While I'm taking a short break from drawing, I want to share some screenshots of my boy <3
Castiel Vagrandeer, MC, who studied at Beauxbatons before entering Hogwarts, and whose biography has a tragic part, which forced him to transfer…
He was born into a family of hereditary opticians, and is the eighth generation of the family business. His family owns an optical and sewing workshop in Paris, as well as a branch in London. After finishing school, he will continue his father's business, returning to France.
Incidentally, he made the glasses he wears himself at the age of fourteen.
This is a collaboration. I illustrated the "inside" view, while @cherryray-hl did the "Outside."
Gabriel and Garreth's couple is connected to the theme of space by a thin thread of meaning. While in deep depression, Gabriel associates himself with a deep, dark, and dense 'nothing,' whereas Garreth illuminates his life like a bright Sun.
They also resemble their symbols in personality. Gabriel is calm, somewhat gloomy, and quiet, but if you anger him — he's like a black hole, destroying everything around him. Garreth, on the other hand, is cheerful, loud and boisterous, warm and radiant with life. This is precisely why they are perfect for each other.
In my fanfic set in the canon universe, Garreth and Gabriel are also connected through the Heart and Soul Nebulae — since Gabriel, as a typical Ravenclaw, loves astronomy very much, and these nebulae in particular✨
The song about Gabriel and Garreth's appearance in his life is written in my native language, because that is what's 'inside.' That's how I live and think. Cherry has the English version.
The most innocent angel in the world. The son of deeply Christian parents, whose minds are completely clouded by faith. He lives in poverty and deprivation, endless restrictions and punishments, surviving on nothing but water, apples, and the homemade bread his mother makes for him. As a result, his health isn't the best — he has heart problems, and overall, he's very thin.
Because he grew up entirely within strict boundaries, the outside world never corrupted him. He is innocent, gentle, kind, extremely honest, and naive. He's the type who would believe a stranger in the bushes has kittens and would unquestioningly follow him home. He knows nothing about vulgarity or love — all his thoughts revolve around what he's drawn to: plants, animals, nature, and the freedom he's been denied.
Tony's parents are so narrow-minded that any 'disobedience' is a reason to punish him. As a child, he often had to kneel on dried peas in the corner, which left numerous scars on his knees.
Modern AU arts with Tony:
- With Athena, Leander's mouse
- With Hephaestus, Leander's cat
- At a café on the day of his eighteenth birthday
More information under the cut✨
At Hogwarts:
Tony is Muggle-born. When he received his Hogwarts letter, he was overjoyed — finally, a way to escape his parents to a better life. His parents didn't want to let him go, but a Hogwarts professor essentially took him by force and sent him to school. There, he truly became happy: he made many friends, immersed himself in studies that interested him, and found a purpose in life — becoming a veterinarian and magizoologist.
He grew very close to Poppy Sweeting and Leander Prewett. At one point, Tony developed innocent, pure feelings for Poppy — feelings he couldn't even name because he knew nothing about falling in love. Leander helped him understand what was happening, how to navigate it, and gave him the courage to confess. But Poppy chose to keep their friendship as it was, and Tony wasn't too upset — nothing between them had really changed.
But his relationship with Leander did change. Leander confessed that he had been in love with Tony for a long time, opening up a world Tony had never known — a world full of love, warmth, and care.
In his third year, Leander gifted Tony a wand handle, since Tony didn't even have an old parent's handle before that. Later, Leander also gave him a Spellograph, allowing Tony to create many precious memories with him.
In this AU, Tony's parents left huge scars on his back from canings — yet another punishment.
Modern AU:
Tony transferred to school in his final year. He's always dressed in old, worn-out clothes from his father or things donated to his parents by the church. He's so malnourished that his bones stick out.
At school, Tony doesn't speak — he developed mutism at his previous Christian school. The teachers constantly told him he was too loud, and one teacher decided to punish him with canings, leaving scars on his back. Since then, Tony only communicates through a notebook and pen.
On his first day, he tried to talk to Leander, who had also recently transferred. Leander was very hostile, dealing with his own family, social, and personal issues. But because Tony is so innocent and kind, Prewett decided to show him his favorite place — a horse farm, where he showed Tony the horses. Tony was so happy he cried.
