#the strange cases of nataniel dellasanta

[mahvaladara]

"My name is Nataniel DellaSanta, I am a Private Investigator, Paranormal and Extraterrestrial Researcher, Medium and Dark-Arts Enthusiast."

A turtleneck makes you an instant DILF apparently.

So, remember when I said canonically DellaSanta could look like Mal and it not be a problem? Because Valatar have a specific ability to shapeshift? And though their dragon form cannot be changed freely, their human form is more connected to a mixture of personal preferences, evolutionary adaptations to subconscious traits and manifestations of dragon characteristics?

Yes.

DellaSanta looks like Mal. Except slightly more muscular, with more tattoos and more body hair. DellaSanta is also more masculine than Mal. He is a lot more confident, more mature and has an overall better mental health, despite suffering from chronic ghost pains and PTSD.

DellaSanta was raised by a priest who had a very fixed idea of what god looked like. DellaSanta's species targets certain physical traits when it creates their alternative form. So tall, strong, masculine and fair and as a survival strategy in this specific case, a white male just like the priests envisioned a great leader to look like.

[mahvaladara]

Made a mockup cover for one of Strange Cases of Nataniel DellaSanta

Case File - “Drag Show - Horror Show”

A series of strange events have been happening around the Winged Cravat Bar, it’s target, the Drag Show Queens. Queens have been seeing appirations, hearing things, and suffering strange accidents during performances. After one of the accidents ends in a very strange murder, detectives Matt Andrews and Cara Santos call paranormal investigator Nataniel DellaSanta to help solve the situation. To lure out the evil, DellaSanta decides to solve the case dressed in drag.

“Okay, we have transphobic demon who needs dealing with, and who better for bait than the non binary 500 year old imortal? I have had this wig for far to long not to use it now!”

[mahvaladara]

You are just like me. A little compressed star waiting to devour the world. We are all black holes underneath.

Denwen, the devourer

[mahvaladara]

Today's sketches. Trying to sketch with a pen and without reference. This time it was Della.

[mahvaladara]

Demon: You're the most beautiful man I ever met!

DellaSanta: I exorcise regularly.

Cara and Matt: -glare-

Demon: O.O

[mahvaladara]

🖊 and also one for Nathaniel

Nataniel’s turn:

Nataniel de la Santa Señora del Valle. 

Nataniel’s sim is literally the same as Wanderley XD with slight tweaks to the brow, nose and lips. 

Nataniel is one of my oldest OCs, though his name was originally Adam Salvador, I eventually changed his name to Bowen Salvador, then to just Salvador DellaSanta, and eventually erased Salvador’s older brother character, and Nataniel DellaSanta was oficial.

Nataniel is actually inspired in Constantine, Ghost Hunt’s Lin, Shido from Nightwalker and Dante. But it was V from DMC 5 that finally gave me a face for DellaSanta. The universe he lives on is a mixture of X-Files, Nightwalker, Vampire the Masquerade and our own. 

DellaSanta is immortal and cannot die, he, however, is not indestructible. 

His immortality works a lot like Deadpool’s immortality. Meaning he can heal from any form of damage as his spirit is so powerful it can create a new body in days. However, his memory is as associated with his spirit as it is to his brain, which means he has the pleasure of remembering every inch of pain he ever suffered, this causes him to have “ghost pains” that is basically his brain going “Hey, remember that time you were run over by a train? Remember how it felt? Now you do!”

Nataniel is an avid reader.

Though he goes by Nataniel DellaSanta, his full name is Nataniel de la Santa Señora del Valle, as he was an orphan in la Igreja de la Santa Señora del Valle.

He owns a bike. This is his bike

He hoards trinkets. Some of which are supernatural trinkets. Like a dragon version of the Wardens.

He also hoards books. Like a dragon librarian.

[mahvaladara]

I was tagged by the lovely @izayoichan​ to do these. And I love these! Thank you so much.

50 Questions for your Sim

So I’ll be doing my OC, Nataniel DellaSanta.

More under cut.

1: How old is your sim? 

He’s around 400 years, more or less. He’s been around since the XVI century.

2. When is your sim’s birthday? 

He doesn’t celebrate birthdays, but you could say on Saint Nataniel’s day. Which is often celebrated in June or August, but he’s actually crash landed on Earth during winter

3. What is your sim’s zodiac sign? 

Either Gemini or Aquarius. Gemini: Communication, Indecision, Inquisitive, Intelligent, Changeable. A jack of all trades, but a master of very few of them. Hence, able to generate surface communication about virtually any subject. Quick intelligence, good at multi-tasking. Requires stimulation, variety and enjoys fast-paced situations. Logical, rational and usually a masterful instructor.

