#babytegra

[zestyaahbutler]

Short little painting of Integra and her mom. Just wanted to end the day with something wholesome.

[zestyaahbutler]

Let it snow and start feeling the Christmas Spirit! An amazing treat I commissioned @rotten-hearts-sharp-teeth for.

Doesn't Arthur look like an absolute dork in his tie 💕 They all look absolutely precious. I'll never shut up about this

[zestyaahbutler]

amulya has inspired me to write a fic about integra’s childhood but i have no clue how to go about it. do you think amulya is a large part of integra’s life despite dying so early on in integra’s childhood? do you think integra thinks about her often as a figure of influence? does integra remember anything vividly about her mother?

Waaaaah! Thank youuuu

That’s so amazing that I’ve inspired you like that. I have gotten obsessed with her mom so I’m glad I have infected others.

I do want to give you some writing advice. Nothing spec but it’ll keep you from putting yourself in a corner. If you don’t want to shackle yourself to a plot or want to jump around to different topics, start with short vignettes!

I have done this with Amulya. It allows you to jump around to whatever topics you want. If you ever want to continue one story for a couple of chapters, you can certainly do it. Especially if you’re uploading to a site like a03, I found the series feature very helpful. If you ever want to add a chapter, do it to that specific story but still keep it connected with the other pieces.

BTW Anon, I am unsure if you were curious about this; I don’t mind if people write about Amulya. As with fanart, I am all for it. All I ask is to tag me. If you have any specific questions about her personality/behavior, let me know!

If you wanted to keep things much more vague and inspired, I would start after she died. Depending on if you want to write about how others were affected by her death or just Integra would factor in on what age you would start at. If you want it centered around others and do small stories, 4-5 is great. If you want it more centered around her and it be more personal, 8-13 is great. It would be so interesting if you also did one in her teenage years since she had neither her mother or Arthur.

If you want any inspiration, I would suggest checking out my story ‘Those That Grow In Their Place.’ This one is a small story I did about Integra and Walter gardening together.

Amulya's Role and Influence In Integra's Life

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I do think Amulya is still a large part of Integra’s life. Integra would know her mother was sick and that is about it. Amulya’s death was a little more extreme of course but it was nothing for a child to know. She died when Integra was 3. Amulya does influence her personality. They are both very stubborn people. Very argumentative. Arthur is equally determined but much more in line with his goals. Much more business oriented. Amulya and Integra are more likely to look out for others as part of their goal.

Integra and Amulya smile in similar ways. They both have a catty, mischievous look to them. Integra is very much a mix of her parents but takes after Arthur more as she grows up. Any of Integra’s soft caring looks are likely similar to her mothers. Her and her daughter share some serious eye bags. Amulya’s eyes have much darker circles to them.

In another post where I discussed some WalterxAmulya junk, I mentioned that her and Integra have the same knock. It starts out soft, if the other party doesn’t respond then it’ll become a little louder. Walter will sometimes expect her mother to come walking in when it is just little teggy.

Integra did still have Saris, and I’m sure even was able to wear some of her mother’s. Arthur still celebrated Hindu Holidays despite them both being Protestant. Integra was still fed Indian food. Walter was taught personally, so Integra would know Amulya’s cooking from him.

Her fashion does influence Integra. Her and her daughter share the same madness odd taste in hats.

She still sees her mother in pictures, a few paintings. I’ve debated on videos. Arthur is a rich son of a bitch so I wouldn’t doubt he would invest in something to film Integra. Most cameras around the late 70s to early 80s were huge and heavy though. It would be a nice thought that Integra would have a few videos of her mother. Maybe I’ll cheese it and say Arthur got early access to some nice portable at home cameras. Amulya also had left voicemails on phones in the house so Integra would be able to hear her mother’s voice. It would be simple messages. Arthur would have saved a few where she sounded especially cute and expressed her love for him. She had an Indian accent which would be interesting for Integra to hear. If there were videos of her, there is no doubt one Amulya made for Integra for whenever she is older. Her mother also left her a few letters. One for a few off hand topics on growing up and one goodbye note. She always loved Integra deeply and made sure to write how much she really meant to her even if she didn’t feel strong enough to be there.

Integra would definitely think about her. She asked her father plenty of questions about her. Arthur would answer most unless she hit a nerve in which he would redirect her to Arthur or Milana(Amulya’s previous psychologist who really just works for Hellsing). Arthur never took Amulya’s death well and was grieving over it till his death. There were definitely some days where he came off as cold or distant to some of her questions. His drinking didn’t help either. Amulya’s death definitely affected both Arthur and Integra’s life in this aspect. Integra would never understand her father’s mood on certain days or why he kept drinking when it was how he got sick.

She got varying opinions from her father, Walter, and others. Her father never spoke badly of Amulya. Often talked about the love they had and how happy she was to have Integra. Arthur tells their first meeting and bringing her back to England like Amulya was a princess and he swept her off her feet.

Integra wonders about her mother. Any child who loses a parent at a young age will do this. Some days are sad and wishing they could be there. Even she ended up crying some days and asking her father or Walter why she couldn’t be there. These times were rare but becoming emotional does happen. If she ever got into an argument with her dad, she may wish she had her mother around to hug. It isn't the same as losing a parent later on in life. There is still some emptiness but in the way she never got to experience her mother's presence more.

When growing into a young woman, she’d look at pictures of her mother to see how she compares. She may have even tried replicating her mother’s makeup from pictures. She would wear her perfume on special occasions, likely when she goes to an important business meeting.