The year is 2024, and Tony's parents are so conservative that he has no phone, no TV, no computer — the only book he owns is the Bible. He knows nothing about the outside world and would rather live on the streets than be tied to the church for life. He dreams of becoming a veterinarian, earning money through blood and sweat to afford expensive education, but Leander — being wealthy — wants to secure his future.
The boys fell in love quickly. Leander adores Tony's holiness, his unspoiled nature, and his sincerity. Tony loves Leander's kindness — hidden behind a tough exterior — his genuine desire to give Tony freedom and reciprocation. They are comfortable together, they want to live together, but their path is blocked by countless problems: an arranged marriage and homophobic parents.
Something like that. I'm surprised that Castiel and Adrian have the same personality type! You can immediately tell they're best friends and the closest people to each other since childhood and forever💅
SORRY, LUKAI, YOUR SHIP IS CURSED, BUT THIS SHIP IS ✨BLESSED!✨
Thanks @creampuffcloudsdreaming for the tag!! I won’t put anyone through my old writing, but I can share some of my old screenshots! I’m not an expert by any means but I do think I’ve vastly improved since my first attempts 🥰
From the first set of screenshots I posted online! I’m still quite fond of these, it’s cute and homely 🥰
Some glamorous shots of my ever neglected MC Missy (Maya). I love these still as well.
And this one is from my first ever meme! Gibby had such great puff on her face 😂
And here’s some I never posted online, unedited:
Tagging @morelikeravenbore, @lyworth, @cesqdarque and @87percentcreativity 💚
OH. oh my god--- CRINGE! AHH! *FAINTS AND REVIVES MYSELF FROM SHOCK.* What's this---HUH?!
I've got AO3 works (screeeeeeeaaaaaaaammmmmmmmm) and old screenshots
uhhh...let's start with the screenshots.
Plain ol' Wyanne shenanigans, sitting on the railing, sleeping in weird positions and waiting for Em to come back...
Back when I kept Emcy's appearance a mystery, I slapped on the coolest mask (in my opinion ofc) I could find on the menu. They're much more calmer than Wyanne. Now that I think about it, I don't think their hair very much appreciates the hood.
Anyway I'll break the rules a bit and show Emcy's look.
and my old fics...
Bound by Shadows of Grief The OG version of Universe A, which I call Universe 0. It's my first HL fanfic (idea), and I never had the energy to finish it. Here's a quick summary of it, cause it's got 50+ chapters.
1890, December. MC died in the final battle. They died heroically, saving the wizarding world from the evil clutches of Ranrok...but at what cost? With letters and futile words, Sebastian is left to deal with the guilt of never apologising for his actions all alone as his life becomes overshadowed by grief from losing a dear friend. But MC's death has brought more mystery and danger, as Sebastian finds himself and his friends being threatened, kidnapped, and hurt. What's worse is that a strange Hufflepuff suddenly appears in his life, seemingly trying to take the place MC had once occupied...
Anyway MC is Emcy, the Hufflepuff is Wyanne, and originally Wyanne was going to get killed after Sebastian and everyone else confront the Gaunts (who were behind the threats and kidnapping, and also the formation of Anne's curse). Marvolo would hold Wyanne and Anne hostage and make Sebastian choose. Whoever he chose, Wyanne died from suffocation anyway. The first part of the epilogue was gonna be Wyanne and Emcy reuniting (who were actually half-siblings) and the second half was Sebastian getting his happy ending.
So I abandoned this for a few reasons: (1) I was very busy by the time the 50-something chapter came out, (2) I had writer's block and realised I kept making Sebastian go through the same loop--the only writing I'd done before this was stuff for school, (3) I thought the plot was cringe.
Maybe I'll rewrite this story and make it an official Universe. Idk.
Peace and Storm
This one was...I believe a Secret Santa gift for @/sallowslove . I wrote it for her MC, it's a short piece, but it was fun, and helped me explore a different side of loss (I was also working on the OG Bound by Shadows of Grief at the time).
The last one, I wouldn't call it my work, because it's just a translation for @/tamayula_hl 's fic, which the og is in Japanese. It's pure smut. It did help me practice how to write and describe those activities, and also a real shock for me the first time because, well, hentai is much more descriptive than the smut I've read before. Loved doing it, and I'm still grateful to this day that she let me translate it.
