I'm Misha (he/him preferred, but others are fine), young adult. I'm a queer Russian socialist. I suspect I may also be autistic. This is my main blog.
I have a sideblog called moskvishacreates where I make original posts about my OCs and my other media interests, including art, writing, edits, text posts, etc, follow me there for that. Originally the blog was strictly OC-centric, but as of May 2024, I also decided to move my original fandom posts there.
If you'd like to ask anything, feel free to send an ask! (Anons are temporarily off.)
I add image descriptions to images I post myself, but mostly don't add them to reblogged ones.
Feel free to scroll through my "#positivity" tag, I reblog positivity posts sometimes. This includes positivity for people with stigmatized mental illnesses, like Cluster B disorders, OCD, bipolar, etc.
I try to tag triggers, at least ones I'm aware of. The format is "#cw: [thing]", like "#cw: flashing", "#cw: blood" or "cw: violence", and a handful are abbreviated by either simple shortening or use of initials like "#cw: sui mention", "#cw: ed mention", "#cw: sa mention" or "#cw: csa mention". If there's anything you'd like me to tag, feel free to ask. I don't often post or reblog nsfw, but my tags for it are "#cw: suggestive" and "#cw: nsft stuff".
Also, I try to tag posts like "reblog this if you think x", "good luck posts" and other stuff like that with "#reblog bait", and generally try not to even reblog them in the first place these days. (Note: fundraiser posts won't get the "reblog bait" tag).
A few more things:
Do not repost/reupload my work or any other artist's work without permission. And get that permission before posting, instead of posting and saying you'll remove it if they ask. Ask for permission, and if they say no, or they don't reply, don't post it.
I don't care what labels or pronouns people use, even if I don't understand them, as long as they're in good faith. Xenogenders, neopronouns, "contradictory" labels, whatever, idgaf.
(This does not apply to rad/queers; no, you cannot "transition" into being autistic, ADHD, intersex, a different race/ethnicity, etc.)
Tme/tma are intersexist terms, this post by an intersex transfem explains why. In general the whole "tme" thing is just a disingenuous way to group other marginalized people in with the dominant/oppressive group and imply they hold the same structural power just because they may not experience this specific flavor of bigotry.
The Shinigami Eyes extension is run by radfems and is not a reliable way to identify who is and isn't pro-trans. Use your own brain, learn radfem dogwhistles and rhetoric (here are some of them), etc.
I block pr0ship/c0mship/pr0fic/whatever on sight. Carefully exploring a dark subject is great; treating it as a "tee-hee silly shipping trope" akin to Tall x Short or Fire x Ice is not doing that, it's trivializing and cutesifying the subject.
I realized I should really put this zine's important info into one big pinned post. I'll try and go over everything I can think of, but I might add stuff as time goes on.
WHO I AM: Hi! I'm Moashley (https://mogosketchpad.tumblr.com) and am solo modding this zine. I am a studio art student studying online art, digital media, and fandom communities.
SOCIALS: https://twitter.com/BTeamZine and this blog
EMAIL: [email protected]
APPLICATION FORM: https://forms.gle/dDBurx6VtBhKdHMa9
PRICING / DELIVERY OF PRODUCT: This is a digital-only zine. Since we're not physically manufacturing anything, I want the final zine to be cheap if not completely free. I'm considering making it a "donate what you'd like" situation, and donating any profits to a charity of the contributors' choice.
MEDIUMS: The digital medium allows for some cool stuff that isn't possible in physical zines. Music, animations, and other digital-only art are absolutely welcomed.
ZINE CONTENT: This zine welcomes any and all iterations of TMNT! Any official TMNT release is fair game.
THE RESEARCH PART: My undergrad thesis project is made up of the production of this zine and a research paper detailing the zine creation process, the effect modern fanzines have on online fandom communities, and artists’ personal relationships with the creation of fanzines. This will, for the most part, be a pretty normal zine experience for contributors. Contributors will pitch ideas for their pieces for the zine, create said piece, and can volunteer to participate in surveys or interviews regarding my research topics. Surveys and interviews will function on an opt-in system. Surveys/interviews are NOT required, and contributors can just create their pieces for the zine without participating in them.
