welcome to my blog! enter freely and of your own will! (^vv^)
come freely, go safely, and leave some of the happiness you bring!
you may call me either "subject" or "castle"! both names are just yoinked from my username and url, respectively, haha. you may refer to me as either one. you may pick which one! :D
i use both he/him and it/its pronouns. i prefer both; you may use whichever! however, i mostly lean towards it/its.
i am also otherkin. specifically, vampirekin!! i do not plan on posting a lot about my alterhumanity (at least not yet), i am merely throwing that out there. :)
this blog is just a small little corner in which i post art and maybe rant about my interests. speaking of interests...
things i enjoy / interests! ☆
i am very very into castlevania (only the games)!
other interests of mine include but are not limited to...
bram stoker's dracula, persona 5, kirby, black butler, ssbu, animal crossing and minecraft.
!! → however, it is only, or at the very least mostly castlevania that i'm really interested in and will post about... at least for now.
now, i admit, since this introductory post is rather lengthy, i've put the rest of it underneath the cut below;
⚠ DNIs, things i support, and other important things under the cut! ⚠
DNIs and uncool things. ☆
basic DNI criteria; proshippers, pedos / MAPs, zoophiles, shotacons / lolicons, proshippers / comshippers, RCTAs / DCTAs / ECTAs / supporters of these things or anything else of the like, racists, islamophobes, homophobes, transphobes, nazis / neo nazis, proana / promia, transmeds / truscums, anti-otherkin, anti-therian anti-furry; and just general bigotry, honestly.
NSFW-only things or just gross people and things in general. horror blogs are okay, though!! just nothing too sexual, or inherently nsfw.
also, netflixvania fans, MASSIVE DNI. never interact with me never ever thank you ◝(ᵔᵕᵔ)◜
in short, if your blog contains any of the above, please do not interact with me. yucky. i do not accept criticism on my art either, hopefully that's ok!!
also, not really a DNI, but my DMs are closed. if you'd like to interact with me, you definitely can through tags, reblogs, comments, etc.! please do so, if you'd like; i would love to see your opinions on my blorbos and original characters! :) but just no DMs, at least not for now!
Cool things that I like and support!! ☆
POCs, the LGBTQIA+ community (i'm a part of it lol), ppl with disabilities of any kind, therians / otherkin, furries, are welcome here!! everyone is welcome here!! (except for the aforementioned DNIs in the previous section.) otherwise, my blog is open :)
additionally, although my DMs are indeed closed, my ask box is open!!! you may ask anything you like! (within reason, of course. if i am uncomfortable with your ask, i shall ignore it!)
about my asks, i am not currently accepting art requests, at least not often. once again, if i am unable to respond to your ask for any reason, it will be ignored!
Stuff I post about! ☆
art!! quite a bit of art. sometimes reblogs and text posts, but mostly just art, haha. also, quite a few of my posts are satirical. not all of them, of course; but most. this is a lighthearted blog!
The world is healing from the shitty ass cheap V-neck T-shirt 🥰
Funnily enough, I was just thinking that this Alucard nails the uncanny valley vibe much better than Horsecard, because it's intentional. He's pale, gaunt, and with vibrant eyes, much like his father: he retains his elegant beauty and he's still a noble man at heart, but you can tell he's not quite human. It's fascinating. I love it, honestly my favorite version of him to date.
Horsecard is uncanny only because he has a horseface and yaoi-esque body proportions. They are not the same.
wowie zowie!! another one!! simon again, hwhegewh. second installment in my KRABTLASBCO rant series!! of course, this one is about CV2! :3 akin to my previous rant, this one is under the cut! wahoo, more yapping!!! ^_^
(⚠️ tw for discussions of rotting/decaying alive, basically [simon's curse] ⚠️)
MAIN MAN!!!!! SIMON'S QUEST SIMON!!!!! YEAAAGGHHH THAT'S MY BOY!!! ((resounding clapping and cheering))
i. Love this design. so much. i'd say off the bat that this is pretty functional!! but for sad reasons. :(
this outfit is a stark contrast to what we see in CV1. instead of a bunch of armour with lots of leather and metal accents, now we get simon in some sort of bodysuit, along with all-metal armour! additionally, simon doesn't have his cool headband in this one, which honestly makes me feel a little bit sad for some reason.