Aquarius: Knowledge, Humanitarianism, Serious, Insightful, Duplicitous. Original thinker, able to deftly move around problems with unorthodox solutions. Idealistic, and prefers the equal opportunity for all. Tends to be the defender of underdogs. Philosophical and appreciates high spirited debates with others of equal intelligence. Can be unpredictable, highly opinionated and remote.

4. What is your sim’s ethnicity? 

Appears caucasian.

5. Does your sim have any nicknames? 

DellaSanta, Nate, Little star/nebula.

6. Do they have a job? If so what is it? 

Private investigator, paranormal researcher, medium, dark-arts enthusiast.

7. Where does your sim live? 

Third Street, third door, “Third Eye Investigations”.

8.Who does your sim live with? 

Alone with his raven, Garrett and a few sealed demons.

9. What environment did your sims grow up in (strict, loving, cold etc.)?

Loving. Father Cesário was a wonderful man.

10. What are your sim’s favorite food? 

Pringles, the onion ones. 

11. What is your sim’s favorite drink? 

Coffee.

12. If they have one what is your sim’s favorite color? 

Black and yellow.

13. Does your sim believe in any clichés (like love at first sight, etc)?

Yes.

14. What is your sim’s sexuality?

Believed to be pansexual, might actually be demysexual.

15. What is your sim’s gender identity? 

Doesn’t really care, but has been seen mostly as male.

16. Is your sim type a or type b? 

What?

17. Is your sim introverted or extroverted? 

A bit of both.

18. What is your sims favorite woohoo position? 

Missionary.

19. Is your sim a pet person? If so what is their favorite animal? 

His raven, Garrett.

20. Does your sim have a best friend? 

Matt, the inspector that is now stuck with him.

21. What is/was your sim’s favorite school subject? 

Psychology.

22. Is/was your sim a high, mid or low achiever in school? 

High Achiever. He had time.

23. Are they planning to go or have they already been to college? If so, what would be or what was their major? 

Yes, he went to collage. He actually has five degrees. One in history (outdated), one in english literature (outdated), one in psychology/psichiatry (a bit outdated), one criminology and one in demonology and religious sciences.

24. What are your sims political beliefs (if they have them)? 

“Let Chaos reign, then reign over chaos.”

25. What is one thing your sims wants to do before they die? 

He can’t die so he kinda wants to go to space.

26. Does your sim have a favorite TV show (cable) and/or movie?

X-Files, Fifth Dimension, and Lucifer.

27. Is your sim a Netflix viewer? If so what are their top 3 shows. 

Nope.

28. Does your sim like books? If so what’s their favorite one? 

Edgar Allan Poes “The Murders of Rue Morgue”, anything by Edgar Allan Poe and H.P. Lovecraft.

29. Does your sim enjoy video games, if so what is their favorite one and do they play on PC or console? 

He loves videogames. His faves would most definitely be the Thief Series and Devil May Cry games.

30. What is your sim’s personal style? 

Anything that makes you question everything about him, from his gender to his sexuality.

31. Does your sim have a lucky charm? 

One of his red feathers.

32. Is your sim religious? 

No. Though as he says “All religions are right on one or another aspect.”

33. What kind of music does your sim listen to and who is their favorite artist? 

Everything. Though if it sounds like it could be the soundtrack of a western, cowboy show, or supernatural country show, he relishes on it.

34. Is your sim a festive person? If so what’s their favorite holiday? 

Not really. He likes renaissance fairs though.

35. What is your sim’s favorite type of weather? 

Rain and thunderstorms.

36. Does your sim prefer to start fights or finish them? 

Finish them, definitely.

37. Does your sim have a dream job? 

He has it already.

38. Does your sim have any siblings? 

Not that he knows.

39. Does your sim get along with their family? 

He has no family he knows off. But when he did, he got along very well with his sons and daughters.

40 What is your sims favourite hobby? 

Reading.

41. What does your sim look for in a romantic partner? 

Understanding.

42. What is a secret about your sim? 

He is literally a star. A Star Nebula to be correct.

43. What is a wish your sim has? 

To return to the stars.

44. What is a flaw your sim has?

Overthinker and unpredictable.

45. How do others generally perceive your sim? 

As a cocky know-it-all. Probably insane. Might be a snake oil salesman.

46. Does your sim have a greatest achievement? If so what is it? 

He learned magic, he learned to conduct the raw energy of his spirit and that makes him very proud indeed.

47. If they have one, what is your sim’s greatest regret? 

Letting his son believe he was immortal too.

48. Does your sim have a favorite emoji? 

>:3

49. Does your sim use simstagram? If so what’s their @? 

No simstagram, simbook, switter or any form of social network. Third Eye Investigations has a facebook though.

50. What is the last text your sim sent (and who did they text)? 

To Matt: “Let us assume I cursed a rude suit who cut me and everyone else in line and he got ran over by the Karma truck on the way out. Is it murder by proxy? Or can I just assume he had already been cursed so hard before that when the punishment came it literally ran him over.”

