#the arcana head cannons

[sweetestlittledarling]

The Chubby Bunny Challenge

Description: A bit of a head cannon about a silly competition while the team is on a camping trip. Who will win the challenge?

Note: So, this again is more of a head cannon so not fully written out. I just was thinking about competitions, and I came up with this silly idea. Written for @vesuviaweekly's prompt: Just a Little Healthy Competition.

Camping out in the fields of the south was an exciting experience. They all would sit around the fire, look up at the stars and share stories. There was also the toasting of marshmallows, which of course gave Lark ‘a great idea’. They could play ‘chubby bunny’.

              Sparrow and Robin: No.

              Lark: Aw come on guys! It will be a lot of fun!

              Sparrow: Yeah, for you maybe.

              Robin: Lark, have you forgotten how badly this ended last time?

              Portia: Okay now I have to know what Chubby Bunny is!

              Lark explains that the game is simple: Two people take turns putting a marshmallow into their mouth and then saying the words ‘chubby bunny’. If the player can’t say the words in a clear enough voice, then they are out.

              Lark: I am current reigning champion *grins*

              Sparrow: And I was the reigning champion of getting very sick after all that fluff! I still barely look at one without being ill.

              Robin: As the person who had to take care of her, I concur. I am out.

              Portia: Well, I think it sounds like fun!

              Julian: As do I, though I think as a medical professional it’s not a good idea to over do it on anything, especially sugar.

              Lark: *Cocking eyebrow* Or salty bitters.

              Julian: That was in the name of saving the city, though I confess I too have not been able to look at one without being ill.

              Muriel sits out as he’s not too big into sugar and Volta wishes to play but she only ends up eating the marshmallows instead. Lark gives her a bag of her own which she happily munches on. With Robin and Sparrow sitting out, the contestants are Asra, Nadia, Julian, Portia, and Lark.  Julian goes against his sister but looses when he nearly chokes on one accidentally. Asra and Lark face off, but Lark pulls though when Asra concedes (he could have won but figures it’s more fun to watch the games). Lark goes against Portia next and manages to win again though it’s a close one. It comes down to Lark and Nadia, who actually hadn’t gone yet.

              Surprisingly it’s a pretty heated battle with both contestants filling their mouths to near bursting with the fluffy white. But amazingly Nadia wins, with a clear pronunciation of the famous words.

              Lark: *Taking deep breaths after expelling all the marshmallows* Wow, Nadia…that was…amazing…How were you able to do that?

              Nadia: It’s simple my dear Lark, as a child I was forced into many an hour of dictation class. I was made to study language and speech, and often times my tutors would bring something to hold in my mouth so I could work on my pronunciation-

              Lark: Wait, don’t tell me they would use-

              Nadia: *Smiling triumphantly* Marshmallows? Why yes, they did.

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kosovo maiden (könig x reader)

Well, I did it again, gang. I wrote another story based on a painting. This one is by Uroš Predić in 1919, and was posted to Tumblr here (thanks to arcana-imperii for posting!)

I don't know anything about Kosovo, so the reader here isn't explicitly Serbian ;; please forgive me. Also, apologies for possibly inaccurate ambiguously late-1800s setting, medical information or German. Please enjoy!

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There are soldiers in the field.

You heard the sounds of battle early in the dawn, the piercing explosions of gunfire and cannons ringing out as the sun rose. You weren’t concerned at first: it was far enough away that you felt safe enough to carry on as usual. But the gunfire drew closer and closer, and by noon you could hear the shouting and the battle cries, driving you trembling into your attic with terror. Mercifully, the fighting peters out as the sun sinks lower in the sky, but when you finally work up the nerve to peek out of your window, you find to your horror that the grassy field adjacent to your humble little home is littered with the bodies of dead and dying men.

Without a single further thought to your own safety, you grab a lantern and a pitcher of water and rush into the night.

It’s awful. Most of the men left behind are already cold, some whose eyes you have to shut yourself. The ones who were able to be saved were likely evacuated by their comrades, so the only ones left to face the cruel nighttime are the ones who won’t see the morning after. A few are still conscious when you find them, but you have little more to offer them than a gentle touch and one last drink of water. Their eyes are what will haunt you most after today: slick with tears as grown men weep, all semblance of courage and proud masculinity stripped from them as they face down their imminent demise. It’s terrible, heart-wrenching, but you can’t bring yourself to stop. You’re the only living thing left that can offer them comfort in their last moments.

The jug of water dangles from your hand as you trudge through the field, looking for anyone at all that you can provide help to. You’ve long abandoned any hope of finding someone you can save when you come across him: the giant in the grass.

It’s well and truly nighttime at that point, your lamp the only source of light upon what seems like a sea of human misery. The light hits his face, and you gasp. Your first thought is of how huge he is, at least 200 centimeters if he were standing. Your second thought is of how handsome he is…

You jolt to attention as he shifts and groans. He’s alive! Shaking some sense into yourself, you don’t hesitate to rush to his side. Your hands roam across his body, assessing the severity of his injuries. To your surprise, he doesn’t seem to be mortally injured. They’re severe, to be sure—he won’t be able-bodied for weeks. But he’s far from at death’s door, only confused and dazed…had his comrades only left him due to his sheer size?

Using your hand to support the back of his head and neck, you tip some water into his mouth in an attempt to revive him. The man cracks an eye open, regarding you with feverish wonder.

“Ein Engel…” he murmurs. You’re too elated that he’s alive, so you don’t actually properly hear what he said. With light, deft fingers, you tear strips of his tattered shirt and use the cloth to wrap up a scrape on his arm and stem the flow of a very nasty-looking wound up along the broad plane of his torso. To your alarm, however, the man seems to slump, his head laying back as if he’s about to lose consciousness.

“No, no,” you cry in panic, shaking him without heed of his injuries. “Sir, you cannot sleep here, I am unable to carry you…you will die out here!”

He mumbles something inaudible, and you breathe a sigh of relief. He hasn’t passed out on you yet, but you have to act quickly to properly care for his wounds. You shift your body so you can maneuver his uninjured arm onto your shoulders. Luckily, he seems to comprehend what you’re trying to do, and manages to stumble to his feet while leaning his weight on you.

It’s an awkward, fumbling dance, considering your earlier assessment of his height was correct—he’s a huge man, and his torso alone nearly dwarfs your entire figure. But with a good measure of patience, you manage to get him moving towards your house. It’s high time you returned home, as well: your stomach roils as you remember what happens to corpses left outside for scavengers to find.

The two of you stumble through the doorway of your home, you murmuring soft affirmations and encouragement to the man. He makes no indication that he understands what you’re saying, but he’s nodding along, responding to your gentle tone. You guide him to lay on your bed, his body visibly relaxing as he sinks into the mattress.

You bustle around, lighting candles, stoking your fireplace, and rummaging around for medical supplies. You return to him with a basin of warm water, a cloth, and some bandages—before stopping dead in your tracks.

In the low lamplight out in the field, you hadn’t noticed the color of the man’s uniform, much too preoccupied with his signs of life. But now the truth is laid bare in front of you as you take in his attire, eyes traveling over his broad body—

You’ve just taken in an enemy soldier.

The man has seemingly fallen asleep, likely exhausted by the battle and the effort it took to get into your home. That does nothing to assuage your fear, though: what are you going to do if he passes away right in your bed? Even worse, what are you going to do if he wakes? Will he be hostile? Will he attempt to take you as a hostage to secure safe passage out of his enemy’s territory?

It's clear to you, though, that if you don’t help this man, he will die. His wounds could easily turn septic, and then he’s a goner. You steel yourself and approach him, kneeling at his bedside.

You work slowly and carefully to reveal his injuries, wincing when they’re completely exposed. He’s no longer bleeding profusely, but he will absolutely need stitches. For now, you settle for cleaning them with a damp cloth, trying to keep infection at bay.

He must be well and truly knocked out, because he doesn’t even stir as you wrap his arm securely with clean bandages. You’re much more hesitant to deal with his chest wound: if he wakes and struggles, he could make it much worse. But his unconscious state affords you the best opportunity to stitch him up…

You furrow your brow and go to find a needle.

