Cherryray🍒

Artist. Mostly Hogwarts Legacy modern AU

[cherryray-hl]

Vincent's been in my head since late 2023. I've built his lore, his game canon, his modern AU… And I've been writing fanfics and doing text RP for almost two years. So why am I only now posting his profile? No idea. But here we are. @kiwiplaetzchen thank you for the amazing character sheet template. And then, a lot of text... ▼

Vincent was born in London, into an ordinary family. He had a warm relationship with his mother, but a difficult one with his father, who soon left the family. He was admitted to Hogwarts late, and the reason was Ancient Magic: it had suppressed his magical abilities until a certain age. Vincent suffers from mood swings, headaches, and hallucinations caused by the Ancient Magic running through his blood. On top of that, he sleeps poorly during difficult times, and his dreams feel almost prophetic — which is exactly why he hates Divination class. He doesn't believe the future is set in stone. Sometimes, when the symptoms of his "illness" subside, he is cheerful and full of energy, ready to move mountains. But at other times, especially during severe episodes, he languishes in the Room of Requirement, trying to "weather the storm inside his body."

From the outside, Vincent seems unsociable, even cold. But in reality, he isn't rude without reason and has excellent manners. He always looks immaculate — well-groomed and neat. Due to unpleasant circumstances in his childhood, he suffers from a mild form of mysophobia. And he never eats cold food that he hasn't prepared himself. About the relationships... ▼

Natty taught him how to use wandless magic. He never mastered it as well as he would have liked, but he still learned something.

He often spends time in the Vivarium with Poppy.

He also volunteers for Garreth's experiments — every single time, without hesitation. Garreth absolutely loves this. In a way, Vincent has become his test subject, but he doesn't mind at all. It's all for the greater good (probably).

Vincent loves arguing with Imelda — and winning.

He feels some kind of connection to Amit, though he's not sure why.

Vincent is gay. He had been in love with Sebastian since fifth year, but only managed to confess his feelings in seventh year. If we're talking about "hot"... ▼

Vincent has a hand kink. And Sebastian makes excellent use of it.

He also likes asphyxiation, but tries not to overdo it. Or rather, Sebastian tries to control the pressure of his grip. About the AU... In the modernAU, he is engaged to Adrian Dubois. Outside of canon and in modernAU, Vincent is in relationship with Castiel Vagrandeer. Both characters belong to @vagrandeer Art in good resolution and a few screenshots. ▼

[ravenothere]

is this ship cursed?

im late af i know but who am i if not always the last to arrive to the party? Anyway, throwing in my beloved Slytherin trio

Myrna — Lukai — Mylene

P.S: Canonically Luke is older than Myrna by 2 years, and Myrna is older than Mylene by 2 years.

chart template by lovely @barnabyjr

credits for the Incredible art Myrna — @amus2110 || Lukai — @cherryray-hl || Mylene — @johannarts23

[cherryray-hl]

This ship isn't cursed, is it, Luke?

[cherryray-hl]

@ravenothere sent me a meme about height and said that it's definitely about me and Teddy @87percentcreativity. And I totally agree!

[galaxiasgreen]

Nostalgic old artwork tag ✨

Share some of your old creations!

Thanks @creampuffcloudsdreaming for the tag!! I won’t put anyone through my old writing, but I can share some of my old screenshots! I’m not an expert by any means but I do think I’ve vastly improved since my first attempts 🥰

From the first set of screenshots I posted online! I’m still quite fond of these, it’s cute and homely 🥰

Some glamorous shots of my ever neglected MC Missy (Maya). I love these still as well.

And this one is from my first ever meme! Gibby had such great puff on her face 😂

And here’s some I never posted online, unedited:

Tagging @morelikeravenbore, @lyworth, @cesqdarque and @87percentcreativity 💚

[87percentcreativity]

YAYYYY TAG GAME

ty @galaxiasgreen for tagging me :DDDDD

Now, let's see what I've got---

OH. oh my god--- CRINGE! AHH! *FAINTS AND REVIVES MYSELF FROM SHOCK.* What's this---HUH?!

I've got AO3 works (screeeeeeeaaaaaaaammmmmmmmm) and old screenshots

uhhh...let's start with the screenshots.

Plain ol' Wyanne shenanigans, sitting on the railing, sleeping in weird positions and waiting for Em to come back...

Back when I kept Emcy's appearance a mystery, I slapped on the coolest mask (in my opinion ofc) I could find on the menu. They're much more calmer than Wyanne. Now that I think about it, I don't think their hair very much appreciates the hood.

Anyway I'll break the rules a bit and show Emcy's look.

and my old fics...

