A much more speculative addition, given that I don't have a lot of things developed or thought out here on out. Some larger footnotes though
1980s- Billy and co relocate to a new church, though this time it wasn't in the states. The UK made for a nice change of scene, and sometimes Billy would change it up and go Anglican for a few years. Bean grows up in the shadows of churches, with her parents half jokingly nicknaming her their angel. She doesn't speak till she's around 6, and when she does she informs her parents she will grow up to be a nun. They laughed thinking she was joking. There was no way she could be a nun, cause of her demonic nature, she was destined for hell.
On the other side of the globe, Isaiah quit being a priest. He moved into a big city, buying a small apartment with the money his late adoptive dad had left him, and started working in a grocery store. While more of an unpleasant job, he didn't feel as crushingly guilty anymore. He had decided to gain independence truly for once in his life, now in his early 30s.
And it was not all bad. There was this older man who was a frequent customer of his. Kind, soft spoken and charming, Isaiah couldn't help but feel his stomach flutter. He was very wary of him at first of course, but over time they strengthened their bond and formed a friendship. He was a flower shop owner, and was always happy to talk gardening with Isaiah.
After a few years Isaiah decided to open his heart again, and moved in with him. He didn't regret it this time around, the man's heart was true, and slowly Isaiah blossomed with the help of his love. He told him everything, eventually, about his past, anticipating that he was going to be called crazy but it didn't happen. Instead, he was met with boundless understanding- and love. He took up work in the flower shop with him, and he became a co-owner.
Late 90s/early 2000s- much to the chagrin of Camille and Billy, Bean became a Catholic nun, like she promised, and took on the name sister Wendeline. And she strictly and diligently abided by her vows, and decided to live as pious of a life as she could. Her parents didn't understand her. She tried to ignore them. She believed that if she devoted her life in praise of Him, she would reach redemption, and she'd dher demonic nature, though secretly, she never got the calling her fellow sisters said they heard. She kept that to herself though.
Sometimes Billy would come to her convent as a "visiting priest", though in reality he only wanted to talk to her and to try and change her mind. Camille started possessing people too, who Billy would then have to "treat". He'd always call on a nun for help, and it was always sister Wendeline. Slowly she started accumulating a reputation for exorcism skills, especially after she managed to banish her own mother. She'd always be back though.
Isaiah husband on the other hand, approaching his seventies got worse of health. Isaiah took over shop. Before his husband passed away they managed to get themselves married, in one of the very first states where gay marriage was legalized. In his 50s he lived a quiet life as a widower, wondering what happened in the end to Bean and Billy...
(I will leave it here for now as I don't have much more concrete ideas for this part of my OC's life. I believe this can change in the future though. Isaiah and Wendeline/Bean reuniting eventually sounds like a fun idea I might explore. Till then, this is all I have, plus a little bonus)
In parallel with this (spin off idea)
1980s- Francis' baby gets taken in by the necromancer order who have long debates on whether he should even be kept alive. Eventually they come to an agreement to let him live, and let him be raised as a necromancer, however his existence was marked by heavy rules, the most deciding being that he was not allowed to have sexual or romantic relationships. He was given to the care of a higher ranking and very moral necromancer who raised him as their own child, moving him away from the states and into the UK.
1985- a little girl named Alex was born to slightly affluent family, and she was raised... Normally. Her parents were strict and put a lot of expectations on her, especially with her being a single a child, and prioritized success. But nothing about her early upbringing would hint at the things she would do...
During this time, the little boy, who was at this point nicknamed Beef, was beginning for the first time to realize the limitation the order had put upon him. He was not a real person as other people were, he believed. This would certainly influence his later life.
90s- Both Beef and Alex separately enter their teens, find and lose friends, find the internet and somehow learn about necrophilia, which would become a primary obsession for the both of them. It caused grief for Beef, but it was only natural he thought, with him being kinda undead himself. Alex had learned to slowly mask her early pubescent strangeness and fit in eventually with the popular crowd, and thus she hid her paraphilia in shame. Though the net would offer a great getaway for the both of them...
2005- Beef aka Nec-romacer80 was a mod on an illegal anonymous forum which was known for its gore and necro images. On there, another user has made herself infamous with her constant home recorded but low quality car crash videos. Always getting restricted, but never getting banned, this user, Deadboylobelover aka Alex decided to bicker with the mod in private messaging. Despite their contrasting personalities and antagonist views on each other, they had found that they got along quite well and shared a lot of dark interests.
After a choice encounter in real life only time will tell what will happen between the two of them.
[VD: a short Idolish7 animatic featuring Haruka Isumi, set to Will Stetson's cover of the song "Phony". It's mostly based on his Antagonistic Quarter chapter, showing him when he was younger, and Takamasa Kujou. End VD]
I finally finished working on a comic that took me almost 2 years to make and that means that I’ll slowly resume commission work starting from tomorrow!
I’ll take some time to rest and recharge - but other than that I’ll actively work on commissions slowly but surely!
Thank you so much for your patience up until today!
be hungry for me | by athousandvictories | The Witcher | Geralt/Jaskier | Rated E | Complete | 13k
"You followed me?" Jaskier sounds inordinately pleased. "What have you learned?"
"That you're something of a trollop."
Jaskier gets off the doorframe and steps into the hallway. The smell of sandalwood and sex is abruptly more intense, but it's not strictly unpleasant.
"How indelicate of you," Jaskier says. "Though since you already think so, I'm inclined to let you take a few liberties.
Geralt is supposed to assassinate a bard. Obviously that's not what happens.
Tags: Alternate Universe - Canon Divergence, Mutual Pining, Angst with a Happy Ending, POV Geralt of Rivia, Geralt of Rivia is Bad at Communicating, Competent Jaskier, Jaskier Has a Past, Jaskier is a promiscuous political provocateur, Jaskier says: eat the rich
