Might just be the aromantic in me but these relationships feel fast as hell. Like I can get Umber's crush on Mulberry being quick because he's handsome and saved him but they are both QUICK with the 'I like you so much I want to spend so much time with you because you are special' and the very strong flirting and the touching (like Mulberry reaches out to hug Umber after maybe a day of knowing him?? Am I insane)
Sora and Dugong are cute. I like both of their characters, however their feelings also feel undercooked on the reciprocation front. I guess that's my main issue with some WoF relationships. The characters that end up together always like each other immediately and are barely afraid to express their feelings.
I recognize that these are books for children 💔 I just think I'd be more invested in this aspect of the story if there was more actual like. Story going on. With conflict between the characters. Or even within one character. Noticeably
I just finished reading it and I have many scattered thoughts! I'm still in that giddy honeymoon phase of a new WoF book (which I haven't really felt since Arc 2 or mayyyybe The Poison Jungle) so not many criticisms from me this post! Feel free to discuss anything with me if you've read it I really want to talk about it all!!
SPOILERS FOR BOOK 16
Umber yearns for the light academia life he never got to experience while he babysits his homicidal, briefly psychotic (as in experiencing psychosis, but she only talked to the monkeys one time so... guess she's done?) older sister on their journey off the Pyrrhian map. He gets attacked by a KRAKEN, so those are confirmed to exist now, and is saved by Mulberry, the man of his dreams, who has empathy powers?? And then Mulberry leads them to the isle where the rest of the story happens.
The island which is just Australia. The dragons go to dragon Australia where it is hot and dry with kangaroos and dingoes and the Sydney Opera House and it was made to be a prison island. God bless
Two new tribes! Wildwings and sharpwings
I loved hearing Sora and Umber's thoughts about the Jade Winglet. Especially Sora not seeming too enthused with Kinkajou. To her, Kinkajou is "that rainwing Moon likes so much" and she's rowdy and "talks too much." Also Umber thinking of Kinkajou as not being as chaotic as Platypus was pretty interesting because she absolutely WOULD throw fruit in a queen's bedroom and fight off guards.
Sora mentioned Moon a couple of times, they were supposed to be friends and read scrolls together and know each other :(((
Umber has a pretty idealistic view of everyone at the school and it makes me sad all over again that he and Sora never got to experience life at Jade Mountain. I really want to see how all the characters would have interacted with each other over time. I think Umber could have really been the key to everyone becoming a genuinely close group of friends, he's just so sweet and excited about knowing the other tribes. Some of his thoughts actually reminded me of Winter in certain ways (which I will make a separate post about because my thoughts about Winter are always numerous I love him so much) and I wish we could've seen more interaction between the Mudwing and Icewing disaster siblings after the whole attempted murder thing.
I love Dugong so much ohhhhh my goodness. I also love Royal and their weird unhealthy friendship. Taipan is. Okay. He's there.
Aurora and Borealis are we SERIOUS ❤️ I wish I could draw dragons without going through every stage of grief they are BEGGING for some gorgeous fanart.
Gay dads Umber and Mulberry moving to a beautiful tropical island to raise their rainbow colored adopted daughter god bless
The epilogue was very intriguing! I was not expecting the whole "queens disappearing thing." But Kinkajou is also gone? How did that happen? WHY did that happen?? Since she is specifically the outlier in the missing dragons am I sensing perhaps a Kinkajou POV book? Finally??
I thought the mysterious shadowy figure was Darkstalker at first but GRAY talons? Who is this mf
FINAL THOUGHT (of this post) is: What in the world is the timeline of events relating to the other books T. T I've gotta detangle all of this in my mind.
I have a lot of thoughts but the most important is that we got SEVERED HEAD VOX!!! I've had this silly desire ever since season 1 that at some point Vox would be beheaded and put on someone's mantle or something and he would just be a living TV and I never thought it would actually happen but IT DID???
What are the Vees doing with him? Is he just in someone's bedroom? Has he replaced another TV somewhere? Are they going to try and Mandela effect wipe him from existence? Also he can HOP???AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA
It also brings up a lot of questions about Vox's biology. Is his head the only part of him that can continue being alive? Is his body headless and wandering somewhere? Will his body grow a new head, or will his head grow a new body? Does he still have his powers? How did he get new heads as TVs upgraded throughout the years?
The dopamine that rushed through my body when Val ripped his head off. It was SO FUNNY. I sound fucking insane
With this win I will now share my other silly dreams
Vox replacing a regular TV and giving commentary to anyone in the room. They can change the channel from his face to another broadcast when he's being annoying.
Vox tries to grow back his power, starting with his cables. He will try to communicate with Shock.wav to get him parts and move him around. OR
His body is headless but just. Wandering around. There's rumors of a creepy corpse along the edges of the entertainment district that steals scrap metal and electronic components. It can vaguely sense where the head is but is still operating blind and deaf.
