You know that one neighbour “Carol” Draxum can’t stand in Repairing the Baron?
Well here she is with some OCs from the Lair of Apritello discord server!
From right to left : Loreli (@cheekycheetahdraws), Mona Lisa (@miicycle and @chubs-deuce), Manal (@pals_files), Yukio (@saskpop), Metis (@turtsmcgurts), Jacqueline (@snowthedemonfox), and Carol (my own)
You will most definitely see more of her and these other original characters!
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Classpect definitions are based on both the mspa wiki page, and the homestuckexamination blog's definitions :)
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Gonne add a read-more thing because this is a LONG post lmao
Heartless Crew
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Heartless ;; Thief of Life
Thief of Life: The classpect I view as the most fitting for Heartless, tbh
Not only is it confirmed by THE ABD-illustrates that Heartless steals life from the plants and creatures around him to fuel his own magic, it is ALSO confirmed that his little ghost buddies can temporarily steal the magic of their target for themselves,, pretty thief-like to me tbh
Alchemy ;; Thief // Rogue of Light/Knight of Heart
Thief // Rogue of Light: Very clear classpect(s?) for Mx. Alchemy. They know their worth, he's very open and confident about themselves, both when it comes to their magic and their identity, and their job of a performer means they draw a lot of attention to themselves, which is pretty typical of a stealer of light. I cant decide whether theyd be a rogue or thief, though
Knight of Heart: I think one of my personal favourites out of these classpects so far, a knight of Heart means ''one who serves Heart, one who serves others with/through Heart''. Alchemy is not only knowledgable of their own identity, both as a witch AND a genderfluid person, they're confident in themselves, and are very open about both aspects of their identity. Thus, its not too much of a stretch to think theyd do the same thing for others (this is also emphasised by the dubiously-canon fact that Alchemy prompted River to name her magic after herself ((and the added fact that Alchemy named his own magic after herself)).
Flint ;; Knight of Hope
Knight of Hope: A knight of Hope means ''one who serves Hope, one who serves others through/with Hope''. Flint holds his family's (tradition?? i guess???) as his core Belief, and serves his friends through what he's learned from his family. He is also seen casting doubt on certain things he disagrees with (being the dubiously-canon fighter he magic-duels when he meets Alchemy and Heartless,, who uses magic to cheat a competition) ((though that is more a Rage-bound thing,, though honestly Hope and Rage are fairly similar in the belief-related aspects of their,,,, aspects lmao)). This particular classpect is also kiiinda backed up by the fact that Flint has been described as the, (not verbatim), 'most level-headed, calm member of the group''. Rage is the aspect of negative emotions, so it makes sense that hope would be the inverse of that, being that a hopebound wouldnt let their negative emotions dictate them. So, Flint serves his friends with his levelheadedness, being the only fucking voice of reason in the group of silly little gay fictional dudes,, thus, he serves his friends through Hope :)
Eira ;; Page of Heart/Page of Breath
Page of Heart: The Page of Heart is 'one who is served heart' or 'one who serves through Heart for themselves'. It is also pretty clear that pages have a deficit in their aspect at the start of their adventure, which VERY clearly matches up with Eira in my opinion. Eira refuses to accept his magical abilities, and also doesn't know his sexuality. Throughout the adventure, he begins to not only accept and hone his magic, he also slowwwly realises that he is, in fact, a homosexual. It is also explained that Eira gained his position as a knight from his friend, the prince, that gives him a purpose, and a source of income (note: Heart is also the aspect of romance, which could tie in to his sexuality in some way)
Page of Breath: A page of Breath is 'one who is served Breath' and ''one who serves through Breath for themselves''. Breath is the aspect of freedom and flexability. Eira is given freedom from his friends, who are (obviously) accepting his magical ability, which gives him freedom in that particular aspect of his life, giving him not only a way to defend himself and his friends, but allow him to express himself in a way. This also allows him to be more flexable, as he can do more damage with his magic, or defend his friends better with an icy shield. The prince also TECHNICALLY provides him with freedom, via giving him a job that not only gets him off of the street of the kingdom he lived in, but eventually leads to him meeting the Heartless crew, which grants him more freedom.
