#which is ruh roh

[erinwantstowrite]

how much longer of the first fic? like i know you write a lot and sometimes things get longer so like answer as best as you can!

at this current stage of my outline we have ONE more chapter in this arc, then we have two chapters of friendsgiving (it's supposed to be one but we know me), and then we have a couple chapters with Ned's POV to update on what's happening back in 1299 which will be it's own arc, then we have one final arc. so,,, PROBABLY we'll end at 25 chapters.... probably... but we know me and my catchphrase which is "LoF just got one chapter longer"

essentially, we end when Mysterio and Ohnn are caught. fic 2 is gonna be fun because i'm bringing in a DC villain that i don't think anyone would think to use + a very iconic spider-man villain

[sneepity-snoop-snorpity-sneep]

I gotta blabber for a sec about how much I appreciate how unique and SO not-simple of an antagonist Olrox is.

like he's introduced as the Vampire Who Kills Richter's Mom, and it was a straight-up murder. Like he fully sought her out, she was in the process of sending her kid overseas most likely because she knew he was coming - even before we fully get Olrox's side of the context, we can tell that shit was personal. Right down to the vivid green eyes, he's giving weirdly chill disney villain vibes. But the entire rest of the show? He's the dude in the bad guy car of the villain train just sitting and judging (OH is he judging) every other person there.

Olrox tracking down and killing Julia Belmont is the most confrontational we ever see him get. Every other scene he's in? He's watching, assessing, sometimes philosophizing, and eventually pulling his own chess moves, but fighting? Rarely! And the additional context of his character makes him even more fascinating!!

Olrox is really one of the only vampires in both Castlevania and C: Nocturne that seems to hold onto a connection to a human's life - even after he's no longer one. He reminisces to Mizrak about being a human during the fall of the Aztec Empire, he chooses to spend his time more like a human than any vamp since Lisa sent Dracula traveling like a human way back when.

Homeboy crossed the Atlantic by fucking ship, at a time when the trip took literal weeks and weeks and he can't even leave his quarters except at nighttime (granted, idk if he *has* a faster way to cross the ocean but it kinda seems like he'd do the ship trip anyways) he chooses to rent a room at an inn instead of staying at the chateau (and boink a cute human in said room, cough cough), and really seems to avoid other vampires - although I'm not sure if that's cuz he just doesn't vibe with 'em in general, or because he really doesn't vibe with the current hot vampire philosophy of the century, which seems to be very heavy-handled colonialism + elitism

I kinda wouldn't be surprised if it's both honestly - given that the only other vampire we meet besides him who spent time in the americas/new world was a literal plantation owning slaver (and unless I misremember, Annette says there were multiple vampires among the rich in St. Domingue), it seems pretty likely to me that whoever turned him was probably a vamp who had a direct hand in the downfall of his nation - coming to the New World specifically for conquest and to seize resources seems like it would be hella appealing for vampires. It would make a LOT of sense for Olrox's standoffish behavior around the other vamps to go back to him having been turned by someone very similar to them, who was probably not just an enemy to him, but part of this massive wave of destructive change in his human life.

like he really gives an impression of actively disliking and withdrawing from every other villain's motivation in this show - and it makes a lot of sense if my speculating is even a little bit close. The vampire's goals in Nocturne would be very nearly the same thing that drove the fall of the Aztec Empire - desire for power and control, justified by some """""natural order"""" hierarchy which really just boils down to 'we want all of this and we're going to indulge in making up a dramatic jerk-off reason why we're entitled to it, since you can't stop us taking it anyways and we've got time'

Dude seems to make little effort to be vampire-like - we rarely see him revel in his power like many other vampires do, as well as seeing him nonchalantly rubbing elbows with humans. He speaks fondly of a man he loved, who he fell for while said guy was still human, TO the other human he is currently crushing on! And I do mean crush, like he doesn't react to or treat Mizrak like a plaything, almost every time we get an Olrox lore-drop it's because he's talking to Mizrak sincerely about things that matter to him. He LIKE-likes this human, to the point of jumping directly into a fight to whisk Le Crush to safety in front of a vampire so powerful he won't directly oppose her! Absolutely fascinating behavior all around.

MAN but I want to see some flashbacks from this guy - as far as we know, vampirism is completely an Old World thing - Europe, Asia, Africa, every other vampire we've seen in both Castlevania shows has been from these continents. Were there even any vamps there at all before europeans landed on the shores of the americas???? I mean, I've heard of one of the old religions in mesoamerica having a suspiciously vampirelike god, but how would that connect to Olrox getting vampirized as a 30ish Aztec man?