You’re awoken by a gentle touch on the shoulder.

You stir from your sleep, wondering what your mother could possibly want at such an early hour. At least she put the fire on—you can hear the crackling. But why is your bed so hard? Did you fall asleep on the floor? Actually, now that you think about it, you do recall dozing off on your sheepskin rug last night, because—

Your eyes shoot open to see a huge, hulking figure standing over you.

The soldier startles when you scream, scrambling to move away from him. He cuts an intimidating figure in the early morning light: he towers over you in a state of undress, the bandages you put on him last night splotched with rusty dried blood. But you calm down as you realize he means you no harm, his hands outstretched in front of him as a show of peace: no weapons.

“Wo bin ich?” he asks. You squint at him. That sounds like German, but you can’t speak a word of it.

“I don’t speak German,” you try. He tilts his head, looking as puzzled as you feel right now.

“Never mind all of that,” you say, shaking your head and pushing yourself to your feet. “You shouldn’t be out of bed!” The soldier watches with amusement as you press your hands against him, careful to avoid touching his chest where you know his wound lies, in an attempt to get him back into bed. He allows you to do so, lying back down like an obedient dog.

“Muste pissen,” he murmurs as you fuss over him. You shoot him another confused look as you check the stitches you put in his chest wound. All seems well, you note with relief.

“What?”

He huffs a sigh. He gestures towards the door, and then then to his…oh.

“I see,” you say, cheeks feeling hot. You can’t bear to look at his face, but when you do, you find he’s watching you with amusement.

You tap his chest with a finger, then mime a sewing motion. “Don’t get up on your own from now on, you could tear your stitches,” you tell him, pointing to the door and then to patting your own chest. “I’ll help you.”

He snorts, but nods. You start to unfurl the bandages on his arm, heart twinging with sympathy as he grits his teeth in pain. You bite your lip in chagrin as the wound is revealed. It was much less severe than the one on his chest, but it’s doing much worse: pus and fluids are leaking everywhere, and to your horror, you think some parts of the torn flesh might actually be turning green.

“Es sieht schlecht aus?” he asks, concerned. You put on a smile you hope is comforting and rise from his bedside to go downstairs and rummage through your cupboards.

You return to him holding a bottle of liquor, the strongest you could find. He seems to realize what you intend to do, and shifts slightly to allow you better access to his arm.

“I’m sorry,” you whisper to him. “This is going to hurt.” Without further warning, you dump a good amount of alcohol on his wound.

“SCHEIẞE!” The bellow of pain that rips out of his throat seems to shake the very foundations of your home. You wince as he hollers and lays back heavy against your poor little bed, forehead covered in a sheen of sweat. That can’t have been pleasant…

“Das tat schlimmer weh, als die verdammte Wunde überhaupt zu bekommen,” he grits. You give him a sympathetic little pat before withdrawing to get the bandages.

He’s calmed down by the time you return to him. He watches you curiously as you wrap him up nice and snug, then turn your attentions to his chest wound. The stitches are still in place—it seems he was careful when he relieved himself—but you still need to clean and dress the wound. He lets out a sigh of relief when you opt for a clean cloth to dab away the dried blood instead of the liquor bottle.

You work quickly and efficiently, worried about him catching a cold with his chest out like this. You also can’t deny that the whole situation is starting to make you a bit shy—a foreign man, and an attractive one at that, is in your bed, shirtless, and you’re all but sprawled out on top of him to get up close to his injury. By the time you’re done, you’re fully blushing at the closeness of the contact between the two of you.

“You should be alright, it’s a good sign that you lasted through the night and haven’t developed a fever yet,” you tell him as you gather up the soiled bandages to be washed. “You’ll need to stay in bed so I can keep an eye on you—”

You’re drawn up short when you look up to see his face. Far from the angry scowl he wore when you disinfected his wound, his expression now is almost…admiring? You shift slightly, caught off guard by the adoration in this stranger’s stare, and your arm brushes against something solid and warm.

You stand up as if burned, turning to see what you just touched. To your chagrin, you find that the soldier is…well, he’s hard.

You whirl around to fix him with an outraged look, but he only laughs at you with obvious delight. What a pervert! You’re so flustered you don’t know what to do or where to look, but you’re stopped by the sensation of him reaching up and pressing a hand to your face.

You stare at him, wide-eyed, as he strokes your cheek with a sort of reverence that stops you in your tracks. “Mein Retter…” he murmurs. “Entschuldigung. Ich konnte nicht anders.”

You huff, recognizing that he’s trying to apologize. “You don’t act like an injured man at all,” you complain. A spark of mirth comes into his eye at your pouting tone as he just chuckles at you. You turn to walk away, yelping when you feel his hand brush against your bottom. You shoot him with a deadly look as he laughs again.

You scurry away, feeling awkward and hot all over. You had been so concerned last night about whether you should stay in the same house as the potentially dangerous soldier, pacing the floor and biting your nails as you pondered whether you should give him up to the local authorities. In hindsight, you’re glad you didn’t—they would surely have locked him in a cold cell with nobody to look after that festering gash on his shoulder, to say nothing of his chest wound. It was worth it to risk waking up to a man angry and spitting hatred at you, if you could save his life.

But now you’re realizing that you hadn’t considered the opposite possibility: that the soldier might like you a little too much.

ein Engel = an angel Wo bin ich? = Where am I? Muste pissen = had to piss Es sieht schlecht aus? = Is it bad? Scheiße = shit Das tat schlimmer weh, als die verdammte Wunde überhaupt zu bekommen = That hurt worse than getting the damn wound in the first place Mein Retter = my savior Entschuldigung. Ich konnte nicht anders = I'm sorry. I couldn't help it

Once more, I wrote this in a frenzy akin to being possessed, so it's a little short. But there will definitely be more! Thank you for reading <3

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[iliveforyouilongforyouvesuvia]

Hi this is my first time asking!! I was wondering if you could mini head cannons for mcs familiar seeing m6s familiar as a parent? Thanks again!❤️

The Arcana Mini-HCs: The familiars adopt MC's new baby familiar

Julian: developing SO much respect for the raven that he (sadly) didn't have before. Malak is attentive to the point of being fussy, always preening your baby familiar and covering it with his wings

Asra: Faust did not expect to develop maternal feelings for your new friend, but here she is! it's a little sad but very sweet to overhear her humming the old made-up songs of Asra's lonely childhood to it

Nadia: Chandra doesn't make a big deal of it, but she's delighted to finally have a little companion. she's a very dutiful mentor, always by its side to keep its feathers smooth and share her treats with it

Muriel: Inanna and Muriel had a short-lived custody battle over who would help you raise your new familiar, and she won. she is fiercely protective of it and howled with pride after it caught its first rabbit

Portia: Pepi and your kitten are like cuteness squared. thanks to Pepi's capacity to talk, though, you're often treated to the muffled scolding it gets as she scruffs it and carries it across the cottage

Lucio: Mercedes and Melchior treat your new puppy more like they're its excited young uncles than they do like it's their ward. they always make time to play tag with it and let it win at tug-of-war sometimes

[bittersweetcanary]

Arcana Twilight BUT it's queer as FUCK

Coming in hot to throw some cannons at your head- Here are some of my basic head cannons of the cast! I mighhhhht use these when writing in the future when making stories for my persona in an artw au.

[Disability | Neurodivergence | Mentions of sexual relationships(no details but sort of NSFW) | Disorders | Cute shit | I love them]

Viewer discretion is advised beyond this point O-O

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Alpheratz HCs

The First Sorcerer of Andromeda

Gender/Pronouns: No gender, any pronouns. Alpheratz doesn’t care what pronouns you use.

Sexuality: Doesn’t care to explain, too much energy. Will remain uneducated.

Health-Related Content: Mana Fluctuation.

Magic Specialty: Excellent Overall.

Love Language: Likes to Give: Quality Time / Gift Giving. Likes to Receive: Quality Time / Physical Touch.

