#thicker than iliya

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Iliya: I do not gaze at Lucy.

Also Iliya: …

Yes it’s an X-files reference. Who accused Iliya of gazing? Tracy probably I don’t know I just wanted to play with lighting and then I blinked and eleven hours passed and this was on my screen.

(Ilyia is from thicker than by @barbwritesstuff which I am no longer asking that people play I am demanding)

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Another doodle meme of Lucius from @barbwritesstuff Thicker Than outling his scheme to take down Blackwell.

Step 1) Hire Iliya to spy on Blackwell.

Step 2) He gathers intel by getting close to Blackwell & gaining their trust.

Step 3) Iliya falls in love with Blackwell.

Well what did he expect? Iliya likes to read Jane Austin in his free time, then hires him to spy on someone like Roxane. So Iliya is just supposed to spend 5 years getting to know a beautiful, and intelligent woman, who wouldn't hesitate to tell the Night Court to go fuck themselves, without falling at least a little bit in love with her?!

[barbwritesstuff]

@dahliadrawthings sent me a happy birthday picture for Iliya! This old man still has some party left in him. 😉😝💙

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Tracy and Iliya from @barbwritesstuff thicker than if which I live laugh love thank you

[Tracy&Iliya] [Erin&Lee] [Ravima&Marcel] [Freya&Minjo]

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sketching and thinking about iliya

iliya from thicker than by @barbwritesstuff

[stephschoices]

“… then he slowly reaches out and strokes your cheek. “Then we take this slow.””

The Iliya shower scene 🫠💞 also I just realized while drawing this that Sunhi and Iliya both have a mole under their left eye,, soulmate au?

thicker than by @barbwritesstuff

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Thicker than demo spoilers, but I LOVE Iliya so much, and this SCENE oh my god. You meet your ex, they've got a new partner, and he just jumps in as back up. A GOOD EGG.

Even more spoilers below the cut, but I finally caught up with the demo and I have Iliya THOUGHTS

I LOVED THAT ILIYA WAS ALSO A FRIEND OF FREYA. He is rapidly becoming a favourite in this game, for as much as he wears the mantle of the Muscle, he's also well read, and I get the impression he misses humanity? From appearing more human to partying with fledglings, for him finding you aggressively attractive for being reckless and unknowingly walking into a lions den. There's an allure to humanity, to being young, and he's drawn to it, and therefore the MC as well.

And look, he's dangerous, and no vampire can really be trusted in this verse, but I feel as if he would at least regret any actions made against you ahahaha

Final point, he was gifted a book where he was mentioned in the acknowledgements, and so following the trend of his love for humanity, I reckon he's had human lovers that know what he is, and that he cares for. They're older now, probably, but I think he also has ties to humanity that he tries to hide.

My MC in this is Ash, and they're a bleeding heart who is way too honest and attached to their old life, is now missing a finger, and is likely going to get hurt by their fragile alliances, but I am ENJOYING THIS okay. Plus, they have Lee on their side, that has to count for something, right?

[carriehobbs]

the gang’s all here 👍

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The worst part about reading Thicker Than is not being able to ever pick between my majestic and composed Medici or my rough and excitable Iliya

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Discord sillies prompted further fanart.

Lucy may be a vampire now, but she’d still like to finish her degree. Even if that means doing a group project with her bodyguard situationship and a prolific vampire hunter.

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“I am not going to do a group project with you,” whispered Nathan, his scowl so deep it created two furrows bracketing his nose.

“Then you shouldn’t have followed me to class,” she hissed, “how long have you been stalking me?”

Nathan looked away, and for a moment she thought she saw a flash of guilt in his dark eyes. “I thought you were feeding on students here.”

“You’d probably get a good caffeine buzz if you did,” said Iliya conversationally, “and I have my suspicions about that one,” he nodded towards a boy who was talking animatedly to the girl next to him. His rapid steam of consciousness seemed interesting enough, judging by the girl’s expression, though his eyes were half lidded and red rimmed.

“If we snacked on him we’d be in for a very good time,” said Iliya with a toothy grin.

“And why are you here, exactly?” Demanded Nathan, “are you also enrolled in Introduction to Poetry?”

“I go where Lady Blackwell goes. Besides I do not need a class to enjoy poetry,” said Iliya, reclining in the cheaply upholstered seat with his arms behind his head, “but if I was, I would get A for sure.”

Anyway go play Thicker Than by @barbwritesstuff

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Finally finished my fanart for @barbwritesstuff Thicker Than if, featuring my reluctant vampire lady of the court Dr. Roxane Blackwell.

Got the graffiti announcing her to the court, and the new insignia for Lady Blackwell, a stylized plauge doctor mask on top of a medical caduceus. In the center we have Roxane sitting in a big fancy chair wearing a red sequin dress with poppy flowers, and one of those bleeding pearl necklace. On the right is Tracy in her nun habit, Roxane's guide, advisor, queen maker, and eventual friend. On the left side is Iliya smirking wearing a deep v-neckline, Roxane's feared enforcer, body guard, potental lover on some saves but also someone who was willing to betray his original empolyer for her.

