#twst general vanrouge

[daisystwistedgarden]

concept: an orpheus/euridice retelling with lilia.

maybe it's a tale with general vanrouge as orpheus. you're his fae lover killed in the war. amongst the many heart-wrenching losses, there's one he never expected-- you, an innocent bystander, one who he tried to hide away from the horrors of war and yet lost all the same. he... he can't do this without you. there's too much responsibility on his shoulders. he can't mourn the loss of his loved ones without you. he can't raise this orphaned child, the only heir to the throne and the last hope of briar valley, without you.

somehow, the opportunity arises to save you. his devotion has driven him to a point of madness. this is what earns him an opportunity to rescue you from the afterlife. there's simply one rule lilia must follow: he may not, under any circumstances, turn around to look at you.

there's many interpretations of this myth. in some, orpheus fears he's been tricked by hades and grows doubtful of whether his beloved is really behind him-- he cannot hear her breathing, nor her footsteps, and in a fit of desperation, he turns around. others depict it as crueler twist of fate. upon reaching the surface, he turns to embrace his lover, only to find she's a few steps away from the threshold and thus never makes it to the land of the living once more. one interpretation has orpheus hear eurydice trip behind him and, on instinct, he turns around to soothe her woes and finds he's unintentionally failed the one task meant to save her.

general lilia's walk through the underworld is no exception. the man has grown desperate in your absence. the circumstances of the war seem to have toughened him into a strong, stoic soldier, but that has never been the reality. his soul yearns for respite. will there be a briar valley left standing after the war is said and done? will he even be alive to see it? the loss of his lover ruined him further. lilia's a wounded animal backed into a corner, baring his teeth with a feral glint in his eye. he's not well enough to handle this. he needs you back, alive, with him, to help him rebuild. himself. briar valley. please.

the sound of silence. the shuffle of a fallen body. the break of dawn illuminating the glimmer of hope in his eyes.

in the end it's all the same-- lilia turns around. you never make it back to the land of the living. the tale plays out again in the most cruel of ways. but does it sting you to know your fate has been, in both life and death, to be loved to the point of tragedy?

[papicup]

Why does EVERYTIME. i go to the guest room my lilia is always fighting with his kids

HELP & WHY ARE THEY ALL IN THE CORNER POOR THEM😭

In the pic lilia fought malleus before that silver and beforw silver sebek day. after.day.😭 chill lilia chill

Quick sketch if this

( also i'm NEVER taking away that christmas furniture in my guest room i'm a 24/7 christmas FANATIC 🗣 manifesting holiday lilia🗣😔🙏🏻)

[tacc0yak1]

Merry Christmas!!! ☃️🎄 (or happy holidays to them)

i like to think younger Silver made a Malleus snowman at one point :’}

[allknowingaxolotl]

Diasomnia’s pretty neat I thinq

[floatiecrow]

All aboard the feels train 🚂 (Book 7 has no mercy).

I finally decided to read through Malleus' vignette. You're telling me he only got head pats from Lilia and his Grandmother? I VOLUNTEER TO HEAD PAT THIS LONELY DRAGON ✋✋✋. Who is with me?

Here is the animated version.

[hanafubukki]

“Time always passes by much too quickly. It won’t be long before these days turn into nothing but memories to reminisce about.”

“A parent must ensure their child can handle such harshness while the little one is still under their protection."

"I am HIS guardian."

"Ahh, I still remember the days when Malleus wept because he couldn't dress himself..."

"We may not be related by blood, but we ARE family. Right?"

"When he was an infant, he would sometimes emit puffs of flame when he fussed."

"He even singed my bangs once. Khee hee... That takes me back."

"I was most impressed that he managed to harm me, even if it was only my hair. That night, I raised a glass of tomato juice in his honor."

“Dragon eggs can only be hatched by their parents' magic and affection-nothing less than true love!”

“You'd better not go towards any twinkling lights you see, Malleus.”

“Baur said you'd return to the stars before much longer, but here you are, still kicking. That's a good boy.”

“You know, Malleus... l've got a lot I want to show you once you're born.”

“Go to sleep, go to sleep, little darling...And may your dreams guide you to the light...”

"I haven't gotten so soft...as to let this get the best of me..."

"*huff, huff* Okay, Malleus. What do you want to do next?"

"I can do this all day. All century. I could go another two centuries, even..."

"If that's what it takes to wear you down and get you out of that egg..."

"I'll play, and play, and play as rough as you want!"

"Oh, little Malleus... I'm so glad I finally get to meet you."

Thank you for being born, Malleus Draconia.🐉💚

Thank you for your love, Lilia Vanrouge.🦇🩷

[masquerade-of-misery]

... Some things never change :D

[tarobii]

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brother shenanigans 🤌

(based on this post by @darkacua)

[dibbledoodle]

WHY IM I LIKE THIS 😭

you know I wanted to do something wholesome but god dammit this meme came to mind lmao

Art suggested by @fruixtii (I’m sorry lmao )

[citrus-c0la]

dare i ask for general lilia

now who put those things on him???

[marisashinx]

"Why hasn't Silver woken up yet...?"

[pawnyao]

I'll be away for just a little while

[ryllen]

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[tacc0yak1]

vanrouge family you’ll forever be dear to me 💔

idea that has been sitting in my drafts ever since i read that chapter wherein Silver mentions Lilia would take pictures of them together over the years and that got my heart like AUEUEUEUE THAT’S SO CUTE 😭 ( me likes to think mama zigvolt introduced it to them and ever since, lilia got that tradition ‘til he ran out of polaroid film lmao

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here’s a vers. without mama bekky

[allknowingaxolotl]

Please god let this theory be canon because it’d be so fucking funny

[floatiecrow]

This is the animated version of this comic.

I had the artist's zoomies last night and thought, "I could probably animate this". (I just wanted to head pat the dragon 🥺)

And now we're here. The audio is from book 7 ch 18 'Down Memory Lane' (10:26) where Lilia gives a snow cone to Mal after freezing the castle.

Would ya'll like to see a version without Lilia's hand to see Mal's expression a bit better?