#they’re like owls and crows

[fili-oeuvre]

Dragons and rocs have a natural rivalry with one another, due to both being the largest flying apex predators and often competing for territory and prey.

[our-death-means-flag]

Above the Clouds and the Atmosphere

Ship: Izzy Hands x Reader

Notes: Wing AU, Izzy hasn’t been able to fly in decades. It doesn’t bother him. (It does.) Reader is the first person he’s met with wings strong enough to carry someone and fly. Not that it matters, Izzy doesn’t need to fly again. (He does.)

So, @run-me-through-but-not-like-that (hope the tag isn’t annoying!) wrote a wing fic with Izzy a while ago and it has not left my brain since. I thought that Izzy deserved to fly again and I love wing fics. So, here’s this.

Warnings: mentioned wing injuries, angst, Izzy being difficult

Title Song: Rocketeer by Far East Movement (but I’m specifically thinking of this cover by Clara C.)

It was impossible not to notice.

A crew member with wings was fairly run of the mill. If anything, they were sought after since the benefits of having a pirate who could fly were too many to count. Most crews only had two or three if they were lucky. The Revenge somehow had six five, Ed, Fang, Bonnet, Buttons, and you.

You still somehow stood out.

Your wings were absolutely massive. You had a larger wingspan than Ed which was a feat on its own. And you were without question the strongest flier on the crew.  (Yes, the crew of this clown ship had hosted a competition for that for some bloody reason, during which Izzy did his damndest to hide below deck) Though, and he’d never admit it, he did enjoy watching you. Watching you fly so smoothly when you scouted the waters ahead, watching you swoop down to attack an enemy sending them falling off the boat while you effortlessly shot back up into the air, watching you laugh and joke with the crew, wings moving almost as much as your hands as you spoke, emphasizing your words. You always flew so gracefully. Each twitch of your feathers was intentional and the gusts of wind that each flap of your wings created felt like a storm.

Every once in a while he’d purposely stand near you and when the wind from your wings hit his face it felt like he was flying again, just for an instant, but of course, that instant would pass and then he’d be slammed back into reality, grounded, permanently.

It was beautiful.

It was horrible.

Watching you was incredible but it made his wings ache. 

He was stuck. Part of him wanted to cling to you and to the memories of flying. But he didn’t. Instead he avoided you and your beautiful wings and the memories you brought, snapping whenever you dared try and get close, being significantly more hostile towards you than the rest of the crew.

Despite that, you kept trying. You were soft. Just like the rest of the crew. You were capable too, on par with what he’d expect from Blackbeard’s crew. But you were soft. You were kind and gentle and helpful. You always greeted him with a warm “Hello Izzy!” or a “Good morning, Izzy!” or a “Do you need anything, Izzy?”

It made it hard to hate you.

He wondered if it was harder to hate you or to deal with the reminders you brought of what he couldn’t do anymore.

Regardless, he avoided you. 

But avoiding you forever wasn’t practical…

A high pitched yell pulled him away from his work as he dragged a hand across his face.

“No peace and fockin’ quiet on this fockin’ ship.” He grumbled.

Usually a yell like that would have him worried that they were under attack but much to his surprise, he wasn’t really worried. He realized with no small amount of shock that it was because you’d been the one scouting today and you certainly wouldn’t be so incompetent. 

He quickly stopped thinking about how that must mean he trusts you.

Izzy stepped onto the deck and immediately noticed the source of the commotion. Practically the entire crew was crowded on the deck all clearly watching something. That something turned out to be you.

You were flying, easily keeping yourself hovering in place with strategic flaps of your wings. Clutching desperately onto you, was Lucius. The scribe looks like he was moments away from screaming again even as Izzy saw you gently comforting him and (if he was reading your lips right) telling him that it wasn’t that high up, that even if you dropped him, which you emphasized that you definitely wouldn’t do, he’d be fine.

Izzy shook his head trying to stop staring at you. He did the only thing he could think of and barked out “What the fuck are you useless lot doing?” 

A few people turned to glare at him and you looked remarkably guilty. In an annoyingly graceful movement, you landed deftly on the deck and gently released Lucius (honestly having to peel him off more than anything). 

You rubbed the back of your head awkwardly. “Sorry Izzy! Some of the crew wanted to go for a fly and I was done scouting— didn’t see anything interesting— and I’m the strongest flier… So, I figured.” You rambled and Izzy made a point of not looking at how the edges of your wings twitched as you moved your hands. “I… uh…” You seemed to lose confidence as you spoke. “Yeah…”

Some members of the crew notably stepped in between him and you as if to defend you. Not that it stopped him from opening his mouth, ready to unleash a volley of insults but the hand on his shoulder did.

“Aw, come on now. Lay off them Iz…” Edward’s voice was soft as he wrapped both his arm and wing around his shoulder, almost hiding the two of them from view.

The crew went back to talking to you, assuming that Ed would handle Izzy.

Ed took his chance and ducked slightly and whispered into Izzy’s ear, almost conspiratorially, “You know, if you asked, I’m sure they’d take you for a fly… They’re probably the only person we’ve met who could.” 

Izzy tensed. Of course you could. And Ed was right. You were very likely the only person who could. He’d never met anyone with wings as strong as yours. You definitely could carry him and fly.

Edward couldn’t. His wings were made for speed, not strength. Even though he’d been nearly dead, he remembered the first raid after his wings had gotten injured. Ed had scooped him into his arms and flown them back to their ship. He’d barely made it, actually hitting the railing and sending both of them skidding across the deck. Ed had sprained his own wings horribly after that, so Izzy never let him carry him again. He wouldn’t let his captain ground himself for his sake.

Izzy glanced at you again as you gently pulled Lucius into your arms again, comforting him before gently taking off.

The idea took over his mind. He could fly again. He’d never thought it would be possible.

No. It didn’t matter. He was fine.

He’d been fine without his flight for years. The hours he’d spent staring at the sky didn’t matter. The nights he’d spend curled up in his bunk, trying desperately to fall back asleep and dream of flying for just one more second didn’t matter.

He was fine.

Izzy rolled his shoulder pushing Ed’s hand off him. “I don’t need them.” He spat and stormed off.

He made a point of not looking at Edward’s guilty look. He knew that Ed had always blamed himself for the state of Izzy’s wings. Izzy had gotten the injuries protecting him after all. Even if Izzy knew about his captain's guilt, he couldn’t understand it. Protecting his captain came before everything else. Even his wings.

And he was fine.

