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Gwylan and Possession

Spoilers for DOL Gwylan Route. Read at your own risk

I do think Gwylan loves the PC at the end of his content for now. His interest at 100 will turn into Love on Dol Vanilla, he gets super affectionate, and it changes from wanting to do the ritual to just wanting to mate with you.

I just think that love isn't the one most people are thinking of. Where he respects your boundaries and is a true pure love where he loves you like a person. The way Robin or Sydney love the PC is not the same way Gwylan does.

Even pushing aside the forced petplay he drops in the PC's lap, It's not really an master and pet relationship fully to me. I would call it a witch and their favorite treasure.

I want to really focus on their confession scene because it really sets the tone for how Gwylan loves you and sees you this whole time.

This is from reddit because I can't pull it from my own save and I didn't screenshot at the time. Evil work that the Scene Viewer doesn't have this.

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Everything in his shop reminds him of something, someone. Memories long past, of the lives he used to be before being Gwylan. Take the Chain Tunic for example, the one belonging to Fayne.

This screenshot is from another save of mine.

Deadly protective and really attached to it, the only thing reminding them of Fayne. I can't help but think, the PC is like that for them.

"You're a treasure I can't have" A treasure that walks and has a mind of it's own. A treasure that can just disappear in the corruption of this town one day and he won't hear from you. He makes it clear that he worries about missing you, telling you in the cafe that if you ever disappear, he would dearly miss you.

Now, he also says that he doesn't actually love you. I would say his yearning isn't high enough. Multiple times in his route, it seems that he is actively holding himself back.

From the kiss scene where he kisses back, to how he keeps going to hold your hand but to pull away, or that he longs to sink you deeper into his hypnosis. His yearning is him slowly falling in love with you, unable to hold himself back at some point.

To the point where he starts kissing your cheek and you many times, becoming more affectionate the longer this goes. I still think he views you as a treasure though, judging by how he just ignores your consent and your identity as a person.

At highest yearning, he ignores your freedom, something that he was worry about at the start of it. He puts a collar on you, that lets him go to you whenever he wants, that shocks anyone that tries to take it off, that marks you as his.

His treasure that he can now take anytime, no matter how far they go. His to keep and own no matter what they think or want.

I like to add that with Harpy players, that Gwylan can request that he personally preen your wings. When you do, you get this trait.

Hmm..Preening a bird so thoroughly that they can't fly away from you. Many thoughts on you, Gwylan.

He also calls you the nickname Canary, a bird people tend to know as ones who sings in mines. When it stops singing, poison gas would be in the mines.

I wonder, who would be the poison in this scenario then.

One more thing, about Fayne and Nona. In Ending S, Nona actually returns Fayne's affections and is taken away by him. He takes care of them the rest of their lives, making Nona gain the Stockholm Syndrome Trait with him.

Nona gets this trait because well, her body is all fucked up and she needs someone to take care of it until she can get a new one. Also you need to be very, very dedicated to her. You need to put flowers in her hair, wash it, get her robes, save her, and make a deal with the Ivory Wraith.

Fayne has to care for her, more then any other route and dedicated his life to her, devoted in a way.

Like the PC is for Gwylan.

Devoted to their witch, only feeling whole when they are with them. Like a cycle repeating itself.

But this time, the witch's body is healthy and whole, with a collar and leash on the gaoler.

I wonder, if the PC ever got into a soft bad ending with such high yearning, with Gwylan having such a tight hold on them, and they disappear for a while...

What would Gwylan do?

[rewrittenimagines]

Gwylan and Kylar: The Yandere-Offs

Spoilers for Gwylan route. Read at your own risk and this one is going to be more comparing characters on their yandere level for shit and giggles.

I feel like Kylar is your coughing baby yandere to me. Yes, his darts are deadly and he can just randomly shoot you while you're trying to get your bills paid. Yes, he can kidnapped you, trap you in a mansion, and take your virginity if you don't wear an chastity belt.

He also is easily overpowered (My PC could only kick and she still sent that man to heaven), easily defeated by anyone that isn't Robin or Sydney, and is only really a threat when he's trying to kidnap you.

You can easily get yourself out of the kidnapping situation (as long as you are prepared) as well so he doesn't really pose a threat.

The way he acts shows why. He's implusive, just going off on what he feels. if he feels threaten, if he feels abandoned, if he feels not good enough. he will fly off the handle.

Same character who stab someone because they couldn't sit next to you. A unstable yandere who idolizes you so obsessive and unstable.

Classic in a way but also really funny. In a game where someone that doesn't care about the PC, can send you to a underground brothel or just end up on a farm, the yandere character is more a boon or something to laugh at when he appears.

Gwylan is the complete opposite of this. I would argue he didn't even mean to want to have you in the first. It is a slow burn after all. He needs time for that yearning to overgrow his hesitation towards loving. Years and Years of heartbreak has killed his beating heart so it's going to take a long time.

He really doesn't really do anything at the start, expect for many really weird comments. I am thinking of the Avery one especially right now. He's actually normal at the start, even making sure you are slipping into his hypnosis carefully and safe. He knows how addicting it can be, making you feel safe, comfortable or even whole when Gwylan is nearby.

He makes sure that you don't sink in, keeping you from doing it constantly. Until he starts to yearn for you. Once he finally accept that yes, he wants to enjoy this relationship, even if it's not forever, he finally opens up and show how much he yearns for you.

And god does he yearns. His yearning for wanting you completely tramples your own will. The way he gets you a collar, something that tracks you and make his hypnosis never fail. The way you can't resist anything he asks of you anymore. The way he fully goes into his petplay with you, bringing out the dog bowl and pet beds.

