#toh beastkeeping magic

[howhow326]

Omg, I finnaly got to coloring Huard!

Original hand drawing:

Info for peeps who didn't read the OG post:

Full name: Huard Plesiadapis

Other names: Shape-changer

Age: 17

Gender: Male

Race: 15/16ths Witch, 1/16th Demon

Personality: Jokester with a darkside

Occupation: Student, Emperor's coven squire (formerly)

Affiliations: Hexside, Emperor's coven (formerly)

Goal: Join the Emperor's coven to practice two types of magic (formerly)

Relatives: Mr. Plesiadapis, Mrs. Plesiadapis

Allies: Reisrat the Tarsier (Palismen), No bitches Friends?

Enemies: Everyone in his age group at Hexside

Likes: Bestial Demons, magic, illusions, taking long walks down the murder forests

Dislikes: Witches that hurt creatures, stuck up people

Powers and abilities: Beastkeeping Magic (shapeshifting, summon and control animals, summon animal body parts, temporarily give others animal features), Minor Illusion magic (sparkles, make one clone of himself, he's kind of bad at this ngl)

History: At the ripe age of 17, Huard (pronounced U-ard) Plesiadapis is undoubtedly the most talented Beastkeeping track witch at Hexside! That may very well be his one redeeming quality. While he presents himself as a kind and charming person, Huard is the souce of constant mayhem surrounding Hexside's senior class. And, unlike a certain redheaded witch, none of the problems created by Huard are ever traced back to him. Perhaps Huard is a secret evil super genius mainipulating events at Hexside in service of an even darker goal... or more likely, Huard escapes the consequences of his actions because of his merits and he is just a simple trouble-maker. Either way, it's probably best to keep your distance.

Huard's parents are both scouts for the Emperor's coven, and both of them urge Huard to join the Beastkeeping coven so he might become the next coven head. However, Huard dreams of joining the Emperor's coven for one reason only: to keep the ability to do illusion tricks. This causes his parents to think Huard is wasting his tremendous talents. While he tends not to care what others think of him, Huard's fake smile fades whenever he thinks about disappointing them.

Huard's palismen was previously owned by his grandfather Hugihard Tyrannus Plesiadapis the 3rd, a quarter-beast demon (don't ask questions you don't want the answers to) and one of the strongest coven witches on the boiling iles. His children were thoroughly mediocre, so he locked his palismen in a box that could only be open by a strong witch. Huard opened the box on accident when he was snooping through his basement during his 10th birthday. Reisrat, who was kind of traumatized by being locked in a box for decades, is eternally grateful to Huard for freeing them and taught him the secret-but-not-actually-a-secret-at-all-just-kind-of-hard art of shapeshifting! The palismen is Huard's closest friend and nothing can separate them... unless he died! Haha jk unless. I wrote this before TtT so now it hits different

Because of his exceptional skill, it goes without saying that the Emperor has a certain interest in Huard. But will Huard betray his school in the name of his own ambitions during the day of unity? He wont

[astrolavas]

what tracks do you think Hunter took in hexside?

i'm 100% certainnnnn he was multitrack, like i know for a FACT.

i do wonder whether he took all tracks or if he omitted some, though. he's got sm curiosity in himself and he loves to learn things. he may not be able to do magic like most witches but he's so good with general magical knowledge and he knows so much theory, has memorized lots of info abt the most niche magic things, and he loves research and so he manages to find his own unique ways to exist in a magic society powerless. feel like he'd definitely be open to taking all tracks. AND these... 1-2 years in hexside that he got were the first time he could truly experience school, so it's also possible that he'd try to get as much of that knowledge and experience as he could in that limited time.

i feel like if he were NOT to take any track, it'd be oracle, since it's tied to things like seeing the future and fate/destiny/spirits, and that's something hunter would not really want to play with much, considering how much he cares abt things like choosing your own future, and also considering the whole…. grimwalker/caleb business so gah... but we also don't KNOW anything abt oracle magic so kxjsjks who knows! it might be something different completely.

then for some tracks, i feel he could just not care that much, possibly not enough to take them, if they were not rly anything related to what he's into, like construction... (but still possibly enough to at least try them)

i feel like a track that he'd especially want to take would be beastkeeping, since it's probably somewhat tied to creating palismen and also just relates to animals (which he loves) and it's a track related to eberwolf and even camila; i feel like he'd enjoy it.