—

Izzy did a double take the moment he stepped onto the deck for his late night rounds. The deck was empty, the night chilly enough to send everyone down to the bunks rather than sleeping on deck. But that wasn’t what caught his eye. Everything was done? The rigging was secure. The deck was organized and clean and he had no idea what was going on.

Until he spotted a familiar wing. 

Of course. It just had to be you. 

You were crouched near the front of the ship, wings fluttering in concentration as you meticulously checked the remainder of the rigging. So the state of the deck was probably because of you. But why? You’d usually be in bed or eating with the crew by now and you certainly didn’t have a late night shift today. So why were you here working?

Not sure how to get your attention without having to get close enough to risk touching your wings or yelling, he cleared his throat. You jumped lightly and he saw your hand shoot for the blade at your side until you looked over your shoulder and caught sight of him. Then you smiled.

“Evenin’ Izzy!” You greeted as politely as usual.

“Right,” was his curt response. “What are you doing here so damn late?”

You stood, somewhat sheepishly. “Oh, well… I figured I ought to help out a little…” He only got more confused and you seemed to notice since you continued, “well, I was the one who distracted everyone earlier and I wanted to make it up to you… so… I handled some things.” 

He furrowed his brows. “Make it up to me?”

“Yeah. I mean, I didn’t want you getting stuck with extra work cause I distracted everyone.”  You said it so matter-of-factly too, as if it was normal for you to do something like that for him.

On any other ship, if you’d do something like that, it would be out of fear, hoping to avoid punishment for slacking off. But no one on this ship was actually afraid of him since they all knew that the captains wouldn’t let him do anything. Maybe you were doing another strange thing again. Like how you greeted him and helped out.

Ridiculous.

“Fine.” He glanced at the rigging. “Not bad.” You beamed like he’d given you a huge compliment. “Go.” He dismissed you coldly, trying not to think about how much he liked seeing you smiling.

You walked past him, still smiling. Then you stopped. He was moments away from telling you to fuck off when you spoke again, “You know… my offer stands for you too.” He looked back at you.

“What offer?” He snapped.

“Flying. You weren’t on deck when I mentioned it to the rest of the crew but if you ever want me to take you for a fly, I’d be happy to. Just say the word.” He froze. “If you don’t want to do anything around the crew, let me know and I can find a time where we can fly without them around.”

Izzy stared at you. 

Did he want that?

Did he want to fly again?

He tried to picture it, the wind in his face, the ocean beneath him, your arms holding him and your beautiful wings keeping both of you in the air.

He hates the fact that he doesn’t hate the ideas.

You seem to take his silence and glare wrong as you rush to correct yourself. “Sorry! I didn’t mean to assume… I know you don’t like me and I know my wings make you uncomfortable and-

“What?” Izzy manages to force the word out, cutting off your words. 

You smiled sadly. “I'm not that oblivious. I know you keep avoiding me and whenever I fly you always seem really uncomfortable. I’m sorry. I want to be friends but if you want me to fuck off, just say the word and I’ll try to stay out of your way.”  

“Friends?” He echoed as if that was the most surprising thing you’d said. Not only had you caught on to his behavior but you were actively trying to make it up to him for them. 

You chuckled but it was clearly more at yourself than anything he said. ”Yeah… stupid. I know… I’m so sorry.”

“No.” He wasn’t sure why but he had to say it, had to get that stupid sad expression off your face. You seemed surprised. “I don't hate you.”

You froze, glancing back at him. “What?”

He groaned, realizing that he’d backed himself into a conversational corner. “I don’t hate you or your wings. Honestly you’re the most tolerable out of this whole damn crew. You actually know what you’re doing.”

You turned fully to face him, confusion and hope clear on your face. “You don’t? Then why do you avoid me?”

“Because I hate being reminded of what I can’t do!” He snapped. Then almost immediately froze as he realized what he’d said a moment after saying it. Your eyes widened. His eyes widened. “Fuck.”

His wings flexed uselessly under the many layers of wraps keeping them pressed to his back.

“You have…”

“Yes.” No point beating around the bush. “Can’t fly anymore.”

“Oh. I’m sorry.” Your tone of voice stunned him. You weren’t mocking him. He still remembered the way the rest of Hornigold’s crew had reacted to his sudden grounding. And get here you were genuinely telling him you were sorry without an ounce of sarcasm or mockery. You, with the most beautiful set of wings he’d ever seen.

“I don’t want your damn pity.” He snapped.

You didn’t react. “It’s not pity. I mean it. I’m genuinely sorry that happened to you.”

He didn’t know how to react to the fact he believed you.

“Thank you for telling me Izzy. If you ever need anyone to help with your wings, just ask.” Your words were so gentle, so genuine. “Goodnight Izzy.” You turned.

“Wait.” The word came out like a command, even as his voice shook. He knew if he didn’t say it now he’d probably never get the courage again. You turned, confused. But Izzy spoke before you did. “I want to fly.”

“What?”

“I’m not fucking saying it again.”

You (damn you) didn’t push or try to mess with him. Instead you just smiled. “Of course. If you’d like, we could go now?” You offered gently.

Izzy hesitated. He technically didn’t have any nightly duties left since you’d done everything aside from being on watch which he could easily do while flying. He swallowed. “Sure.”

You couldn’t help the smile that spread across your face and the way your wings fluttered in excitement. You opened your arms and smiled at him. “I’m going to have to pick you up.” 

Izzy couldn’t help but be a little grateful for you simply allowing him to come to you rather than grab him. With far more hesitation than he cared to admit, Izzy moved closer, tentatively stepping into arms reach of you.. You gestured with your arms and raised a brow, silently asking if you could pick him up. Izzy managed to mumble a “Yeah, go for it.” and he was lucky the two of you were so close since he was barely louder than a whisper.

You moved carefully, gently picking him up. One of your arms under his legs and the other resting gently against his back. He wrapped an arm around your shoulders to keep himself steady and was trying (and failing) incredibly hard to not think about how you were holding him

“You good?” You asked, speaking incredibly softly. With Izzy in your arms like he was, he could feel your breath on his ear. Izzy doubted he could actually get his lips to form words but he managed a quick nod. “Alright, I’m going to stay over the deck, not too high. Then if that’s fine with you I can fly around.”

Why did you have to be so frustratingly considerate? 

Izzy nodded against your shoulder.

You smiled, even without looking at you, he could hear it in your voice. “Got it. I’m taking off on the count of 3. 1…”

Izzy took a deep breath.

“2…”

He adjusted his grip on your shoulders.

“3!”