Alfie’s Flower: The Pink Camellia, it symbolizes longing.

Other

Alfie's spell book(catalyst) feeds off the wielder's mana to remain bonded thus leading though this isn't the cause of the fluctuations it does worsen them if the book takes from him when his mana is low. Alpheratz is almost always fatigued, due to the reasons above he sometimes refers to his condition as Chronic Fatigue.

Nap time with the Summoner is Alpheratz's favorite way to spend quality time. With cuddles of course!!

As Sirrah in Alpheratz’s past life Alfie once took down a flying whale with Polaris, they were close but how close? At the beginning Alpheratz doesn’t recognize the Summoner as Polaris nor does Alfie trust them, warms up to them slowly, but as Alfie gains memories of Sirrah, Alfie is noticeably more fond of the Summoner.  

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Arcturus HCs

The First Sorcerer of Bootes

Gender/Pronouns: Unlabeled he/she

Sexuality: Asexual/Panromantic is a term that describes people who can experience romantic, or emotional (but not sexual) attraction to any person, regardless of that person’s gender, sex, or sexuality.

Health-Related Content: ADHD.

Magic Specialty: Inducing Magixs.

Love Language: Gives: Words of Affirmation / Quality Time. Likes to Receive: Physical Touch / Words of Affirmation / Quality Time.

Arcky’s Flower: The Yellow Rose is a symbol of sympathy and empathy. When your friends get sad or sick, you can entertain and brighten your friends days. 

Other

Those with ADHD have difficulty completing tasks due to a lack of motivation because their brains have an extremely low quantity of the chemicals that reward you with happy vibes if you complete it so they tend to hyper-fixate on whatever gives them that bit of reward.

Arcturus, as typical of people with ADHD though not all, tends to get that reward when she completes tasks for others or helps them, but she tends to hyper-fixate on this and forget to take care of his own needs, like eating, drinking, and using the toilet. Please remind her Summoner!!

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Pollux HCs

The Second Sorcerer of Gemini

ESFP-T

Gender/Pronouns: Genderfluid [he/they/she] usually goes by he/him

Sexuality: Pansexual, fluid. A term that describes people who can experience sexual, romantic, or emotional attraction to any person, regardless of that person’s gender, sex, or sexuality though he feels this change from time to time and doesn’t prefer to stick to any singular sexuality, not even Pan.

Health-Related Content: Bipolar disorder is a mental health condition that causes extreme mood swings that include emotional highs (mania or hypomania) and lows (depression).

Magic Specialty: Destruction Magic.

Love Language: Gives: Physical Touch. Likes to Receive: Gift Giving / Words of Affirmation / Physical Touch.

Polly’s Flower: The White Rose, this flower represents pure and innocent love.

Other

Often needs time alone to just decompress, Alpheratz typically keeps an eye on them just in case they ever need help.

Everyone has a case of cuteness aggression towards him whenever he is near, Alpheratz is always the first to act on it and coo at him!

Sirius was dating him for a time, or so Pollux thought but it was never made official. It was more like sexual benefits. Pollux would like to think they’d at least been Friends with Benefits. He behaves hostilely towards the Summoner at first because Sirius began avoiding him, giving him the cold shoulder in favor of the Summoner… Pollux warms up to the Summoner after they are there to comfort him despite his hostility.

Sirius previously referred to Pollux as Bunny in a sexual way. Arcturus once looked over Pollux’s shoulder at his phone screen and asked what that meant. Pollux was mortified and refused to answer.

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Sirius HCs

First Sorcerer of Canis Major

ENTP-A

Gender/Pronouns: Mirror Pronouns. Your pronouns are his, and he is running away with them. His legs are too long, you will never catch him!! (I tend to use he/him for Sirius when not mirroring them to other characters though any other usage of pronouns or just his name would work)

Sexuality: Omnisexual. Similar to pansexual, it is used to describe people whose sexuality isn’t limited to those of a particular gender, sex, or sexual orientation

Health-Related Content: If he has any, well, you don't know. Sirius isn't one to let others know such personal information... Though Polaris might know.

Magic Specialty: Transformation Magic.

Eyes:

Red: Love, desire

Orange: ? Haven’t seen them but I assume they’d be joy & love

Yellow: Delight, joy

Green: Jealousy, anger?, annoyed

Blue: Sadness, dissapointment

Icy Blue: Shock, surprise, worry

Purple: Fear, determination, anger?

Squinted, blank Purple: Desperation

Red/Purple: Love and Determination

Love Language: Gives: Gift Giving / Physical Touch. Likes to Receive: Physical Touch / Words of Affirmation.

Siri’s Flower: The Purple Rose represents individuality and artistic flair but the closer to black they are their meaning could double with Black Roses which symbolize, grief, anger, hatred, unrequited love, mystery, subversion, resistance, and dark side of desire and passion.

(Definition may vary from other sources because I tailored it to Sirius.)

Other

Sirius just likes to occasionally visit the Summoner while they are studying in the library. If the Summoner is short he’ll pick them up, sit down, and place them on his lap like it’s nothing. The Summoner has become used to this, they recognize his presence before he even approaches so they are already mentally prepared- but when Sirius begins whispering in their ear he becomes quite the distraction.

Loves playing with your hair, especially if it’s long enough to style!!

Has no idea how to react when you actually flirt back or make a move, possibly tenses up or asks if what you did was a cruel joke… (poor baby has self-esteem issues)

Does shit to make you distrust him because he doesn’t trust himself

Very torn up about Polaris not quite being there as they once were for him. 

Sirius likes to roleplay as your student sometimes, maybe he was Polaris’s student once and he wants that time back.

Sirius cannot let go of the idea of Polaris, he will often project onto the Summoner when roleplaying with them and tell them vague stories with minor changes about himself and Polaris in hopes of triggering memories.

Sirius adores you, the Summoner, Polaris, seeing you as his only safe space but still he has trouble opening up because he knows you aren’t his Polaris but so very much wishes you to be… To an unhealthy degree, wishing that in the first place is unhealthy and projecting.

Floor 8-17 The Summoner asks Sirius if he knew Polaris personally, he asks them what they think. Sirius did and does.

Pollux was his rebound. Sirius never thought much of their “relationship”, he never intended to make it one.

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Spica HCs

The First Sorcerer of Virgo

Gender/Pronouns: Cisgender Man [he/him]

Sexuality: Bisexual, a sexual orientation that describes people who experience sexual, romantic, or emotional attraction to people of more than one gender. Old man energy. Prefers binary, cisgender, individuals with few exceptions. Uses it like one would use Pansexual. When Spica quotes himself "When I was younger Bisexual was the “pansexual”." the others refer to it as Spicaism. Spica lectures them over their supposed misuse of grammar.

Health Related Content: Severe OCD(Obsessive Compulsive Disorder)

Magic Specialty: The Half of the Traditional Sorcerer. (I assume that refers to magic that is considered traditional to practice, possibly to his home or family.)

“Spiky Spica, you aren’t spiky but your personality is sometimes!” - A Summoner Quote

Love Language: Gives: Acts of Service / Physical Touch. Likes to Receive: Words of Affirmation.

Spiky’s Flower: Yellow Tulips symbolize of unrequited love, though this is an older tradition and less relevant today.

Spica CANNOT sleep till he has completed everything necessary and then some each day leading to barely even getting 4 hours of sleep a night! Summoner make him SLEEP, please!!

Everything in his room is COLOR and ALPHABETICALLY ORDERED. If even ONE THING is out of place he will not stop till it is back in its rightful place.

Washes his hands like a million times or they aren't clean enough to him. Germs... ... Everything is sanitized. Daily. Possibly more. Arcturus helps him not go overboard.

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Vega HCs

The First Sorcerer of Lyra

Gender/Pronouns: Transmasc/enby he/it

Sexuality: Demisexual because the only attraction he’s felt was the crush he has had on the Summoner since childhood, despite being apart for so long it didn’t take long for those feelings to rekindle.