then there are also other tracks that are related to his loved ones, like the abomination track (feel like he'd defo want to impress darius with that one, and learn as much as he can) and plant and illusion tracks; which are not really his "thing" BUT something his friends love. i feel like he'd at least try it. tbh the plant track would also tie in with his palisman-making future well, since those ARE made of wood, so he likely has to know how to take care of palistrom trees too somewhat, at least the basics just in case. illusions wouldn't have this much of a practical use but could still be interesting and intriguing to learn so... maybe? temporary at the very least.

i like to think that he'd be taught some instrument by raine in his free time as well so bard track courses could definitely fit in his graphic too. not sure how long they'd keep up, considering you need your own magic to do bard magic, but i feel like even without that he'd learn some theory at least, and just play an instrument normally, OR maybe there'd a way to let him participate fully (through the instruments' magic or sth???)… either way, a possibility also, even if temporary!

then there's also potions; and i feel like he wouldn't necessarily be particularly interested IN potion-related stuff, at least not to the point where it'd be his "thing", but it's still sth interesting to learn and, depending on how many proper accommodations for his lack of magic he'd get in other tracks, it's also a course he can fully engage in, AND he did wear that potions track so it might've even been a partial hint for that. he'd be good at potions i think.

i feel like, with the whole system reform and belos' fall and luz's influence, they definitely added like a wild/ancient magic history course too, even if glyphs didn't work anymore, since that'd cover an important part of erased/forgotten history that was important to remember, and hunter would LOVE that. he's very passionate and already knows sm abt that specific magic knowledge so he'd runnn for it if that was a track available as well. THIS is his favorite thing to study and learn about.

i like to think that he got some specific accommodations that made classes possible for him with his lack of magic, and so he got to learn and do things in his own way, and with that he defo decided to truly learn ALL of it (or at least, all that was interesting to him) (a choice he probably slightly regretted some random night where he had like 10 unfinished assignments to do kxjsjsjk) and just, just….. he got to attend hexsideeee and learn magic, learn "wild" magic, experience school and meet with his friends everyday and everything and GAHHHGHHH. IT MAKES ME SO !!!!

but yeah, like. he couldn't use glyphs for classes anymore but there still HAD to be a way. palisman magic maybe (i feel like he definitely waited a while til he made waffles though so maybe he could use owlbert or even stringbean sometimes in that case, similarly to flyer derby)? or those training wands, or even some other techniques that'd help him with his courses. especially with bump being the prinicipal and eda slowly stepping into the teaching career, they DEFINITELY wanted to figure sth out for hunter specifically. and definitely did!

(sth sth both bump and eda being good teachers who truly care abt the well-being of their students and the right approach to acquiring knowledge….. i know these old ppl were doing a LOT of digging and thinking and planning to give hunter the best options for his education)

anyway- YEAH! multitrack hexside hunter...... so real. him being able to learn everything he's passionate about, being able to experiment and discover and find out what he likes, now that he's free to do so. cuz even if he decides something isn't for him after some time, he still has the FREEDOM to determine that himself. the freedom to try everything, the freedom to decide for himself. yeah... yeah.

[of-chaos-and-flame]

TOH x MLP crossover idea:

The song “may the best pet win” but it’s fluttershy helping rainbow dash pick a palisman

[transcriptasareversa]

#oh that's so cute. idk why i've never considered it#i always picture them learning stuff from other covens but like. of course of course they would start with each other's thing#sharing the joy they found in it with each other... (tags by @thousand-winters).

To be fair I also always pictured them learning from other covens, but then I was thinking about Eber infodumping on Darius and then I was like 'but post sigil removal that could be actual teaching, in fact it could be mutual, wouldn't that be cute?' and then this took form, but also it does make sense and now I can't stop thinking about it.

I also imagine it would help them know the other better, see each other in a new light. Like the whole point of Darius is that abomination magic is kind of gross, despite him being a neat freak, it have been very implied is made with organic matter and not very fresh organic matter (and depending on your particular headcanon, it can get grosser). So I can totally see Eberwolf being like 'Wait, this is disgusting, how do you justify yourself?'

And on the other hand Eber is kind of gross, but taking care of animals, which Beast Keeping requires, necessitates a level of cleanliness. Like you can't have an animal in too dirty of an environment, you need to ensure it doesn't have parasites, in some cases you need to take care of its fur and keep it groomed. I can see Darius being like surprised by it.