More on instinct than any conscious thought, Izzy buried his face in your shoulder. He heard the flap of your wings, the air rushing past, and then, calm. He pulled away from your shoulder slowly and opened his eyes. The two of you were hovering over the deck, about eye level with the mizzentop, your wings carefully flapping to keep you both as still as possible. It took a moment for everything to click in his mind. 

He was flying.

“Izzy?” Your voice gently pulled him from his thoughts. “Are you alright?”

He really wanted to give some cool response maybe a smooth “never better” but instead the only sound that managed to escape him was a “mhhnngh” which not only wasn’t smooth at all but also didn’t answer your question so instead he managed to nod.

“Do you want to fly around more?” He could practically hear the smile in your voice. 

Since Izzy’s vocal chords were still not cooperating, he nodded, almost frantically.

“Alright… Let’s go…” With another powerful flap of your wings you shot off away from the Revenge. Izzy felt the wind rushing by his face, tousling his hair. He watched the ocean flicker past just below him.  You dove down, and Izzy suddenly felt the sea mist against his skin. 

When his wings had healed enough for him to attempt flying, he'd honestly already known at that point that it would be useless. He’d tried regardless. Of course, he couldn’t. He pretended it didn’t bother him. But honestly, the idea that he’d never be able to fly again burned up his mind in a way he’d never been able to shake.

But he was actually flying.

It felt like a dream.

Izzy’s eyes must have been watering from the wind and the salt. 

He definitely wasn’t crying.

He was fine.

Without even thinking about it, Izzy reached a hand out towards the sea, desperate to reach out and touch it, as if that would fully confirm for him that he wasn’t dreaming. Seemingly realizing what he wanted, you swooped lower, allowing the tips of Izzy’s fingers to skip across the surface of the waves. You soared up into the air, Izzy watching the waves created from air from your wings.  Then you dove back down. You flew laps around the Revenge, staying just close enough to be safe. Of course, you (irritatingly considerate) kept checking in with him. “Is this okay?” “You alright?” “Everything fine?” To which Izzy could only respond with nods.

By the time you were landing back on deck,  Izzy honestly had no clue how long the two of you had been flying. He’d somehow just let himself get lost in the feeling of flying. A quick glance at the sky made him suddenly realize that his watch was almost up. The two of you had flown around almost all night. Izzy was honestly a lot more reluctant to leave your arms than he’d expected to be, but the fear of someone coming on deck and seeing you both made him finally remove himself from your arms.

He expected to feel just as awful as he had when he’d first realized he was stuck on the ground the moment his feet touched the ground but that didn’t happen. He felt lighter, more comfortable, like some tension he didn’t even realize he’d been carrying was gone. He scrubbed his face with his sleeve, trying to make it look more like he was rubbing sleep away from his eyes with limited success.

“Izzy?” Your voice once again, cut through the silence. He spun, turning to see you leaning against the railing, wings relaxed and breathing a bit heavier than normal, shoulders visibly moving. It seemed that even for someone as strong as you, flying around for hours carrying someone was a lot of work. 

“You look exhausted. You should have stopped sooner.” He winced at his own words, hating how even that came out as a complaint.

You chuckled lightly, seemingly not taking his words as insulting in any way. “Yeah, probably.” You agreed as you gently stretched your wings out. Izzy was once again struck by how big and powerful your wings were. “But you seemed to be having a good time so… I only really doubled back when I realized the watch shift was going to change, figured you wouldn’t want any of the crew seeing you.”

Again with you being so frustratingly considerate of him. Izzy sighed. You still made little sense to him with all that kindness but that was an issue for another day. “You ought to go to sleep. I’ll handle your morning tasks so you can sleep in.”

You immediately waved your hands. “Oh you don’t have to do that!”

“I know I don’t.” Izzy replied matter-of-factly. “Just as you didn’t need to stay up late to help me nor take me flying.”

“You don’t owe me for any of that, Izzy. I did that because I wanted to.” 

He actually fumbled with his words for a moment. If it were anyone else, he would have immediately called bullshit, but you looked so incredibly genuine. Either you were the best liar he’d ever met, or you were being sincere. “In that case, go to bed. I’ll cover for you because I want to.” He tried to make his voice as authoritative as possible but it was incredibly hard to do that when you were looking at him so softly. “You’re not convincing me otherwise.”

You smiled. “If you insist. Goodnight Izzy. I’ll see you tomorrow.”

“Goodnight.” Izzy replied with a nod. You walked past him to the bunks, and Izzy gathered up his courage. “Thank you.” He managed to force out without turning to face you,  just as you were about to leave. 

“Of course, anytime!”

Left alone on deck for a few minutes until shift change, Izzy watched the sky.

[kiame-sama]

Twisted Wonderland Monsterverse AU?

What monsters do you think each of the characters would be? (With the exception of the Beastmen, Mermen and Fae Characters since they’re technically monsters already)

These are a few ideas on what I think some of the characters might be (You can change these, since I’m mainly guessing)

I can definitely see Jamil as a Naga

Kalim makes me think of an Otter (So cute and adorable that you can forget that Otters are dangerous)

I feel like Vil would probably be a Harpy, specifically a Peacock Harpy (Very pretty, confident and can be aggressive)

Rook would probably also be a Harpy, specifically one of the Birds of Prey (He’s a Hunter after all) like a Peregrine Falcon or a species of Eagle

Idia would a God of Death, the Dead and Ruler of the Underworld and Ortho either being a Soul or Cerberus(?)

I feel like Silver would either be Human, Bear or a Bird, like a Barn Owl (They’re very cute)

Did most characters, some are more than a little obvious (given they are already creatures in Twisted Wonderland anyway).

Divus is a Selkie and is very protective over his fur.

Sam is a Shadow man (we all saw that coming).

Vargas is a minotaur.

Trein is a sphinx.

Crowley is a Crow Fae (obviously).

Ace is a Satyr and thinks playing the pan flute is dumb.

Deuce is a Faun- basically a Satyr with better horns and a stronger sense of justice, known for helping lost travelers.

Cater is a water nymph and is often seen bothering Trey while he is resting in the waters of the lake of Heartslabyul.

Che'nya is a Bakeneko- cat creature that typically symbolizes bad luck. I think he would have two tails or a forked tail.

Trey is a Kelpie centaur and often seen with Riddle as they are good friends, or Cater riding around on his back despite the usual warning that comes with trying to ride a Kelpie.

Riddle is a unicorn centaur and he hates that so many tease him about being a 'girly' creature. Very gifted with magic and extremely proud, his mother was very strict about Riddle being the perfect unicorn growing up.