Health Related Content: Autistic

Magic Specialty: Pathfinding Magic

Love Language: Gives: Acts of Service / Physical Touch. Likes to Receive: Words of Affirmation.

Vaggie’s Flower: The Pink Camellia, it symbolizes longing.

Other

Due to sensory processing disorder, common in Autistic individuals, he will need time to decompress for a variety of reasons likely related to that or socially.

Vega often avoids non-packaged yogurt tube foods because the textures are overwhelming for him, though he'll try whatever the Summoner makes it's best to keep it separated and simple to not overwhelm it as this could cause a sensory upset

Alpheratz tries finding Vega new safe foods whenever old safe foods aren't safe anymore.

Vega sticks to a very strict routine, typical of Autistic individuals. If anything throws off his routine he may need to take a break before trying to get back on track or won't.

All his clothes are made with soft sensory friendly fabric, including uniforms. Contell Academia makes sure to accommodate all its student's needs.

Likely possessive due to his abandonment issues, he doesn’t want the Summoner to disappear again.

Incredibly possessive of Summoner to the point of threatening Sirius and attempting to have their magic sealed once they reconnect with Ursa Minor and find that they were once Polaris.

THIS 'TIS THE END MY LOVELY READERS, thank you for being here, existing, and reading this :3 buh byeeeeee~

[maroon--moon]

Meet Aiwin~

Hiii 💫🔮✨ I really want to get into art again and join artfight. I know it's super late but soon I will be adding this OC of mine. This is my character Aiwin, she's a character insert for the game series The Arcana!

I'll post more about her later but this is her design for now! I would love it if people sent in head cannons about her based on her design!

For now I'll see y'all later, love ya!

[marisssa1248]

How i think the sorcerers would react if they see summoner again (spoilers for stage 13)

Arcturus

Boy he would be relieved and happy to see you again after all that chaos he would hug you while he was crying of joy to see you while your basically having a hard time to breath from his hug but he would also make you some food after you come back and asks how you been at mid-earthim and of course you brag about your favorite game Arcana twillight ending at stage 13 joke- but he would listen to all your brags about mid-earthim and mention how you missed his cooking

Spica

He saw you with Arcturus with a envelope full of papers with a serious expression until he saw you and his jaw dropped and even the papers fell of his hands but he would go to you and maybe hug you or ask questions to you or himself if his dreaming or not but his full of relief to see you again he might even burst into tears while he holds your shoulders but he tries not to cry infront of you to not make you worry after you just came back to boundary Arlyn

Pollux

Out of all the boys he would be the biggest crybaby out of all them when he saw you he ran towards you and tackled you so he can hug you but both of even fell (you even broke your back) he would shake you while hugging you really happy to see you again but also sad and he decides fo fullfill his promise by taking you to a bakery he wanted to try with you and of course you accept and you guys eat the sweetest food ever

Alpheratz

Man he was just looking for Pollux and was wondering what the fuss was about until he saw you and his jaw dropped but he was the most calmest to see you again or maybe- his glad to see you again he knew you would come back after some of his dreams while he sleeps are meeting you again well get ready now his gonna take you to a restaurant after you finally came back and his paying for everything (this is probally not cannon but another idea for Alpheratz he would unexpectedly cry after seeing you but try to keep up his own personality but he would be to relieved while crying tears of joy so make sure you hug while you can)

Vega

He was training until you approched behind him and hugged him behind startling him until he sees you and his eyes lights up his relieved to see you again after you left even though he made a vow he would see you again and will try to get to mid-earthim but either way he would still cry seeing you then you tried to cheer him up by kissing his tear soaked cheeks until he freaking kissed you (im very sorry for this-you all probally know when this happend) and he hugs you and asks why do you always make him worried? But either way his happy to see you again and he will make sure that you and him will start a new story between you and him than the past

Sirius

Im sorry Sirius fans but idk about this guy- but lets just say he would have a dramatic entrance and he would say "welcome back dear summoner" while his arms are spread open but your trying to freaking to get to the vending machine until you realize he wants to get to it first so you both rock paper scissors and luckily you won and he says with a dramatic leave " we will meet again summoner" until he siriusly slipped on a pile of papers and knock his head out but you dont if his happy or angry or even sad to see you again (i dont even know how he would react once we come back-)

Bonus

Giana

When she saw you again she gave you a gentle smile shes glad you well and good from returning she probally asks for tea from her maids i think and you guys would have a simple chat about hows going on mid-earthim and if your doing alright ok this might not also be cannon but she would probally say like "im so glad to be speaking with you again my daughter-in-law" and your like daughter-in-law? Then Vega gets flustrated and tells Giana dont say that to you but inside he definetly wants you to be his wife or husband- (look i may not support the LGTQ community but i respect them but those male readers probally reading this im very sorry-)

[fishhawish]

Uneventful Temporal Alignment

Yandere Vega x Reader head cannons

(Arcana Twilight)

Tw: Death mention, manipulation, obsessive behavior, unhealthy relationship, unhealthy behavior, (misogynistic hints if female reader)

!!REMINDER: to act in this behavior and manner is NOT cool, cute or acceptable in any way. If genuinely you feel this way You NEED mental help.!!

Let us begin!

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˚₊‧꒰ა ☆ ໒꒱ ‧₊˚

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Vega loves You, Dearly. So much it's become an obsession, you're his obsession and it's too late now, you've already sucked him in like a vice, such a shame.

Vega is the manipulative type of yandere, he hates to end others to get what he wants so he'll manipulate instead.. if he can.

Sadly Sometimes Vega can't keep someone away from You, and so he has to do this the hard way, via a brutal but quick and painless death.

Vega hates getting his uniform dirty more than anything, especially when the blood of his nemesis stains it in scarlet and violence. He just throws it away at that point.

He'll leave You little gifts by your dorm, and compliment you frequently. It's sweet but you're unsuspecting.

He loves to take You gardening with Him. To spend time with You is his favorite thing to do, to examine you and study you is his hobby. But is it really his fault when You're so alluring to him?

He just wants to take care of you, show is worth to you and to live peacefully with you for all of eternity. But he is stuck in temporal alignment of having to eliminate people from your life.

What happens when he's caught or one of his friends seem to like you too though? He can't bear to kill his friends, hell he even cried over their safety. So he does the best thing he can possibly do. Come clean

Vega will absolutely beg on his knees for the other sorcerers to let him be with you. Eventually Vega feels so guilty he can't bear with himself.

He doesn't want to kill anyone, but he needs you. He needs you more than anything and anyone. He knows it's wrong.

However since he just confessed, will he be reported?

Spica's support. Spica cannot tolerate a threat of other sorcerers. However he does try to get Vega some help. Spica cares about his friends, so he begs Vega to get therapy and respects Vegas wishes of staying away. He also informs the counselor of Vega having "self esteem issues" so now Vega talks to the counselor too

Sirius' support. Sirius has his own fair share of horrible actions. Including putting other sorcerers in danger. He also just doesn't care about Vega killing others so he leaves Vega be. He might even help Vega if Vega asks. Or maybe Sirius will just offer. But in the end he worries about Vega too. Just a lil

Alpharatz's support. Alpharatz as the grandson of Schedar, and much as he dislikes his grandfather he doesn't report Vega. He also tries to get Vega help via healthy options and not murder. He urged Vega to get help immediately pretending to not care much. He cares a lot.

Arcturus' support. Arcturus is terrified to say the least. His adorable and friendly nature also coming into hand, Vega is his friend and Arcturus is loyal. So he stays silent and obeys Vega's wishes. Arcturus is truly the best friend. However he also worries about Vega. He wants his friends to be healthy and happy so he'll watch Vega from afar and make sure he's okay.

Pollux's support. Pollux also somewhat afraid of Vega, respects his wishes. But also because Pollux is loyal, even if he's sometimes stubborn he's still friendly and caring. So he doesn't do anything. Although he did stop associating himself with Vega in private. And after he got mad said "You're a sick person!" He calmed down and asked Vega to get therapy.

Vegas honesty quite pleased he wasn't reported but he does come to a realization that hits hard. And now he's sure to get help.

