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Finally finished my Riddle and Malleus headcanons!!
So these designs are made for the end of my AUās act 1 (Basically my version of the twst main storyline), right before the end of the school year. It also is just for me to have a clear idea if how I want to draw these guys even without the outfit changes.
-Riddle changes his dorm uniform after he is free from his mother (in my AU he moves out of his motherās house due to her treatment [I wonāt go to in depth into it but he undoubtedly needs to get out of that house based on what we know in canon] ). After tasting freedom for the first time he decides to design his own dorm uniform instead of using the first dorm leaderās version.
-In Roseverse, Riddle is not a ānormalā human. During book 6 we learn a bit about his motherās obsessiveness with making sure her child is āperfectā even before Riddle was born. In this AU there are issues late in the pregnancy and Riddle has very little chance of survival. Unable to accept this she strays off the more medical focused path to magic and in her search stumbles upon a dying flower that used to be the source of legend based around its mythical power to heal. Kinda inspired by Tangled (as Riddle does have a lot of parallels with that story) the flower gives the rest of its power to give Riddle life. The only visible sign that this took place is his pale white pupils, hinting to him not quite being ānormalā. As for his magic, he has a unique affinity with healing even outside of his motherās rigorous teaching.
-Riddle has freckles and a white stripe in his hair that he was forced to hide as they were deemed to be āimperfectā by his mother. I added the white stripe in his hair to match with the roses being painted.
-Lilia told Riddle about Malleusāsā crest (Sebek, Silver, and Lilia all were it in this AU as a symbol of their allegiance to him). After Riddle and Mal get together Riddle surprises Malleus by wearing one as well, showing in no uncertain terms that the two have a connection.
-Dinahās design is based on the cat from Alice and Wonderland! Sheās a spicy lil girl who is very competitive. Riddle is the only one who can actually convince her to listen and calm down when she gets a little too crazy. She also spends a lot of time outside the hedgehog enclosure, following Riddle around, often on his shoulder as he moves about the dorm.
-I didnāt change Malleusās dorm uniform too much, I just wanted to make it a lil less military like and more regal. This would just be his normal dorm uniform in this AU.
-I added more dragon-like features to Malleus as I feel like his design is a bit too tame with them. I really wanted him to look more unusual to further explain why people are so nervous around him. I also just wanted him to read more clearly as ādragonā. Though like in canon I imagine he does usually hide his tail so he doesnāt accidentally harm anyone.
-Malās dragon form has features from both his mother and grandmother. His tail is thick and powerful like Maleficentās, but he is a bit more bulky looking like his mother. In addition he has larger wings than both of them.
-Riddle absolutely refused to let Malleus shower him in jewels and riches, but that made him sad so they compromised with a set of āpromiseā rings of sort, each having a gem within the ring of the otherās eye colour.
I named this AU Roseverse because the spark that started the relationship (not romantic just general start of a relationship) is when Malleus places the rose on Riddleās chest during the Phantom Bride event. š¹
I apologize if there are any errors or if Iāve rambled too much, itās late and I just wanna finally post this lol š