EXTREMELY TENTATIVE SCHEDULE THAT IS SUBJECT TO CHANGE (updated 2/17/24):
November - December 2023: Interest Check + project setup January 12 - Feb 9: Contributor applications open
February 25: Pitches due
March 5: Check in 1 (just a sketch/proof that you've started the project)
March 20: Check in 2 (most of the way done with your pieces)
April 1: Final Check in
May at some point: I complete and release my research.
June 1: Zine is fully formatted and completed.
Copies of the zine will be available for purchase on Gumroad, probably. This schedule is a bit more fast-paced than most zines, and that is because I graduate in May, haha (and, as you can see, I don't even plan on fully finishing the project before then without rushing y'all unfairly.) Because of this, I don't want anyone to feel pressured to make some incredibly high-effort craziness for this zine. This is just for fun, and to study the relationship we as online creatives have with fanzines. If you end up a contributor, make something that is enjoyable, relaxing, and comfortably completable for you.
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⭐ what is this blog?
- this blog is an ask blog, you (the viewer) send in questions and i draw twilight answering them! the mun has plenty of headcannons she'd love to share with you all about our purple friend!
⭐ what program does the mun use?
- clip studio paint !
⭐ special tags?
+ twi got a reply = questions answered that i asked others
+ twi relays = gift art
+ twi repeats = gif/animation
+ twi replaced = non related art
+ twi receive = gift art from lovely peeps!!
+ twi ribble (i ran out of ideas ok) = doodles!
⭐ who are you outside the purple horse?
- im a adult (pls lmk if ur uncomfy with adults following you and ill unfollow!!) artist trying to relive her days on tumblr, i used to have a mlp ask blog many years ago in 2014-15 but they're deleted now! i had about 500 followers so i wanted to try this out again!
⭐ anything off limits?
- i will not answer anything relating to fet!shes, nxfw, anything that could be hateful to groups of people, you get it, it's a pony show folks!! also i probably wont answer everything, if its just roleplay then i dont tend to keep it going bc im an art blog with story elements
⭐ how long have you been a fan of mlp?
- since 2011!
⭐ why is twilight drawn like that?
- artist interoperation! nothing more
⭐ do you keep up with g5?
- no, sorry! though id love to interact with some charas from there!!
⭐ are ocs allowed to ask twilight things/other universes?
anyone and anything can ask! i love seeing the creativity people have with their characters of choice, so dont be shy : ]
⭐ do you have a DNI?
- prosh!pers, fet!sh blogs, t3rfs, basic dni criteria
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Dear Everyone, I have at last made a masterpost of my analyses. I have a nasty feeling that I missed quite a lot of posts in this list, but this is the best I can do for now. This post shall be updated every once in a while.
Please click here for the masterpost of masterposts.
【Latest update: 30/05/2020】
Character Analyses
【New】Kuroshitsuji FAQ!
【New】Analyses of Sebastian and the Raven Icon
【New】Recommendations of deep character analyses content fanfic
【New】Follow up ⇈ Explanation of “seen everything but understands nothing”
【New】“Lizzie’s nonobligatory romantic feelings for O!Ciel?”
Favourite Character - Analysing Sebastian
Character analysis - Characterising Sebastian
Deep analysis Ciel and Sebas’ bond - Toxic master-servant relationship
Sebastian’s gender? Demon sociology
Strongest character vs Muscle brain? - Sebastian’s intellect and prowess
Sebastian’s full potential? Energy theory
Despicable Vincent Phantomhive
“Why is Vincent in the Akuma 6?”
Scientific proof of Vincent’s height - 160.8cm
Least favourite character - Maurice Cole
Sebas’ old habits and past as mass destruction weapon
Sebastian shooting himself in the foot - He can never lie
“I noticed that Sebas had grown soft towards O!Ciel, do you think he will stay to serve O!Ciel at the end?” - That Master, Starfish
“What do you think of Sascha?” - Sascha’s suicidal past
“How much has Snake grown since working for O!Ciel?”
“Is Snake one of the main three, and what is his true name?”
“Is Sascha AMAB?”
Manga Content Analyses
【New】【tw】“Were the twins raped?”
【New】Is O!Ciel’s contract eye sighted?
Undertaker’s data on Sebastian’s powers
Sebastian’s PTSD
“Can reapers teleport?”
“Do you think we will get UT’s and Grell’s backstories?”
O!Ciel’s emotions through the Blue Cult Arc
【tw】Was Beast raped by Sebastian? - Consent vs Informed consent
【tw】Were the twins raped?
