#valrr

[imthepunchlord]

Possible take for Ariia the Songbird kwami, and bonus of Lion, who is on the side of big for kwami standards.

[imthepunchlord]

Can I ask for Scorpion!Marinette for Off to Italy AU?

I shall consider, but I’ll be waiting until I have this set all done and figured out. I only have 2 for sure taken slots right now (Lion for Sun and Seahorse for Neptune), could have 3 if I decide to not have the NA Order exist (Eagle/Raptor for Uranus), which I am tempted as this confirmed existence I am uncertain of, and it doesn’t help that I know this only exist (so far) for diversity brown points... 

I might also have to roll with cutting it out anyway cause I believe they also have a Wolf and Wolf could be fitting in this set. I also may cut out Shanghai’s exitance and use Mei Shi as a base for the lion kwami (edited images below), though then it’s deciding keeping his color or going along the lines of Lady Lion. 

They both have their appeals. 

Lady Lion base is the more iconic sun, but going along the lines of Mei Shi, it’s a little fun visual spin that, despite representing the sun, his colors are more tied to the moon (dark as the night sky, and having turquoise hair which can represent elements that the moon is associated with, nature and water, which are commonly represented in green and blue). Mei Shi can also be a nice little nod to the alchemy lion who is green. 

And as the sun kwami has more colors associated with the moon, whoever will be representing the moon can have more colors associated with the sun (like white or light blue body, latter representing the blue sky, and orange extensions, a mixture of red and yellow).

Another thing that will factor in what Marinette has is the villain and I need to decide on that. One possible idea did hit me at work, BUT this is not a for sure, its just a funny little thought. 

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Something of an unholy screech rang through the air, making Marinette and Valrr freeze up in shared surprise. Valrr turned towards it, his mane flaring out a little, ready to fight. Marinette joined him, far more sketching and wary of this unknown. Something Marinette could only describe to a zombie stood at the end of the street, with a lion skull placed over where the head would be. 

She had no idea what she was facing, but Valrr did, with giddy delight. 

“Hercules!” Valrr called out, his tail whipping around wildly beneath, a cackle coming from. “Haha! Finally! My chance for revenge! Come, Marinette! Let’s punch him in the face-- Marientte?” 

He blinked to see his human was absent, and with a twitch of his little ear, turned to see that she had just reached her second building before she came to a stop, turned right around to book it back to him. 

“Found your courage?” he asked, only to be grabbed, letting out a loud, “Ack!” 

Marinette swiftly turned to runaway once more, Zombie Hercules letting loose a gurgling roar. 

[imthepunchlord]

I’m not quite sure if recs and suggestions just refers to possible animal choices for Off to Italy kwamis or for the AU as a whole, but bouncing off of that idea with Allan and Firefly, maybe that could be the Aether Miraculous? It could work since it deals with light, and since fire is sometimes mistaken for aether, and since the word comes from the base of aithein “burn, shine” in Greek. (P.S. If you do mean you don’t want anymore OtI asks at the moment in general, than sincere apologies and please feel free to say so in your reply.)

Its more the animal suggestions, in truth I haven’t had a chance to really sit down and think about about this au an the animal assignments. I’m also getting a little annoyed at the recs for mythical creatures as I don’t like those existing as miraculouses. I don’t even like Dragon existing as it really throws things off. Its the only mythical creature of Fu’s box and that creature is very significant and holds a lot of weight to it. 

It should be one of the most powerful and not so casually assigned with that mythical status and the factor of what it’s based on. It’s another thing that sucks about them using the Chinese Zodiac as miraculouses as a lot of those animals can also be used elsewhere, like some could be used here (Horse, Ox, Goat, Snake, Rooster, ect.).  

Either way, Firefly would work assigned to aether. Not only for the false fire bit, but it could count as a good 3rd in command as its the only animal of the potential list that can shine (its own) light, which is what the sun and moon are most known for, being sources of light. And you got the bit of aether representing space/heaven and fireflies are like little stars; it’d be a really good fit. 

Very gradually these kwamis are shaping up. 

[imthepunchlord]

Decided to mess around with some edits for dragon kwami (who I’m thinking of naming Valrr). On the third, I couldn’t make the snout work so I left TIkki’s mouth alone. 

Below is an edit I did for a possible design for dragonette, Snapdragon.