/Lucien: …probably something illegal. would tell other people something innocuous in the realm of computer sciences like oh I’m a programmer 👍🏽 (when really they’re a hacker and scamming rich people out of their money) draws furry porn commissions on the side for fun

Aurynn: streamer/YouTuber. probs mostly videogames\insane speedruns or Very Dumb Ideas. I like to imagine he and L play video games etc together and just trade insults/yell at each other. Comedy duo 👌 Sometimes Nihm joins and spends 3/4 of the episode trying to figure out what button makes you go forward and then ends up destroying both L and Aurynn at whatever game they’re playing out of nowhere 😇

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I’ll just ask the big lil ole question in here buuut what would the ROs do in a Orpheus and Eurydice situation. Who would look back and who would resist looking?

ooh interesting ask 🤔 I’m going to answer this assuming a relationship has already been recently established between mc and the ROs and that their mythology regarding death/afterlife is the same as the Greeks cuz otherwise their answers would differ in ways I can’t explain bc spoilers

Kieran: The urge to look—to be sure—would of course be eating them alive, but they would never forgive themself if, on the off chance mc really is there and Hades was telling the truth, they looked and lost mc again forever and it was all their fault, their own insecurity. So they'll put their faith not in Hades' word, but in mc, and trust that mc is following behind them. They would follow mc anywhere so they'll trust that mc will, too.

Aurynn: Honestly, he likely wouldn’t even be in this situation bc he’s already right there with mc—like not even a question of bringing mc back as he doesn’t think it’d be possible and would instead bargain for being allowed to join mc in whichever of the three afterlives they were sent to (probs elysium). If he were in an Orpheus/Eurydice situation tho, I think he would probably be driven mad by the silence—the doubt—and the increasing surety that he had been tricked as he has little faith in gods and he would end up looking. The guilt would be crushing, and when he finds he can’t get back into the underworld, he’ll get in the same way mc got in.

Samira: She has plan A all the way through Z planned out, so if petitioning Hades does not work she’s moving onto the next plan. Though the silence and gnawing doubt would be unbearable, she would resist looking if it means there is some small chance this succeeds—she's come this far and can't mess up now, especially not when mc has their faith placed in her. She won't let them down. Either way, she is getting mc back one way or another. Even if that means she needs to…break some rules.

Nihm: Is desperate and heartbroken, so they need to believe this is true. And because it has to be true, they cannot look no matter what—they wouldn't be able to live with themself with mc's blood on their hands, even if they weren't what really killed them. They would be squeezing their eyes shut the entire walk back and would not open them again until mc breaks the unbearable silence.

Lilith/Lucien: Wouldn’t trust that the gods would keep their word and might try to find a way around the rules (“Hey, I didn’t turn around. I used a mirror to double-check. That’s not allowed? Well, you should have specified. I followed the rules you gave me.”) or some way to get some leverage in this situation if the gods end up cheating them. If mc is not behind them when they return and they can’t get back into the underworld the same way they did the first time so they can kill god 🔫, they’re getting back in the same way everyone does eventually. It was bound to happen sooner rather than later, anyways.