i have this deep urge to scroll through my retweets while playing one of my playlists in the background to give everyone a glimpse through my eyes / into my psyche for once. no clue why but itd be a bit funny
hi dwyer !! i hope moving is going okay for you , and i hope val has been helpful as well ... moving is definitely not an easy task !! ♡♡
BUT !! im here to ask a question . ok ! yay !
i dunno if i've asked this one before (or if anyone has asked you something similar) , but i hope that's not the case ! if you could choose any AU(s) for you and vyn to be in , what would they be and why ? it can be something super obscure / out of the box , or it can be something that's covered a lot in fiction !! i think i'm mainly just excited about the why part ... hehe ...
if you've already answered something similar , feel free to link it and expand upon it if you can (and if you can't that's okay !)
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HII EIDEN! im so so sorry this is such a late reply! not only did i want to work on this post for a bit, but i actually had 1 million roadblocks in moving, including but not limited to: washing machine breaking and putting a leak into the wall, dishwasher breaking, movers breaking a bed, having no wifi for like 4 days because the provider fucked up, washing machine breaking a second time and worse, and more.
post writing: and i definitely got a little far off base and im SO SORRY. i did like putting together a quick glimpse into the aus ive never fully talked about and i do hope u guys like reading all of this but im so sorry its so long. its not well written and much more stream of consciousness but i hope you guys enjoy... if you have any thoughts PLEASE comment them i love bouncing ideas for aus
i have a few AUs for valvyn and because there's such a wide variety, i split this post into Three different types: AUs that already exist in the game ("canon" aus), AUs that I created myself, and AUs based on media i like. the game also seems to imply some of the "canon"/game aus are "past lives" that the pair experienced, whether it be the gufeng event showing vyn and [rosa] feeling connected to certain items that link to the supposed past life or vyns taste of tradition card showing an old woman who claims to see visions of their pasts ending in tragedy. i do like to consider most of the "canon" aus + one of my personal aus as "past lives" for vyn and val, however some of the aus in game are definitely Alternate Universe hardcore (such as the new one on CN in which they also are various types of animals; ones with magic i dont consider to be "past lives" that valvyn experienced). any of the ones that i like to consider "past lives" ill try to notate ദ്ദി ˉ͈̀꒳ˉ͈́ )✧
whether theyre viewed as "past lives" or just simple aus (or both!), one pattern between vyn and val is they pretty much have never once had a happy ending.
AUS In Tears of Themis:
Gufeng AU
This was the second AU to be released in the game and one of the canon ones i think about a lot.
in this au, rosa is the daughter of a general living in the ancient "beizhou city" and vyn is her hired tutor. under her fathers command, he is to take rosa out of the city and into the mountains when an enemy army places the city under siege. vyn promises to keep her safe no matter what harm may befall him in doing so, a promise he ends up keeping as the journey they embark on (with rosa insisting on attempting to aid her fathers army) requires him to completely expel all of his energy. it is from this that it is exposed to the player that vyn is more than just a mere tutor but rather an ancient god who takes the form of a snake. this snake god inhabited a peach tree that, years ago, had been slated to be chopped down. this was stopped, however, by the arrival of a young girl who had just arrived to the city with her general father. the girl loved this peach tree and refused for it to be chopped down, which angered the snake god greatly, as it was dictated that when a mortal saved the life of a god the god would have to give their life to the mortal in turn. infuriated, the snake god hated the girl for her actions but the more he listened to her, as she often came to the peach tree to talk to it about her life and her worries and the snake found himself falling in love. he chose to take a human form in order to get closer to her and takes a position as a tutor to look over her. vyn, after expending all of his energy, claims that leaving the position of godhood and becoming human, entering the cycle of life and death, was worth it if it meant there was a sliver of seeing rosa again in some other life amongst all that darkness. the card implies that vyn brings rosa home safely before leaving to die where she does not see him. while the ending is left ambiguous (and the after story claims vyn recovers and returns, but i think the tragedy is sweeter), as rosa rushes outside to try to find him, she believes she feels him in the breeze.
this is one of my favorite canon au cards. of course, there are some changes required for val. for instance, val is never chinese. because im not chinese and it feels really weird to me to make my self insert be chinese. with that in mind, val, in this au, was likely the child of either a merchant or a scholar from the west who chose to settle down longterm in china. some people are rightfully a bit icked out by some teacher/student things, however i do think vyn being vals tutor (similar to having fallen in love with rosa after her visiting the tree so much) is a bit different as he is employed by vals father and therefore they have power over him in turn instead of vyn (tutor) solely having power over val.