I'M GONNA GO DIG MYSELF A HOLE
fr tho I kinda miss these it was such simpler times back then for them (not like now with all the different trauma they have in each AU hahahahhahahhaaahahhahahhaha....)
So, my turn to tell you about myself. I had a lot of stupid, crooked paper drawings since early childhood, but they all stayed at my parents' house, so I'll jump straight to digital art.
I never learned how to draw properly, and all my doodles were based on the anime I watched. Actually, at first I didn't draw at all — I just traced anime screenshots, which helped me learn body and face proportions.
My parents gave me my first graphics tablet in 2012, when I was 13. Of course, it took me a long time to get used to it — it was a whole new universe. But I never had a burning desire to create something of my own or draw for different fandoms, so I just scribbled random things.
These are drawings from 2014 and 2015.
Then I dropped it entirely for a long time. I only drew during school lessons — mostly stupid jokes and random creatures.
The next time I sat down to draw was in university. But there we painted basic academic drawing with gouache: shapes, still lifes, abstractions. We didn't go very deep into it. I don't have any drawings left from that time — we handed them all over to the university for storage, and then the janitor threw them away🗿
Then 2023 came, and I fell deep into a fandom that's very popular in my country. The first drawing was made on that same old graphics tablet, and the second — on an iPad, which I bought for myself around the same time. It's interesting to see what a huge leap in my drawing skill happened due to growing up and drawing at university.
As soon as I got my hands on the iPad, I immediately created an animation. I still don't understand how I did it.
In 2024, I returned to the Hogwarts Legacy fandom (I'd been in it since the very first day the game came out, I just took a long break). I kept playing, I started developing Castiel as a character, and I found a circle of people who supported my interest, including @cherryray-hl . Thanks to Cherry, I got VERY, VERY hyperfixated on HL and I still love this fandom with all my heart. In the art — my first attempt at drawing Vincent.
Sometimes I feel like my art style has degraded since then, become more... lazy. But now my Vincent looks much more like him than the first one, haha.
I have a lot more HL art that I haven't posted to this blog. Maybe one day I'll post it all, but no promises. In 2024, I created this blog, and I don't regret it for a second, continuing to slowly develop.
An attempt to color the lineart a little more detailed (unsuccessful, in my opinion).
Illustration for the fanfic "Yours, V" by @vagrandeer
And a short excerpt from it:
"How cute that both of our wands are 'natural' – mine like a stalk, his twisted and curved, like a branch…"
"Can I… take a look at your wand?" Castiel whispers. He himself didn't expect such a request, but there's no helping it now that it's been made.
"Take it." Vincent nods.
Castiel reaches out and carefully takes the black, curved wand. Holding it by the tip and the base with two fingers, he nudges it with his ring finger and spins it, examining it from all sides. The black handle with silver leaves adds an elegant finish to the wand's soft silhouette, causing Castiel to hum in approval.
"Beautiful. So charmingly curved… And clearly longer than mine. And also shaped like a plant branch."
"Fourteen and a half inches," Vincent replies, looking somewhat strangely at the wand in his friend's hands. "Chestnut, dragon heartstring. Will you let me examine yours?"
Castiel doesn't expect Vincent to be interested. Pulling his wand from the holder on his hip, he places it on the table in front of his friend. He picks it up and immediately smirks.
"It's noticeably shorter than mine. And your handle is heavier. Is that stone?"
"Oui, it looks like marble, but I don't know much about stones." Castiel awkwardly scratches the back of his head, averting his gaze. "Hazel, phoenix feather, twelve and three-quarter inches."
"Oh, look at that. Indeed," Vincent smirks, emerging from his thoughts. "Yours is also shaped like a plant branch. Cute."
Castiel’s heart skips a beat.
Before he can reply Professor Weasley ends the lesson. Vincent returns the wand to his friend and puts his own away. Once again, the aura of pleasant conversation bursts like a soap bubble, making Castiel sigh and pack his study materials into his bag.
In the fanfic, Castiel wrote a poem for Vincent, and I turned the poem into a song. A little bit of translation magic — and here it is! Tender, in love lines, performed by a voice that absolutely suits Castiel. By the way, in canon, he knows how to play the guitar. He was taught by one of his best friends who stayed in Beauxbatons.