Jack is a Werewolf.

Ruggie is a Gnoll.

Leona is a Nemean Lion.

Azul is a Cecaelia- basically what he is now, an octo-merman.

Jade and Floyd are Eel Mermen (predictably).

Kalim is a Genie that genuinely wants to help people and grant wishes but always winds up granting wishes that have unfortunate unforseen consequences.

Jamil is definitely a Naga, but he is the Naga that protects Kalim's lamp and treasure since Kalim is a Genie from a long line of powerful Genies.

I agree that Vil is a Peacock Harpy. He loves to preen and make a show of fanning out his tail-feathers, very proud and wickedly smart.

Neige is a mourning dove Harpy.

Rook is a Drider- spider centaur- specifically a Huntsman-Spider Drider who is a master of spinning web traps and even hunting down his prey, as Huntsman-spiders (usually the males) are voracious wandering predators. (I headcannon all Driders can spin webs)

Epel is a wood nymph, specifically of the Apple tree variety.

Idia is a Shinigami. Technically still a death-god and likely a high ranking death-god given he is already descendant of a high ranking family.

Ortho is also a Shinigami, he is still the little brother of Idia despite what happened to him, so I'm saying he is still a Shinigami.

Silver is a Cervitaur- a Deer centaur- and is just starting to get more prongs on his horns, which Lilia is absolutely thrilled with and often teases Silver about.

Lilia is a Bat Fae.

Malleus is Dragon Fae.

Sebek is a Raiju Fae.

Rollo is a Fire Nymph.

[edmundpevensiesqueen]

10 fandoms/ 10 characters/ 10 tags

thanks for the tag! @might-as-well-happen 🥰

not in any order, just whichever fandom i thought of first

Batman - Tim Drake

Percy Jackson - Annabeth Chase

Chronicles of Narnia - Lucy Pevensie

Vox Machina (animated show) - Keyleth

the Owl House - Willow or Eda

Attack on Titan (anime) - Levi Ackerman

Fruits Basket (anime) - Tohru Honda

Six of Crows - Inej Ghafa

Star Wars - Anakin and Ahsoka and Obi Wan (they’re all tied for first)

Heartstopper - Tori Spring

just for fun so don’t feel like you have to do it if you don’t want to. i’m tagging: @resilientnarnian @queenofnevermore @edgemcjee @nodesiretogrowup @aike-pandas @absentplatypus @a-commas-a-pause @avayarising @maliagf + anyone else who’d like to play!

[kindlingkeen]

KEEEEEEN!!! 📢 (been a while, hello!)

I’ve been thinking about wing aus, and I love seeing how everyone gives different wings to characters (I’ve seen vulture, hawk, robin, angel. etc for Jason) and I was wondering which bird (or other animal/creature) wings you’d give to each batfam member? (Or anyone else you’ve got ideas for) 👀

Hey friend, it has been a while!!! 💙

Okay, so I’ve been thinking about this one for a bit. Initially I read your question wrong and was thinking winged creature (as in shifter), not just the wings themselves. So ultimately you’re going to get two sets of answers. First, the winged creatures.

Jason: A Golden Eagle. They’re huge, known for the aerial agility and hunting prowess, and their calls strike fear into the hearts of small mammals everywhere. Sometimes I toy with the idea of Jason coming out of the pit with a white head (like a bald eagle), making him appropriately unique. 🦅

Bruce: A Great Horned Owl. Huge, nocturnal, utterly silent flight, an ambush predator that swoops down from above onto their prey, absolutely wicked talons. 🦉

Dick: A Macaw, with red, green and yellow feathers obs. Beautiful, strong and agile flyers that soar and glide. They are incredibly social and intelligent. 🦜

Talia and Damian: Peregrine Falcons, on the smaller side for birds of prey, but incredibly fast and agile, able to snatch their prey out of mid air. More solitary and tend to nest in extreme habitats.

Tim: A Green Heron. I have no real justification for this other than that I’m on a lake vacation right now, and there’s a juvenile green heron that’s been visiting the shoreline by the beach I’m on. The other night I watched it clumsily land on a dock and then promptly fall off into the water, only to haul itself out and back onto the dock to sit there looking around like, ‘nobody saw that right???’ and I was like, Tim. My other thought for Tim is a Crow. Smart, resource scavengers. They’ll be nice to you if you’re nice to them, and they have long memories.

Cass: honestly, I don’t actually see her as a winged creature. It’s a toss-up between a cobra and a panther for me.

Okay, that’s my list! I’d love to hear others’ ideas!! Thanks for the prompt, friend, this was fun to think about! 🥰

[chelsieb]

For the sake of lightening my country's mood, here is a fluff filled chapter from my Good Omen's long fic.

I love you all and I hope we'll be ok.

Excerpt-'Corner Office with a View (Broke My Wings so You Could Fly) - Chapter 41

.......

“You’re enjoying it?” Aziraphale didn’t try to hold back his delight.

He was standing with Crowley in his large, minimalistic bedroom, taking in his “library”.

“I was enjoying it.” Crowley admitted.

He showed him where he’d marked his page in one of many books, tucked underneath his large bed.

“I do wish you didn’t dog ear the poor thing.” Aziraphale pouted.

“I would have miracled you a bookmark at any time…or handed you a leaf from a tree.”

“This is what I was reading, before all the apocalypse business happened.” Crowley explained and snapped the book shut.

“Shax may have let me grab a few of these…but there was no way in Hell I’d let her see them.”

“Why ever not?” Aziraphale took the copy of ‘The Magpie Lord’ and held it to his chest.

“Demons don’t read.” Crowley scoffed and sat on his bed.

“Most of them can’t, so you can imagine how it would effect my reputation.”

“But you do it anyway.” Aziraphale was smiling so big.

“After all your nay saying and teasing me about my shop. You have the beginnings of your very own…”

“I do. Though, nowadays I mostly download them on my phone…” Crowley took a deep breath and resisted not speaking his mind.

“Download?” Aziraphale wondered to himself.

“But why? Never in a million years would I have…” he was chuckling, as he lifted the covers to look under the bed.

Row after row of neatly stacked books, shoved back as far against the wall as possible.

“Because they’re important to you, and…agh, never mind.” Crowley huffed and started to stand.

“Please don’t say never mind.” Aziraphale’s voice became soft as he sat next to him on the bed.

Crowley groaned and let his face fall to his hands. He muttered something that Aziraphale couldn’t hear.