Bound by Shadows of Grief The OG version of Universe A, which I call Universe 0. It's my first HL fanfic (idea), and I never had the energy to finish it. Here's a quick summary of it, cause it's got 50+ chapters.

1890, December. MC died in the final battle. They died heroically, saving the wizarding world from the evil clutches of Ranrok...but at what cost? With letters and futile words, Sebastian is left to deal with the guilt of never apologising for his actions all alone as his life becomes overshadowed by grief from losing a dear friend. But MC's death has brought more mystery and danger, as Sebastian finds himself and his friends being threatened, kidnapped, and hurt. What's worse is that a strange Hufflepuff suddenly appears in his life, seemingly trying to take the place MC had once occupied...

Anyway MC is Emcy, the Hufflepuff is Wyanne, and originally Wyanne was going to get killed after Sebastian and everyone else confront the Gaunts (who were behind the threats and kidnapping, and also the formation of Anne's curse). Marvolo would hold Wyanne and Anne hostage and make Sebastian choose. Whoever he chose, Wyanne died from suffocation anyway. The first part of the epilogue was gonna be Wyanne and Emcy reuniting (who were actually half-siblings) and the second half was Sebastian getting his happy ending.

So I abandoned this for a few reasons: (1) I was very busy by the time the 50-something chapter came out, (2) I had writer's block and realised I kept making Sebastian go through the same loop--the only writing I'd done before this was stuff for school, (3) I thought the plot was cringe.

Maybe I'll rewrite this story and make it an official Universe. Idk.

Peace and Storm

This one was...I believe a Secret Santa gift for @/sallowslove . I wrote it for her MC, it's a short piece, but it was fun, and helped me explore a different side of loss (I was also working on the OG Bound by Shadows of Grief at the time).

The last one, I wouldn't call it my work, because it's just a translation for @/tamayula_hl 's fic, which the og is in Japanese. It's pure smut. It did help me practice how to write and describe those activities, and also a real shock for me the first time because, well, hentai is much more descriptive than the smut I've read before. Loved doing it, and I'm still grateful to this day that she let me translate it.

I'M GONNA GO DIG MYSELF A HOLE

fr tho I kinda miss these it was such simpler times back then for them (not like now with all the different trauma they have in each AU hahahahhahahhaaahahhahahhaha....)

hmmm I'll tag @mostboringcrossover @cherryray-hl @amus2110 @karajluce @vagrandeer @lyra-prag @mayui-ao @ravenothere

that's a lot of ppl. YAY :DDDDDDDD

[cherryray-hl]

Okaaay. @87percentcreativity, thanks for the tag. Now I know where I can show off my old work and not die of shame.

Until 2022, I only drew traditionally. Mostly game characters and Catwalk Kitties dolls. I was a mod in a group for them and was totally obsessed with those dolls. I still have them, actually. That was around 2017–2018 (Of course, there were a lot of drawings, but they were more or less the same):

I'm not a furry fan or anything like that. It was just an innocent interest I always followed artists and admired their work, and in 2022 I decided to start drawing digitally. I'm not going to show my very first attempt… because there's a naked girl in it. But here are a few pieces from a month and more later. I love BioWare games, so I never had to think about what to draw. (And of course, there are plenty more drawings)

And I only drew girls, because guys just never turned out right. A little later, I discovered the game Hades and got completely lost in it. And here's what came out of that. The second game wasn't even out yet, but in early 2023 I was squealing with excitement after watching the teaser.

Then I almost didn't draw for the rest of 2023, and half of 2024 either, because I was working and writing HL fanfics. Like, A LOT of writing. It was my first hyperfixation ever, and it's stayed that way for several years now. In the summer of 2024, I started drawing again. I started drawing guys. My world turned upside down, and you know the rest…

Around the middle of 2024. My first Sebastian

My first Castiel and Vincent

[hogwartslegacyprideweek]

This event's themes. Each day has it's own theme but feel free to combine them for any of the days they would fit.

This event is open to original works only: artwork, written stories, moodboards, photos, videos and video edits.

GenAI will not be accepted. The only exception is videos with AI audio.

We're looking forward to seeing what you create!

[Coming out, Secrets, Professor, Nature, Fighting, Acceptance, Travel/Vacation, Celebration, Ancient Magic, Hogsmeade, AU/Crossover, Dreams, Crush, Family, Muggle AU, Queer-platonic, Wedding, Gender Euphoria, Wish, Queer Parents, Unicorn, Summer, Hope, Quidditch, Surprise, Modern AU, Polyamory, Dragon, Stubbornness, Community]

[hogwartslegacyprideweek]

🏳️‍🌈 Reblogging since we're approaching June. Can't wait to see what everyone has cooked up! 🏳️‍🌈

[vagrandeer]

Straight from Beauxbatons, Castiel's best friend came to visit — they've been friends since almost birth.