(Of course, the song was performed by AI, since I'm not a musician. But the lyrics are entirely mine)
Was not gonna share otherwise but YOU GUYS KNOW WHO THIS ISSSS 🐇
Had bunny fever and didn't notice what I was doing till my hand started cramping IT'S THE FIRST TIME THE EYES LOOK SO GOOD AHH!! (the clothes need some work tho so I quit halfway :/)
NPT: @creampuffcloudsdreaming, @syrooo, @alliezarin, @amus2110, @4t33n4g3d1rtb4gbby, @violetmcdowelliscool, @charliehlblog, @siegvat, @soapallo, @mavenantonia, @vagrandeer, @weebiecreep, @galaxydrawsblog, @hmhoney, @kurodoroppu, @elkingwriter, @idrewastarand, @cgway17, @sage-pages, @myokk and anybody else who wants to share some WIPS (didn't know who to tag cause idk who here has some works in progress)
Well, I was tagged while I was asleep, so I'm a little late🤣 I have a lot of things started, and this is a comic that I don't know when I'll finish. Very VERY rough — I don't even remember ever showing sketches this bad here before🤣
This will be Lukai and Castiel, that modern AU where Castiel works as a barista.
Will you join? @cherryray-hl @87percentcreativity @mayui-ao @izaya-art and anyone else too
Art trade with @mayui-ao.
Vincent is a big fan of fish, the sea, and desserts, so it's no surprise that he invited Raymond to have a cup of tea in the Vivarium and enjoy some treats.
On the table, there are even treats sent from Egypt by Myrna @ravenothere — a little box with dates, nuts, and chocolates (her favorite snack) — plus madeleines from Castiel @vagrandeer, straight from France.
Raymond, did you bring your sketchbook? Hope you'll let me sneak a peek?
What’s Castiel’s initial reaction when he sees Teddy and Vincent going at it without him? How does he deal with the situation?
Castiel will be absolutely devastated and burn with jealousy. He'll throw a massive tantrum, and we'll be lucky if he doesn't use spells as punishment on his almost-fiancés😤
He never agreed to his fiancés having fun without him, and he will not tolerate it. It might be selfish, but that’s just who he is — he only ever offers a threesome or a foursome, and he is always part of the equation. He hates being the third wheel in his own relationship.
Naturally, he will demand a divorce again. For him, intimacy with his loved ones isn’t just physical pleasure — it’s something on the verge of a deep emotional bond, and breaking that bond means betrayal 😤
The first work written about our boys with @cherryray-hl !
~Vincent Morgan/Castiel Vagrandeer~
One day, Castiel finds a mysterious black box on his bed in the Slytherin dorm, left by someone unknown. Along with trying to find out the secret giver, Vagrandeer prepares for the holiday, intending to express his sympathy for his friend through a valentine. Will his feelings be mutual, and who is the person who leaves mysterious gifts?
Обложка к фанфику, написанному ко дню Святого Валентина ❤️
Это первая работа, написанная о наших с Вишней мальчиках!
~Винсент Морган/Кастиэль Ваграндер~
Однажды Кастиэль находит на своей кровати в Слизеринской спальне таинственную чёрную коробку, оставленную кем-то неизвестным. Попутно с попытками узнать тайного дарителя, Ваграндер готовится к празднику влюблённых, намереваясь высказать свою симпатию к другу через валентинку. Окажутся ли его чувства взаимными, и кто тот человек, оставляющий для парня подарки?..
Твой В., Твой В. — фанфик по фэндому «Hogwarts Legacy»
So, a year later, I’ve finally translated my fic. Huge thanks to @cherryray-hl, my beta reader, for betaing it in both languages!
Welcome here!
I translated this using AI and I'm still figuring out how to properly use AO3, since we usually use a different platform for fanfiction. So, please bear with me — I'm totally open to any feedback on the formatting or the translation, lol
As of right now, this is the only Vinstiel fic out there, but I hope there will be more in the future.
Uh- oh, looks like someone is Jealous 😤 @vagrandeer
Is it to late to respond to this?👀 Yes, I'm having a flu and fever at the moment😵💫🤒🤧, I suppose to rest, b-but I need to draw😩 because I'm bored. This is my best attempt to sketch, hehe😁
Castiel and Sebastian in a Modern AU. They're the main couple in our roleplay with @vagrandeer. I've posted Sebastian for AUtober before — the 'College AU' theme — but he looks a little different here. I haven't posted Castiel, so I decided to show them together.