I can also totally see them bringing this against the other.

"Oh I see, so you can touch viscera but I can't get in with muddy feet."

"If you can bath a Ratworm you can bathe yourself I'm not taking no for an answer."

I was thinking, once the sigils are removed everyone that had one can start practicing other types of magic, so picture this: Darius and Eberwolf teaching each other their craft. Like it makes sense, seems like a logical first step, but most important is very cute.

[sepublic]

So in Willow’s debut, it’s established that Abominations is considered as having better career opportunities than Plants. And in hindsight, it makes sense now; Abominations are valued by the coven regime in the way Blight Industries does them, as industrial Abomatons that can be controlled, as a means of military power and not magitech medicine as Alador shows in the epilogue. Belos buys them from Odalia, he practically assimilates Blight Industries.

This is because Abomatons don’t think for themselves, they’re servants that can replace covenscouts in areas that would challenge morality, and they lack the sapience to be targeted. They’re beings Belos can control without having to learn more of the magic he despises to do so; All of this is in contrast to how Darius or Amity use Abominations as a reflection of their own skill, the individual.

We see how the Abomatons aid the coven regime, and esp see through the Day of Unity; The Abomatons can be programmed, and do nothing without orders; They’re not going to become witches and demons in their own right, they’ll maintain those walls and then do so for the end of time.

They don’t need to be targeted for genocide as victims of the draining spell who would be incapacitated, so they can do their job while that happens. They keep witches corralled because the closer to the ritual, the faster the covenbound die. Of course, those who haven’t collapsed might try and stop the spell by removing the coven heads, which would place them within weakening proximity anyhow…

But that paranoia over covenbound who aren’t yet unconscious is justified; The Abomatons’ own creator rendered their role in the Day of Unity and the regime as a whole obsolete, because he had the strength away from the ritual to help the kids reach the skull, which allowed King to free the Collector and undo everything.

Plus, Belos is loathe to the isles; He depletes its natural resources, he wants all life to die and devastating the ecosystem is another way to do so. Hunter suggests growing Palistrom wood and he’s furious at the idea. So of course Plant magic is devalued, because it’s focused on life, on sustainability, with keeping others alive.

It’s the exact opposite of the cold industrialism that will make the Day of Unity happen and leave the land barren afterwards because the Abomatons themselves are barren in that sense, lacking magic and with little to contribute to the ecosystem, if anything. Plant magic is half of nature, the other being Beastkeeping, I wonder if that is also devalued by the regime?

Makes sense the Demon Hunters have to resort to menial city jobs instead of their traditional livelihood, forced to assimilate into an urban society if their environment has been depleted by colonialism. Adds to Darius and Eberwolf being rebels. And with Terra, it shows how much she’s willing to throw her fellow witches under the bus for utopia.

I remember speculating it since I was a Teenage Abomination; Abominations really is STEM, down to being used for military applications. Given TOH’s critique of the American education system, you can see how this metaphor extends when the work of creating a sustainable society and environment is secondary to destroying enemies and establishing supremacy and capital (As established with CEO Odalia’s motives).

Because it’s fun and easy to destroy, rather than do the banal yet meaningful work of actually building and healing and feeding people, thinking of how society can be sustainable. It’s easy to talk about how you can destroy witches zombies in an apocalypse, instead of how to keep a community of survivors alive; All that talk about how dudes bored with their lives dream about being an action hero at the expense of society’s collapse, without understanding what the world really needs is builders and not destroyers, and that they’d be nothing without the people who do this ‘boring’ work, is so very Belos.

[theanonymousclown]

Tell a friend to tell a friend- She’s BAAACK!!

This is an Owl House/Steven Universe AU, specifically an ‘SU in TOH’ variant!

Casual Kiddos + Season 1 Adults

So in Season 1, a human named Steven wanders into the dimension of Homeworld. He is quickly accepted into the fold of The Crystal House, a home for three outlaws Witches who came together- Garnet, the daughter of a Wild Witch (Ruby) and an upstanding Demon (Sapphire), Pearl, a former Guard for the Covens before defecting, and Amethyst, a cursed Witch.