It's funny that before her death Roxane considerd her family pretty small. After losing her husband, and even her parents death it was just her and her son Percy for awhile. Afterwards though Roxane finds she doesn't have much in common with the other vampires in court, partly because of her distasted by how things operate, and also because unlike other vampires, Roxane still vaules her friendship and allies, to the point where she even considers them family. Espically Tracy, Marcel, and Iliya after they proved willing to follow her into the dungeons. Not really something u think to associate with vampires. Werewolves maybe since they live and bond as a pack. and my Blood Moon MC Hala, is well known to adopt strays when she became Alpha.

[barbwritesstuff]

Dearest Barb, I have (another) vampire question. Does MC have a scar from where Blackwell bit them and ultimately killed them? Iliya still has his scar, and the idea of him and MC both having visible memories of what killed them did make my sentimental sappy heart go !!!!

I'm sorry, but no.

Iliya has a scar because it's a bullet wound that happened days before his death. He was lying in a medical tent, mouth bandaged up, badly infected, feverish, but alive for long enough to develop scar tissue.

He doesn't remember the vampire that killed him. In his own words:

You turn to look at him. "How'd you die?" He glances over his shoulder. "I was shot." "By a vampire?" "By a Nazi." He gently touches the scar on his lips. "I was taken to the medical tent. I languished for days… but it was the nights that I remember. There was a priest who was following the regiment. He prayed by my bed. I wonder if, perhaps, he was the walking dead, or if it was another." It takes you a moment to realise what those words mean. "You don't know the vampire that made you?" He shrugs. "The battalion had been plagued with strange stories since Poland. Sometimes, fallen comrades would be seen in the woods, following us at night. Sometimes, men would go talk to them, and never return, or return wrong. Sometimes, darker, stranger things would happen. Sickness, weakness, bloodlessness." You consider this in silence. "The General called us superstitious fools," Iliya continues after a moment. "But the commander ordered all of our dead to be burnt or buried in chains, vertical, head down." "They didn't burn you." "No. They didn't bind me either. I think they were out of chain. But they buried me upside down. I am glad I remembered. If I hadn't, I would've dug down into the earth, and be trapped there still. Instead, I dug up, and escaped. I was strong, even newly made. That is how I was able to do it, I think." "Fuck," you whisper. He smiles. "It was not too terrible. I was afraid at first. I did not know what I was. When I tried to return to camp they fired at me. That was when I realised bullets did not hurt me. My heart did not beat. But I hungered for those who's hearts did." "What did you do?" "I found the Nazi that killed me and returned the favour." Thicker Than - Chapter 10

His scar is a war wound he got in 1945.

Vampire bites don't typically leave scars. Vampire saliva is ridiculously good at healing wounds. MC doesn't have a scar from their death.

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Recently I read Thicker Than by @barbwritesstuff and….woah, I LOVE IT! That’s why I had to draw my two favorite characters so far, Nathan and Iliya(wartime period)

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Iliya really did something to you all in that shower, huh?

I really love this. It feels dynamic, in motion. I'm obsessed with the way Iliya is gripping the MC's hair, and that little scrap of red right on their lips? Perfection. 💙

strategically cropped wet vampire sex thumbsupemoji @barbwritesstuff

perhaps it's bold to tag you but if other people have drawn the shower scene then i can too

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My vampire MCs and their love interests

Vesper is my mc for Water to Blood by @veirsewrites and she’s with her favorite werewolf Eddie

Vera is my mc for Thicker Than by @barbwritesstuff and she’s with her vampire bodyguard and boyfriend (?) Iliya

Ignore Iliya’s scribble tattoo I got lazy

*I used the old romance film couple photos as reference for the poses*

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pov ive been sapped hard into the bloodmoon universe the past few days after rediscovering it and FOUND OUT THE SEQUEL HAS A DEMO. call it the squeakual cause i squeaked and squawked when i found out. anyway. here are my bloodmoonverse characters.

wolfgang is the name i use for all ifs until they develop a personality and it just so happened bloodmoon was a werewolf game. it stuck cause yk. doober's name is unofficial cause he doesnt have a personality yet.

i love transifying any character i make. call that reflection. anyway i love bloodmoon and thicker than. thank u @barbwritesstuff for having such a good brain.

more goober ranting below the cut

sergi is my pookie bear btw. be tee dubs. i would do anyfin for him and or farro. i remember back during bloodmoons demo when he wasnt romanceable. i cheered so hard when he was made smoochable. also i read thicker than while in vc chat with my friends and shouted like a maniac. doober is a doctor and rn i am. trying to figure out who the ex is and also trying to decide between iliya and marcel. i love himbos and also men too smug for their own god damn good. augh. anyway. back into the hole i never exit from