Vega doesn't dare share his actions though for obvious reasons, and the summoner is still oblivious.

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Good end:

Vega confessed to You eventually. And once You accepted him he was over the moon. still composed of course.

He loves you dearly and you're finally all his, you belong to him now.

He's not into PDA but he'll hold your hand and waist to show that you're his.

Eventually later though he'll break down and let out his guilt. You do take this understanding btw

You grow up, get married and have kids (wether adoption or pregnancy doesn't matter)

He does get therapy, even if he didn't confess because he'd get arrested. And it helped him a lot to overcome the jealousy.

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Bad end:

You rejected him, after all his efforts. His heart was shattered. He loves You so much. And yet you like someone else?

He gets mad and begins to mass murder everyone. If he can he'll kidnap you and hide you away with just him forever.

V2

You rejected him, after all his efforts. His heart was shattered, he loved You so much except he cannot see anymore.

He takes his own life. He couldn't bear with the pain of unrequited love. He just wanted to be close to you.

[bakuliwrites]

How do you think the M6 would react to the Mc having a familiar that also knows a good portion of magic?( Arcana head-cannon to clarify )

( Sorry this isn’t an Astarion question, just haven’t played the game yet so I wouldn’t know what to ask.)

I would be happy to answer this! Ohmygosh, no need to apologize! I am always delighted to get Arcana related questions and requests, so feel free to ask away :)

This one will be more of a mini-headcanon. I also have a couple of other familiar-related headcanon posts from my old blog that I'll make sure to upload to this blog as well! Thank you for your ask!

Asra

Asra would be delighted! You having a familiar that is well-versed in magic just means that your journey towards relearning magic will be made so much easier. Depending on the type of magic your familiar is adept at, Asra can decide how best to work with them to aid you in your journey to relearn your skills.

Nadia

Nadia would be intrigued! I think she would be rather curious about the sort of magic your familiar knows. She'd also wonder what sort of connection you and your familiar might have, given that you are still an apprentice and your familiar seems to be more knowledgeable when it comes to magic.

Julian

Julian would be fascinated! Though he's a bit of skeptic when it comes to magic, some of that doubt is put to rest when he sees how skilled your familiar is. In fact, as he gets more comfortable with magic himself, he learns a bit from your familiar as well!

Portia

Portia would be overjoyed! In her excitement, she'd probably ask your familiar to showcase some of their magical ability. I think she also would be interested in learning some tricks from both you and them.

Muriel

Muriel would be curious! Especially if your familiar is well-versed with rune magic. Your familiar also loves Muriel, given that he is an animal lover by nature, so I think they would get along really well!

Lucio

Lucio would be so excited! Not only does he get to see your magical powers at work, and also learn a few tricks here and there, but now your familiar can show him, too!

[angeledeggs]

Hello! hope you’re having a good day. Could you do some Valdemar head cannons? Any kind would be good, relationship, friendship, general, or if you wanna do something a bit more specific then maybe an MC that isn’t all that nice or is generally colder towards other people. The MC might also share an interest in science and taxidermy.

Oh, yeah, of course! Valdemar is still my favorite, after all :) Requests open, y'all! Xoxo

General headcannons for Valdemar with an MC that's generally colder and has an interest in science/taxidermy:

The Quaestor is definitely impressed by your interests once they learn about it, and will immediately strike up a friendly conversation about science and taxidermy where the lines of morality blur, strangely.

Valdemar also has an interest in philosophy, and specifically the philosophy of science, and will definitely talk to you about it sometimes, even though you didn't mention it and they appeared out of thin air.

They have a certain respect for people that aren't extremely friendly (at least immediately) and keep up a cold apperance like they do. They'll never tell you, though.

If you do taxidermy, they'll definitely want to see it and 'examine the strength of your craftsmanship'.

If you don't, they'll happily recommend you to a few taxidermists they know, including a few morticians for good measure. And, of course, they will be happy to participate as well.

They also love science and will maybe lend a few of their science books to you, if you two grow close. But you have to be extremely close with them, because rarely do they let anyone even touch their bookshelves.

Might randomly try to give you weird objects that they say will interest you, for it's 'scientific'.

Will offer to get you dead subjects for your taxidermy, but will be fine if you decline.

They probably won't tell you (or anyone else for that matter), but they do find the idea of someone else interested in science quite nice. They might not even mind it when they talk to you, either. They maybe even look forward to it. Maybe.

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[extinct-fish]

Reaper's Bride Drabble - Persona Polycule and Law of Nekomatas

Makoto was bored and decided to head to the parlor, where a group of personas were playing a card game while chatting. Izanagi and Jiraiya were sitting together, with the toad ninja sitting upon the creation god’s lap. It seems there was an argument.

“No, but like- matey’s a cool li’l guy!” a skeleton pirate protested, “Least that’s what I heard from harp boy.”

“Why are you defending that tiny human? It’s only a matter of time before he leaves!” a stripped persona huffed.

“Now, now, Loki,” a chivalrous princely persona reassured, “I’m sure Izanagi says differently.”

“He did,” Jiraiya nodded, “My partner did say that Makoto’s got a different outlook than the ones we’ve seen.”

“He is willing to stay so long as it benefits those he cares for,” Izanagi added.

“There’s nothing to worry about, mes amours,” Arsene patted a couple of the personas, “I’m sure Mr Yuki is a fine fellow, and he would do Thanatos good.”

“I hope so or I will be plucking your wings,” the striped persona hissed.

“Ah, I think you would prefer to do so as I am chained up,” Arsene teased, leaning closer, “plucking my wings clean of its feathers like the god you are stripping away my angelicy.”

“Oh for the love of Odin- Stop giving me ideas!”

Arsene laughed, delivering a peck on the cheek of the striped persona before pulling the princely persona close to him, the pirate persona putting his cannon hand around Arsene’s neck like a scarf.

“What did I walk into?” Makoto asked.

“Ah! Just the señor we were talking about! Come!” Arsene beckoned.

“Ah, hello!” the princely persona greeted, “I am Robin Hood. This is my partner-in-crime, Loki.”

“For the record, I don’t like you,” Loki hissed.

“Ach, quit bein’ such a stray cat, Loki,” the skeleton pirate joked, “I’m sure he’ll get ya purrin’ in minutes.”

Loki slapped the skeleton pirate, causing his head to spin comically before Arsene stopped it with his clawed hand.

“Thanks, lovebug,” the skeleton pirate smiled as he laid his head on Arsene’s hat.

“Amor, If your head falls off my hat, it will hurt,” Arsene chuckled.

“Then keep that ship steady, cap.”

“Oh, Kidd, you’re such a silly fool of a pirate.”

“Ain't chya the Fool? ‘S your Arcana, matey.”

“Correct, Mon Chariot.”

“You two are insufferable,” Loki huffed.

“I’m Arsene Lupin, monsieur Yuki,” Arsene introduced himself, “and this is Captain William Kidd. Kidd, Robin Hood, Loki, and myself are a group of lovers joined by a shared love for deviance.”

“That’s one way to say we’re all boyfriends, Lupin,” Kidd chuckled.

“Leave me out of your polycule, ya damned pirate, I’ve already got my partner,” Jiraiya huffed, clutching to Izanagi possessively.

“Partner, ease up,” Izanagi reassured, “They won’t lay a finger on you, not if I have anything to do with it.”

“What about you two?” Makoto asked.

“I’m Jiraiya, and this is Izanagi,” Jiraiya introduced.

“どうも,” Izanagi simply bowed his head. 

“Come join us. We have quite the gossip,” Arsene offered.

“Eh, I’m bored, so why not?” Makoto shrugged.

Makoto took a seat on one of the couches in the parlor, immediately noticing how much he dwarfed in comparison to the other personas. It was quite an interesting comparison he found himself in position with. He simply watched as the personas gossipped amongst themselves. At least until a humanoid persona approached the group, and he noticed the following things: the persona seemed female, and that it looked more like a catgirl.

“Nekotama, c’mere kitty-kitty!” Kidd called, patting Arsene’s chest with his cannon hand.