Steven and Amethyst start in the Detention Track…

But quickly chose to Multi-Track. Amethyst studies Beastkeeping, Construction, Illusions and Abominations. Meanwhile, Steven starts out studying Healing and Plants, but expands to Beastkeeping, Oracle, and Illusions to learn the type of magic that the other Gems learned (Amethyst, Garnet and Pearl in that order)

Season 2 happens then (featuring the new uniforms) and the Crystal Gems have to deal with the three Main Heads- Blue, the Healing Head, Yellow, the Abominations Head, and White, the Empress’s Head. What they learn as the season continues is that, actually, they (and Pink, who was the Plant Coven Head before she ‘died’) are witch hunters. Pink was a born a Witch in the Human Realm, and so her sisters gave up their witch hunting ways to find someplace Pink could be safe… or so they thought. Really, White never gave up being a Hunter, and was just looking for a way to get rid of every witch at once.

What Steven learns at the end of Season 2 is that, first off, he’s a Grimwalker. White made him as a copy of Pink and wanted to use him to test various murder methods on witches, but Pink found out and fled, faking her death. She cut her and Steven’s ears to keep them safe in the Human Realm, but she botched the job a bit. Pink took on the name Rose, fell in love with and married a human named Greg Universe, and died in childbirth with her daughter Nora (who also passed).

Steven does… not take this well.

And spends like half of Season 3 downright miserable.

But yeah that’s the main summary of the AU! Some additional Notes:

Yellow is the Abominations Head because she created the Cluster.

Peridot takes over as Plant Head after Pink (because Peri’s a farmer). The Other Coven Heads are Nephrite for Beastkeeping (because she was a beast), Lapis for Oracle (because she was trapped in a mirror and I can warp that into a crystal ball), Jasper for Construction (all quartz are Construction, it’s why Amethyst has it), Fable for Illusions (Because obviously), Aquamarine for Potions (idk, she has a wand?? So I guess Potions is the witchiest Coven??) and Pyrope for Bard (I have no clue why)

Bismuth is Raine, because obviously.

Pearl has an Illusions sigil, so that obviously causes problems.

[drawer-ghost]

I feel that Potion Tracks teaches you the basics of all the "Non Tracks related" spells and everything about potion brewing (think about art school) and it's mainly made for the preventing young witches who wanna learn all the types of magic from becoming Wild Witches, Witches and Demons with Low Magic Skills and being at least 70% sure that everyone is in a coven with a sigil.

So long short story, Belos created a "Fake" coven for getting more witches with a sigil.

Who was seriously getting sigil-ed for the Potion Coven? Did they just lose everything? What the fuck is potion magic?

[warrior-of-waistbands]

In TOH AU, What's Krupp and Captain's specialty in magic?

ooof I haven't thought about the TOH AU in ages!

Krupp is actually in the Beastkeeping coven! I thought it would be funny, considering that, you know, he's also Cap, and Cap is a superhero who fights monsters on a daily basis~ He used to be a professional monster hunter before quitting to become a principal.

Cap, however, isn't bound to any particular coven or specialty. The way his curse works is by overriding Krupp's sigil, which lets Cap access all forms of magic (not without consequences to Krupp of course, the poor guy 😓)

[avkizi]

TOH dr intro!!!

BASICS 𖤐⭒๋࣭ ⭑-------------------------------------------------------------

˚˖𓍢ִ໋ name: venus setareh

˚˖𓍢ִ໋ nicknames: none (yet)

˚˖𓍢ִ໋ birthday: 06/04

˚˖𓍢ִ໋ home: the boiling isles

APPEARENCE + MOODBOARD 𖤐⭒๋࣭ ⭑----------------------------------

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˚˖𓍢ִ໋ faceclaim: my lil drawing <33

˚˖𓍢ִ໋ voiceclaim: gabbie hanna

˚˖𓍢ִ໋ ethnicity/nationality: witch, very very small part collector/archivist

˚˖𓍢ִ໋ height: 5'3 (160 cm)

˚˖𓍢ִ໋ features: double lobe piercing, white ear tips, really small white star freckles, moon birthmark, eye markings

˚˖𓍢ִ໋ clothes aesthetic + outfit examples:

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SCHOOL 𖤐⭒๋࣭ ⭑------------------------------------------------------------