in this au, being a bit wealthy, val is very carefree with his laoshi. he likes clinging to him playfully and sometimes acting a bit childish so vyn will scold him. he likes hearing vyns stories and wisdom and clinging to get chided lightly by him. i dont know what role vals father would have played when the siege begins as i haven't fully plotted that out haha. i do still like to picture val as trangender in every au and existence hes in, not because i love being transgender but because it simply feels too #real to not include. i also think vals father does support val in that regard but would still prefer val marry a man and potentially have a child if possible. i like to think vals father actually very much wants vyn to marry val and is willing to pay vyn a large sum in order to make it happen.
while i havent fully fleshed out this au, i am very, very fond of it and think about it a lot. while most tot aus that contain magic i dont consider to be "past lives" for vyn and val, this is one that i do consider to be their past life! i like to think of this au as their "First life" in which vyn actually did use his powers in his dying moments to tie their fates together forever.
SOTB AU - i dont like this AU it feels really orientalist to me. the first one technically in the game and idk i just didnt. really like it...
BAKERLON AU* - i keep intending to make one of them in this au... i just havent yet... but it did semi inspire one ill talk about later hehe
ENDURING LIGHT AU* - i havent fleshed this one out for valvyn yet... i have thought about it a little bit though. i liked the idea of val having been an author in this au, who was already reclusive prior to vyns death but afterwards became a total shut-in, his publications growing more and more infrequent. eventually, they would find his body among his manuscripts, half-written dedications to an unknown name long blotted out from tears.
THE LAST DRAGONBREATH AU - ive never made anything for this one for some reason
LEGEND OF CELESTIAL ROMANCE AU - i havent made one for this one yet... but i should in preperation for 5th anni...
FOREVER YOUNG AU - i havent really crafted this too much, but the idea of them in hs together is so cute and sweet and bittersweet... because knowing my #evil vyn would end up having to go back home no matter what and they would forever be just a highschool romance that could have been more
ISLAND SUSPENSE AU - nothing made...
OMNI SPIRITS BUREAU: DARK FATES - tumbleweed...
FOREVER YOUNG: AMORAE ENSNARE - i havent fleshed this one out very much and its super new on global, but i was thinking about how cute he and val would be as a little highschool couple with magic sprinkled in... and vals very mischievous...
writing all of these out, im definitely realizing how little ive fleshed out any of the game's aus... i should flesh them out more huh... the ones marked with stars, however, are the ones i would like to consider as past lives were i to properly flesh them out
AUS I Created:
Knight AU
This is probably my most frequently talked about and fleshed out AU. I think about my knight au quite a bit.
In this au, Vyn is, unsuprisingly, a prince. The kingdom his father governs is rather peaceful, thanks in part to the gallant and kind knights, but he himself has little interest in the politics and even less in the female suitors often shoved his way. Val is the adopted son of the former knight captain, Bryan Wing, and his older brother Artem is the current knight captain while Val is vice-captain. The brothers are very popular and well-liked by the general citizens, with many women vying for them to marry their daughters (neither is interested and responds with polite deterrence). I've joked that val was so well liked for his kindness and general personality that were he to have been painted, the artists would have used light to almost portray a halo in his light colored hair.
The general people are saddened the day Val is sent to the castle on reassignment. I'm not sure on if this is before or after meeting Prince Vyn tbh. however, this meeting is really significant for vyn as he had never found his attention as captured by someone before in his life. but he immediately found sir val to be handsome, brave, chivalrous, and human, a stark difference from the people who often flocked around him in the royal court. rather than the polished coldness upper class members displayed, val was warm and kind. he spoke to the serving staff (something common specifically in the victorian era, in which speaking to the staff beside perhaps a polite "Good morning" and "good night" was seen as weak, as was being kind, as the belief was that the workers required a strong lead, not a weak hand) warmly, remembered their names and, when free of his duties, would often help with theirs. he trained the other knights, both at the castle and outside of it, diligently and encouraged them when they failed. he enjoyed the beauty of the gardens and shied away from the glamorized balls his inherited status may have granted access to (< i do figure bryan wing may have obtained title due to his service, though this wasn't exactly common throughout all of history / europe. as common for heraldry, bryans lesser titles would have passed to his elder son, artem. for example, were he to be duke, artem would by name be an earl until the day bryan passes on the title of duke to artem. this is called a "courtesy title". as val was second son, he ultimately would not have any real claim to any inheritance, though he may have a courtesy title + could have claim to personal properties not directly died to the patrimony. like things from their mother. germany, however, was a little different). vyn found this interesting and developed an interest in watching him.