Rin’s character development in the flashbacks & Me hating the anime a lot
Sebastian shooting himself in the foot - He can never lie
“What do you think will happen to R!Ciel?”
“How do you think Sebastian managed to manipulate his Cinematic Record?” - Analysis of Story analysis device and Sebastian’s indifference
“For someone who can’t bear to lose another Phantomhive...” - Analysis Undertaker’s actions
“How much does Frances know about the supernatural?” - Kuro 151
“Why did the zombies not attack Sebas, and can Bizarre Dolls be made from any creature?”
Japanese Language Analyses
"How sad it would be should laughter disappear” - Undertaker
“You have a fair hand for it” - Undertaker’s condescension
Lost in Translation & That Actor, Influential II - Verbal trails
Undertaker’s first person pronoun - shousei
Frances’ and Undertaker’s language - Familiarity?
Tanaka’s line about “master Ciel...” - 2CT
Rin’s gender pronoun in Japanese? - Null-subject language
Meyrin’s broken Japanese (English)
Introduction of Frances Midford
Kuro 140′s Oopsie Rectified
“I wonder if I should be angry that so many humans survived” - Undertaker’s mistranslated line
“Isn’t time almost up for you guys?”/”Has the reaper’s era no come to an end?” - Undertaker’s mistranslated line
Musical Analyses
【New】Uchikawa Reo and Fukuzaki’s portrayal of O!Ciel
That Butler, Skin Crawling - Cinematic record
That Butler, Punchable - Tone analysis
Lost in Translation & That Actor, Influential II - Verbal trails
【tw】That Demon, Seducer - Superiour skills in manipulating Beast
In the Shadows of the Spotlights - Kuromyu 2015
Comparative analyses of the two Kuromyu Snakes
“How does a scythe kill a reaper?” - Using the destructive power of a plothole
“Favourite Ciel actor?” - Performance analysis
Official Info & Japanese Fandom
“Has O!Ciel’s name been revealed yet?”
“Is Sebaciel Canon” - Don’t worry, there is plenty proof it isn’t
“Is UT being the twins’ grandfather a popular theory in the JP fandom?”
“What does the Japanese fandom’s main theories and what do they think of the end?” (bottom of post)
“Are reapers popular in the Japanese fandom?”
“Charles is not popular” - Yes he is...
“Sebaciel in the Japanese fandom?”
“Yana’s opinion on the anime?”
The Anime...
Book of EVERYTHING! and Anticlimactic UT Revelation
Rin’s character development in the flashbacks & Me hating the anime a lot
“Would you support a faithful anime adaptation of the beginning of Kuro?”
“The anime doesn’t do the manga justice”
“Kuro II foreshadowing the manga with the Eiffel Tower?” - No
hello could you help me, i wanna write a story were onw of the characters is autistic i want a little help is there some sites about it
First of all, I’m very glad you turn to the autistic community. I’m sure you’ve seen this written a bunch of times, but just to be sure: please, please stay away from Autism Speaks. They demonize autism (basically saying autistic people ruin their families and would be better off dead). They promote a “cure” (which means aborting children that test positive for autism genes) and abusive “therapy”. A good post about why ABA is bad is HERE.This is a very good post on what to look out for in research.Tbh, I don’t go on other websites as much, so I’ll put some links of stuff that I know. For a general understanding, you can look into the DSM-V criteria (the offical criteria to diagnose autism). This won’t give you much to write a lively character, but with all the resources, it can be overwhelming. You should also definitely check out the organizations run by autistics, such as the Autistic Self-Advocacy Network and the Autistic Women’s Network.Autism is a spectrum. (See here for an explanation on what that means.) No two autistics are the same, and experience the world the same. An important tip I read was “don’t make autism their only defining trait” (it’s the same with race or sexuality, really). It’s tempting, since autism is literally affect how our brain works, but it’s better to do it in subtle ways e.g.
sensory differences (HERE is an example for sensory issues)
executive dysfunction and how to deal with it
overstimulation (also called sensory overload; common, but not universal)
the empathy thing
Eye contact
Voice stuff
“Atypical” Traits
How do special interests work?
Comorbidities and how the influence our perception of autism
Example: PTSD and Autism
This is a very cute comic that gives an overview over common issues and how to be a good ally.