“Oww- William, you know it hurts!” Arsene scolded.

“Oh- sorry, Lupin.”

Nekotama simply scoffed before walking over to Makoto, then placed her folded arms atop his lap, looking up at him.

“What?” Makoto asked, tilting his head.

“Hi,” Nekotama greeted, “Nekotama, and you are?”

“Makoto Yuki.”

“Hand.”

“What?”

“Gimme your hand. I just need to know your scent.”

“Uhh, okayyyy?”

Makoto placed his hand in front of Nekotama’s face, to which she sniffed and then rubbed it with her face. She then gave off a light smile and laid her head atop her folded arms.

“Minty, like catnip,” she noted, appeased.

“That’s the second person to say that I smell like mint.”

“Who was the first?”

“Ryoji.”

“He’s Death, I’m cat. Big difference.”

“Yeah, but if I had a nickel for every time I was told I smelled like mint, I’d have two, which isn’t a lot, but it’s weird that it happened twice.”

“Yeah, but your mintiness is good.”

Nekotama ended up falling asleep with her head on Makoto’s lap. The other personas snickered at the situation.

“Would this count?” Makoto asked, “Does the Law of Cats apply to her?”

“Yes. You’re stuck with us,” Jiraiya laughed. 

“Goddammit.”

[jeridoesntdourls]

Love getting sideblogs because now i can rant about the whole of the worldbuilding (being a history nerd) that has been going on inside my head about this without feeling guilty about my mutuals who came there to see my DE art and not arcana- So a little while back I decided to start brewing up some ideas for an Arcana-based Brazilian continent/nation called Tua and of course, my own characters! I haven't uncovered the entirety of Vesuvia’s lore and so my own ideas might seem too expansive in comparison.

Firstly, we have Borea or Borao (Boh-reh-ah and Bor-um/Bor-ão respectively). Born to two foreign diplomats during the shift from the First Conquest to the Red Council (you can see a timeline here!), they lived during two of the shakiest moments in Tua's history. Through their parent's reasonable wealth and items gained from visits to other lands, they managed to hone their magic and become one of the nation's best sorcerers (silently cultivating their infatuation of astronomy and it's associated magic alongside that). As the years passed so did the dissolution of the Houses made during the Red Council, paving way to the influence and familiar exploration under the influence of the growing Insulind nation. After the first grueling years, Borea's parents began to organize a counterattack, relying on the local community to plan heists and revolts, creating the group Cravo Vermelho (Red Carnation). These reactions were not as effective as the people would have liked, Insulind growing more violent and capable of outlasting any revolutionary effort. As a last effort, the Diplomats striked a bargain with Vesuvia, one of the only nations not allied with Insulind, they would send their most experienced mages to help cure the Plague and in return they would be given the military aid of its ruler: Count Lucio.

Borea set sail to the country amongst friends and stormy seas, getting to Vesuvia amidst bloodshed and disease. Working under the merciless Courtiers, many of the mages died to intentional cruelty or in reckless pursuit of the cure, guided by the Count's demands and the frantic longing to return home. Borea would meet Asra during this time and work alongside him as an anxious but ambitious friend. That changed during the climax of the Insulind's hold on Tua, where Lucio failed to uphold the bargain(again), causing the deaths of Borea's parents and the beginning of the revolts that would one day free Tua. Borea changed from a chattering researcher to an apathetic shell, intent to watch Vesuvia die, believing the Plague to have been a warning and eventual retribution to the failures of the Count by the Saints. They roamed the sickly streets daily, forgetting the warm faces of bakers who would offer them food and scurrying children, a silent fury accumulating deep inside, paving the way to frustrated arrogance. They would eventually contract the plague themselves and succumb to it, continuing to follow the Asra route from there.

Borea's route must be the one to follow cannon the most and also the most history heavy! There's still a lot of things I haven't covered (their relationship with their siblings and more interpersonal things but this would be an entire essay if that were the case). Argo is a moth in case anyone was wondering and their card is The Hierophant Here's their profile typed out:

BOREA NORCHE

PRONOUNS: She/Her/They/Them

FAMILIAR: Argo

BIRTHDAY: August 28th

HEIGHT: 5'7'' (176cm)

FAVORITE COLOR: Navy Blue

FAVORITE SEASON: Winter

FASHION SENSE: Fancy nerd

MBTI: ENFJ

FURSONA: Ram

MOST LIKELY TO: Believe in aliens

OTHER: Middle sibling of four

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fluff , hurt/comfort , crack , angst , death , self aware au , g0re , character x reader x character , hurt/no comfort , reverse comfort , male reader , gn reader , trans masc reader , yandere , dark themes , romantic relationship’s , platonic relationships , head-cannons , one shots , cheating , hybird reader and hybrid characters , swearing, imagines/scenarios, suggestive things , nsfw (will try)

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character x oc , character x character , female reader , incest (disgusting.) , child character x reader (unless platonic.) , teacher x student (unless its in college and their ages are close)

requests !

they are always open and free, unless something happens and i cannot do the request, (i will state so when i reply to your request.

anon’s are allowed becsuse i love those skrunly’s and named anons are heavily encouraged bechsse i dotn wnana mix u guys up,

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This is an idea for maybe a full head cannon but no pressure here, mini HC are cool too :D

How about an MC that goes back in time to the beginning of their route and has to deal with the M6 for a few days but their familiars know what's going on. How would the M6 react to the MC being so familiar with them? And to their familiar/s being so affectionate to MC?

Hope your day is going great! And that it ends even better!♪♪ :D

The Arcana Mini-HCs: MC visiting the beginning of their route

Julian: keeps telling Malak to back off of the nice magic apprentice, all while fumbling because you keep battling his self-hatred for him

Asra: both hopeful and scared because they know enough to tell that you know and feel things you didn't use to, but doesn't know why

Nadia: rather alarmed at how bold and casual and close you're suddenly acting with her, but more okay with it than she expects

Muriel: he's annoyed because you keep bringing him blankets and insulating the hut and feeding him and Inanna's taking your side!!

Portia: not at all used to getting this much attention and being known this deeply and loved so well. soaks it all up but asks questions

Lucio: why are the dogs obeying you and not him. why aren't you scared of who he is. why do you keep exposing his emotional issues

[bittersweetcanary]

Dads of the Guide Committee

[Arcana Twilight / Found Family]

NOT A STORY BUT LIKE MY HEAD CANNONS

Inspired by Chat Messages: “Let’s go play” Series ingame.

Everyone being concerned about the number of uncarved crystals Pollux has in jelly jars concerns the Dads and Arcturus. I wonder if there’s something that could be potentially harmful about uncarved magic crystals…

Spica’s like the Dad who takes all the kids out to the Amusement Park, making sure they stay safe and having a bit of fun with them. I love how he teases his “husband”, and the other Guide Committee Dad saying “Are you scared Alpheratz”  which gets Alpheratz to join them!! PFFT!

Alpheratz taking their “son” Arcturus through the haunted house is adorableeeee! Helping him build courage <3 <3

Pollux: 

*serious bear emoji*

“Everyone, try to think it through.”

“It’s impossible to… Be quiet, isn’t it?”

Arcturus: *shocked bear emoji*

Polly justifying their loud parties-

Vega just does not want to take part in any of this at all-

Spica is the Dad that remembers where all his kids leave their things- and his “husband”

THE WHOLE Spica: “I CAN’T BELIEVE I’M ATTRACTED TO ALPHERATZ… IT’S UNBELIEVABLE.” MAKES THEM THE GUIDE COMMITTEE DADS. CONFIRMED. OTP. SHIP IT. 

Spica & Alpheratz: The Guide Committee Dads

Spica the Mother Hen, always makes sure the kids are presentable, well taken care of, and keeping up with their school work while Alpheratz makes sure they are well fed, taking plenty of breaks, and recesses, and maybe a little spoiled.

Spica chasing down Alpheratz like a married couple, one avoiding the serious conversation the other just trying to have it-

Arcturus: Eldest Child

Takes after Spica, he’s always trying to help the others, to the point of straining himself. But he can be teasing.