˚˖𓍢ִ໋ school: hexside

˚˖𓍢ִ໋ track(s): bard, oracle, illusion, beastkeeping

˚˖𓍢ִ໋ palisman/staff: bat

MISC/TRIVIA 𖤐⭒๋࣭ ⭑------------------------------------------------------

my palisman's name is naos, he's named after a blue star

my family has very strong connections to oracle magic and communication with the spirits b/c we're descended from the collecters/archivists

i love jewelry making sm

naos eats light glyphs/spells theyre his fav

fucking loves kiwis man top 1 foods ever

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[stardustlyssa]

Does Marlow ever confront Steve about the questionable actions of the Emperor's Coven? Obviously he's a very nice guy on an individual level but the EC is doing v bad things and I was wondering what Marlow's opinions of all that stuff was (yay for more TOH OC and Steve content!! Keep it up)

The thing about Marlowe is that she is a total pushover. So confrontation and even vocally opposing things can be extremely difficult for her. More details below the cut :)

For context, Marlowe was basically a pushover from birth. Ironically, her identical twin, Maeve, was the polar opposite, turning out to be a complete spitfire. Being twins, they have a very strong bond and connection despite their differences. Maeve unintentionally became Marlie's voice growing up, defending her and pushing her to follow the path she wanted to take instead of their mother's demands. Unfortunately because of this Marlie never really learned how to stand up for herself.

When she's branded, it destroys her self esteem and physical wellbeing as well. I personally headcanon that different coven sigils take more magic than others, since not all magic forms in the show require the same amounts of power or any magic at all (like potions). Marlowe had an inclination for bard magic before this and intended to become a bard before multiple changes in her life (story for another post), and the sigil drained all of that power. She lost not only her singing voice and ability to whistle or even hum, but also found that her normal voice was weakened as well. Marlowe also loses a lot of strength from the sigil and becomes prone to fainting spells because of the extreme change. The loss of her ability to sing crushes her to the point that she cannot even listen to music anymore. All she can do is cry when she hears it.

Marlowe does question covens because of this. She had everything ripped away from her because her mother begged her to keep the family business open while she was ill. She doesn't understand how witches can be happy when they lose parts of themselves with a brand. But she also doesn't want to question the unknown. She fears the things that she doesn't know for certain because they are out of her control, and as a natural follower she feels she can't truly understand what would be "best" for witches.

She asks Steve questions, like what he would do if he wasn't in the Emperor's coven, or if he was a wild witch, or if he could only pick one magic. Honestly, for Steve, learning how much Marlowe's sigil has taken from her makes him feel like he's doing something wrong. The first time they pass a bard performing on the street and he sees Marlie pause, big tears immediately spilling out of her eyes as she hears the sounds and magic coursing through the air. Learning that she can barely even yell because her voice was taken from her. He probably went to Hexside at the same time as her but never knew her, having left early to join the coven. But maybe he sees a recording of her when she was still in the Bard track on Penstagram. She's singing and smiling bigger than he's ever seen her do before, she looks so much more alive. And he feels like shit even if it's not his fault.

Now, the person who WOULD confront him is Marlowe's twin, Maeve. Though she is a proud Beastkeeping coven witch, Maeve is a vocal skeptic after seeing her sister change due to her sigil. She never understood Belos anyways, or why everyone had to conform in one way or another. Her opinions have landed her in hot water, but never beyond a stern warning from scouts.

It would be intense. Maeve doesn't get to visit often with her work (she's a professional ratworm racer) so she has no idea why her sister is hanging out with one of the Emperor's lackeys. Marlie would try to explain and Steve would probably try to be friendly, but Maeve would not hold back.

"Besides the fact that you kiss the but of that old geezer, you're part of the reason why my sister can't sing anymore. She cried for DAYS. Nothing I did could help her. She can't even cast a levitation spell without feeling winded. Do you get some sort of sick ego trip from being around her when you can use any kind of magic you want?! Or are you using her for her kindness just like the last person did?"

Maeve just wants to protect her sister. All of her experiences with coven scouts were riddled with rude, callous treatment, so she expects the same from Steve. Steve for the most part is speechless because really he doesn't know what to say in response to everything thrown at him. Surprisingly, Marlie would probably be the one to respond and stop her sister. Telling her Steve saved her and walks her home to keep her safe. Marlie even scolds her sister softly for blaming him when he didn't brand her.