For inspiration and relatable things, you can definitely check out the #actuallyautistic tag! If you need examples for sensory things: Sensory hell and Sensory heavenIf you look on tumblr, you’ll find tons of examples for stimming. The trick is obviously to write it in a way that doesn’t degrade it (especially happy flapping has become a meme that basically says people who flap are R*tarded or just insane). That goes for all autistic behavior.
Another big topic is ableism. Warning: You will fuck up. We all do. I’m autistic and I still struggle with internalized ableism a lot. That includes automatically thinking autistic behavior looks weird, or not being able to express it, hell I haven’t even told more than four people in real life I’m autistic. Autistic is still used to mean something negative and you don’t shake that easily. Just be critical of your own thinking.Ableism has many facettes, too many for me to line up here. Some include:
Not listening to us: People who talk are “obviously” too high-functioning to speak about autism, people who can’t talk are not assumed to be able to express an opinion.
Everyone has met at least one neurotypical who assumed they knew more about autism than an autistic person.
Medical ableism: Goes both directions. Either autistics are treated as if we could not make decisions, even as adults, or our problems are dismissed, especially other symptoms
Sexism: Women much less likely to receive a diagnosis or to be treated for medical problems both. Resources masterpost on autism in women
An article about lack of diagnosis in autistic women
Abuse: Can range from emotional abuse (e.g. guilt tripping, gaslighting) to physical (e.g. provoking a meltdown / sensory overload on purpose), usually both
Generally just ignoring an autistic person’s boundaries.
“Autistics are only worth something if they have a special talent” (basically Rain Man)-> dehumanization in general, “we’re not human for not having certain traits / abilities”
There’s also this huge debate on self-dx (see this post for example). In many places diagnosis is expensive and can have a lot of disadvantages (e.g. looking for jobs). Self-dx involves a shit ton of research, months and years of it, really. (Just like you are doing now!) My humble opinion: Psychologists fuck up as well, see the ableism section.
Here is a post on how to get diagnosed as an adult. And here is a post on self-dx!Here’s my story of getting diagnosed (maybe less relevant, but take it as a real life example)
Media representation of autistic people is unfortunately complete garbage for the most part:
This post has a lot of notes with people telling what irks them about media representation of disability in general.Here is a post on why The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time )a pretty popular book that we read in school as “education” about autism) is a bad representationA post on ableism in the series “Good Doctor”I couldn’t find a cohesive review of the show “Atypical” and I haven’t seen it myself, nor do I intend to, but if you go in the #atypical tag the autistic community is very clear that it’s bullshit (and also backed by Autism Speaks, so big surprise)Billy from the new power rangers is autistic! And from what I’ve heard he’s actually well-written. (A post about what the writers did right.)
Things to avoid (unless you present it in the context of ableism / being negative):
cure rhethoric
functioning labels / mental age rhetoric (See this post)
The distinction aspergers and autism (I can’t find the post explaining in detail why it’s bullshit but here’s the short version: Aspergers is an outdated concept (in the new DSM-V it doesn’t exist anymore, you’re just autistic) and it has been used to separate the “good” autistics from the “bad” (it’s ableist and a functioning label basically)
Here’s also an explanation on Aspie supremacists
emotionless character
person first language (Here is a post on why PFL is bad)
white little boy with special interest in trains (they do exist, but it’s overdone)
he’s autistic BUT- (insert special ability) Click Here
Here is a post explaining our preference for the autism label above othersHere is another post on writing autistic charactersLastly, I recently found a very good post about the difficulty of calling a character autistic in writing, you can check it out here.
I probably forgot a ton of important things, so if anyone wants to add something, please do so; or shoot me a message, whatever is more comfortable.
Figured I'd compile basic info about this AU into one big post.
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THE BASICS:
It's a "Good Uncle" kind of AU, where Belos is a better person. He actually tried to unite the realms, because he believed it would be beneficial for both, but it was doomed from the start and went horribly wrong. He has publicly admitted to and apologized for his wrongdoings and resigned from his position, and the Coven System was abolished. His family occupied leadership positions within his Coven and also left those roles behind, hence the AU's title.
I refer to the family as the Wolf Fam. It consists of Belos, Seb, Hunter and Kiki, along with their palismen. They all live together in a newly built house.
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THE CHARACTERS:
This isn't a list of all characters that exist, just the Wolf Fam and a handful of others, mostly OCs.
Belos Wittebane (he/him; mid 410s): Former Lord of the Boiling Isles; now a palisman carver; husband of Seb.