val ended up being on vyns personal detail a few times, a matter which vyn would later intentionally cause in order to see him more. val often guarded his carriage rides, during which vyn would often insist he sit inside the carriage with him, not up front keeping a watchful eye. in fact, vyn often developed a very flirty, forthright attitude toward val, laying it on rather thick against vals blushing cheeks. he would also call out to val when he spied him around the castle grounds, insisting that vals duties may be dropped for the moment when it is the prince asking.
their relationship did eventually cross a physical boundary. maybe ill get #cancelled for this bc like the power dynamic but vyn does PLAYFULLY tease val about their status differences. like can he really say no when his prince tells him to kiss him? but also like... i know people dislike power dynamics like that because they can be toxic and abusive... i dunno... anyway. i do think vyn goads knight val into shakily kissing him... im not sure if its #canon or not but i DO think they could have potentially slept together as well... and vals very panicked running around to get dressed again the next morning because his knightly duties start early as the prince lounges among his lavish bedsheets.. watching with a smile on his face... mixing this with vals not only inherent shame natural to every incarnation of valentine but also his hesitation at two men being together....
as with all my other valvyn aus, however, there is no happy ending. the details are a bit foggy, but sir val dies giving his life for his prince. how i talked about it before was val jumping on the blade of an assassin at a dance vyn had meant to ask vals hand for. the prince struggling to not leave his side as blood stains the garments val so cherished, seeping into the now unkempt hair vyn so often yearned to thread his fingers through.
after vals death vyn is riddled with guilt. he had, as suited his status perhaps, treated the relationship a bit lightly. not as though he didnt love val but as though he, of course, had all the time in the world. he was a prince after all and there were few who could really tell him what to do... so he had treated it as though he had all the time to fool around, teasing the cute expressions he loves out of val so much. he isnt at all ready for val to be taken from him and, combined with the events of the night, enters a state of shock. vyn is insistent that val is buried in a way consistent with how members of the royal family would be buried, but many assume its just because of the ultimate sacrifice val gave for vyn and dont realize the deeper intent behind it, the desire vyn had for him to really be a part of his family. vyn attends his service but finds himself further distraught at the scene of it. hes hardly unable to look away from vals pale corpse laid delicately atop pillows in the coffin, flowers comforting him and his hair carefully haloed around his resting head. one of the few things that manage to cut through the sense of numb he feels is the sight of vals family mourning him, struggling with the same grief of someone who knew and loved him deeper than just the loss the kingdom suffered that day (though much of the kingdom, those who loved him for years as a knight, mourn him as well). in an emotional and impulsive moment he elects to have the only portait of val hes in possession of sent to their home, believing it is not his right to keep it... he does regret this decision as time slowly makes it harder and harder to remember vals face
while prince vyn does die young in this au, likely never making it to the position of king and certainly never marrying nor siring heirs, he does eventually return vaguely into public gossip when word spreads of him having a large statue built in the gardens/courtyard. people often chalk it up to him having a sense of heroism and thankfulness to the man who saved his life but they do not understand the deeper feelings that muddle and torment him. he spends much of his remaining days with the statue, sitting at the base of it or by the nearby fountain that reflected vals late visage... shortly after vyns death, the statue would suffer minor damages that rendered the nameplate illegible and the face near unrecognizable.
i consider this au a past life!
AUS Inspired By Media:
a quick note about these ones; i consider all of these to simply be "alternate universes" and not past lives
True Of Vamp AU
I've never really fleshed this out but ive absolutely referenced it a lot. i dont really have anything concrete about it, but i do like to think a little about the roles they may have had in it. true of vamp, for the unaware, is a series of stageplays spanning a large timeframe concerning various vampires of note. 2 (eehh) of the stageplays have manga adaptations and theres also a related anime.
some important things to note to better understand this au: 1. clan is a place where young vampires are sent during their teen years as they enter their "cocoon stage". 2. cocoon stages is similar to human puberty but brings with it even more severe mood swings and genuine psychosis. every teenage vampire in the clan genuinely suffers boughts of intense and violent psychosis. 3. biting another, human or vampire, can overwrite their will and make them essentially slaves to the vampire. this is not allowed for obvious reasons. 4. dhampirs are HATED by both vampires and humans. they often exist in poor communities among each other and rarely live very long due to poor health. its really bad. a lot of vampires are suuuper racist toward them also.
seeing as being wasian has had a huge role in vyns life and the abuse he suffered, i do think vyn would be a dhampir. because i personally always felt "half" like torn in the middle societally because of gender (which of course is not comparible to race), i do also feel like being a dhampir similarly would suit val.