Walter or Milana are likely the best two people Integra can go to question about her mothers philosophies. Integra’s questions would range from how she felt about her dad, how Amulya felt about her, if her mother also fought vampires, or what her mother would think of her at a certain time in her life.

Her view of her mother is very rose tinted. She does feel some bitterness for her not being there but it isn’t much. When she does learn about how her mother dies when she is much older, she would have mixed feelings on the matter. It isn’t something she would expect and she’d definitely have to process it.

Integra has small bits and pieces of her mother scattered in her memory. She does remember her mother with short hair. A really clear view of her mother smiling at her. Perhaps how her mother’s slim fingers felt when she grasped them or a short taste of her mother’s Samosas.

I appreciate you asking! This was wonderful to answer as I was able to touch on some stuff I have previously not mentioned. It’s great when people come in and do this because I will not do this on my own unless kicked into gear by copious amounts of inspiration.

I wish you best of luck on your story. I really look forward to seeing it if you do. I love everyone’s interpretations of stuff. It is always refreshing and exciting.

I also wanna share a song that reminds me of Amulya:

[zestyaahbutler]

Give us some Amulya facts that you haven't told us~ Also, perhaps some Amulya x Walter stuff too???

Aaaaaa! Crown I'm so sorry it took me so long to answer this 🥲. I super appreciate u asking this and I was meaning to for a long while. I love talking about my gal.

Amulya Facts

Amulya’s favorite dessert is opera cake

She is mainly a vegetarian due to religious and personal reasons. Though she does rarely eat fish. Amulya would be giving Arthur the side eye if he ever ordered anything with beef. Not that she’d force him to give up that or meat in general, but she does think it would be nice.

Amulya is a pretty good cook. Her first few months at the Hellsing estate felt very off as she wasn’t used to all of her meals being cooked by someone else. She often got home sick, so she took to the kitchen herself. She showed some of the recipes from where she’s from to the staff and even got taught some recipes herself.

Quite the unconventional fashionista. She dresses in patterned tights and bright coloured clothing. It was a way to know she just looked cute if anyone was staring at her. She never felt the need to dress older than she actually was.

Her and Arthur often correlated their outfits to each other. They are both eccentric dumbasses. So if he had certain colours in his attire, Amulya most likely has the same in hers.

She still wore saris for daily wear and especially when going out to parties.

Unlike Arthur, who drank quite a bit, she abstained from drinking alcohol.

Her favorite kind of tea is peppermint

She originally started her garden with herbs for cooking and to make various teas.

Girl can take her spices

Her psychiatrist is a cannibal

She teases Arthur about his age. He often makes references to books, movies, and (radio)shows she’s never read, seen, or heard. She does her part in learning about his interests, such as reading books in the mystery genre.

Amulya gets along with most of the roundtable members even if she didn’t know what they exactly did for a while. Pennwood and Islands were the ones she knew the best. Pennwood was actually able to talk to her about topics she was interested in since he had a daughter around her age. Islands was a little harder to talk to. He is much more serious compared to Pennwood. Still polite, but he was just much more intimidating and difficult to make a joke around. He did make an effort to ask her about her culture.

Amulya cut her hair a few months after having Integra, so she was rocking some shoulder-length hair for a while.

She smokes from a hookah occasionally. Not at all when she was pregnant.

Amulya is wildly affectionate with those she cares about. Being physically affectionate isn’t looked at the best in her culture, but she found it's her love language. Her 2nd love language is buying gifts.

She loves Talking Heads (the band)

Amulya x Walter Junk💕

She barged into Walters office often so she’d have someone to talk to if the female employees weren’t free.

She has a very recognizable knock to him. He mentioned it to her once before, so she once tried to run in quickly to catch him off guard. This resulted in her hitting her side on the edge of a table near the door.

Integra coincidentally has the same knock as her. Sometimes, he is expecting to see Amulya come through the door even after she passed.

She would take naps in his office since he has a couch in there. (Yes, guys, i have a certain view of how I think Walters office would look)

Going on shopping trips with Walter was tricky. He’s a little conservative with his preferences. Her picking out a miniskirt would be a major conflict. He feels pressured to tell her she looks great in it. She does look great in it. But he also can’t be too forward with it.

Amulya would lean over Walter’s shoulder to get a closer view of what he’s exactly working on. Most paperwork had supernatural terms, but she assumed they were code words.

If Walter ever came to the garden with his suit on, she’d spray him with a hose and tell him to put on something he can get dirty in. He’d go back into the mansion soaked, salty, but smiling.

Amulya and Walter would sometimes get asked if they were a couple when he accompanied her in the city. Amulya responded for them both with a polite “no.”

Amulya once asked Walter why he isn’t married. This resulted in him explaining one long-term relationship he had with a German girl. It didn’t last due to her pulling away from him and even rejecting one of his proposals. Amulya, while eager to hear about Walter’s life, felt a slight stab of jealousy whenever he mentioned her.

Amulya, Walter, and babytegra would nap together. Amulya was able to reason with him that it's fine to take a break during his busy day. Amulya would also join in if she ever saw them already snoozing.

Whenever she would sit with Walter in the garden and fall asleep, she held his hand. He would be able to feel her grip loosen when she had eventually dozed off.

[zestyaahbutler]

@judasiscarithot my cool homie made Amulya doodles for me!!! 😭😭💕 look y'all!!!

She's looking absolutely radiant. They asked me if they could draw her. I'm like YES??????!????? Made my day.