Dopple and Glass ;; Thief of Breath
Thieves of Breath: Breath is the aspect of freedom and flexability. A thief of Breath is one who steals through Breath, or steals Breath itself for themselves. Dopple and Glass stole freedom for themselves (mainly Dopple, tbh), via,,, literally stealing things. Their flexibility allows them to accept their situation and lay low until they escape. They also steal through freedom, being able to steal and escape with (probable) ease.
River: Heir of Space
Heir of Space: Space is the aspect of creation, and the physical world, and things relating to it. An heir is ''one who manipulates their aspect for others''. River's magic is said to (not verbatim) 'affect the unseen elements in the world' (example: gravity, velocity, etc). The added fact this class is passive (group/other-oriented) ties in perfectly to the fact that River can't affect herself directly with her abilities
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The Jury
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Alastor: Muse of Hope/Lord of Doom/Rage
Muse of Hope: (Note: I am completely disregarding the gender-exclusivity of certain classes,, Sorry if thats like an issue but its just easier for me)
A muse is ''one who commands through their aspect for others''. Alastor is the leader of the Jury, their main symbol of their belief(s?). He commands them to destroy things that are against their beliefs. He is not technically menipulating them with false beliefs, as it is seemingly something he genuinely believes in, and inspired the same belief in others.
Lord of Doom/Rage: A lord commands their aspect for themselves. Doom is the aspect of,,, well,,, doom, commisoration (commiseration?), empathy and suffering. A lord of Doom commands suffering and doom for their own gain. Alastor commands doom to destroy witches, who he seemingly has no empathy for, despite the fact he is a Wonder himself, being technically magical. (The Doom aspect also ties in to the fact that Alastor is a sickly victorian child lmao)
The lord of Rage is one who commands rage for themselves. Rage is the aspect of,, yk rage,, negative emotions, contempt for lies and disdain towards beliefs they disagree with.
A lord of Rage is one who commands these emotions for their own gain (in this case being the destruction of witches, who oppose their beliefs). (Note: I wanted to make this sickly little weirdo ragdoll wet kitten of a man one of the master classes being 1) I'm tired and wanted to make this easy for myself and 2) to emphasise how much he sould really be feared seeing as he can cancel out magical abilities)
Dock: Prince of Life
Prince of Life: The prince is the aspect of pure destruction of their aspect. They destroy their aspect, and destroy through it for themsleves. Dock's wonder works as, essentially, damage-transfer. He hurts himself and then places the harm done to himself onto his enemies. The Prince of Life destroys life both for others, and themselves. This alligns with Dock's wonder-ability, as he must hurt himself (decrease his own Life, in a sense), which he then sets upon others, decreasing THEIR life (technically). One of my favourite Heartless-classpect :),, (note: ''destroying theough Life'' could also relate to plantlife, which can be used to make poison )
Loreli: Thief of Light/Witch of Mind
Theif of Light: Similar to Alchemy, I view a possible classpect for Loreli as 'Thief of Light'. She ALSO works as a performer (iirc), being one to command attention towards herself. She steals peoples attention.
Witch of Mind: This is the classpect I view as more fitting for Loreli. A witch is one who ''changes their aspect for themselves'' or ''one who manipulates their aspect''. A witch of Mind can manipulate the minds of others, which ties into Loreli's siren-esque abilities (specifically the memory-erasure). A witch of mind can manipulate other's minds, changing or removing their memories, or influencing what they think, and manipulate Mind for their own purposes, being able to keep up a facade easily. This, I feel, suits Loreli to a tee.