Summoner: Honorary Eldest Child

Honorary Guide Member to newest yet Eldest Child because they are a bit more responsible than the others- but only when they want to be, otherwise they might just add to the blazing flames. Babies Polly because he’s adorable. Everyone teases Polly over this.

Alpheratz and Spica keep an eye on them, Alpheratz worries about them for the same reason he is worried for Vega, their Mid-Earthiem background means they have naturally lower mana levels than the average Sorcerer which makes healing from wounds or recovering from sickness slower…

Spica sees potential in the Summoner, he wants to encourage them to push themself to the limit(a reasonable limit though), much to Alpheratz’s disapproval, he’d rather they stay out of the Guide Committee’s (sometimes) dangerous outings. This is the serious conversation they never have, other than Alpheratz constantly sleeping through everything-

Vega: Middle Child

Cold but joins in the mischief, often joining the others in teasing Alpheratz. Doesn’t join the others for outings often.

Alpheratz makes sure he is well fed, he’s worried for Vega due to his Mid-Earthiem background and terrible food choices… This boy needs real food, not juice and jelly packets…

Spica knows Vega will follow the Summoner(like a puppy-) and uses that to keep him coming to meetings.

Polly: Baby boy.

A baby. A mischievous as hell baby. Will cause problems on purpose and on accident. Cries easily must be consoled.

Often watched over by Alpheratz while Spica is working- can’t have the baby bothering the working Father. But sometimes- he might just set Polly on Spica for a good laugh.

[visualnovelzombie]

Furry Visual Novel Book Club: Echo Week 2 SPOILER DISCUSSIONS

Hi everyone, here is the SPOILER discussion post for “Echo - Sunday”

Links: Previous - Next - Original - Spoiler Free Version

Feel free to respond in reblogs/replies/or asks :D

We open with our group headed to the nearby town of Payton where they stop at a vista overlooking the town. Chase films some footage for his project while giving a bit of exposition and lore for our setting, the track “Mitt” begins to play; this game's inquisitive song. We learn about a Mass Hysteria that happened in 1877 that led to the boom town’s eventual decline.

Fans and Players of TSR know this event ends up occurring in 1915 instead of the stated year. My best idea about this discrepancy is that this line was definitely written before plans of prequel were even thought about and the year given just missed in the anniversary update. Maybe it’s a meta acknowledgement and anything seen in TSR doesn’t lead to Echo itself??? (Probably not lol)

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Less Concrete Analysis/Personal Head-cannons that Aren’t Important:

Carl plays a the prank on Chase, which is a fun quirk to give the shy ram.

And Chase’s response/wording is very telling...

Carl/Chase shipping aside, this is one of the acts that cements Carl as Chase’s ‘Magician’ Arcana of Archetypes and I really enjoy the funny bro moment and crush Chase has...

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The group arrive at Southwest Adventures, the local amusement park, and plan their day.

Something not brought up again, although it’s definitely very interesting, is Tj’s motor tick. I wonder if it was just forgotten in the absolute fucking chaos of TJ’s route or was meant as a one off character trait.

They decide to ride the park’s largest roller coaster first and end up waiting in a long line. We get some internal exposition from Chase about the otter needing water, and how living in Echo, he’s unable to do that.

Question: What significance can we get from Chase’s statement?

Answer: This world building does two important things. It establishes Chase as an outsider to even his hometown, and how he can’t truly fit in here (which is very easily reflected in the narrative) and the second thing is to serve as a metaphor for queerness. It was something I missed the first time, still under the impression this was a typical gay UwU romance game with maybe some ghosts later on. It doubles with Chase not fitting into the setting and contrasts with Leo and Flynn being relatively fine in the setting despite both being out gay men, as the two are desert species. It’s a VERY interesting form of writing and world building that is unique to furry stories, and Echo is one of the strongest examples I’ve seen utilize this kind of metaphor. You can argue that Jenna being a type of desert fox but hating the town contrasts the initial theory, but it definitely fits into the second, as she (presumably, as we haven’t seen evidence otherwise) is not queer. This also leads into Tj’s general uncomfortable-ness with himself and sexuality in general. The poor guy is a lynx trapped in a dry desert, at least Chase can find solace in a pool (and others he’s willing to express himself to).

Right before boarding the train, Chase gives the extremely nervous Tj a way out of the ride, but the lynx decides to ride despite his trepidation, resulting in Chase being injured from Tj’s claws during the ride.

Spoiler Note: Chase gives Tj an easy way out of something and ends up with slashes along his arms for it… But on top of the dark foreshadowing, Chase constantly babies Tj too. Tj IS his soft little UwU twink, like he is for the audience.

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Less Concrete Analysis/Personal Head-cannons that Aren’t Important:

This is also a crack theory/headcanon and almost certainly not planned from the onset, but I like to think Chase developed a crush on Tj despite the weird ‘Jesus Stuff’ takes from Chase and preferring bigger boys, cause Samuel kept telling him “PLEASE talk to the Christian Cat Boy, I need the comradely”

also...

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The Track Intimate begins to play as the two finish composing themselves in the restroom, the soft and charming tones of the song are calming and extrude a sense of kinship and serenity. Carl ends up becoming sick from the ride and an early snack, so he, Chase and Tj decide to skip out on rides with the others and the group breaks into two parties.

Spoiler Note: The groundwork for Chase not being in the motel room is now full on text with a pattern for it happening being developed for later…

The three end up discussing their moobs… which results in Carl more or less turning to the camera and explaining to the audience what archetypes the characters fall under in case you didn’t get the memo (albeit for anime-girl nonsense)

QUESTION: Establishing character tropes is a time tested and nearly universal form of information convenience for media. Is there anything that can be gained from such a clear example of expressing those tropes to the audience?

ANSWER: It’s because the tropes are going to be so inverted you’re going to puke your guts out. Howly sets up the beginning as nearly a painfully cliche opening just to turn it on its head so fast it breaks everyone’s neck. Also Cheerleader Chase as the preppy one everyone likes….

We come to our second choice of the game, whose shoulder to sleep on. Did you choose the Soft Twink or Weed Chub?

Carl - Chase snuggles up to the Ram and Carl responds by putting his arm behind Chase, the otter enjoying the act of closeness.

Tj - Chase leans on Tj, commenting on how it’s easy to get the Lynx to help out. Chase falls asleep commenting on the warmth and softness Tj has.

Spoiler Note: The foreshadowing is really laid on thick here…

Chase falls asleep and a dream sequence plays out, while the track “Creep” begins playing, an ominous synthetic piece that evokes tension and unease. Chase dreams of suffocating while some entity with unnatural footsteps follows him. Chase nearly repeats the opening two lines of the novel. The entity rushes Chase after hearing him speak where we get the line, “You’re only moving in circles.” repeated again. The lines and unique font from the opening are repeated verbatim

Not only is this an injection of horror to break up the trope-y romance, but a flag to the connection that Samuel and Chase share.

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Less Concrete Analysis/Personal Head-cannons that Aren’t Important:

Samuel and Chase are deeply and nearly cosmically intertwined with murder cavern section of the mines. This along with events from tomorrow, are the first inclining of being able to witness other and various timelines, and I believe when Chase is having a night terror, there exists the possibility for him to see other timelines/world-lines/events that him, Sydney, Mr. ‘Chip’ Bronson, or Samuel (or even Jack) have witnessed. The cycle of trauma passes along, over and over again, and this is our first wake-up call to it.

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Chase wakes from the nightmare, gasping for air. Carl and Tj’s sprites are both happy, a clear contrast to what the player and Chase just witnessed. Chase checks his phone and texts Leo for the groups to rejoin and grab lunch together. At this time (and any time the phone is available), if you use the mouse to click on the center ‘home button’ through the game’s UIyou can exit the messaging app and access Chase’s homescreen. The only apps clickable are the messaging app that returns the player to the conversation… and a fun easter egg app called “Predater” which features the visage of a certain stinky-yote sheriff… It is definitely a fun and non-spoiler easter egg filled activity to click around the app.

