Re: that last ask - my favorite running theme you have with Bree is the apparent fact that--in some form or fashion--every other character of yours "probably wouldn't like her." lmaooo
(As per usual, I’m slow as hell to answer so ‘that last ask’ refers to this ask.)
Unfortunately, I believe that's probably my own bias speaking--no, screaming to the high heavens. I purposefully set out to make every single character of mine utterly insufferable in some respect. That’s one of the reasons why my fanfic usually (but not always) takes place within the brain of Someone Who Is Not My Character. It’s my way of puzzling out why this NPC would go, “Yes. I’d like more of that in my life.” Bree just happens to be personally ranked as The Most Insufferable of all my characters, so I have a tougher time completing this puzzle (and my fanfic) when it comes to her.
Even though my imagination in this regard is clearly very limited, I’m grateful for all the support and positive encouragement I’ve gotten over the years! Clearly she’s a likeable character, even if its for entertainment alone, from afar, or only in theory.
ExCUSE me, Lucelion is BI?! When did this happen? How does he find out, if ever? What kind of person would he romance if that were even an option to his super-repressed mind? asdfkdgr You can't just drop something like that! (You absolutely can, this is your blog, I just. HE WHAT. He was already so relatable and now this.)
I mentioned it once in brief in this post, so it would have been easy to miss. Here is the relevant quote:
Lucelion is technically bisexual (i.e., that somewhere deep deep deep deep deep down he desires sexual intimacy with another regardless of sex), but he was raised to consider a heterosexual relationship with a partner of his father’s choosing as the only viable one.
I’ve answered the rest of your questions under the cut.
Lucelion’s sexuality is a bit of a minefield. In the first place, Lucelion does not experience sexual attraction with any great deal of frequency, but I think this is part biological (I think of him as having a low libido to begin with) and partially due to how seriously he took his own upbringing (i.e., he accepted that the wife chosen for him will be The One, regardless of any natural inclination towards another). This might put him somewhere on the asexual spectrum, but his romantic feelings are only superficially heterosexual. In fact, he was not raised to be generically heterosexual: he was raised to enter into a sexual relationship with one woman of his father’s choosing (in this case, Briisebrom). As far as his father (Nocteriil) is concerned, Lucelion is to copulate with a pre-arranged acceptable woman of his kind and then, once his son has produced heirs, Lucelion is free to indulge his tastes whatever they may be. The entire point is to save the family line first. Lucelion hasn’t internalised that nuance, however, he internalised and did not question his simple, singular duty: marry his betrothed and produce children. End of story.
I’ve only ever imagined how he’d explore his sexuality in an AU where Lucelion & Brii get married. In this AU, Brii is discomforted by the idea that Lucelion loves her because he was told to since they were wee ones. Brii is of the opinion that you cannot say, for example, that vanilla is your favourite flavour if you have never sampled other flavours. Lucelion is of the opinion he is perfectly well-founded to state that vanilla is his favourite flavour even if it is the only flavour he has ever sampled because it cannot be more a true statement. Brii wants him to explore not loving her quite so singularly (i.e., explore non-monogamy) while Lucelion wants to stay monogamous. Brii is not fussed about whether he wishes to explore on his own (e.g., they are the primary relationship while they each seek other partners) or if he wishes to seek another or multiple with her by his side (e.g., they form a triad with a third partner, etc.).
This makes Lucelion uncomfy because, in addition to the possibility of being rather more on the asexual side of the spectrum, his anxieties and insecurities around sex make him resemble a demisexual (i.e., he needs a strong, titanium-grade foundation of trust and connection with another prior to instigating sexual relations). Lucelion is well aware that he is sexually inexperienced and thus only really knows how to sexually please his wife; everyone else is a mystery wrapped in an enigma. He likewise struggles with imagining how on Nirn he is going to be able to handle both time management and multitasking in order to please 2+ people fully and equally. It is, for him, a logistical and social nightmare.
In this AU, he indulges her because he indulges her on all things at least once even while advocating against the thing they’re doing (from not having children to exploring non-monogamy to sharing a singular bed instead of each having an individual suite of rooms, the list goes on). The kind of person I thought would join him either on his own or in a triad would likely be someone from his retinue because they already have a pre-established, long-standing, amicable relationship with Lucelion. They know... how he is. They are also Thalmor, because Lucelion is very much socially, professionally, and ideologically tied to the Thalmor. I cannot see him with someone who is not an Altmer or (more aptly) see someone who is not an Altmer put themselves through the agony of being emotionally intimate and vulnerable with someone who does not truly see their heritage as equal and as profound as his own and who is a member of a ruling political party that conquers, controls, and colonises other provinces and populations (e.g., Valenwood & the Bosmer, Elsweyr & the Khajiit).
I wanted to play around with different potential designs for my Altmer character Lucelion in various stages of life. Left-most stage is his current design, c. 4E 201 (i.e., during Skyrim).
HOLEEEE SHIT LUCELION IS A SUPER HOT GRANDPA. HE HAS WATERED MY CROPS, CLEARED MY SKIN, AND CURED MY DEPRESSION. AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA
[Referenced post can be found here.]
ASDLGKJASDKLGJ ThANK YOu
I have no great designs beyond the beard + long hair other than he gets increasingly pudgy. Or portly. Or stately, or whatever you feel like calling that tum.
When I originally got this ask, I drew up an entirely different sort of drawing in revenge in response. Then I thought that I shouldn’t punish all my followers for the sins of one ask. I’m posting this as a text post in the hopes that the Tumblr app will actually insert a read-more so I can create an “opt-in” experience for followers.
Full frontal nudity of two ancient ass elves under the cut.
Super hot grandpa??? You say???
And my deepest apologies if the Tumblr app does not actually provide a read-more.