With no more body and no more responsibilities, Vox has a lot of free time. The only things he can really do are talk or mess around with the airwaves. He becomes more attuned with the network and is able to send messages with changing channels and static (classic TV demon stuff).
Vox parasites off of someone else's body with his cables. He controls their nervous system with electric impulses.
Also it's crazy to me that the Vees still want him around. They GENUINELY like him. Or they think they can still use him for something? But Velvette and Valentino seem to express some hope that Vox will eventually chill out, so I think it's the former. Will they be able to reconcile? Will Vox ever be trusted with power again? Will they keep him hooked up in the basement, running things behind the scenes? Hmmm
I got a Halloween fic idea and I am writing it DOWN so I don’t forget it(or someone does it themselves lol)
basically Kinkajou goes to Winter with her idea for a Halloween costume, which has her as a ghost, using her scales to become white and making her eyes pitch black
Winter however gets flashbacks to when she nearly died from Chameleon attacking her, and not wanting to remind her, tries to politely dissuade her.
Kinkajou at first thinks it’s cause her doing white scales might be seen as offensive, and ends up apologizing profusely for it(probably also a joke in there about Glory’s own impersonations lol) and Winter quickly comforts her and claims it’s cause he thinks she’d make a GREAT zombie, which Kinkajou cheerfully agrees with, changing her scales up to look like one and then roping Winter into acting like a vampire lord that summoned her, with him deciding to go along with it due to her winning him over
I love this idea I had to draw it immediately!!
(the scars look stippled like that because it's supposed to look like Kinkajou is changing her scales to be scars, but idk how well that comes across rip)
HAZBIN HOTEL SEASON 2 OCTOBER 29 2025 LET'S GOOOOOOOO
I'm so excited oml. Vee's version of the logo too?? ahsvgchfdjsjwhd I can't wait to see Vox be evil PLEASE be the lex luthor you were always meant to be my wonderful television
I'm a bit disappointed in myself for getting literally zero of the animatics I wanted to create for season one completed but HEY who cares about that when the actual content is coming out!! Next season I'm gonna lock in trust
HAZBIN HOTEL SEASON 2 OCTOBER 29 2025 LET'S GOOOOOOOO
I'm so excited oml. Vee's version of the logo too?? ahsvgchfdjsjwhd I can't wait to see Vox be evil PLEASE be the lex luthor you were always meant to be my wonderful television
I still can't get over how funny Vox was in that latest art. Like two fucking pictures, the whole crew PLUS Vel and Val js smiling widely being ultra happy, holding their little flags, and then Vox is js
Like this man does NOT give a fuck. Look at him, he doesn't even know wtf he's holding😭😭😭 "oh my god u guys are SO ANNOYING can we get this over with so I can be in bed it's 10pm it is late my back hurts and I have a meeting in the morning" He's old and fed up. And Val literally making him shake his little hand up with his gay-ass flag is SO FUNNY. "C'mon babe, see? Yay!" Y'ALL DON'T UNDERSTAND HOW MUCH THIS IS SENDING ME
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“‘Religion is the sigh of the oppressed creature, the heart of a heartless world, and the soul of soulless conditions’,” Angel intoned. “‘It is the opium of the people’.”
Valentino perked up, craning over Angel’s shoulder to peer at the page. “Opium?”
Vox almost screamed. “NO. No opium. There is no opium. Angel, go home.”
Angel snickered, shutting the book. “Alright, big boss. See ya tomorrow, Val.” He gave Val a lingering kiss before hopping to his feet and sauntering out.
As soon as the door clicked shut, Vox whirled on Val. “I spent all day trapped in my office, filling out anger management worksheets with the princess of Hell, and you’re down here letting that whore read you Marxist bedtime stories??”
or: charlie unionizes voxtek, the fic. i wrote this in four days, laughed myself silly the entire time, and did not proofread before posting. enjoy!!
trying to get lilith down because I have sooo many ideas about her involvement in plot stuff and many animatic ideas that I’ll probably never do but it would be nice to know that I hypothetically could. (also yes lilith’s hand is missing I just got lazy lol)
I've never drawn Jax before (let alone with Vox), but @zh4rkbyt3 had me intrigued so here's some static bunny! (they laugh at each other's misfortune) (lovingly)
I put them in the Burger King outfits because Vox would absolutely HATE having to work a minimum wage job for any amount of time. he throws HIMSELF in the deep fryer after having to pick up a spatula
I tried my hand at giving them some different designs. I still can’t draw Angel or Husk without them looking scuffed though I’m sorry 🙏 I also think the image quality is being weird again sorry about that too