@cherryray-hl, @87percentcreativity, @ravenothere, @mayui-ao, just look at this athletic hunk!

[cherryray-hl]

I actually drew Adrian back in March last year. In the Modern AU, he and Vincent are engaged, and Castiel is with Sebastian.

In the French version, his name is Adrien.

[cherryray-hl]

An attempt to color the lineart a little more detailed (unsuccessful, in my opinion).

Illustration for the fanfic "Yours, V" by @vagrandeer

And a short excerpt from it:

"How cute that both of our wands are 'natural' – mine like a stalk, his twisted and curved, like a branch…"

"Can I… take a look at your wand?" Castiel whispers. He himself didn't expect such a request, but there's no helping it now that it's been made.

"Take it." Vincent nods.

Castiel reaches out and carefully takes the black, curved wand. Holding it by the tip and the base with two fingers, he nudges it with his ring finger and spins it, examining it from all sides. The black handle with silver leaves adds an elegant finish to the wand's soft silhouette, causing Castiel to hum in approval.

"Beautiful. So charmingly curved… And clearly longer than mine. And also shaped like a plant branch."

"Fourteen and a half inches," Vincent replies, looking somewhat strangely at the wand in his friend's hands. "Chestnut, dragon heartstring. Will you let me examine yours?"

Castiel doesn't expect Vincent to be interested. Pulling his wand from the holder on his hip, he places it on the table in front of his friend. He picks it up and immediately smirks. "It's noticeably shorter than mine. And your handle is heavier. Is that stone?"

"Oui, it looks like marble, but I don't know much about stones." Castiel awkwardly scratches the back of his head, averting his gaze. "Hazel, phoenix feather, twelve and three-quarter inches." "Oh, look at that. Indeed," Vincent smirks, emerging from his thoughts. "Yours is also shaped like a plant branch. Cute."

Castiel’s heart skips a beat. Before he can reply Professor Weasley ends the lesson. Vincent returns the wand to his friend and puts his own away. Once again, the aura of pleasant conversation bursts like a soap bubble, making Castiel sigh and pack his study materials into his bag.

[87percentcreativity]

TedEx Delivery

Ft: Wyanne Whyle, @cherryray-hl Vincent, @mayui-ao Raymond, Emcy Player, Teddy Lancelot, @ravenothere Lukai, and @vagrandeer Castiel.

Why does everything look so blurry……………

Whatever happens in the RoR stays between you and I.

[cherryray-hl]

Hopefully we can get through this without a divorce this time…

Cas, I'm not guilty of anything. His tongue was just that skillful. Honestly, I pushed Teddy away as best as I could, but you know how it is — he's taller than me!

[cherryray-hl]

Art trade with @mayui-ao. Vincent is a big fan of fish, the sea, and desserts, so it's no surprise that he invited Raymond to have a cup of tea in the Vivarium and enjoy some treats.  On the table, there are even treats sent from Egypt by Myrna @ravenothere — a little box with dates, nuts, and chocolates (her favorite snack) — plus madeleines from Castiel @vagrandeer, straight from France.

Raymond, did you bring your sketchbook? Hope you'll let me sneak a peek?

[cherryray-hl]

Would Vincent rather be a sub or a dom in bed? How about his role in a threesome?

What kind of questions am I seeing here...

Anon, I know you're wearing a Gryffindor tie.

Vincent isn't into dom/sub stuff, but he can be a little dominant if his partner wants that. He's way too caring to actually want anything rough or like that. As for roles — it depends on who with. He's a switch.

[cherryray-hl]

Castiel and Sebastian in a Modern AU. They're the main couple in our roleplay with @vagrandeer. I've posted Sebastian for AUtober before — the 'College AU' theme — but he looks a little different here. I haven't posted Castiel, so I decided to show them together.

[mayui-ao]

The Lighthouse by the sea🌊

There is an old tale whispered among sailors. Never whistle upon the sea in the dead of night. For should you do so, the whistle shall return to you— louder than before, clearer than before, sweeter… almost like a song. And beneath that song, Those who hear it cannot help but follow. For the song is beautiful, and enchanting. Something stirs, rippling, in the water. Something with silver scales, glimmering in the dark. Something ominous, within a dark silhouette. and the sea is lonely at night. And perhaps… if fortune still smiles upon you… you may glimpse them at last, the mermaids. ⬇️⬇️⬇️

FULL ILLUSTRARION⬇️⬇️⬇️

SPEED PAINT ⬇️⬇️⬇️ This is the best I can to record the Speed paint, it crashes the file like 2 times, LOL enjoy.