Gwylan is the bigger, more scarier threat because you don't really see any huge signs. He's not stalking you like Kylar, he doesn't kill people, and he only says somewhat out of pocket comments once in a way.

There is no way the PC would know they would end up so deep until it's already too late. With Kylar, the vibes and the garlic breath are the first things you learn about him after two minutes of dialogue. Gwylan? Had me in the first half until he called my pc Canary and I was locked in.

[rewrittenimagines]

Gwylan and Consent

This contains spoilers for Gwylan and the new update. Read under at your own risk

I think the take that Gwylan is a character that focus on trust, vulnerability and consent is a bit wrong in some places. Yes, the early starts of the relationship, Gwylan is a character who seem to care about having your consent, your trust in him. Putting you under hypnotic trances and waiting until it has wear off a bit so you wouldn't have any of the side effects, making sure you are prepare to go though rituals, and even comforting you when you share stories of your traumatic experiences in town.

This falls apart, for me, the moment he puts a dog collar and leash on you, out of nowhere during the second ritual you can do with him. No point did he ask, nor talk about it before hand. He just does so. It gets worse when he makes you 'roll over', even when you choose to simply lay on your back.

To me, Gwylan is a character that truly really only cares about consent until he actually begins to yearn for the PC. Before he really began to have more interest, he rarely ever did anything to the PC, being one of the kindest love interest outside of Robin, Alex and Sydney. Again, this guy comforts you and seemingly is the only one who really gets how it is to live in DOLtown.

But when you delve deeper and unlock him as a love interest, (Side note: I do not agree with how you have to break his boundaries but I'll get into that some other day) it seems all that care goes out the window. The more you fall into his hypnosis, the more you lose control of yourself.

It goes from feeling bad when you don't do his requests, to feeling actual fear and guilt, and then being unable to say no to him. Take the collar scene for example.

You can say no to him and he will know that you say no to him. He can go "Oh, nevermind then. You don't have to put it on." And leave the collar there, for you to put it on if you wish to.

But he doesn't. He snuffs out your will and replaces it with his, literally pushing away your thoughts.

He does this again when you ignore him and go wander in the forest, literally doing the same thing he did to the other denizens of the forests. Singing the Seabird Lullaby and luring you in, even if you resist. If you do resist, you'll get lines of 'Mine to keep', 'Clay between my fingers', 'you wanted this, dear birdie.'

You wanted this. Yes, PC did consent at the time to sink deeper into the hypnosis. But he can clearly understand and hear that you are resisting. That you don't want the collar or you don't want to do the ritual.

He does it anyways, snuffling your will like a candle. He also does it in heat. When in heat and wandering the forest, he will get into a hunting phrase with you before chasing you down.

This is what happens when he catches you and you resist.

He just entrances you so now you can't do anything but lay there. You can't touch him and make him feel good, you can't fight against him. You can't do anything.

I only got this event like twice so far and I have gotten one time where it fade off for a bit so I was able to fight him off. But holy shit, if this isn't a nightmare scenario.

I can go on and talk about how possessive he is, and how his lack of real consent plays into it but that is a post for another time because I have a lot to say on that.

[rewrittenimagines]

The one who is hurt at the end: Gwylan and Abandonment Issues

Gwylan Spoilers and unreleased content under the cut. Read at your own risk.

@dolfaerie

Let me walk with you to this pier.

First of all, did you listen in on my discord calls because I have been ranting to my friend about this. This is exactly what I am talking about and I must have everyone see this. You cannot leave it in tags. Gwylan is someone who wants to love and cling to you but has burned too many times. From countless lives where he left someone he loves so dearly, to now when he has you.

The PC who I feel like attracts danger like honey to bees. The way you can just truly suffer in this game. From several bad endings that don't truly end you but break you and change your body itself. The PC is dragged under the mud everyday and has to wake up everyday because Bailey needs hie money and Robin is looking real kidnappable right now.

That is not even to say that yes, you will not last forever. Not even in the, oh you are gonna die someday, in this town, I'm surprise they haven't been accidently or on purpose die, or at least try ending your own life.

The horrible things that can happen to you alone makes Gwylan try and keep his distant, not wanting to love you due to such a nature.

Yet he finds you too interesting. You're like treasure that he can't stop trying to figure out everything about you. The way he describes you when he talks about how much he actually cares. How he can't get the sight of you out of his eyes. How he always thinking about you, how he can't stay away from you, even when you kiss him.

He cried for days just because you kiss him and he knew he couldn't live now that you do. That he hoping that the yearning will go down and die, so he wouldn't have to suffer wanting to be with you.

But then you kept wanting to be with you, getting closer to him, making him give in to the part of him that wants you so bad.

The thing that triggers the bad ending is to be Elk Scarred or to leave him alone for a while. Leaving him alone is enough for him to break and keep you trap in his forest shop.

He does it so gently too like I was not expecting drugged tea or needle prick to be the one that gets you. I wouldn't even expect anything if he's acting so normal, I would expect him to use hypnosis to do so.

I think Gwylan who yearns and yearns but doesn't want to let someone in because of that yearning. Afraid of wanting so much that he'll die, especially if a simple kiss is enough to tear him apart.

No wonder he goes so far to keep you with him. In the end, he is the one caged up in his own longing for you. It's only fair if you're locked up as well.

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and the bird who flies too freely to stay that way

hello!! this is my dol blog where i am mostly going to post about Gwylan because he's making me crazy. Mostly male Gwylan because I use the gender I first get but will tap into female Gwylan. We love scissoring here. As usual, no minors and I will be going into really uncomfortable topics here. Please take care.

here are some tags that might be used #youran plays #youran speaks #youran analyze #youran answers #the witch and the harpy #the witch and the fox #the harpy lies #the fox becomes prey