It's a bit awkward and Maeve is still unsure about Steve, but probably tells him what she's felt and experienced as Marlowe's sister and watching her struggle. That would really eat at Steve, being a brother himself. He understands she's worried about Marlowe especially because they can't see each other often, he experiences the same thing in his own life when he worries about Matt. He would tell her that he never knew about the sigils harming people, and that being a scout was different than he expected. He doesn't know how he feels about everything but he wants to help other people and doesn't always agree with his coworkers because of their attitudes. And most importantly he would never think about hurting Marlowe-- he's happy to keep her safe and walk her home and loves the time he spends with her.

Maeve feels better knowing her sister has someone looking out for her who genuinely cares about her, and Marlowe is just happy her sister didn't try to fight Steve.

But yeah, Marlowe has a sister who looks out for her and Steve is a good listener who begins to realize the coven system and emperor have hurt a lot of people when he spends time with Marlie.

[howhow326]

My TOH oc but I'm 10% less lazy and also there are memes

Want to know more about him?

[whumpy-wyrms]

If your ocs were in a TOH coven(s)/specialized magic track(s) which would they pick? I feel like as fucked as Anton’s methods are, he would be in Potions and Healing :3

-@vidawhump

alright i haven’t watched TOH since it ended and i’m gonna be honest i thought all the hexside stuff was boring and i didn’t pay much attention to the coven stuff. oops

BUT!!!! i think Anton would be like Eda and just say fuck it to all the specialized magic tracks and just use wild magic. he’d probably like making abominations and beastkeeping, cuz he’d like interacting with all the magic creatures and palismen and stuff. he’d also like potions and healing too :) and he’d be best friends with King because of course he would

Dew would like illusions maybe? or healing? tbh i’m not sure. maybe he’d like beastkeeping too (honestly everyone from tllr would like beastkeeping they all love animals). you know what? he’d be like Luz. the main character and undecided on what magic to use. maybe he’d be a human and use glyphs

Layla would like plant magic, Hayden would also like beastkeeping and maybe illusions, Sawyer would be into potions or healing. the three of them would be friends at hexside, Layla and Hayden would have a similar role as Willow and Gus, and Sawyer would be similar to Amity. Aspen would be a wild magic guy, he doesn’t follow the rules either. Silas wouldn’t even be a witch he’d just be an evil monster they’d have to kill

Pierce would straight up be Belos in this scenario. fuck that guy

and that’d make Anton hunter in That scenario and now i’m thinking of a whole au that i’ll most likely do nothing with

OHHHHHH MY GOD i know who the mystery character would be. but i shan’t say. take a wild guess :)

[briarborealisocs]

ASK BOX.

🧡Sunshine and Warmth!!! For the ask game!!!!

HEHEHE i have a feeeew to answer these two with so i'll add em in

sunshine: a snippet where your characters are having fun outdoors

silly whoopsverse folklore/small town au

It was a few weeks later that it happened. Vas was hanging out with Cris and Jay, skipping rocks over a stream and shoving each other near the water, when Jay brought it up. “Let’s sneak into the farmhouse,” he said, out of nowhere. Cris shot straight up from where she’d been leant over the water, sputtering. “Why the heck would we do that?” she scoffed, flicking ice-cold water at Jay. He ducked out of the way, sticking his tongue out at her. Vas reclined against the rock she was sitting on. “Everybody’s always telling us to stay out, but I want to see what the big deal is, myself!” Jay plopped down onto the muddy stream banks, kicking his feet out into the water. “It can’t be that scary.” Vas thought back to the way the woman’s gaze had almost pinned her in place, and shivered. “What would we get out of it, even?” Cris groaned, brushing her muddy hands off on her knees. Her knees were also muddy, so it didn’t do much.  “I dunno, curiosity?”  “It killed the cat,” Cris chimed. “Satisfaction brought it back,” Vas finished, shrugging. She shielded her eyes against the bright autumn sun. “Maybe if we go, we can finally put an end to our bet, yeah, Cris?” There was a pause. Cris blinked, but Vas could see her resolve crumbling just as much as hers was. “You can’t seriously be considering going.”  “Come on, Cris, don’t be a wimp,” Jay goaded. “Vas is in, I’m in, are you in?” Vas didn’t know why she wanted to go so badly. By all accounts, she should really have been frightened out of her mind like all the other people in Sunfell. It was just… There was something about the way the lady held herself. She seemed so…calm.  Cris looked between Jay and Vas, dismay clear on her face. Eventually she groaned, throwing her hands in the air in defeat. Jay cheered, and Vas smiled.  “Fine,” she grumbled, climbing out of the stream and shaking the excess water off her legs. “But I have to be home before dark, or Mum’s gonna kill me.”

