#duae

[soffis-mbm]

Art dump!!!!!

[offmoose]

am I the only one who's still really curious about duae and nulla? their relationship so far seems so intriguing to me, and i wish we got to see more of their time together as friends?¿ and as teacher and student, to learn more about their dynamic and what their training was like overall

i don't know if this information is still canon, but I anyway--- I think it was adorable that duae tried to imitate him in the way she styled her hair before, just like he does

it's really a shame we didn't get to see more of them in the 'peaceful' Garden days 💔

Duae and Nulla sparring! Inspired by one of Soffis's past art on them.

I find Duae and Nulla's relationship fascinating as well. Really wish I knew more about how exactly this friendship/mentorship began, and perhaps it's more explored in the teag novel— but I actually didn't go through enough of it to know 💦.

However, I think it's safe to say that—out of all the symbols—Duae is the one Nulla has built the strongest connection with. It's telling how her death was the one that caused him his breakdown.

... It's so sad to think about how they ended up. Especially with the info that out of all the things he's done in the garden, Nulla recounts sparring with Duae as most memorable. I think if we ever get to learn more about them, it would really highlight the tragedy behind Nulla's plan and the garden itself.

And I'm also unsure whether that info is canon(I'm sure I read it somewhere but I don't remember where...), but I love to believe Duae indeed did imitate Nulla's style. It would've been such a cute thing for her to do 🥺.

[5eptem]

1-. I'd like to know what flavor of ice cream each character would be. Many had said that Nulla would be a mix of coffee and chocolate, but I feel it would be chocolate with blueberry jam

Could Hadarel be mint? Because it's cold and yk jaja

2-. Is there anything you'd like to tell us about the characters? Like any random interesting tidbit?

Love u so much ✨

Nulla - Red Velvet with Brownie Bits, Cake Pieces, and a Cream Cheese Swirl (with Whipped Cream and Lots of Sprinkles on Top)

Septem - Almond

Rafael - Salted Caramel

Unum - Gingerbread with Sprinkles

Neo - Cookies n Cream

Father - French Vanilla (And you get to decorate your scoop with whatever mix-ins/toppings you'd like)

Mother - Peanut Butter Chocolate Swirl

Tria - Matcha

Sextam - Cotton Candy

Duae - Chocolate

Quattor - Rocky Road

Quinque - Ube

Michael - Mint Chocolate Chip

The ice cream flavors count as the tidbits.

[shinyychu]

Happy pride month! <3

I love these two divas! 😭

[gascoignes-homewrecker]

Her loathing for him is so amusing

Who DOES control the weather in The Garden, anyway? Duae is more space/stars oriented but "Firmament" can also be "Sky"...

[rosaobssesed]

the vibe me and bro bring to the act

[patokascribbles]

im cooking up a teag au for the writing blog. for now, just some concepts. art of human Duae and my oc :]

sketch concepts under cut

Duae, Quattor, Septem. in that order. i love women

[5eptem]

What exactly even is an essence?

From what I understood so far they're something akin to a heart for the gods.

So, the original text uses the word esencia in Spanish, which translates pretty directly to essence.

An essence is a being's metaphorical heart. It is not their actual heart--as the Symbols don't have actual hearts that pump blood and keep them alive--but it's what makes them a unique individual.

As we see throughout the game, the characters have different essence colors.

Our essence is red.

So is Quinque's.

Duae and Unum's are golden.

Shams, Noor, and Quattor's are blue.

Nulla's is purple.

But Nulla is a little more complicated because he's a conglomeration of several entities (he's layered like an onion!!!)

So it looks like, when his human shell is injured, he bleeds red like a normal human would:

Because Septem, when sharing a human body with Rafael, also bleeds red:

And Nulla can also bleed void, maybe just when he's using it to shapeshift like he was in Quinque's temple?

Anyway, essences are very important because they are what can destroy a being if they're eaten or broken, as we can see from the "GOOD END: ???" in Unum's route.

Because if you destroy the idea--the concept--of who someone "is," that's essentially erasing their existence. Or "killing" them. But you can also "eat" or "absorb" them which is what Nulla does in his route--

...or "transfuse" them, which is how Septem is able to inhabit Rafael.

Note: They can also change color! For example, after his wives are killed, Unum's changes to red due to extreme distress.

(Left: Unum, Right: Quinque)

Losing them changed who he was at his core.

So, essence, heart, core, sense of self...whatever you want to call it, it's wrapped up in this little glowing orb.