(My Favorite One!... also if this is Brian I would be dead within two hours of opening the app <3)

And the one that works the best as a gag AND story significance/theming...

The group gathers for lunch only for Jenna and Leo to be absent. The two are playing carnival games together and Chase goes to join them. The two are carrying a horde of stuffed animals that Jenna has one. Fun Fact: The stuffed toys are all deliberately mythical creatures, as the ‘people’ of the world are animals. Just a small and very neat bit of world building i wanted to highlight! The two argue about competing in one last game, and Jenna eggs Leo on by involving Chase (as well as the first real confirmation that two share a history)

The track “Carefree” begins to play, an upbeat and cheery song. We get a sprite for the Carny… which is someone’s actual cat that won a contest for the sprite to be added in the anniversary update! Leo calls Chase by an old petname… something Chase isn’t entirely opposed to.

Leo loses a contest of strength to Jenna, where she then reveals to Chase that she had worked at a carnival during a prior summer as well as the game being more precise and technique than only about pure brawn. Jenna kisses Chase on the cheek, causing Leo to fret a bit before storming off. Jenna then asks Chase a VERY important question.

I am going to cover both options for both the following scene, and during the route itself so choose whichever one you’re more comfortable with! I would recommend to choose the one you haven’t already done, only to unlock all music tracks as the ending credits are different depending on the choice ~

I’m Gay - Chase laments about explaining his sexuality to people and chooses to avoid the topic by repeating what Jenna believes.

No I’m Bi - Chase admits he’s bisexual and Jenna is clearly interested in this information…

No matter which decision the player makes, Chase is still Bisexual. Admitting his sexuality opens up a romance option during Jenna’s route.

Question: What does the player’s choice not having an effect on Chase’s sexuality convey? Why is that important, and why is it important that Chase remains bisexual then?

Answer: This is the game hinting that we’re not playing a blank slate, that Chase Hunter IS a character, and not a vessel for the player. Just for Samuel. This informs the player that not every action Chase makes is fully up to them (EXTREMELY important for Flynn and Tj’s route). Chase remaining bisexual is important for the story because it still solidifies him as the same person with the same struggles outside of the player’s willingness to partake in straight romance, as well as setting Echo with a unique identity and representation around Furry Visual Novels, which are predominantly male dominated, MLM spaces. (Which is a fascinating phenomena I would like to see studied to some degree!)

After time passes off camera, where in which the group have fun together, they return to the motel for the evening. Chase ends up outside, filming for his project and is greeted by Jenna and Leo. Leo reminisce about the history the three share and how it started with the three of them becoming friends after Leo moved to Echo from El Salvador with his family.

We’re met with the order the group joined, as well as the mention of a name we haven’t seen until now., ‘Sydney’.

The three banter on top of desert ambience as Leo makes a bit of physical contact with Chase with his tail.

Jenna and Leo contrast their family life and responsibilities, Leo being tied to his and Jenna desperately wanting to escape hers. Jenna then brings Leo and Chase to confront each other about their history together before returning to the motel room.

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Less Concrete Analysis/Personal Head-cannons that Aren’t Important:

HAHA IM NOT CRYING SHIDDING AND THROWING UP YOU ARE

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Leo opens with an apology to Chase as ‘Intimate’ begins to play. The two argue about their anchor bracelets.

Leo explains they’re not above love, but about friends and families,with Chase clarifying they’re about Echo. We’re treated to our second CG

Chase shares his feelings with Leo about their hometown. We learn Chase’s viewpoint on the symbolism that’s etched into the game’s very textbox… as well as Chase’s feelings towards the aforementioned Sydney.

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Less Concrete Analysis/Personal Head-cannons that Aren’t Important:

Spoiler Note: Oh this isn’t even foreshadowing it’s just telling you what’s fucking happening and what’s going to happen. Also I’m a bit incoherent here because these few lines actually make me cry i just found out…

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Leo changes the subject to how Chase left things between them, learning a fact that turns the dynamic built between the two on their head.

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Huh, what an interesting choice of accessory…

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Personal Viewpoint Question: Does the nature of the breakup between the two change how you view/viewed Chase?

Answer: This is completely personal and less of a discussion, but I certainly remembered being caught completely off guard from the fact Chase did something so out of the ordinary. I was dead set on Leo being the problematic, mostly likely abusive or toxic (as one does in horror settings) boyfriend, but learning that Chase was the one who did the ‘messed up thing’ was certainly a shock to the system

The two embrace each other before being pulled from the moment.

The two return to the hotel room and the day ends as Chase heads out for the night…

which you can read about here /shitpost but also check it out <3

Another dream sequence begins, mentioning the group at the lake playing together.We see events relating to the fateful day everything changed for the group...

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That ends Sunday for our reading! Thank you to everyone who participated! I love feedback and discussion but just people enjoying the journey and reading these as letsplay is fun too ~

Our Reading for next week after voting is...

Best Boi Carl 🐏 🐏 🐏 🐏 🐏

Reading Assignment Particulars:

On Monday the Route Split happens. To pick Carl’s Route, select this option during the Events of Monday

(I would also recommend saving right before this option by using the rewind feature, as this is the route split for all characters!)

This will takes us to Monday, and as Monday and Tuesday are relatively short days, we will also read all of Tuesday for Carl’s Route! Stop at the following screen:

As a note, if a choice appears that I didn’t discuss, feel free to choose either option as it wont affect the outcome of the route. I’ll be sure to discuss both so you can see what the other option(s) look like! 

Thank you everyone again, and remember this is SPOILER discussion.

Link to SPOILER FREE DISCUSSION HERE

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It is FUCKING BONKERS to me that deep down Kamoshida thinks it's Ann's fault that Shiho is in the hospital. Also, after Ann blew Kamoshida off, he called in Shiho instead.

EXHALES LOUDLY

MY GOD SHE HAS THE BEST PERSONA YET. HELLO.

So far I am Meh on most of these characters except Ann. Ann is pretty fucking cool and I like her.

Excellent question, Ann! I got a bunch of DLC costumes, I'll see what I can do for ya.

Back int he Real World, Ann's arcana pops and of course it's Lovers. Listen, both Yukari and Rise had fucking great Lovers arcs that fit perfectly with the arcana. Excited for how Ann's works out. I frankly don't know enough about her to even speculate.

I noticed she talks about modeling so I hope it isn't Rise But Blonde Now. I doubt it though.

WELL HELLO THERE, LOVE THE FIT

omg and she's a doctor? ma'am do you need a housewife, I am available.

Morgana is going to be living with Reverie from now own. FINALLY, A PERSONA GAME WHERE WE GET A CAT. This feels overdue.

oh okay so this is our in with Sojiro, he is also a cat guy. This is great news. Maybe he will stop being an absolute fucking prick to us 24/7 if we have a cat. Morgana is paying dividends already.

AND MORGANA IS THE MAGICIAN

I don't have an opinion on this one yet except that Morgana is extremely active and a good teacher. They are in tune to the environment around them, so on a surface level, they're better than Yosuke was that's for certain.

Also haha the little joke. The first ability is tools. Because the Magician is the card of having tools. That's cute.

Reverie is living the fucking LIFE, he has a CAT IN HIS DESK, this is amazing. I want this for myself.

I COULDN'T GET A SCREENCAP BUT THE TEACHER FUCKING THREW SOMETHING AND HIT REVERIE IN THE HEAD

WHAT THE FUCK IS THIS SCHOOL'S PROBLEM

Met cool punk doctor lady and oh my god what is this menu

Met the weapon shop guy and does anyone know how to design a fucking menu in this game. Christ.

However, I will forgive his terrible menu for this. Reverie you are adorable.

ALSO AS SOON AS I WALKED INTO THIS SHOP I WAS LIKE "this place better have some MegaTen-ass popping shop music" AND I WAS FUCKING RIGHT, IT DOES

oh so he's the Hermit

that's about as subtle as a brick fired from a cannon

please god release me from the tutorial period of this game, untie my handddddds