[mahvaladara]

Chaotic Bi

Matt: What are you wearing? You look like a white-haired Lestat.

DellaSanta: Which one? The problematic gay, or the chaotic bi?

Matt: Wait, what?!

DellaSanta: Tom Cruise or Stuart Townsend?

Matt: I don't know?! Which one became a rockstar?!

DellaSanta: Chaotic Bi it is.

[mahvaladara]

[mahvaladara]

Threats by DellaSanta

Cara: I don't think you understand you position here, DellaSanta. I can end you.

DellaSanta: No, you can't. You can hurt me, you can seriously harm me and maim me. You can even torture me. Limit my freedom, albeit temporarily. But you cannot STOP me and this knowledge makes me an extremely dangerous person. So I will warn you only once: I am 'good' to a degree, for I am resentful and capable of great cruelty. You do not need to like me, nor would I ever demand this of you. But if you ever harm me or betray me, I WILL make you wish I would have just killed you.

[mahvaladara]

Gamall and Nataniel

[mahvaladara]

Tilly’s Jacket

“DellaSanta... is that my jacket?”

“It might be.”

“Really?!”

“It is a very stylish jacket. You don’t like me wearing it?"

“No, I’m fine with you borrowing it. It’s just... Either I am very fat or you’re very skinny.”

“I prefer the term slender, I’m a Slenderman. But yes, there’s is a possibility that I, a 1,98-ish meters tall man, dress with a 1,63 meters small girl.”

“So what, your whooping 6′5′ feet versus my measly 5′5?”

“If it makes you feel any better, it’s a bit short around the sleeves. Good thing I look fabulous with three-quarter sleeves.”

"I’m never seeing that jacket again, am I?”

“Indeed.”

Just had this idea. My brother is a whooping 1,98 m tall and I’m 1,63 and I used to steal his clothes. And yes, I am tiny next to all of my siblings. I’m the small one. 

Nataniel actually does use female clothes or at least gender ambiguous and androgynous clothes. He enjoys mixing female and male clothes. Usually F jackets or shirts with M pants or shirts, F shoes with M clothes.

Also, Nataniel still has V’s hair until I find him something else that fits him.

[mahvaladara]

“Men have called me mad; but the question is not yet settled, whether madness is or is not the loftiest intelligence.”

I gave Nataniel V’s hair and it fits him perfectly. I think it’s settled. This will be his hairstyle till I find one better.

[mahvaladara]

Three Lives - A strange Cases of Nataniel DellaSanta Teaser

“Everyone has three lives, the public, the private and the secret. When John Milton said that he did not account for the Internet, Facebook or cameras,” Nataniel laughed. “Or worse, cellphones. These days, with cellphones, everyone and their grandmother is carrying a small professional camera in their pockets.”

“Nowadays no one can keep a secret. Where's the good old days when the winning nation could wipe out the existence of the losers? So much history lost,” and he sighed placing the photo back down. “That’s how centuries of knowledge were lost. Someone won and set Alexandria ablaze, and suddenly they controlled the world. We could be exploring space if that never happened and maybe closer to your own downfall, our own Great Filter, or perhaps not?”

“Who is that?” Matt asked tapping the photo Nataniel set down.

“It’s me, isn’t it obvious? These dashing good looks don’t just happen naturally to everyone,” he crossed his arms.

“Or someone whose identity you might have stolen,” Matt suggested. “What baffles me is that usually when people steal an identity they chose the identity of legal Americans, and they usually also don’t pay taxes or IRS. Yet you have been paying taxes for this person for 106 years!”

“You literally have photos of me, very dead, nearly decapitated on a mortician’s table, and it’s the part where I pay my taxes that baffles you?!” Nataniel asked with a laugh and showed the mortician’s photo.

“If you truly want to remain invisible to a government, pay your taxes, because by doing that I don’t have the IRS knocking at my door and wondering why the 106-year-old looks like he could be his grandson.”

“That’s it?” Cara asked. “You’re not going to deny that’s you?”

“Unless we’re in the Prestige, I’m afraid that’s very much me. No clones from a Tesla Machine, no secret twin brother. And we both know I have no way of proving that’s not me, other than the fact I am very much dead on those photos, and very much alive right now,” he shrugged. “Though technically I am not dead, my body is just in a state of selective stasis while it tries to fix the damage. That means I had the lovely convenience of being mentally conscious when the mortician cracked open my ribcage and decided to fondle my hearts. If he had not touched my hearts, my body wouldn’t have gone into emergency mode and I’d be peacefully healing inside the morgue’s refrigerator. Not entirely better as I am claustrophobic, the natural reaction from having been buried far too many times.”

Cara and Matt traded quick looks, neither of them knew how to act or say.