“I’m sorry dear, I didn’t catch that…”

“Reading made me feel…close to you.” Crowley spoke out of the side of his mouth and refused to look up.

He missed Aziraphale practically puffing up with joy. Like a pleased owl.

“You’ve had quite the crush on me.” He teased and scooted close enough to lean on Crowely.

“I loved you.” Crowley quickly corrected him and finally looked up.

“Oh…” Aziraphale’s confidence fled as he sat straight.

“For so long. I didn’t know that’s what it was, I just…God, it just got to where I couldn’t stop thinking about you.” Crowley went on.

Aziraphale wasn’t used to him talking this way. Especially about him. He’d never have imagined…

Crowley stood to face him and tried to find the words.

“We’d go years without seeing one another. Then you’d pop up in a cafe, or one time…you were sitting on a blanket, in a field of flowers.” He smiled to himself as he remembered.

“All lit up by the sun. Reading. Always with your nose in a book. Just a bizarre little angel with a human habit.”

“Bizarre?” Aziraphale frowned.

“Bizarre enough to keep me interested.” Crowley knelt on the floor in front of Aziraphale’s legs.

“Bizarre enough to make me wonder about you day and night. It was irritating, if I’m being honest.”

He laid his head in Aziraphale’s lap. Aziraphale pet his hair and listened to more of his silly flattery.

“Living alone would get unbearable, so I’d search for you. I told myself I was going to bother you…give you some trouble.” Crowley looked up and closed his eyes when Aziraphale held his face.

“But you always looked so happy to see me. No one had looked at me like that before…” he sighed and pressed himself closer.

"Not since I'd Fallen, anyway."

Aziraphale felt a strong sadness for his partner, that he'd always barely held back.

Crowley hadn't noticed and kept spilling his sweet, teasing words.

“You were always in the middle of the most mundane…cutest…human task.” <p>

Still playing nonchalant, he snickered and laid his head back on Aziraphale.

“Your magic tricks. And you bought that bookshop with money you earned. Weird little angel…”

“Says the demon who treats his car like it’s his own child.” Aziraphale kindly teased back.

“The Bentley is my baby and you’ll keep it out of this.” Crowely only half joked and pulled himself up to stand.

“Though, I’m not surprised it likes you better.” He said as he lifted Aziraphale’s chin.

“You’re very likable, Angel.” his voice was low as he ran his thumb along Aziraphale lower lip.

“Oh, well I’m sure your plants miss you terribly, in the very least.” Aziraphale reassured him.

He was too busy kissing Crowley’s hand, to see his head jerk towards the door.

“They’re not dead?” He whispered.

[cass-a-rollie]

In your 'go give ur local monster gf some lovin 🦇✨' pic set I get strong Howl's Moving Castle vibes. It's a beautiful piece as well I love the detail you put into it. The crow instead of bat is also a cool idea as well that makes me wonder about the world and lore building around it.

Ty! lol I had forgotten about howls moving castle when making Darcy and her monster form and was lowkey struggling to make a bird-like monster

the owl house bird monsters helped a bit

this I drew after rewatching howl with some buddies recently

All the vampires hav their animal forms but they also hav like feral animal forms that are their more monstrous appearances- usually when they’re furious or upset. Vampires here hav very heavy ties to nature and the magic within it, that’s partly why all their animal forms are different- so they don’t compete for food.

[ashenquillalso]

Did someone ask for me to info dump about my characterization of Grian? No? Well, too bad, you’re getting it anyway

The way I organized this is based on the character study document I made like, a year and a half ago, so some of the details matter and some of them don’t. They’re all gonna be included anyway, though, because I said so :]

His full legal name is Grian H. Dreamslayer. Why? Because Scar said so LMAO. I literally have no clue what the “H” even stands for (Hermit?) but like. Does it really matter? Idk man he’s just some guy so I’m not gonna think about it that much

He is an avian hybrid, with traits specifically derived from crows. He also has “Watcher” traits, which are manifested visually as pink/purple-y feathers & an Evo symbol on his forehead. He also has “void magic”, which is basically the ability to harness the void and bend it to his will. However, he doesn’t like his Watcher traits, so he uses the void to hide them! He can make permanent darkness cover his feathers so all of them look black, and casts his forehead in shadow to hide the symbol. He also tends to hide his headwings, which he does by creating a sort of “rift” around them so they aren’t visible.

Grian is very reactive to his environment. He’s willing to be proactive when the situation calls for it—especially because he’s a natural leader—but, he usually prefers to see how things happen naturally. He’s somewhat complacent out of reflex, but when he’s in his right mind, he hates taking orders & is not fond of authority figures. With small/everyday things, he can be really argumentative against things he disagrees with. In important situations, however, he typically airs on the side of caution. Grian likes to pry for information, but isn’t always the most tactful. He knows knowledge is power, but sometimes he’s too conspicuous about gaining said knowledge, and people can be tipped off by it.

A few other details about him:

Smells like: wind, spring air, clean/fresh

He is street smart: has special knowledge of hunting & foraging, as well as close-quarters combat

Likes: tea, pastries (big sweet tooth)

Dislikes: coffee (he drinks it anyway and whines the whole time)

Passions: flying, studying magic

Habits/”quirks”: his wings are very emotive, he bites his nails & pulls his hair when stressed

Special, plot-relevant skills: gunslinger, knife enthusiast

He has a terrible sleep schedule (night owl)

Idk how to end a post but that’s all for now! I’ll keep posting stuff about other characters to here, I think :]

If you’re interested in reading my fic, it’s This Profession is Not Scar-Safe on AO3! Beware of hermitshipping, as it’s a Scarian-centric fic.

Thanks for listening to my drabbles :]

[cursecuelebre]

What is Zoolatry or Theriolatry?

Zoolatry is the definition to describe the religious worship of animals and animal spirits. It is probably one of the most ancient form of religious practices other than ancestral worship that occur among early humans (hunters and gatherers) worshiping animals they hunted and saw them as.

Zoolatry is practiced throughout almost every culture and religion in some form. Either worshipping the animal itself as the god/divinity is within the animal or animal associating of a deity. Countless of myths and legends and sacred rites include animals. This might look like the following examples:

Worship of sacred animals

Worship of Gods with or as animals

Animal Sacrifices

Fasting or dietary restrictions

Rituals and Ceremonies

Offerings

Animals can be the signs of the gods and goddesses or even spirits. Deceased love ones can send you an animal. For instance my grandfather who is pass leaves bird feathers for my grandmother to find. When I hear or see crows or ravens it’s Odin. Each animal can mean different omens and signs, whether it’s divination, mudane world, or in your dreams I.e a raven eating a dead animal can mean a lot of different things to certain people based on off socially and cultural beliefs but also personal beliefs as well.