Hello Lovely people~👋😚 I hope you like my mermay Sebinis, I spend weeks working on this style. Also If this post got 100+ likes, I will continue it as a Mature Comic ( ͡° ͜ʖ ͡°) will it be my debut on POI? I don't know, let just see. As always, Likes, re-blog, and comments are appreciated😊🫶 Oh! Almost forgot, this is will be my last post for the week, I'll be offline for a moment, bcs my laptop is in need of some fixing. I think the power outage a couple days ago cause some major issue with my laptop's battery😭 so I can't post or interact for a while😣 I won't be gone for too long, and hopefully the damage isn't quite serious🙏 Thankyou and have a nice day✨

[vagrandeer]

Vinstiel❤️

I can't stop looking at these two guys. They are too handsome, too sweet, and look too good together💋

@cherryray-hl I won't give you Vincent back, he's mine 🥰

Не могу перестать любоваться этими двумя парнями. Они слишком красивые, слишком сладкие и слишком хорошо смотрятся рядом друг с другом💋

[cherryray-hl]

This is exactly how this reunion story should end

[vagrandeer]

The end

So, after FIVE DAYS, Vinstiel is back together. The infidelity is forgiven, the fake wedding didn't happen, the divorce is over. Teddy is no longer a stuffed bear but a beautiful young man. Castiel is his official fiancé, but in another universe (no less pleasant).

Thank you to everyone who watched our dramatic series! 🤣 It was completely unscripted and plotless — just fun for fun's sake. Thanks to @87percentcreativity for the sudden proposal that started this whole story!👉👈

Thank you @cherryray-hl, @ravenothere, @mayui-ao and @sadlynotanashryver for your active participation 🤣 it was incredible, wouldn't you agree? This is the first time I've had THIS MUCH fun on Tumblr! I laughed and cursed, drew and came up with what to do next.

I'm amazed at how this story inspired all the participants to draw! So many artworks in such a short time! Guys, I'm delighted and very proud of us. Proud of you. Love you all💕

Who knows, maybe someday there'll be a continuation?..

I've compiled everything that happened into a handy list so that later we can go back to the story and read it. Please let me know if I forgot anyone's post! There are so many of them!

- Emcy's drawing, Wyanne's teddy bear and the ring

- What ring?

- Vincent is jealous

- Vincent's cheats with Reika and divorce from Castiel

- The teddy bear has been kidnapped!

- The fake Teddy is torn apart!

- Vincent cheats with Reika again

- Vincent tries to make up with Castiel

- The teddy bear asks for reconciliation

- Raymond watches the drama and the threesome

- Castiel is kissed by Vincent and Reika

- The teddy bear is kissed by Reika

- Teddy Lancelot is no longer a teddy bear!

- Vincent yells at Teddy

- Teddy thanks Reika

- Lukai sends Castiel from Paris to Vincent

- Castiel says "yes" to Teddy

- Teddy catches a treat for Vincent

- Wyanne demands reconciliation

- Castiel strokes his fiancé

- Castiel's deception is exposed by Lukai!

- Team Vincent

- Kiss and threesome with Lukai

- A coy hickey

- Breaking off the engagement?

[cherryray-hl]

The finale is here at last! Big thanks to everyone who participated and followed this journey. I haven't done this much line art in forever — and honestly, it was a ton of fun!

[cherryray-hl]

Thank you for having my back, guys — I couldn't have done it without you. Love you both!

Lukai - @ravenothere Raymond - @mayui-ao

@87percentcreativity Teddy, ready to give up?

[cherryray-hl]

WAIT, CASTIEL'S MOLE IS ON HIS RIGHT HAND NOT HIS LEFT!!!!!

THE RING IS ON HIS RIGHT HAND — THIS IMAGE IS MIRRORED

Cas was trying to make you jealous all along !!

#TEAM VINCENT

@vagrandeer @87percentcreativity

I knew it! What a relief that Castiel doesn’t actually see Teddy as his fiancé.

Victory is approaching! I can feel it. Even Wyanne is now on my side (or so it seemed to me)

[87percentcreativity]

POV: You’re a third year student sneaking about in the castle, but unfortunately run into the Gryffindor Head Boy, Teddy Lancelot.

His Ange is @cherryray-hl ‘s Vincent.

He eats Gryffindors as a snack, y’know.

And what his Ange wants, Teddy serves.

I’m gonna cringe at this later, aren’t I?

[cherryray-hl]

I’d devour one specific Gryffindor.