“I have the autopsy scars if you want to check!” He suggested.

“How are you alive?!” Matt exclaimed.

Nataniel leaned back, he uncrossed his legs and crossed them again, hands falling off the armrest of his chair, and at that moment, to Matt, the man was doing the best Glenn Close from Fatal Attraction expression he’d ever seen. 

“What if I told you there’s a lot more about this world than what meets the eye, that can both be explained by science, religion, and mythology?”

“My name is Nataniel DellaSanta, I am a Private Investigator, Paranormal Researcher, Medium and Dark-Arts Enthusiast,” he started. “And I am currently investigating what matter of creature, alien, demonic or purely human has been doing what I had the pleasure to experience first hand. This leaves four options: You call area 51 on me. You can call a psychiatric ward. You can lock me up but be warned I’ll be gone by morning, you already have photos that prove I cannot die, so I am not particularly scared of showing what else I can do to get out. Or you help me get even with the creature that decided to play Saw simulator with my neck.”

[mahvaladara]

List 5 facts about your most favorite Sim of yours and send this to 10 Simblrs whose Sims you adore ♥♥♥ ;)

Thank you I love doing this.

So I’ll do this for my love: 

Nataniel DellaSanta, the MC for my Strange Cases of Nataniel DellaSanta novel

1 - He has several identical pieces of the same pairs of clothes because in his job he gets banged up pretty badly so he just knows he’s going to ruin his favourite shoes or favourite pair of jeans at some point.

2 -  He hoards books but barely ever finishes reading them unless it’s a really good book or he is professionally obligated to finish it.

3 - He has an Irish accent and was actually raised by an Irish Catholic priest.

4 - He suffers from chronic “ghost“ pain from all the times he has been “killed” and also associated with what he truly is.

5 - He has no idea what he can do and most of the spells and powers he has discovered in the last centuries have been trial and error and accidental.

Bonus: He can’t grow a beard. He has tried, but it didn’t work out.

Bonus bonus: He’s an Edgar Allan Poe Fan, and actually enjoys playing Bigfish Dark Tales series and has a major crush on Chevalier Auguste Dupin. 

[mahvaladara]

“Oh my god! Nataniel!” Matt yelped covering his eyes the moment he walked in.

The man in the middle of the room turned around to face, all of his anatomy out for display. Instantly DellaSanta lifted a brow, a tug at the corner of his lips.

“What seems to be the problem, detective?” He asked, his voice laced with provocation.

“Don’t you have any clothes?!”

Matt covered his eyes, like staring at a trainwreck in action he could not avert his gaze from roaming downwards, towards the area of no return. He knew Nataniel wasn’t human, he knew Nataniel’s beauty was the result of some strange supernatural alien creature had taken the most fitting shape it could to lure a sense of security and devotion from humans, but god, did he still wish to avert the sense of arousal and fascination he felt.

He was straight and happily married, but he hated the way that man made him feel. An almost primal urge to either throw himself at his feet, a deep longing, a desire to protect and love, or worse bend him over the couch and take him right there. And he knew DellaSanta was relishing at his friend’s internal struggle. It amused him, grimly so. But he also knew that DellaSanta could easily overpower him and throw him out the window if he ever stepped that boundary.

“Why now, we’re both men-ish,” he chuckled looking down at his, at himself, shifting his weight to one foot and placing his hand on his hip. “So why are you stuttering like a virgin maiden on her wedding night?” 

He wondered if those odd and intrusive feelings were what drove so many into wanting to destroy hurt him. Like Tomie - that he was not about to admit to DellaSanta that he had actually taken reading suggestions from him - so beautiful everyone either wanted to love her or kill her the most gruesome ways possible.

“Goddamnit Nataniel!” Matt cursed and turned his back on the man who laughed. “I’m already questioning my sexuality as it is! I don’t need you dangling your whatever-you-call-it at my face.”

“Correct me if I am wrong, this is my house, right?” Nataniel laughed.

Oh, was he relishing on it.

“Unexpressed emotions will never die. They are buried alive and will come forth later in uglier ways,” DellaSanta spoke. “Sigmund Freud spoke so. And, as he said, it is best to be honest with oneself, mate.”

He heard rustling and turned in time of seeing DellaSanta put on a pair of boxers. “Better?”

“Yes, thank you!” Matt sighed as the man walked to gather his clothes.

“If it makes you feel more relieved, I do believe sexuality is fluid,” Nataniel chuckled again. “Much like gender. And don’t feel bad, I know the effect I have on people. Whatever I am, I am much like a siren.”

Yet as he buttoned his shirt, Matt found himself staring. Again, the same fascination, but not with his appearance, no, not at all. His scars. Again that book, and those words. Tomie. DellaSanta was like Tomie. Broken, abused and so very beautiful. And Matt thanked god that such power laid with one with a kind heart.