The gods can be shape into animals or depicted as animals for instance in Egyptian religion and mythology the gods are usually depicted as human figures but their sacred animal as the head. Bastet’s animal is the cat, her head is the form of a cat’s head. Many cultures have animorphism for example Gorgons, Centuars, Satyrs, Werewolves, etc. the deity Cernunnos has deer antlers or a deer’s head and with the body of a man.

In Norse and Saxon sorcery it’s said that when a person practices Grandir (magic of primordial force) their spells are sending out in the form of an animal. Whatever their soul takes form is usually believed to be an animal. They also believed diseases and poisons are in forms of spirits but take forms as Nesso (snakes/dragons/worms) many charms to drive them away. That being said mythical animals can be worshipped and honored as well like Dragons, Unicorns, Cryptids (they’re essentially part of folklore), Satyrs/Fauns, Griffins, The Phoenix etc.

In witchcraft in general especially in the western world is believed that witches can shapeshift into animals like owls. Witches are also well known to have animal familiar which are allies of the witch during spellwork.

Animals in Your Practice

Depending on where you live and what culture you’re from and religion you will have a different interpretations of each animal. If you’re a Hellenic polytheist you might associate Owls with wisdom because of Athena, some will associate Owls with Diana with Magic and witchcraft it’s all on your own interpretation. It’s best to sit down and write about each animal that comes to mind here’s a prompt that I created for myself, “What does_____mean to me” the blank being said animal. It might come to you immediately some it will take some time. This list might help push you in the right direction! Witches have used animals and animal spirits for countless of things just reminder do it ethically if you want to use cat magic, use SHEDDED fur, claws and whiskers it’s more easier and less stressful to the cat. This goes for any kind of animal. But bones in the wild (you can purchase them as well) just make sure they’re very clean and you have permission from the spirit as well.depending on if you want to worship using animals solitary you can essentially make your own rules and sacred rites. You can use color associations as well for instance Black cats will mean different than Calicos or White cats.

This list is a starting point and an idea of how to see animals and their meanings. Some are how I see them but they also base on what the practices they stem from. I put deities that I found or associated with these animals to help with the meanings. It’s a really great idea to look up the associations of deity and animal for an accurate understanding of their meanings.I put elements to them for the same reason but you can mix it up if you want to if you see an element with an animal and you disagree feel free to replace it.

Bulls: - Zeus. Dionysus, Baal, Hapi, Utu, Sin, Mithras. Hekate, Enlil, Shiva, Moloch, Taurus, Poseidon - Fertility, Life, Creation, male potency, Protection, Earth, Strength, The Earth Element.

Horses - Poseidon, Freyre, Odin, Loki, Athena, Epona, Rhiannon, Étain, Zeus, Demeter - Speed, Strength, Endurance, Wildness, Connection to Spiritual realms, Sovereignty, Movement. Earth or Air element.

Cats - Bast, Freyja, Hekate, Artemis/Diana, Sekhemet - Magic, Healing, Fertility, Independence, Clarity, Cleverness. The Fire Element

Snakes/Serpants- Hekate, Lucifer, Athena, Quetzalcoatl, Jörmungandr, Loki, Minoan Snake Goddess, Angitia, Circe, Medea, Wadjet, Asclepius, Apollo - Death, Healing, Change, Destruction, Transitions, Knowledge , The Underworld and Earth Element.

Dogs - Artemis, Diana, Skadi, Hekate, Hermes, Anubis, Wepwawet, Xolotl, Hel, Hades - Hunting, Companionship, Guidance, Protection, Guarding, Leadership. The Air Element.

Bears - Artemis, Hera, Artio, Artaois, Odin, Thor, - Leadership, Strength, Wisdom, Patience, war, fighting, healing. - It’s said that in Norse paganism warriors will wear bearskins while doing a ritual taking the “form” of the bear before battle. The Earth Element.

Wolves - Artemis, Diana, Odin, Skadi, Hekate, Fenrir, Hel, Tyr, Loki, Ares, Mars, Apollo, Anubis- Teamwork, Silent, Treachery, Aggressiveness. Air Element.

Ravens/Crows - Odin, Apollo, Lucifer, Sol Invictus, Mithra, Athena, Bran The Blessed, Nephthys, The Morrighan, Valravn, - Death, Messages, Wisdom, Ancestors, Spirits, Change, Transitions. Air Element.

Deer- Apollo, Artemis, Skadi, Ullr, Cernunnos, Diana, Beith, Herne, Beith, the Horned God, Arawn - Healing, Energy, Guidance, Protection, Stability. Earth Element.

Bees - Demeter, Presphone, Melissa (nymph), Aristaeus, Beyla, Potina, Mellona, Ra - Productivity, Prophecy, Abundance, Endurance, Purpose, Working Relationships, Teamwork, Victory, Hardwork. The Fire Element.

Otters - Loki, Uto, Dobhar-chú, Cerridwen, - Balance of emotions, Calmness and Peace, Patience, Stop Overthinking and use all tools before jumping to conclusions. Water Element.

Elephants - Ganesha, Kangiten, Indra, Queen Māyā, Vinayaki - Patience, Wisdom, Courage, Prosperity. Earth Element

Hares/Rabbits - Freyja, Aphrodite, Ēostre, Cerridwen, Andraste, Unut - Fertility, Abundance, Wealth (domestic), Love, Nature, Harmony, Accomplishments. The Earth Element

Dragons - Hekate, Lucifer, Ares, Apollo, Hel, Tiamat, Quetzalcoatl, Keto, Jorumgandr, Loki, Nidhogg, Saint Michael, Nabu, Python, Gaia, Madurk, The Dragon King - Protection, Guidance, Teacher, Lessons, Wisdom, Strength, Courage, Challenges, Reflection, Knowledge, Solitude. No specific elements since Dragons can be more than one.

Spiders - Athena, Loki, Neith, Arachne, Iktomi, Ananasi - Luck, Fate, Change, Creativity, Protection, Wards, Inspiration, Connecting, Inheritance, Power and Control. Air Element.

[mybeingthere]

‘In a horrible way, marvelous’ - birds by Leonard Baskin.

Raptors were central to Leonard Baskin’s work throughout his career. His winged creatures stood on their own, as subjects in their own right; Baskin also incorporated them in other images, most notably his human figures.

