call me Hero! | formerly known as the-hero-of-space-needs | 20 yrs old | digital and (sometimes) traditional art!! | sometimes edits | i love drawing my ships and stuff whether they're underrated or not (mostly mlm) | fandom and OCs
you're art is so gorgeous aaaaaHh and I'm so glad to see people still deep into chilaios, may I ask how you latched onto the pair?
Omg thank you so much!! 🙈💖 I'm really sorry it took me a while to answer this! I wanted make sure my answer is coherent, although i fear it might disappoint you...
I actually first discovered Chilaios through NSFW art on google before i even knew what Dungeon Meshi was jejfjsjd as soon as i saw Chilchuck's design, i immediately knew he wasn't a child lol. DON'T GET THE WRONG IDEA. I did NOT ship them because of that, it just made quite an impression on me, that's all
And when my twin sister pulled up Dungeon Meshi on Netflix sometime later, i recognized them immediately and since i like the fantasy genre, i decided it was up my alley and gave it a watch. Lo and behold i fell in love with those two and their dynamic (especially their size difference lol it's so adorable) as the show went on
...more specifically, i fell in love with Laios and projected my feelings for him onto Chilchuck who's my favorite among the group (i did not have "King Projector" in my title for nothing lmao). when it comes to ships in general, it's always my feelings first before the actual dynamic but i still respect the characters themselves regardless. I just wanna express my feelings and ideas through them 🙈
The episode where Chilchuck cried to Laios was what solidified the ship for me, because not only does Chil care so much for the group, he was willing to let his walls down, get on his knees and be vulnerable to his leader because he can't afford to lose the party. Clearly, it was very hard for him to open up but he had to since he knew Laios would still pursue this dangerous mission to save Falin even after attracting Thistle's attention.
I didn't expect the anime to make a closed off cynical guy like Chil to cry, and especially to LAIOS of all people... My heart was swelling and i teared up during the scene 😭💖
I'm a huge sucker for tears and emotional moments where characters get vulnerable like that so that was what REALLY got me into the ship 🙈 i fell so deeply in love with them ever since
It shows that Chil's actually a big softie on the inside but is very guarded about that part of himself, and imo a gentle giant like Laios is the perfect partner for someone like him :D Not only is he patient and respectful, aside from his monster fanatic rep, bro is a walking green flag and a protector if need be.
And Chil's grounded nature can help Laios get out of his head since he thinks so much, and a perfect sharp contrast to his softer nature. Even though Laios is capable himself, Chil makes me think of the partner that goes "EXCUSE ME, HE ASKED FOR NO PICKLES"
And now i have all these ideas i wanna draw for them and bring them to life for others to see :)