anyway, i can't really tell what sort of material the bodysuit even is, at least not with proper historical context. 💀 i would say that it could be leather, but the way the fabric wrinkles around simon's ankle despite the rest of it practically being vacuum-sealed on him, along with the way it's shaded, i honestly have no idea. probably some sort of cloth, but still,,, ¯\_(ツ)_/¯
same goes for his boots, now that i'm taking a better look at them. they're a different colour than the rest of his bodysuit – the latter being a dark, blueish black (?) and his boots being a rather easy-on-the-eyes silver – but they're also vacuum sealed.
hell, they don't even really look like boots all that much; you can't see any buttons or laces or actual soles or anything. i mean, there is the possibility that simon put some sort of padding or insoles on the bottom of his feet before he squeezed himself into the bodysuit, but that's the only possibility i can really think of... (╥﹏╥)
and, for functionality with the bodysuit, i have no idea! i mean, considering simon is literally rotting under there due to his curse, the fabric of his bodysuit definitely does the job (at least somewhat...) of literally holding his body together. so that means that it should at least be durable, which is good.
considering, once again, that My Main Man Slimeon is pretty much about to collapse at this point, the bodysuit helps with that. it also aids general protection; his entire body is covered (along with the all-metal armour; more on that in a bit) in fabric (??), which shows that he's just less vulnerable. he has his guard up even more because why would he want to get cursed or just maybe even heavily injured in general AGAIN??? 💀
now, speaking of the all-metal armour, it is EVERYWHERE lmao. plus, there is armour in the places i talked about with CV1 simon! his knees and elbows are protected!! he also has pauldrons on BOTH sides!!! bringing back the loincloth motif from CV1 but this time it's metal!!! yeeeaaaaaaaghhh, awesome!!! :0
the armour isn't too thick, so it shouldn't hinder his movements too much. maybe. i'm just going with the assumption that although simon wants more protection in this armour, it wouldn't be heavy as to ruin his agony-riddled body even more, here. i dunno, that's just what i would do...
all-metal armour is definitely a wise choice! it seems our poor goober learned the hard way from getting cursed!! ahaha...hahaaa.... somebody please save him
anyway, my point still stands!! metal armour is obviously more fortified than leather. it's thicker and harder to cut through! (D:>...) but the poleyns and pauldrons, along with the chestplate and everything else just being metal? definitely more strong. i'm sure simon's willing to sacrifice a bit of flexibility in turn for overall protection. now, i still have no idea about the boots, gloves, and bodysuit overall, but otherwise i rate this armour a 10/10 in terms of strength and functionality.
now, for design and appearance!! (^vv^)
this design is also very, very memorable for me!! i do definitely miss the headband, but the bold, colourful armour makes up for it! i absolutely adore the gold and bejeweled accents! they really stand out in the armour, and the main purpleish red as the base colour for his outfit is pretty recognizable as a Simon Colour™, especially in his SSBU design (which i will also explore later :3)!!
although i have absolutely no idea what the idea for simon's gloves and boots was, i do still like them regardless!! the silver in contrast to the gold and maroon-ish/byzantine main accents really stands out!
ALSO. THE BOB??? god damn simon!!!! i honestly prefer him with longer hair because it's easier to draw, somehow... but i feel like that just makes this outfit even more unique! more people recognize simon with hair that's a tad longer, but this goofy little guy has SHORTER hair. very interesting!!! 10/10!!
tldr; strength and overall functionality: 10/10. appearance and overall design: 10/10.
I love that everyone is looking at the objective, scientific evidence that celestial bodies move over time and that therefore their position in space is no longer the same as it was thousands of years ago, meaning you were most likely not born under the same sign you thought you were, and going. Nah I dislike that I am NOT an Aeries. Fuck that noise.
