#welegato

[radioaktivitatradioactivity]

[executivez]

nyaseki no kuni 6

[autisticqueenorder]

[subtlejackhammer]

among some stars

[shimamom]

god.

[mercuryfeverdream]

pt4 of 5: Yandere! Land of the Lustrous/ Houseki no Kuni various headcanon

HEAVY SPOILERS, MANGA ENDING SPOILING CONTENT (the ending makes me twist around like a pretzel)

read pt1, read pt2, read pt3

Phosphophyllite:

Phos loves you! He tries his hardest to please you, but end up messing up most of the time, so in the end, he just cluelessly follow you around like a lost puppy. But he's so cute you're not even mad. With a little bit of cheering up, he'll energetically bounce back up to find other ways to please you!

Legs-replaced:

Phos is fast now! And he loves you still! Not much has changed, he's just zoooooming around. He'll offer to fetch you anything you need, a sweet gesture indeed. But he's still clumsy, and sometimes can't control his speed, so he might come back with a bunch of bruises. If you ask, he'll proudly tell you everything is worth for you!

Arms-replaced:

Not sure what's going on, but Phos' arms are squiggly now! After the lost of his buddy Antarcticite, he had became more protective of you. He lost some of his naïve charm, but got more reliable in return, quickly learning to use his new arms, shielding and keeping you close at all times.

Head-replaced:

After the accident, Phos' head got replaced. When he woke up, he seems to be the same, but as time goes on, you're not sure if it's him anymore. You woke up to him watching you extremely closely one night, almost appearing creepy. You found him calmly telling others what to do..."manipulation" is the only word that comes to your mind. Phos felt less and less familiar to you, and he seems to notice that. He tries and tries to get close by appearing like how he used to be, but the fact that he could mimic the old Phos freaked you out even more.

REVENGE:

Phos is bitter, resentful, and full of hate. Why can't you understand? He's just trying to protect you. He became prickly, not giving a fuck about facade anymore. He did everything for you, but you refused to understand! He ceased all means of gentle communication because what's the point? He would lock you up, put a chain on your ankle and obsessively tell you to love him. He doesn't care if you're scared, you're not going anywhere anymore! You're going to stay with him, forever!!!

God:

Through time and space, his love is the only unwavering thing that persisted, always. Whatever you ask for now, he'd grant it, since the world is going to be wiped out anyway. Or...maybe he'd spare you, maybe the idea that there's only you and him left in the world is so tempting, that he'd risk having you be mad at him?

𝔾𝕙𝕠𝕤𝕥 ℚ𝕦𝕒𝕣𝕥𝕫:

𝔾𝕙𝕠𝕤𝕥 is quiet and passive, he subtly follows you around, smiles whenever you notice him. He had lost a partner before so he will look after you dearly, even if he has to sacrifice himself. He's a bit of a loner, and you're not sure if that was deliberate, but he gets overlooked by others a lot, so, once you show him a bit of warmth he'll stay attached to you forever. After you've been with him for a while, he'll let you in on a secret: there's someone else in his body. Said person is bit of a hot head, as described by 𝔾𝕙𝕠𝕤𝕥, so they might urge him to attack anyone who's too close to you for their liking.

Cairngorm (post-ghost, pre eye-cleansing):

Cairngorm is fierce and firm...but worried. You were with ghost, but ghost is gone. Will you like him now? Will you stay? Cairngorm thinks about this day and night, slowly modifying his behaviour until everything he does is to satisfy you in order to make you stay. Don't go, don't go! If you leave, he will spiral into self destruction.

Werregat/ Welegato (post eye-cleansing basically):

Headstrong and clingy, Werregat will have his way. He is DONE worrying and DONE pleasing! He had thrown away everything from his past and focus on what he wants right! Now! He loves you so he'll be with you 24/7, he enjoys the femboy look so he'll wear those, he wants your attention to be on him so you will comply! He is needy and vocal about it. You're gonna be with him til death, or else!

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read more, read pt5

Author note: I bet author of land of the lustrous is friends with fire punch's author, if not they'd definitely vibe...

[mieowkoid09]

Let. Them. Rest.

Love how half of these are Phos

[blastthatsadfm]

The point the Cairngorm's/Welegato's arc did end up making regarding Pho's overall journey until the end - not sure if intentionally or not:

Who are you when the people you relied on to like you and to care for you and to treat you a certain way no longer do that? When they change? When the people you like change and change their manner of seeing you and relegate you to a smaller place in their lives, then who are you?

Aren't you not - much like Phos - holding a part of yourself in your friend's hands?

When Cairngorm changed, Phos lost their north. Not immediately. But they lost completely where they were headed since their connection with Cairngorm was something they relied on, much like the ground they used to stand, they took it for granted several times. That was not, by the way, the fact Cairgorn's changed a lot of her personality but she lost interest in her affection and connection with Phos. She was no longer fiercely invested in that, as she used to. That had devastating consequences on Pho's psyche.

It had devastating consequences on the way the fandom felt, too. Looking back, it's easy to see people felt somehow betrayed, which is the flinch reaction to when someone you care about changes to the point they're unrecognizable, meaning they weren't who you relied on them to be, and that might never have been them all along. But also, they felt like Cairngorm betrayed her connection with Phos, and I guess that's where it gets murky and complicated. If you asked Welegato that connection was never hers, to begin with.

Which is of her right but isn't also a profoundly cruel thing to say?