Inspired by @attibar's Supernatural Toppats AU which is one of my personal favorite THSC AUs, I made my own silly version on what TK Rupert/Russell would be as a supernatural being.
Let's get into the lore of this man, shall we?
Rupert was always a bit of an odd duck among his fellow species. For one, he's the offspring of a human man and a female griffin. He inherited his mother's anger issues and the desire to protect people close to him, and his father's human appearance and his minimalist manners. Because of this, Rupert does not lust for gold and other valuables like most of his kind.
This came in handy during his time as a police officer. His protective instincts towards those who were wronged combined with his almost unnatural physical strength, excellent eyesight and undying stubbornness to see till the end made him by far one of the best officers Red Mesa ever had.
But thanks to a certain thief and an incident involving a carboard package, Rupert ends up quitting his job, feeling like he wasn't doing his job right and blaming himself for being so negligent with a new recruit. During this time, he gets a strange letter from an organization called the CCC. Seemingly looking harmless, he applies to it...only to realize he was being used for a test subject for a project that was all about waking up supernatural genes inside a person who has them. The good news is the CCC was successful in bringing about Rupert's griffin side but the bad news? His anger came up to an exploding point; he ends up destroying the CCC facility whilst escaping in an anger-filled rampage.
A few months later, when the Toppat Space Station was just three days from launch, Wilford and a few other past Toppat leaders came in for the big day only to find Reginald and RHM shaking like leaves in the wind in the cockpit with the windows being severely damaged and a peculiar young man that had the top half of a bald eagle and the bottom half of a lion. Truns out he was a recently transformed griffin.
Onto more smaller doodles explaining certain stuff:
My poor attempt at drawing Russell's griffin form in THSC style. Yeah, Ellie did his nails (claws more accurately) since as a bird of prey and a lion, he needs to keep them in check. Unluckily, it makes doing paperwork really hard, so Sven and the other Elites does it for him. Also, he sheds a LOT. Both fur and feathers. Rest in peace for all the Toppats who has to clean Russ's office and bedroom 🙏
Since Russ is a griffin aka half bald eagle and half lion, he has both eagle-like characteristics (sharp eyesight, strong grip, harsh voice, solitary behavior, firm loyalty) and lion-like characteristics (claws, strength, speed, willing to fight, very territorial) which either work in sync or clash together, making him the scariest man ever exist to a fluffy cutie in the matter of seconds.
While this AU does have its' funny goofy moments, you also have moments like this:
After Russ finally calmed down, he might have realized that maybe not everyone at the CCC facility might deserve to die by his claws. He feels immensely guilty for that, but Wilford and Randy reassure him that it was this or him being a test subject (I think most supernatural creatures would be choas anomalies, I'm not sure) forever which is awful as hell as you can expect. By the way, Randy is a Satyr and Wilford is a werewolf in the Supernatural Toppats AU.
Reynaldo has one of the more interesting reactions to the new griffin leader. He isn't surprised all that much considering the clan's history but being the ball of rage he is, Rey naturally challenges Russell to a sparring session just to see how strong he is. Russ is surprised and confused by the offer but agrees to it. By the end of it, he becomes one of Reynaldo's favorite sparring partners alongside Right and Kabbitz. Rupert did not work in the police force for 8 years for nothing after all.
Johnny having an existential crisis because his childhood bestie (and his beloved auntie) has been half eagle and half lion this whole time.
as the ceo of giocy, i think it's high time i posted some writing about them. what better way to start than with hcs?
they're posted beneath the read more 🤭
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♡ to start, giorno initially hesitated to enter a relationship with lucy. not because he didn’t reciprocate her romantic feelings, but because he didn’t want to put her in danger thanks to his status. ironically, he fell in love with her first.
♡ even after they started going out, giorno was distant towards her for a while. he often reassures her that it wasn’t because of anything she did, but it’s because he doesn’t want anyone who wishes her harm to figure out who she is to him. as much as he’s protected her in the past, he still has doubts about his own ability to continue doing so in the future.
♡ lucy, of course, disagrees. she trusts giorno deeply, and he’s given her plenty of reasons to do so. she tries her best to reassure him that she’ll be perfectly fine, even as a potential target. she’s not naive enough to believe that she’ll remain unharmed, but lucy’s the type of girl to risk anything for her love.
♡ lucy gets through to giorno eventually, and he starts being much warmer towards her again.
♡ giorno will often make flowers for lucy with gold experience, and they’re always her favorites (roses and lilies).
♡ lucy always wears ladybug themed earrings in order to match giorno’s ladybug brooches. her go-to colors are red or blue, depending on which he wears that day.
♡ they’re not a couple that engage in a lot of pda. both because they’re more reserved and because they don’t want to make people uncomfortable. at most, giorno will offer lucy his arm or they’ll hold hands in crowds. behind closed doors, they’re a lot more lovey-dovey.
♡ giorno refers to lucy as his venus, because he thinks of her as being so pretty, that the goddess herself must’ve made her.
♡ lucy has been known to braid flowers into giorno’s hair from time to time. he’ll keep them in even if he has important meetings, because who’s going to tell him he can’t?
♡ being too shy to ask giorno directly, lucy is more likely to hug gold experience/requiem whenever she sees it.
♡ as creepy as requiem is to most people, lucy actually finds it rather cute. she finds immense comfort in it whenever she can’t see giorno in person.
♡ giorno likes to count lucy’s freckles! and if he’s feeling particularly affectionate that day, he’ll kiss each and every one. in response, lucy kisses the corner of his lips.
♡ sometimes they like to have their dates at home. they’ll preserve flowers together as a way to unwind, style each other’s hair, and so on.
♡ if lucy were to ever get into some sort of trouble, giorno would do one of two things. if she seems like she already has a plan in mind, he’ll follow her lead and ask her what she needs him to do without hesitation. if it’s something that she straight up can’t handle by herself, he’ll take over for her.