and also

toh oc potion shenanigans

Sol crossed her arms smugly, waiting for the potion to take effect. Seriously, the potion was his idea. Sure, it had been an off-hand comment about beastkeeping magic and potions and wanting to pet a fox, but it was still his idea! He didn't have to be so skittish about it.  "Is it… working?" he asked, looking uncharacteristically nervous. She was about to reply when the bushes rustled nearby. Both of them froze, waiting with bated breath as a small nose poked out of the foliage.  From the red leaves emerged a beautiful little auburn fox. It trotted right up to Goldie and sniffed at his boots. He squeaked, then crouched down, cautiously extending a gloved hand.  "H-hey, buddy," he whispered. The fox sniffed at his fingertips, now. Apparently it deemed them worthy of affection, because it started licking them. Goldie giggled. Giggled! Oh, Solstice would hold this over him forever.  Another set of bushes rustled. Both of them nearly broke their necks with how fast they snapped their heads around to look at it. Out came another fox, who joined its brethren at Goldie's boots.  "Oh, hi," he cooed, clearly taken with the creatures. Sol's brow furrowed. She hadn't thought the potion was long-lasting enough to attract two animals… They must have been close by.  But then the bushes rustled again. This time, only Sol turned to look at it. Out crawled a…tortoise? It slowly shuffled through the grass to bump its face into Goldie's heel.  Okay. Weird. But surely there couldn't be that many animals hiding in this corner of the woods… right?  The bushes rustled. Solstice, you fool. Even GG looked up, this time. He looked nervous again.  "Sol? How many animals is this supposed to bring here?"  She didn't answer, staring in dread at the trees around them. She hadn't noticed it until just now, but about 50 birds had settled silently on the branches surrounding the clearing. One brave soul fluttered down to perch on GG's shoulder, and then another, and then another. Soon, he was swarmed by birds. And there were fiendcats and crawling boas and king deer entering the clearing, too. Before long she couldn't see or hear Goldie past the sheer mass of wildlife burying him. 

warmth: a snippet that gives you the warm fuzzies

keepska wingswap au

It doesn’t stop happening. Every time they’re in a room together, one of Kiska’s wings finds its way over to him, like a fleshy feathered blanket. Or an umbrella. Or-- Well, frankly, there’s just not a good metaphor for it. He’ll say it like it is: Kiska’s sheltering him under her wing like a fretting mother bird, and he’s pretty sure she doesn’t even realize she’s doing it. It’s not like it’s a bad thing. Honestly, Keeper finds it hilarious. Birdbrain, he thinks to himself, in a tone of voice he refuses to admit is unbearably fond. Beyond that, though, it’s…comforting. It really is, in a way he can’t quite put a name to. Even when the wing doesn’t physically rest on his shoulders, having it cupped around him, warming, protecting-- It’s nice. It’s better when it does drape over him, though. Take right now: Kiska has taken it upon herself to disturb his work, and that means she’s pressed up against his side while he sits and tries and fails to write an account of a farmer who invented a new species of wheat. He fails in large part because Kiska has her wings wrapped fully around him, and not only are they getting in the way of his movements, they’re also highly distracting. They’re warm, and they feel heavy and comforting, like the softest weighted blanket you could ever imagine. Mostly, though, they’re distracting because it’s Kiska, with her cheek smooshed onto his shoulder and her wings wrapped around him securely, like protection, like a claim. He puts his pen down and allows himself the indulgence of carding a hand through the feathers. She hums and burrows further against him, her wings flexing around his like a hug.  He ends up falling asleep there, nodding off until his temple is pressed against the crown of Kiska’s head, with the rest of him comfortably nestled in her wings.

[willczek-art]

My TOH!Witchsona would be in Bard Coven, but the only instrument I can play is Guitar Hero

[daughtersgallery]

Heres the concept art for my redesigned witchsona i talked about :]

Its been a while since ive done some original character design and im quite proud of how shes turned out!!!

[mimi-croissant]

I adore Edric now he is wonderful I love the twins