Birds of prey – owls, herons, eagles, pelicans – encapsulated his antithetical understanding of the human race: noble and base, common and heroic, tender and brutish, vulnerable and ruthless. With that in mind, the crow is a frequent subject in his work. Outcast because of its scavenging ways, the crow stands in for the downtrodden, the common people who survive by their wits on society’s castoffs.

In a famous collaboration, Baskin joined forces with British poet Ted Hughes to create “Crow: From the Life and the Songs of the Crow,” a 1973 collection of Hughes’ poetry which explores a crow-inspired mythology illustrated with Baskin’s drawings.

The bird is both defenseless and undefeated, a presence even in death.

Baskin wrote about his fascination with raptors: “Owls obsess me. They’re predators, always in control and always mysterious. Late one midsummer night I watched one for two hours. He was after the thousands of moths who were drawn to a light by my window. He grabbed at them with his claws, never missing a one, and their wings fell off all over his breast. He was beady-eyed and, in a horrible way, marvelous.”

In the ’60s, Baskin probed more deeply the relationship between humankind and raptor in works like the “The Great Birdman.” A large black-and-white woodcut, the piece presents what looks like a burly man’s muscled torso with a raptor’s head. Rendered in broad, curving strokes, the imposing figure recalls history’s bigger-than-life heroes and villains: Mussolini, Balzac, Churchill, H.G. Wells, men who were variously brilliant, courageous, cruel and unforgiving.

[havenotwillnotreadthebooks]

Ok but what about Elrohir and Elladan inheriting their grandmother Galadriel’s Black Cat Energy and their grandmother Elwing’s Horrible Goose Energy.

And in the midst of it all is Legolas, who somehow befriended both twins with his Golden Retriever Energy and Little Shit Small Bird Energy.

Because you know those little birds that are absolutely fearless unless they’re looking death in the eyes? Or those crows that pull on eagle tails for fun? Those are the vibes I get off of Legolas (besides the Golden Retriever Vibes).

Meanwhile, Elladan would do something Horrible (but harmless) and Elrohir would immediately gaslight anyone who tried to call him out for it into questioning their eyesight and subsequently taking a nap. Elrohir will screech as a battle tactic, and Elladan has an unsettling love for ripping off orc flesh with his nails.

And if you’re wondering, Arwen inherited Maglor’s Creepy Owl Stare and Earendil’s love of adventure. She also got Celeborn’s love for architecture. (She also got Maedhros’ earthshattering, political rivals shredding, diplomacy skills, but they won’t find out until her time as Queen, after she verbally strips a Man naked and lays him out for her court like a stuffed turkey).

[gunnrblze]

Good to know you're fine with birds! B‘:D

I wanted to draw harpy Ghosts but first I need hcs of what bird they fit and the only fitting ones I know is Hesh as an owl and Keegan as a raven/crow

What do ya think about the others?

This is sooo fun to think about, loving the animal anon asks today lmao

Hesh- I could def see him as an owl too, one of those white ones with brown detailing lol. They’re intelligent and oftentimes represent independence too which is very up his alley. But also on the flip side of that, the loneliness/abandonment/bad luck that comes with their symbolism (poor baby)

Logan- Falcon, they’re birds of prey that have good hunting skills, and are very fast and intelligent. Logan gives me that quick witted smart vibe that they have. He also just gives me penguin vibes? LMAO in a more playful way which I like to think he also possesses

Elias- Hawk. They’re associated with strength/freedom/power which is fitting, but also gracefulness, which in an unexplainable way feels right for him? Also birds of prey, and very keen. They’re essentially larger versions of falcons, which gives me the father/son vibe with Logan being a falcon lol

Merrick- He very much gives me blue jay energy, that immediately came to mind for some reason. They’re also known for representing confidence/intelligence/communication and I think that’s fitting. I could just see him being a little blue jay lol

Keegan- Also see this guy as a raven/crow, definitely fits his dark/brooding energy lmao. Very mysterious and often associated with morbidity/macabre type shit, but also intelligence and wisdom

Kick- Getting toucan vibes from him tbh. A little playful/funky energy which I like to think he has. Veryyy intelligent/clever and they also have a great deal of dexterity which Kick seems to possess in the little amount of gameplay he’s in (wahhh, give us more of him)

Rorke- This is fucking hilarious to me but he’d be a bald eagle LMAO BECAUSE yes he’s bald and has that aggressive rah rah American energy (at least pre-fed that is), and they symbolize that freedom/strength/authority too which is quite fitting

[toh-tagteam-au]

Tag Team AU Synopsis – Hooty's Moving Hassle

Synopsis Masterpost Link

Previous Part [Covention]

Next Part [Lost in Language + Once Upon a Swap]

My personal favorite of the season 1 concepts. Notice how we’re skipping The Intruder. This will be important later.

It pretty much opens the same as canon, with Eda, King, and Hunter at the market while Eda gets her elixir. Hunter has been informed about her system at this point. They run into Willow and Gus, who are talking about the moonlight conjuring. The fact that Hunter is powerless comes up.

Amity comes up at this point, inviting Willow to her Moonlight Conjuring party as an awkward symbol of friendship, to which Willow declines saying she has better things to do. When she leaves, she reveals she actually doesn’t have anything planned, but Gus suggests they have their own conjuring. Eda initially says no because she just finished talking with the potions guy who told her to head to the night market and that Hunter has to watch the house, but Hunter declines that as well, saying that he has his own plans tonight.

CUT TO THE EMPEROR’S CASTLE! Time skip: Luz and Hunter are in uniform (save for the masks) and discussing how likely it would be that Belos would say yes to joining their own midnight conjuring. Luz is optimistic, while Hunter is not, citing the last outburst as a point against them. Belos hears them whispering behind a pillar, and calls them out into the open.

Belos is in Nice Grandpa mode, no mask and just doing paperwork at a long table. 

(I’m probably just gonna end up putting all of Belos’s lines on here because I worked HARD on these ones dammit. I wrote this shit pre-season 2b)

Cut to Willow and Gus, looking for plants, when they hear a scary noise. They realize they’re at the Owl House, which is completely trashed: Hooty is off his hinges, the window is shattered, etc. They decide to call for help, Willow using the GG’s business card since she knows Hunter is involved with them.

Cut back to Hunter and Luz, excited out of their minds that Belos will be joining them, when Luz gets a call on a crow phone. Confused, she answers it to Willow, who says something is wrong at the Owl House. The siblings immediately figure Eda is under the influence of her curse, and Hunter tentatively leaves to go help. 