because of this, i thought val and vyn as dhampirs in the clan would be interesting. vyn the secretly dhampir son of a noble vampire house, cloaked with that perfume that masks the noticible scent of a dhampir to vampire noses and val, a dhampir boy taken in by a human family but sent to the clan to keep and them safe during the onset of his cocoon phase. i also think its cute if artem ends up being a hunter in this au / is from a hunter family but theyre compassionate enough to take in this dhampir boy.
but then i realized this dynamic is lowkey just sophie x ul but slightly different lol. like val is very sophie except some ways in whcih his determination is VERY vyn. or vyn is similar to uls situation in some ways but ul sometimes has personality similarities to val. etc. so maybe im just projecting valvyn onto sophul because i like that ship lol! its not a super fleshed out one, but i like to think about this au and i want to flesh it out more!! this au would be very violent and tragic, and its unlikely they live very long together... but its interesting to think about
Shepherd House Hotel AU
im very, very fond of this manga and find it to be a touching little story. shepherds house hotel is a story that focuses on one of many haunted locations in this world in which a massacre once took place. the hotel now stands as a halfway point for the recently deceased, aiding them in finishing whatever business may have been lingering with them as they died before helping them move on. there is no rush and guests may stay as long as they need. one young man was the only survivor of the mentioned massacre, and since then he has found himself unable to leave the hotel. he works alongside a ghost and some other interesting people, including a psychic, to find ghosts, bring them to the hotel, and then aid them.
everything in this story is just very touching to me and it is currently one of my favorite mangas. i cant wait until the day its off hiatus again. i do think it would be cute for valvyn... but i am a bit torn on it. mr honda reminds me a bit (only a little) of vyn and lex, aesthetically, is kinda val lol. i do think the idea of vyn who has lost val and therefore wants to help ghosts pass on is really intriguing, but that does remove a lot of valvyn from the story. vyn and val who are in contact due to their roles, vyn aiding the spirits and val being a psychic who guides them to the hotel, is interesting too, though again it is very similar to lex x honda lol. its not really fleshed out, its just a really interesting idea to me... something ive hung onto since one of the chapters specifically reminded me of valvyn and almost also brought me to tears
Bloodborne AU
There's nothing fleshed out about this one, I just think it would be cool. They're probably both hunters in this au, though i suppose some tragedy would come from which of them will need to be exterminated first.... i keep intending to flesh this one out hehe
HONORABLE MENTION - Cinderella AU
This au was created by @softskiesahead actually for lukeyaya, though she insisted on adding valvyn to it smh. she even made a moodboard for it! we should have her expand on it sometime hehe
++ bonus of nothing fleshed out, but i did joke about valvyn wha au literally just before finishing this post!
im sure i have more that i have forgotten, but i love making silly aus for them... i did kind of go super off topic from what you asked and im so so so sorry but i do really like to insert val and vyn into stories i like and stories that are tragic. i joke a lot about fate and valvyn and always falling short and so i do make them suffer a bit too much... but i do like thinking about them in various media... my sillies... im SO SORRY i ended up so far off of what u actually asked... (っ╥﹏╥ς)
happy pride month everyone um do u think when mr aroace val started to find vyn to be quite the charmer and developed his own sort of feelings for him do u think he felt a bit stupid for not being able to really tell or differentiate how he felt and also kind of like a weird pervert or
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character maker | post from @ khickuwa on twt that gave me the idea |
I hate to post this, but my best friend @vonclosen very suddenly suffered a stroke today and had to be rushed to the hospital, and later life flighted to another hospital because he has a blood clot in his brain.
They've been sick for 8 months at this point, trying to move out of their black mold infested home, hospitalised and unable to work for at least a month now, and were diagnosed with stage 3 (now seemingly stage 4) Lung Cancer just 2 weeks ago. And now the stroke on TOP of all this.
I'm incredibly scared for them and their partner with all that's been going on the past few months. Hell just the past few WEEKS even. They need as much help as they can get.
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Hey all, reblogging this in light of recent news. Faust and their partner JJ (@aggravatetheaxe) have been my close friends for a couple years now. We’ve only been able to meet in person once, but I don’t know where I’d be without their endless compassion, humor, wit, and all the nights we spent together talking and supporting each other through life’s bullshit.
Any amount helps. The recovery and especially chemotherapy process for something like this is long and arduous. Faust just recently graduated with their bachelor’s, and is one of the most intelligent, persevering people I know. They’re only 28—they have a whole life ahead of them to live.
To add onto Drake’s offer above, if you’re able to match any of these prices with your donation, DM me proof (via toasty_salt on Instagram) and I will personally draw you a chibi.