Bandy: Witch of Space/Mage of Hope
Witch of Space: The active equivilent of the Heir of Space, the witch of Space manipulates Space for themselves. However, we will have to take Space more literally, this time referring to the positions of things in space. Bandy's ability of swapping objects freely for his own gain is practically perfect for this interpretation of Witch of Space
Mage of Hope: A mage is one who 'knows their aspect, or knows through their aspect for themselves' or ''one who benifits themselves with knowledge pertaining to their aspect''. A bit less obvious for Bandy, but I can kind of explain. Bandy is a morally-grey character, who joins whichever group will benifit him the most. Bandy understands what the Jury is about, he knows their whole thing and knows it will benifit him to be powerful in a group that will most likely win the favour of most people. I like this classpect :)
Diana: Mage of Breath
(note: gonna be honest I fucking struggled even thinking of a TITLE for Diana lol)
Mage of Breath: A mage of breath is 'one who understands breath, freedom and flexability for their own benifit'. They understand their own freedom, and what they need to obtain it. They also understand flexability, which could be interpreted as understanding what a foe will do (which kind of ties in to her tracking ability).
Lance: Prince of Hope
Prince of Hope: A prince of Hope is one who destroys through hope for themselves, or destroys hope itself, for themselves. Lance, being the evil bastard man he is, destroys through Hope, using his belief in the Jury both as fuel for his anger and/or ''fighting spirit'', but as a crutch, using it to explain his own longing to fight (though, honestly, the latter part is kind of headcanon-y)
He may also destroy other peoples Hope, making them feel Hopeless. His ability to change weapons completely in the middle of a battle makes him very unpredictable, and unable to really counter very easily, destroying the foe's Hope in winning.
(Note: a Prince tends to ghost/mimic the aspect oppositve of their own. A prince of Hope might mirror a Ragebound player, for example)
and, thank FUCK, that's done
good god
my hyperfixations know no bounds, it seems lol
feel free to add on to this, by the way! :)
thanks for uh, reading this far as well /gen
(Fell in love with this character of @winking-widow and knew I had to write something soft for her <3 #26 in the Tumblr Kiss Prompt list)
The scarf in your hand is soft, the braided strands at the end brushing against your fingers as you spin. Looking up from your hand, at the other end of the fabric is Loreli, grinning broadly as the two of you spin. The packed dirt under your feet is hard and dry, perfect for dancing. You can see your partner’s other hand, stretched out and flapping happily, though the one holding the scarf with you is steady.
You can hear the drums, though Loreli and you are a ways away from the main crowd of dancers. She spins towards you, and you raise your end of the scarf so she can duck under it. The fringe on her skirt brushes your legs as she passes, and the feathers tucked behind her ear almost tickle your nose. She holds her hand up now, and you copy her movement and spin towards her, ducking under her arm as the beat and melody quicken. The two of you continue to dance, pounding patterns into the dirt beneath your feet and tangling the scarf and your limbs together as the beat continues. The distance between the two of you gradually shortens, the scarf winding its way up your forearms as the dance continues. The final beats ring across the field, sharp and quick, and you step in time until the melody stops, the two of you now palm to palm and face to face, laughing with the joy of dancing together. Loreli smiles down at you, squishing your hand in hers for a moment before stepping back and carefully unwrapping the scarf from around both your wrists. Before she can unwrap it all the way, you gently pull on it to bring her back closer to you. Your hands come up, the rough pads of your fingers tracing the soft skin of her cheeks, and look her in the eyes. Her grinning face, framed by your hands, softens for a moment as you whisper- “May I?” Out of the corner of your eye, you can see her hands shifting in the sign for yes, and you watch her eyes drift shut before yours do too, and you lean in to press a soft kiss to her lips. Your breaths mingle, and as your lips touch a calming feeling washes over you, as if you are finally breathing for the first time. Her free arm wraps around your waist, the other still wrapped in the scarf and tucked between your chests. You gently separate, still holding each other close, and look each other in the eyes for a moment, still breathing in sync, until another giggle emits from your mouth and seconds later, from hers as well. Her ears perk as the drumbeat begins again, and she pulls away to take the starting position for the first dance. You copy her, though you’re not as familiar with this dance, and smile wide as the melody begins.
i remember better days, when you laughed and danced in the cold snowflakes (lullaby - dr carmilla)
i drew this for doctober , and im really proud of it! do i have even the faintest headcanon of what loreli looks like? no. will i draw her anyway? yes.