Hunter arrives at the Owl House and meets Willow and Gus, who go into the house to help. Together they find King, who explains that they got carried away playing Hexus Holdem when Eda turned into a monster, and they take down Eda using illusions, plants, and light glyphs (surprise, Hooty’s Moving Hassle was The Intruder this whole time!!!!).

Cut back to Luz in the castle. The moon has set, and Hunter is not back yet. Luz and Belos have a conversation.

Cut to Eda waking up.

Hunter explains to Eda what happened, and is visibly surprised when Eda apologizes.

Intermission time. Slight time skip as Eda goes through the portal into the human realm, and walks to Camila’s house with a large bag over her shoulder. She knocks on the door, and Vee answers! They welcome Eda in, where she drops off the hexus holdum cards for Vee to eat and Camila thanks her for looking for Luz. Also – implication that Vee is dating Masha at this point.

EDIT: I SHOULD MENTION. Eda hasn't seen Luz's face yet! She doesn't know the Golden Guard she made the deal with is Camila's daughter! Important stuff.

Previous Part [Covention]

Next Part [Lost in Language + Once Upon a Swap]

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[wendylianmartin]

WENDYYYY you're new Webtoon fed me like I was paying for Patreon or something 😩🙏🏽🙏🏽 I love it all!! I had another idea for fan art of them so I'll probably make that one once I finish the one I'm currently making for CS cuz it's making me so motivated and giggly lol

I have so many questions but I won't send so much so my first one is are they based on certain races? You don't specify for CS but idk if a different world like this one you'd think of canon ones?

I’m happy to hear that!!

Also for anyone who sees this, it’s not an official webtoon yet, but I’ve been posting concept art of the bird boys on webtoon canvas. https://www.webtoons.com/en/canvas/bird-boy-brainstorming/list?title_no=910844

They’re actually inspired by multiple types of birds including a cardinal, parrot, barn owl, crow and a black crane.

But some side characters might look more like specific birds.

I’ll be super excited to see you fanart! Thanks so much for being interested!!!

[bookworm-fangirl1]

Hi! I’m Ali (nickname). Welcome to my cozy and extremely cluttered corner of the internet! I mostly ramble on and on about my latest obsession, or random things that happen in my life. This is a minor’s blog so please be mindful of that, if I’m not comfortable with anything said to me, you will be blocked! Let’s get the DNI out of the way first  you are a: homophobe | pedophile | shipper of pedophilia (WYLINH) | racist | sexist | porn promoter | sex blog | creep | hater

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Favorite books? ANYTHING, AND I MEAN ANYTHING written by Lynn painter (but most of all “betting on you”) I like rom-coms and romantasy So if you have a recommendation, shoot me an ask! I’d love for a suggestion 

Tbr (will be updated when I add more) The Grandest Game by Jennifer Lynn Barnes Games Untold by Jennifer Lynn Barnes  The face on the milk carton Caroline B Cooney Six of crows Leigh Bardugo  Lovely War Julie berry Wrath of the Triple Goddesses Rick Riordan Keeper of the lost cities Current read? Kotlc, pride prejudice and mistletoe

Otp I have a few so… Aruden, Percabeth, Solangelo, Stolitz, M&M, Huskerdust, Cherrisnake

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[outofangband]

Dor-lómin residents and animal headcanons:

I did the Fëanorians here and I was very bored at work

edit: reposted with  more information  and edits I couldn't check for !

Other headcanons for them can be found in the character tags! I know I’ve talked a few times about these characters and animals before especially Aerin :)

Húrin

Húrin likes animals, both the domestic ones and wild ones. He has had several cows he was especially fond of and he likes ermine and pine Martin like creatures. He finds them funny to watch.

Incidentally, the animals I always associate with Húrin are mongooses, meerkats, sparrows and river otters because they’re family oriented creatures who are also small, snarky and infamously antagonize large predators (sparrows go after crows, mongooses and meerkats go after huge venomous snakes and river otters go after crocodiles)

Huor also likes cows. He likes gentle ones he can pet while he daydreams. I could see him with a large, fluffy cat.

Both him and Húrin remember being in awe at the golden leopards they would occasionally see along the outskirts of Gondolin, in the mountains. Additionally, him and Húrin also do both love eagles. Húrin has an eagle feather tattoo

Túrin as a child liked animals in theory but was usually afraid of bigger ones. He was also very sensitive to animal death. There is a small bird graveyard in the back garden Túrin insisted on creating. He liked hearing about animals from Sador or Rían. Aerin and Húrin both tried to get him interested in horses with little success. They would have definitely tried again had there been the chance to

Túrin in Doriath really liked animals and plants! His favorites were the quails that the marchwardens kept and strange pale turtles Nellas would show him in pools deep within Neldoreth He doesn’t have too many strong opinions on animals until his time in Brethil to be honest.

Lalaith loved chasing butterflies! She also likes bunnies and chickens.

Morwen I’m uncertain about. I don’t think she has a favorite animal but if she does, she’s certainly not going to say it. She tends to be extremely unsentimental when it comes to animals though she does have fond memories of her father taking her to watch birds as a young child on early mornings when he was home and of catching lizards with Rían in the summer.

I do headcanon she is unafraid of skeletons and especially as a child and teenager had an interest in the bones because as I’ve said, she was a morbid child 🍃. I love theoppositeofprofound ‘s image of her as a child with a crown made from starling(?) bones. That exactly fits my thoughts about her, her aesthetic and her disposition.

Niënor liked bugs and frogs as a kid. She liked to find and save bugs in the house and bring them outside. She developed a rather unsentimental view of some animals as a child such as rabbits and some birds which they could occasionally kill to eat.

I love exploring the connections and associations with her and deer

Sador enjoys the animals he sees from his windows, especially rabbits and red foxes. He is rather intimidated by horses. They are Unpredictable.

Aerin, who I headcanon as an animal lover in general, really loves horses! I’ve talked about this a lot, most recently here, but them and the role they play in Hadorian society is extremely important to her.

She also has a pet goat which she adores. Goats aren’t usually raised by the Hadorians but this one she got from a passing group who occasionally traded with her people. She raised it from when it was a baby with a bottle. Aerin also likes bumblebees and hedgehogs

She has a complicated feelings about pigeons

Rían loves colorful animals especially. Birds, butterflies and dragonflies, brightly colored lizards she would see on sunny days in Ladros, even some beetles. She also has a fondness for owls and crickets.

Note: didn’t put Brodda on this list because he doesn’t deserve to be on it.

As always please feel free to ask more!