MAN OH MAN but I am looking forward to seeing what Olrox gets up to in s2 -I'm burning to know if he's gonna survive the series or not, because despite him being the first villain we meet in Nocturne and doing a deed that usually gets villains the 'karmic death' ending, overall he's not really being written like a bad guy the audience wants to see go down. especially since he's not actually in opposition to our protagonists and has a vested interest in keeping one of Team Good Guys newer members alive. My guess is he's either going to get a similar ending to Isaac, a villain that we root for who actually catches a break and doesn't die, ooorrrrrrrr he's gonna get a Highly Tragic sort of death

[serpentface]

Extremely quick and dirty speedpaint of a dream I had last night

[zealfruity]

T.O.P is going to game the fuck out of that squid

[kil9]

but also realising maturity is way more random than anyone wishes it was & WAY too many people spend their entire lives at the same maturity level as like age 20. unfortunate

[cheddertm]

Yo, the Mystery Gang lookin a little different

(Pretend their color pallets are those of the MG)

Anyways I think it would be really funny if they were like a Mystery Gang (Foolish just got dragged their somehow).

Also these two were right LMAO, thanks guys 🙏

[daz4i]

ruh roh raggy (<- just realized they forgot to take their meds on tuesday)

[serenofroses]

not me thinking about Jadis's reaction upon discovering they had a child with Ania whom was kept safety from their father and siblings. And with Marr as the legal parent through adoption--making everyone believe the child was Marr's. Only way to protect Naomi's real parentage.

though, neither Jadis or Ania really planned this because Jadis only proposed marriage to Ania and left her to consider her decision while they left for a tour.

knowing how much it stings not being around or aware of their daughter's existence, Jadis insist it was probably for the best not to get involved or have Naomi know of them without putting her at risk. They also don't want to tarnish the familial relationship between Naomi and Marr.

[actualsunflower]

wips that make me go like aaaaouuuuuuuuuuggggggggghhhhhhhhhhhhhhh

[naivety]

?

[arionaleilani]

me, eating ice cream to soothe my sore throat: life is bliss. i am happy. i am content. everything is good.

also me literally the very same second that i stop eating my ice cream: i only know pain. to breathe is agony. to talk is torture. to swallow is like ingesting flickering flame. i see no end in sight to my suffering. i weaken by the second yet i will strive to stay strong.

the pain killers/cold or allergy medicine that would take away my pain in less than an hour if i just fucking took it: hey so i am actually RIGHT here and—

me, staring longingly out the window: when i was but a child such woes could not stop me. now i lay, boneless and tired, as i attempt to cope with constant discomfort. with endless pain. with existence and the inconveniences it continues to bring. the bravery must come from within. i shall survive this but i have yet to figure out how. the day drags on. i drag my feet. the world was heavy enough without the pain. now i simply collapse if i try to carry it. still i push forward.

[aroace-poly-show]

realizing i Fucked Up

[merriclo]

love it when i just randomly start hearing shit like wtf is that

[stonerzelda]

Shaking and crying whyy did the nurse at work call me and keave a message asking if we could "talk" what that mean. What that mean

[madamhatter]

CONTINUED FROM HERE 

Sophie’s strength but greatest weakness is her awareness - her overthinking often stumping her. 

In the same breath that she questions leaving altogether - a chance to be autonomous - the woman falls back to routine at knowing that her role is crucial. Acting in everyday life, and with how accustomed she is to how her life works, she can easily predict outcomes for her and her sisters (i.e., the sisters splitting after Mr. Hatter’s death). 

Fighting yourself without knowing yourself is self-deprecative and self-destructive bondage. Having to question what you do while looking to see who you are - or who you are made to be - is an identity crisis that overlaps with how powerless one truly feels over one’s self. 

In the same way that monotony drove Sophie to knowing, it also drew her to reclusiveness. One may see it as ‘cowardly’ but it can be read as ‘protective.’ Constantly in conflict and questioning yourself can burn out someone rather quickly. 

Hence characters that fulfills roles like herself would usually see a more calmer part of her. It is also why she is much more forward and excited to play a role - if not, occupy a new role - because of the constant habit of filling a place in someone else’s story. 

[twospiritstooprideful]

weird how old is a relative term and not a universal constant that we can all agree on

I understand some of you are 19 but that is not an old man, he's 32.