Sebastian "Seb" Steven Tholomule (he/him; 53 y/o): Husband of Belos; former Head of the Lord's Coven; now a P.E. teacher at Hexside.
Hunter Wittebane (he/him; 17 y/o): Nephew of Belos, raised by him and Seb; former Golden Guard; now mainly focused on pursuing his interest in engineering and tech.
Kikimora Mokh (she/her; mid 20s): A sort of adopted daughter to Belos and Seb and adopted sister to Hunter; former Secretary; now works at a history museum.
Crescent (they/them): A floating snow leopard palisman belonging to Belos.
Ash (he/him, they/them): A dark gray wolf palisman belonging to Seb.
Waffles (she/her, they/them): A winged red wolf palisman belonging to Hunter.
Grusha (she/her): A spotted hyena palisman belonging to Kiki.
Jasper Tholomule (he/him; 44 y/o): Younger brother of Seb; father of Matt; husband of Cass.
Cassidy "Cass" Tholomule (they/them, she/her; 44 y/o): Spouse of Jasper; stepparent of Matt.
Matthew "Matt" Tholomule (he/him; 13 y/o): Biological son of Jasper and stepson of Cass; nephew of Seb.
Letitia "Tisha" Tholomule (she/her; 80s): Mother of Seb and Jasper; grandmother of Matt; wife of Uma.
Uma Tholomule (she/her; 80s): Wife of Letitia; mother of Seb and Jasper; grandmother of Matt.
Ren Kanemaru (they/them; 53 y/o): Seb's childhood friend; former scout.
Valerie "Val" Durand (she/her; 54 y/o): Best friend of Seb and Ren, who they met after joining the Lord's Coven; former scout.
Petra Barany (she/her; mid 20s): Best friend and former assistant of Kiki.
That's about enough I think, I won't be including the rest here. One thing to note is that the Collector doesn't exist in this version.
And you may have also noticed that Seb's middle name is Steven. I created him as the AU version/interpretation of Steve back when we only had one scene with Steve and had no idea he was going to get a face reveal and more canon info. Because of said face reveal, Seb (then named Steven) became an OC, and I eventually renamed him, though I kept a reference to Steve in his middle name.
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THE STORY:
Back in the 1600s, Philip did not kill Caleb, and reluctantly gave the Boiling Isles a chance. Though resisting it at every turn, he ultimately fell in love with it. He developed the belief that uniting the two realms would be beneficial for both, combining the less dangerous climate of Earth with the more open and progressive culture of the Isles. After Caleb died in an accident during the search for one of the ingredients for the portal door, Philip only became more committed to the idea.
He began to do extensive research into magic, digging for as much information as he could find, which included looking into lost and forbidden magic. The latter is how he discovered both Grimwalkers and a way to extend one's life by consuming palismen. As he formed a coherent plan for how to enact his goal, he began trying out his messaging on small groups of witches to see what works, as well as testing out Coven sigils on the earliest ones until they worked as intended. He also took the name Belos and began to wear a mask.
Slightly over 50 years ago he took power as the Lord of the Boiling Isles, becoming the chief religious figure and a sort of constitutional monarch, with his fourth Grimwalker nephew, Anthony, by his side as the Golden Guard. There was an elected government responsible for things like deciding on budgets and passing legislation unrelated to the Coven System, however Belos had ultimate authority and could override any decision. He largely stayed out of their affairs unless he thought what they were doing would undermine his ultimate goal.
However, his plan to unite the realms was doomed from the start. When he attempted to do it on the Day of Unity, it went horribly wrong and shattered his hopes. The Unification Spell didn't work and was simply draining people of magic. It ended abruptly once Belos's staff, through which the spell was channeled, exploded. He, Hunter and the Hexsquad barely escaped the blast by leaving through the portal door. They ended up stuck in the Human Realm for a time, before finding the same way back as they did in canon.
Belos publicly admitted that he had lied about speaking to the Titan, and that the plan to unite the realms was his own doomed idea. He apologized and resigned, with Seb, Hunter and Kiki following him. The Coven System was abolished, and the Isles became more of an actual democracy, without a single individual with ultimate authority being able to override the decisions of the elected government, which also became more transparent.
Belos helped with restoration efforts where damage had been caused on the Day of Unity, and he later took up palisman carving and caring for palismen in general to make up for consuming them to extend his own life. He also released many palismen souls that were previously trapped inside him, and is now aging at a more regular pace. Though some remain, in part because they have fused with his curse - he was cursed long ago, in a similar way to Eda, and his curse is a wolfcat. Both conditions have physically affected him, giving him scars, catlike pupils, sharp fangs, ability to purr, and making him much bigger than he was originally.
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EXTRA:
spirituality on the Isles
Belos didn't invent a religion from scratch, but rather built on and expanded - or, to put it more harshly, exploited - already existing spiritual beliefs related to the Titan in order to achieve his goal of uniting the realms.
Before Belos, the Titan was rarely (if ever) viewed as a higher authority who, through messengers, gave witches rules to live by. He was mainly seen and respected as the origin of the Isles and all life on it. People thanked him for their existence, their magic, their harvests, etc. and payed tribute to him, but that was largely it. The prevalence of spirituality/religion has gone down over time.
Belos's rise to power with the claim of him being "the Titan's messenger" caused a resurgence of spirituality/religiosity, with him being seen as the authority on the matter by his followers. It has declined again once it was revealed that he hadn't actually spoken to the Titan.
glyphs
They were in frequent use by ancient witches, in part due to them having weaker natural magic and having to rely more on magical tools than modern witches. Over time, they fell out of common use and were limited to specific spiritual/religious rituals, and then only became more rare over time.
Disabled witches who had weak or no natural magic would simply rely on their staffs, due to which they wouldn't rediscover glyphs out of necessity. On top of that, when knowledge of glyphs was still more common, it may have been taboo to use them for non-spiritual/religious purposes.
Covens
There have been a number of different Coven systems throughout history. Some Covens were based around familial ties, some were based around what kinds of magic people specialized in, some were simply regional, etc. Though sigils had not been used before, and it was possible to move between Covens, with the level of difficulty depending on the type of Covens in question. Whether it was legal to be Covenless may have varied as well, with it being illegal in some places at some points in time. When Belos rose to power, he chose to use the specialization-based model of Covens to sort people into.
With Belos's system gone, the concept of Covens wasn't completely abandoned, but rather became non-official and based on voluntary participation, as opposed to a legally mandated system that also restricted what types of magic people could use.
the structure of Belos's government
As mentioned previously, it was a sort of constitutional monarchy. Belos was the Lord of the Boiling Isles, it's main religious figure and ultimate authority, but there was an elected government, responsible for things like budgets and passing legislation. Belos could override any decision they made.
The Head Witches of the main nine Covens were originally appointed by Belos alone, but after Terra turned out to be a disastrous choice and had to be pushed out, he handed the appointment process over to the elected government, and would now simply confirm or deny their appointments. Those officials could be bribed, though, to appoint someone who shouldn't necessarily hold a position of power, like Adrian. Belos tried to keep an eye on such issues - or more so tasked others with doing so, but some still slipped through.
The Lord's Coven was a separate branch of government, entirely under Belos's control, though he tended to be somewhat reclusive, so day-to-day coordination and such was largely handled by other high-ranking members of the Coven.
The top leadership originally consisted of three positions: the Lord (Belos), the Secretary (first Winston, later Kiki) and the Golden Guard (first Anthony, later Hunter). The third position was later split into two, the Golden Guard and the Head of the Lord's Coven (first Lilith, later Seb), with the latter taking on some of the former's responsibilities, which allowed Belos to keep Hunter in the castle more for his safety.
The Lord's Coven was the Isles' military, and they performed other tasks and missions for Belos as well, such as finding abandoned palismen for him to consume as "medicine" - something he agreed was unfortunate, and claimed he was looking for an alternative to - and searching for Titan's Blood. Regular law enforcement was typically done by members of other Covens, though some scouts, mostly newer ones, could get the assignment. Usually, experienced scouts were only brought in for emergencies, or to deal with particularly powerful criminals.
the basilisks
The basilisks were not tortured and were generally treated better than in canon, but they were made to do things they didn't like, and were still kept in captivity, in part out of concern that they'd start attacking people if released out in the wild, and they were unhappy with their lives, so they still escaped.
The basilisk that attacked the schools in season 1 had always had behavior problems, possibly a combination of being the earliest and thus least correctly created, as well as being mishandled by those responsible for their care. They have since been treated, and are no longer dangerous.
Vee had complicated feelings about Belos, but was not terrified of him when she saw him in the Human Realm, especially once he made it clear he had no intention of forcing her to return to captivity.
